F EEDING I NFANTS Birth – 11 Months

I NFANT M EALS Infant meals: Are required Must meet infant meal pattern

B REAST M ILK & F ORMULA Required for all infants May combine to meet requirement Discard within 2 hours of preparation/service

B REAST M ILK served in bottle by center staff meal contains all other required components (8-11 months) Exception Nursing mother is center employee Baby is fed during work hours Meals with breast milk may be claimed only if:

F ORMULA Must be Iron-fortified USDA approved Must have “House Formula”

I NFANT F ORMULA W AIVER If parent prefers own formula:  Need signed infant waiver on file- USOE form o Informs parent of center requirement to provide house formula and meals  Center may claim meal if: Parent’s formula meets requirements Meal pattern is met

P ORTION S IZES FEEDING SCHEDULE Portion sizes - ranges to give flexibility. Serve at least minimum portions to meet requirements. Feed according to infant’s normal eating schedule and habits. Example: younger infants eat more often

B IRTH - 3 MONTHS B REAKFAST, L UNCH, D INNER AND S NACK Serve the following: 4-6 fluid ounces of breast milk or iron- fortified formula

B ETWEEN 4-7 MONTHS Introduce solid foods Recommended: signed parental request on file before feeding “optional” components Dry infant cereal must be iron fortified No purchased combination dinners

4-7 MONTHS B REAKFAST Serve the following: fluid oz. breast milk or formula (IF) Tbsp. infant cereal (IF)

4-7 MONTHS L UNCH OR D INNER Serve the following: fluid oz. breast milk, or formula (IF) Tbsp. infant cereal (IF) Tbsp. of fruit or vegetable or both

4-7 MONTHS S NACK Serve the following: 4-6 fluid oz. breast milk or formula (IF)

8-11 MONTHS B REAKFAST Serve the following: fluid oz. breast milk or formula (IF) Tbsp. infant cereal (IF) Non-infant cereal (Cheerios, Rice Krispies, etc.) not creditable Tbsp. of fruit or vegetable or both

8-11 MONTHS L UNCH OR D INNER Serve the following: fluid oz. breast milk, or formula (IF) Tbsp. infant cereal (IF) OR  1-4 Tbsp. meat fish, poultry, egg yolk, cooked dry beans or peas; or  ½-2 oz. cheese;or  1-4 oz. (volume) cottage cheese; or  1-4 oz. (weight) cheese food or cheese spread Tbsp. of fruit or vegetable or both

8-11 MONTHS S NACK Serve the following: fluid oz. breast milk or formula (IF) or 100% fruit juice 2.0 – ½ slice bread or 0 – 2 crackers

I S THIS 8-11 M ONTH O LD I NFANT M EAL C LAIMABLE BreakfastLunchSnack 1 Breast milk Infant Cereal (IF) Peaches 1 Breast milk Infant Cereal (IF) Peanut butter sandwich 1 Breast milk Crackers 2 Breast milk Infant Cereal (IF) Fruit 2 Formula (IF) Roll Egg Yolk Carrots 2 Crackers 100% Apple Juice

F EEDING I NFANTS S AFELY Do not serve : Honey to infants under 1 year old Fruit juice to infants under 8 months old Avoid choking hazards by : Avoiding or cutting round foods very small grapes, hotdogs, bananas, cherries, etc. Avoiding small, sticky or hard food items nuts & seeds, peanut butter, raw vegetables, etc.

I NFANT M EAL R ECORD Infant Meal Record : Full name Age (in months) Breast milk or brand of Formula Date Foods served for each meal type Amounts served of each component

A FTER 1 ST BIRTHDAY Use combination of formula and cow’s milk to help transition infant to milk Allowable from 12 th to 13 th month

R ESOURCES Feeding Infants, A guide for Use in the Child Nutrition Programs Crediting Food Guide for Infants Available on-line & in Administrative Manual