Vegetables for Baby at 9 months
If you've been setting aside certain vegetables with a strong flavour or that are a little hard to digest, you can now put that habit to rest: at 9 months, your baby can eat all varieties of vegetables without risking any upset to their little digestive system (though of course, never force your child).
Which vegetables to introduce at 9 months?
Courgette, aubergine, tomato, cucumber, pumpkin, squash, red kuri squash, cauliflower, celery, endive, broccoli, turnip… Everything is fair game, as long as Baby enjoys it and doesn't pull a face. And now that they're used to blended textures, you can offer them steamed vegetables, in small pieces or roughly mashed. If it's a first, start with soft vegetables to gently introduce this new texture — carrot, squash, pumpkin, green bean… And you can introduce Baby to Popote's little pieces when the schedule is too busy to cook!
How much vegetables?
Depending on Baby's appetite, give between 100 and 150g of vegetable purée per meal. To find out the ideal meal quantities between 9 and 12 months, this way!
Fruit for Baby at 9 months
How to introduce fruit at 9 months?
Just as with vegetables, you can introduce new textures to your baby. Depending on the variety, they can be prepared raw, cooked, blended, grated or roughly mashed into soft chunks. But if you're giving pieces, always use very ripe (or well-cooked) fruit, and don't hesitate to mix them with liquid fruit purées — why not discover our delicious baby fruit compotes while you're at it! One more little tip: preferably remove the skin from raw fruit.
How much fruit at 9 months?
We're looking at 120 to 200 g of fruit per day — in other words: one or two Popotes a day, easy-peasy.
Starchy foods for Baby at 9 months
Generally, little ones are quite fond of starchy foods, so let's mix things up and serve them in different ways.
Which starchy foods to offer at 9 months?
Pasta, semolina, quinoa, rice, maize, potato, as well as wheat, bulgur and the famous pulses (white and red beans, lentils, flageolet beans, chickpeas)… With starchy foods, you're spoilt for choice. To save you time, Popote offers a whole range of organic baby purées made with wholesome starchy ingredients ! When Baby is 9 months old, you can also give them a small piece of bread to chew on — if teething is bothering them, it can really help.
How much starchy food at 9 months?
You can offer Baby 40 g of pasta, semolina or quinoa per day and 80 g of mashed potato.
Protein for Baby at 9 months
At 9 months, you can offer Baby a wide choice of meat and fish.
- On the meat front, offal and processed meats are still off limits (except cooked ham). For everything else, anything goes — but always cook meat through, and favour lean meats (chicken, turkey) on a daily basis.
- On the fish front, shellfish are still off the menu for Baby, and all raw fish is a no-go. Several other species should also be avoided entirely (shark, swordfish, marlin, lamprey) or limited (monkfish, bonito, skate, sea bream, halibut, tuna). On the other hand, do include oily fish rich in good fats in their diet every week — they're perfect for your child's brain development.
The Popote note: your 9-month-old baby can eat fresh or frozen fish, but breaded fish is a firm no!
To find out more about the role of protein for Baby between 9 and 12 months, click here.
How much protein at 9 months?
You can move up to 15–20 g of well-cooked meat or fish per day and half a hard-boiled egg mashed into the vegetable purée.
Fats for Baby at 9 months
Which oils to give at 9 months?
You have plenty of choice: walnut oil or rapeseed oil for Omega 3, olive oil for its antioxidants, sunflower oil for vitamin E, and even butter (unsalted, please) for calcium and vitamins D and A.
How much fat?
1 teaspoon of oil per day, or a little butter from time to time.
Reminder: do not heat or cook the oil — add it to the purée right at the end. Also bear in mind that the fats found in oil or butter complement those already present in breast milk or formula.
Dairy products for Baby at 9 months
At 9 months, many dairy products can be given to Baby, but not all. It's still too early for cow's milk, for instance, and you should continue to favour full-fat dairy products: petit-suisse, plain yogurt, fromage blanc… For cheeses, stick to pasteurised products; raw milk cheeses are therefore off limits, except for hard cooked-curd varieties (Emmental, Comté, Abondance, Beaufort, Gruyère IGP). And always keep follow-on formula or breast milk as the base.
How much dairy at 9 months?
You can give one dairy product per meal (a yogurt, 15 g of cheese or 100 g of fromage blanc…). For milk, keep at least 2 bottles of follow-on formula per day, or breast milk on demand.
Now that you know everything there is to know about weaning at 9 months, all that's left is to get cooking! Stuck for ideas? Find your inspiration with our dozens of recipes for 9-month-old babies!
How do I know if my 9-month-old is eating too much or not enough?
If Baby is following their growth curve steadily, there's no reason to worry — they're eating enough and meeting their needs. Of course, nothing stops you from checking in with your paediatrician if you need reassurance.
