During this period, your child will take delight in discovering unknown tastes from the exotic world of fruits and vegetables.

What foods can your child eat?

Introducing small pieces of soft food
 Stage 3 is when you introduce small pieces of food into your child’s diet. Start with infant cereals before moving on to starchy food (small chunks of potatoes, pasta, noodles, rice, corn), and then meat and fish.
 To ensure your child’s safety in her introduction to these new foods, the meat we use comes from sources certified by external bodies recognised by Malaysia’s public authorities. This guarantees the composition and quality of foods and ensures the compliance with veterinary treatments, e.g. antibiotics.

Introducing egg yolk
Besides meat and fish, your child can now try another source of protein : egg yolk*.

Recommended quantity
No more than half an egg yolk, twice a week.

How to incorporate egg yolk into food?
Take a boiled egg. Mash it finely with a fork and mix with soup or vegetable purée.
When you give your child egg yolk, avoid feeding her meat and fish on the same day as her protein intake will be too high.

* Unless your child is allergic to it.

New fruits and vegetables
Over the next few months, your child is set to discover more exotic tastes of fruits and vegetables*.
Continue to feed your child only cooked fruits and vegetables.

 Cooked vegetables: cauliflower, peas, beans, etc.
 Cooked fruits: tomato, etc.

* Unless your child is allergic to them.

Meat and fish: all you need to know
This is a major event in Stage 3, as introducing meat and fish is an important phase in starting your child on solids.

Why should you introduce them?
 The proteins in meat and fish are necessary for your child’s development as they are used to build up her bones, muscles and organs.
 They also help her to get used to new tastes and unfamiliar textures.

How much should you give?
 Very small quantities are enough at this stage:  just 10 to 15g per day (about 2 to 3 teaspoonfuls).

A few tips:
 For meat, choose lean varieties such as chicken and veal. Steam the meat, mince it and then mix with vegetable purée.
 For fish, only use very fresh fillets: garoupa, bawal, kurau, cod, etc. Cook the fish in rice porridge or steam it without adding any fat.
 Mash the fish with a fork, making sure you remove all bones, then mix the mashed fish with vegetable purée.
 Give your child meat or fish only once a day.

Foods in Stage 3

 Cereals and starchy foods: small soft chunks of potatoes, small varieties of cooked pasta or noodles, rice, etc.
 Cooked vegetables: cauliflower, carrot, leafy vegetables, etc.
 Cooked fruits: mango, apple, tomato, etc.
 Egg yolk*: maximum half a yolk, twice a week.
 Meat: chicken, beef, lamb, or veal.
 Fish: kurau, garoupa, bawal, cod, salmon, mackarel, etc.
* Unless your child is allergic to it.

Breakfast: the most important meal of the day

The first meal after a night’s sleep, breakfast is an essential moment for your child. After eating nothing for so many hours, she needs nutrients to kick-start her day. And she is never too young to start the good habit of eating an energy-packed and balanced breakfast.

For an energy boost: infant cereals in a variety of flavours
To help your little explorer stay active all day long, she needs carbohydrates as a source of energy, which you can give in the form of infant cereals.

Snack time: the third proper meal of the day

Like breakfast, snacks are an essential component of your child’s balanced diet. After her afternoon nap, your child will be rested and relaxed: a perfect moment for a treat!

What goes into a well-balanced snack?
 Cereals. 3 or 4 tablespoons of infant cereal or 2 small rusks to tide your child’s hunger over until dinner.
 Fruits. In the form of purées or fruit-based drinks, they are excellent sources of vitamins and minerals. They also offer your child a wide range of tastes and textures and help develop her taste buds.

Dinner: to end the day well

Come evening, she needs a meal to replenish her energy. To meet the recommended daily intake of nutrients, your child’s dinner must take into account the foods already eaten at other times during the day.

The secrets of a good dinner
If your child has already eaten meat, egg or fish (sources of protein) earlier, give her a vegetable soup. It is a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre.

 Consider giving your child a high proportion of complex carbohydrate: pasta, noodles, rice or potato. These will gradually release energy to satisfy your child’s appetite and help her sleep.
 Depending on how hungry your child is, finish off her meal with a fruit purée.

Don't forget her night routine!
A complete and balanced meal is essential to help your child develop properly and enjoy a good night’s sleep. But this is not enough. Every child needs a routine to help her wind down. Read a story, put on some music or sing a lullaby, turn on a soft light and give your child her favourite blanket. Do this every night as these little habits will reassure your child and help her fall asleep.