The complete weaning guide
The three weaning stages in one place: 4–6 months, 6 months and 12 months. Pace, textures, amounts and milestones.
From 4–6 months — Getting started with solids
A very smooth, steamed purée, with no salt or sugar. One new vegetable every 3 days, and watch closely.
Mealtime basics
A very smooth, steamed purée, with no salt or sugar. Introduce one new vegetable every 3 days to spot any reactions. Milk remains the basis of nutrition.
- Bottle: about 180 ml
- Purée jar: about 50 g
- Handy rule: bottle = 230 − jar (in ml)
Week by week
Week 1
One vegetable at a time, a new vegetable every 3 days.
Lunch (12 pm): 1 bottle + 1 jar of vegetable purée.
Week 2
Snack time begins. Potato thickens the lunch purée.
Lunch: 1 bottle + 1 jar (vegetables + ¼ potato).
Snack (4 pm): 1 bottle + 1 jar of cooked fruit.
Week 3
Lunch: 1 bottle + 1 jar (vegetables + potato + 1 tsp blended meat, poultry or fish).
Snack: 1 bottle + 1 jar of cooked fruit.
Week 4
Infant cereal OR potato — not both in the same meal.
Lunch: 1 bottle + 1 jar (vegetables + ⅓ tsp infant cereal + protein).
Snack: 1 bottle + 1 jar of cooked fruit.
Week 5
The jar is complete: vegetable, starch, protein, fat.
Lunch: 1 bottle + 1 jar (vegetables + cereal + protein + ¼ tsp raw rapeseed oil or butter).
Snack: 1 bottle + 1 jar of cooked fruit.
Keep in mind
- Pace: 1 new food per day, never two on the same day. Watch the skin and stools.
- Allergens: introduced early and regularly, in the morning, one at a time. Do not delay out of caution.
- Hydration: from 4 months, 20–30 ml of still water per meal. Freely from 6 months.
- Equipment: steamer, blender, fine sieve, ice-cube trays to freeze 30 g portions.
No salt · No sugar · No honey before 1 year · Fully cooked
From 6 months — Building variety
Legumes in the purée and a yogurt at snack time. Texture moves from smooth to mashed.
What changes
We introduce legumes into the vegetable purée, and a plain yogurt at snack time.
A typical day
Lunch (12 pm)
1 bottle, then 1 jar of purée: vegetables + infant cereal OR potato + 1 tsp protein (meat, fish, egg or blended legumes) + ¼ tsp oil or butter.
Snack (4 pm)
1 bottle, and/or a plain yogurt with no added sugar + 1 jar of cooked fruit.
What's new
- New texture: move from smooth to mashed — blend less, leave a few soft lumps that melt on the tongue.
- Legumes: red lentils and chickpeas, well cooked then blended.
- Dairy: plain yogurt, fromage blanc or petit-suisse at snack time.
From 12 months — Introducing dairy
Cheese, yogurt, fromage blanc and whole cow's milk come in. Time for soft chunks.
What changes
Introduction of dairy: cheese, yogurt, fromage blanc, and whole cow's milk.
A typical day
Lunch (11 am – 12 pm)
1 bottle (infant formula or cow's milk) + 3 tsp cereal, then 1 jar: vegetables + 2 tsp protein + ½ tsp oil or butter.
Snack (3 – 4 pm)
1 bottle or 1 dairy product (cheese, milk…) + 1 jar of fruit + 1 dairy product (cheese, yogurt, fromage blanc).
Keep in mind
- Dairy: a plain dairy product at snack counts toward the 500 ml. Not sweetened, flavored or low-fat.
- Texture: soft chunks mashed with a fork, and sticks to grab independently.