• 6 months – Start with thick porridge (pap), soft, pureed and well-mashed foods. • 7 to 8 months – Mashed and semi-solid foods. • 9 to 11 months – can eat fork-mashed foods, finely chopped/diced foods that baby can pick up. • 12 to 24 months – family foods; either chopped or mashed if necessary."