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• A child-safe plate 
• A high chair 

Ask your pediatrician what types of food your baby can eat.  Some common choices include: 

• Soft-baked sweet potato pieces 
• Small dices of soft-cooked carrots
• Small dices of ripe banana 
• Squished blueberries 
• Soft-cooked pasta, cut into small pieces 
• Multigrain cereal O’s 

Step 1: Gather two or three snacks that your baby likes. Prepare and cook them according to your child’s needs. 

Step 2: Using a child-safe plate, arrange the food to create a shape. For example, if you decide to feed your child bananas, carrots and pasta, you can shape the banana pieces into a circle, the carrot pieces into a square and the pasta pieces into a triangle. 

Step 3: While your baby is sitting in his high chair, place the snack in front of him. Show him the food shapes and label each one as you go. You may say something like this: 

“Snack time is extra special today! Look what I made with your carrots — I made a square! The square has four straight lines. And look at your pasta! It looks like a triangle. It has three lines. Your bananas look different, too! I made a circle with your banana pieces. There aren’t any lines or sides in a circle.” 

Step 4: Let your child observe and pick up the snack pieces on his own. Identify which food he is putting in his mouth as he eats. Have fun and bon appétit!