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Title：What to do to expand baby's food choice?

Baby Kelly: At 6 months old, when I got used to eating rice cereal, Mommy fed me 2 to 3 times a day. She also let me try 2 new foods each week. Mommy usually gave me new food at midday. I didn't eat a lot, so I needed milk to fill up. Mommy also mixed and matched different kinds of food into my meals so that I could get a balanced mix of nutrients. The first new food I tried was spinach. I did not have any rashes or other bad reactions after trying it for 2 to 3 days. Then Mommy gave me egg yolk. In the next week, Mommy gave me some carrot and thread-fin fish. The fish was rather coarse, so I had to chew a bit. I got tired and ate very little, so I needed some milk to fill up. In the third week, Mommy gave me some more new food, [hariy melon and salmon,] to try. I ate very well. I finished half a bowl of rice cereal with fish. I needed less milk to fill up. When I was 7 months old, I had already tried many different kinds of food. Every time, I had veggies, meat, egg or fish. I also had a different fruit puree, including banana and apple, as a snack every day. Then Mommy gave me congee every other day. At first, she added egg yolk and hairy melon into the congee. I didn't like it, and ate only a little. Mommy didn't force me. The next day, she put pumpkin and grass carp into the congee. Oh, Yummy! It's tasty. You see! I tried many different kinds of food including rice cereal, congee, spinach, carrot, hariy melon, choi sum, pumkin, egg yolk, thread-fin fish, salmon, carp, meat, tofu, banana, apple and kiwi. At 8 months old, Mommy gave me some of the food I didn't like to eat before. But she cooked them in different ways and combinations. I liked eating them. By that time, I could eat different kinds of food including congee, vegetables and fruit of different colours, several types of fish and meat, eggs and beans in various combinations. I am now 9 months old. I have veggie and meat congee twice every day. After eating a little more than half a bowl of congee I am full and do not need milk to fill up. Mommy said she would let me try macaroni and bread later. I can share smaller pieces of family food very soon. This saves time in cooking. Then, Mommy can have more time to play with me.