9-12 Month Feeding Milestones | Start Trying New Foods!

Baby’s appetite is getting bigger! At 12 months, they will eat an increasing variety of food and about 1,000 calories a day. This is also when they start drinking from a cup! These 9-12 month feeding milestones are important signs that Baby is growing typically and gaining the skills they'll need for future development.

Tracking these milestones helps you support healthy feeding development and notice if Baby needs a little extra help.

Baby should meet these feeding milestones by 12 months:

✅ Begins to use an open cup

✅ Eating an increasing variety of food

✅ Consumes about 1,000 calories a day