Baby Feeding from 6 to 10 Months When your baby gets through all of the cereals and is showing all of the signs that it is time for more solid foods it may be time to start feeding him or her baby food. Your baby should still be eating several tablespoons of cereal a couple of times per day, but you can start to add in vegetables when they are ready. You should feed them a new food one at a time and allow at least three days before trying something new. This is important in case there is an allergy so that you will know which food triggered the allergy. You will initially start with one teaspoon of vegetables and increase this to about ¼ to ½ of a cup at two or three feedings every day. Always start with vegetables and never fruit, because once your baby acquires a sweet tooth they will resist other foods. They have to develop a taste for the vegetables first. Vegetables available are peas, carrots, green beans, squash and sweet potatoes. If your baby does not like a particular vegetable do not give up on it, give them a few days and then try it again.