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Feeding schedule for a 12-month-old baby
✓ Last verified against the official sources on 1 September 2026.
Eating with the family
Your child now eats what the family eats: vegetables and fruit every day, no added salt or sugar. From 1 year you can switch to whole cow’s milk as a drink — special toddler milks are not needed.
What changes this month
From the first birthday you can switch to whole cow's milk as a drink — special toddler milks are not needed. The bottle can go now: the sooner it does, the better for teeth and speech. Your child eats what the family eats.
An example day
This is what a day could look like. It is an example, not a prescription: your baby tells you when they are hungry, and that shifts from day to day.
Water and milk are the drinks; juice and squash are better avoided. Breastfeeding can carry on alongside for as long as you both want.
| Around | What |
|---|---|
| 7.30am | Breakfast with the family, cup of whole milk |
| 10am | Snack: fruit |
| 12.30pm | Lunch: sandwich with vegetables alongside |
| 3pm | Snack: yoghurt or a rice cake |
| 5.30pm | Dinner: whatever the family is having |
| 7pm | Cup of milk and bed |
The bottle is no longer needed — a cup will do. Keep cutting grapes and cherry tomatoes lengthways until age 4.
What about breastfeeding?
With breastfeeding you don’t count millilitres — feeding responsively is the guidance, and your baby regulates the amount. The volumes above are for formula; the number of feeds a day is still a useful reference point either way.
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