Dairy free Weaning around 8-10 months

By this age most babies have usually mastered the art of chewing and are managing more lumpy textures and soft finger foods. They will also soon tell you if they are not hungry or don't like something by instantly swiping it away from them, usually ending up in a mess on the floor. By this point you will have worked up to three meals a day and increased the variety and volume of food you give them. This is when weaning becomes really exciting as you can experiment with a wide range of new textures and flavours. Below I have outline a rough guide to meal options for this stage. However, remember every child is different and it is important to go at their own pace.

Dairy Free Weaning: Breakfast 

Monday	Baby Porridge made with fortified Almond, Coconut or Oat milk and a banana
Tuesday	My Easy Peasy Dairy Free Fluffy Pancakes with fresh fruit (strawberries, banana, raspberries)
Wednesday	Toast fingers with smashed avocado followed by a fruit pot or dairy free yoghurt
Thursday	Crumpet cut into fingers with dairy free butter served with fresh fruit such a melon fingers
Friday	Toast fingers spread with a mashed banana
Saturday	Dairy free frittatas and a dairy free yoghurt
Sunday	Scrambled egg and toast fingers with dairy free spread

Dairy Free Weaning: Lunch

Monday	Dairy free 'cheese' spread sandwiches cut into quarters or fingers, fresh fruit and dairy free yoghurt
Tuesday	Dairy free omelette cut into fingers, followed by a fruit pot
Wednesday	Falafel, pitta fingers, fresh fruit and a dairy free yoghurt
Thursday	Sandwich, Ella's Kitchen melty puffs or Goodies Rice cakes and a dairy free yoghurt
Friday	Houmous, cucumber and pitta fingers, Kiddylicious Veggie straws (9m+) and a dairy free yoghurt
Saturday	Dairy Free Banana Bread , fresh fruit and dairy free yoghurt
Sunday	Dairy free Frittatas and fresh fruit or fruit pot

Dairy Free Weaning :Dinner 

Monday	Homemade Mini Dairy Free Salmon and Spinach Fishcakes with steamed broccoli and carrots
Tuesday	Dairy free Mushroom Carbonara with a slice of French bread and cucumber sticks
Wednesday	Homemade Mini Vegan Cheesy Broccoli Rostis with steamed vegetables
Thursday	Fish fingers, mash potato and broccoli
Friday	Sea bass or Salmon fillet, mash potato and roasted carrots, peppers and courgettes cut into sticks
Saturday	Rainbow Pepper Pasta with cucumber sticks
Sunday	Mini Sunday Roast Dinner (mash potato made with Dairy free spread and Yorkshire pudding made with oat milk)