Iron in plant foods such as lentils, beans, and spinach is nonheme iron. This is the form of iron added to iron-enriched and iron-fortified foods. Our bodies are less efficient at absorbing nonheme iron, but most dietary iron is nonheme iron.1  1.ron in plant foods such as lentils, beans, and spinach is nonheme iron. This is the form of iron added to iron-enriched and iron-fortified foods. Our bodies are less efficient at absorbing nonheme iron, but most dietary iron is nonheme iron. 1  1.
In general, most babies are eating: 1  3 to 4 tablespoons of cereal once a day and 1 to 2 tablespoons of a vegetable and fruit 1 or 2 times a day around the time they are 4 to 6 months old, with many infants being able to wait until they are 6 months old to start cereal and baby food.
Baby Milestone 1: When They Can Start Solids. Baby Milestone 2: When Theyâre Ready to Move From Puree to Chunks. Baby Milestone 3: When They Can Sit in a High Chair. Baby Milestone 4: When They Can Manage Finger Foods. Babies between ages 7 and 11 months usually tell you theyâre ready to eat more grown-up foods by trying to grab them from you.