yogurt for 9 month old

[FutureHKmom]

I would like to start giving some yogurt to my 9 month old as a snack or at breakfast. Is 9 months and ok age to start yogurt? Do I have to give baby yogurt or regular adult (plain) yogurt is ok? What brands are suggested for babies? Thanks!!

 

[Shenzhennifer]

I started at 7 months. I just gave him normal adult unsweetened yogurt, the kind just from ParkNshop, about $18 for large tub. At first I sweetened it with pureed fruit, but now he eats it just plain.
Later I gave him the baby yoplait but he didn`t like it. I tried it too -tastes pretty yucky.

 

[FutureHKmom]

Shenzhennifer - Thanks! when do you give the yogurt? As a snack or after lunch and dinner as desert?

 

[nicolejoy]

At our park n shop, there is yoplait yoghurt that is meant to be "baby yoghurt" and suitable for supposedly 4 months plus - but it's about $45 for 4 little tubs. I started giving that to my daughter when she was about 7 months, but when she was maybe 10 months, I just switched over to regular yoghurt. I gave it to her generally as a snack between meals (she's always hungry at 4pm!!) but sometimes I've given it to her with other stuff for any of her three meals a day. Particularly breakfast... she loves it mixed in with her cereal!!

 

[karmah1]

At around 9 months I started my son on normal adult plain yoghurt adding pureed fruit (pears, banana, kiwi fruit, mango etc) for sweetness and flavour. I also add ground seeds like pumpkin, linseeds and sunflower seeds. I usually give it to him for a desert after lunch and/or dinner.

I wouldn't worry about those special "baby" yoghurts they are expensive and sweetened with sugar. Its better to add fresh fruit to plain yoghurt for sweetness.

 

[LeahH]

I started both mine at 7 months on Yeobaby organic yoghurts - they do have raw cane sugar in them, but less than the yoplait versions which contain refined sugar. I also use plain unsweetened organic yoghurt mixed with fresh fruit puree.

My 9 month old will have some mixed into cereal at breakfast, or as a milky 'dessert' after either lunch or dinner.

 

[Shenzhennifer]

Shenzhennifer - Thanks! when do you give the yogurt? As a snack or after lunch and dinner as desert?

Usually for breakfast, along with fruit and some kind of grain. If I didn`t give it to him for breakfast, then I might give it as dessert for lunch or dinner. I give it to him for breakfast because I also have it for breakfast; I never eat yogurt for a snack. Just do as you would do, but it`s a nice and easy breakfast component.

 

[Shenzhennifer]

I started both mine at 7 months on Yeobaby organic yoghurts - they do have raw cane sugar in them, but less than the yoplait versions which contain refined sugar. I also use plain unsweetened organic yoghurt mixed with fresh fruit puree.

My 9 month old will have some mixed into cereal at breakfast, or as a milky 'dessert' after either lunch or dinner.

LeahH - how much does the organic yogurt cost?

 

[FutureHKmom]

LeahH - what brand unsweetened organic yogurt do you buy and where can you get it? Also, where can you get the Yeobaby organic yoghurts? Thanks!!

 

[csj]

Hello,
I've been giving plain unsweetened yogurt, fromage frais and greek yogurt to my son since he's 7 months as well (He's now 9 months), usually plain but sometimes with pureed/mashed fruits.
I usually buy for him and I the Yeo Valley organic yogurt. You can find a 1kg tub at 360 on sale (usually on weekends) for $45 or at Oliver's on sale for $48. The regular price for 1kg tub is about $78, but about $48-50 in P'nS or City super for a 500g tub.
You can also find Yeobaby yogurt at 360 but it's expensive compared to the 1kg tub.
I don't buy the baby yogurts anyways as they seem a bit too sweet and in some of them they also add gelatine colouring, and stabilizers (E numbers...)
Any plain yogurt is fine as long as it's made with full fat milk.