In the early stages, babies should only be served small amounts of food and receive most of their nutrition from breastmilk or formula. Babies may only eat a spoonful or two at first. If you start offering solid food at four months, babies should only eat a tablespoon or two of solid food per day in addition to four to six feedings of breastmilk or formula. If you introduce solids at six months, you still need to start slow, but the eventual daily goal is to reach between two and four tablespoons of infant cereal, two to three tablespoons of fruit or vegetables, one to two tablespoons of meat or beans, a cracker or two, and three to five feedings of breastmilk or formula.