SUBORDINATOR EXERCISE #1 
 
1. Since Daisy is a six-month-old baby girl, she is ready to start eating soft solid foods, such as rice 
cereal.   
 
2. Now that her stomach is mature enough to withstand the digestion of soft foods, she will be able to 
enjoy them.  
 
3. Small babies love to taste things; in a sense, they experience their world through their sense of taste. 
 
4.  Many parents start their children as early as four-months-old although Daisy's parents have been very 
reluctant to allow their daughter to eat solid foods.   
 
5. While her siblings had eaten solid foods much earlier, Daisy had to wait.   
 
6. Daisy's pediatrician made it very clear that she must wait until much later to eat solid foods.   
 
7. Initially, Daisy had some stomach issues, most likely acid reflux disease, which made eating a very 
complicated thing.   
 
8. Until Daisy had reached an age when the acid reflux had been reduced, her pediatrician recommended 
to hold off eating solids.   
 
9. Now, Daisy ready to explore worlds, making the most of her sense of taste. 
 
10.  After four-months old, babies have many opportunities to eat nutritious foods.  
 
11. While some babies start with rice, many begin eating oatmeal, wheat, and other cereals.  
 
12. Some parents allow their children to eat fruits as well.  
 
13. While some parents allow their children to eat bananas, pears, and apples, other parents allow their 
children to eat squash and sweet potatoes. 
 
14.  An important thing to remember is that when children begin to eat, you must approach the feeding 
slowly by gradually adding foods. 
 
 
15.  Most cereals should be diluted with breast milk or infant formula whenever you intend to feed an 
infant. 
 
16. If a child is not, at least, four-months old, then you should not feed them solid foods.