Making individual purées may seem like a lot of work but here are a few tips: Freeze them in small containers like ice trays. You don’t need to cook especially for baby, just add a couple of extra carrots to your steamer while making your dinner and mash them or process them with a little[…]
What’s the best time of the day to introduce a new food? The ideal time to introduce new foods tends to be lunchtime because baby might be too hungry first thing in the morning to wait for his or her milk until after tasting a new food. Also, if baby reacts to a particular food, dinnertime[…]
Weaning is a major step in your baby’s nutrition and coincides with some important milestones in their development. At around the time your baby is ready for weaning, they can sit up unaided, can swallow soft foods and purées You will also notice that their eye-hand-mouth co-ordination is improving rapidly so they can pick up[…]
Sugar and salt for your baby? No, never!! Although it might seem more natural to introduce sweet purées first, ensure you don’t offer your baby too much fruit as it is important that they get used to vegetable flavours from an early age [1]. Some children find certain vegetables, e.g. cruciferous like broccoli, too bitter.[…]
Best early weaning foods (4-6 months): Once you have decided when is the right time for your baby to start weaning, the next step is to decided what foods to get started with. Exciting, right? Now, remember that as much as you might enjoy bread and butter, babies need to start with unrefined, fresh foods[…]
For babies iron is necessary for brain development and cognitive function as well as to prevent anaemia which can impact energy levels and growth Babies are born with sufficient iron reserves for the first six months of life – they come from mum’s diet and reserves so it is important to ensure you eat enough[…]