HEALTHY OPTION: Food for weaning children
Ever wondered what foods are best for your weaning baby? These here are the best options you should explore
FIRST tastes can include:
Ć Mashed vegetables, or lightly cooked sticks, such as parsnip, carrot, courgette, potato or yam.
Ć Mashed or sliced fruit such as pear, cooked apple, banana and mango.
ƒÜ Rice, cornmeal, millet or baby rice mixed with water or your baby¡¦s usual milk.
If the food is hot, make sure you stir and test it before giving it to your baby.
Note:
ƒÜ Don¡¦t add any foods to a bottle with milk, as it could cause your baby to choke.
ƒÜ Don¡¦t force-feed her - if she doesn¡¦t seem to want the food, try again another day.
Ć Your baby still needs breast milk as her main source of food at this stage. Weaning tips
ƒÜ Don¡¦t rush your baby - give her as much time as she needs to feed.
Ć Make sure you are both relaxed before you start to feed.
Ć Feed your baby on your lap or in a high chair.
Ć When introducing new foods, try to mix them with familiar ones so that the baby does not get a completely new taste.
ƒÜ Go at your baby¡¦s pace and don¡¦t be upset if she refuses the food, she will get used to the idea with time
Ć Mashed vegetables, or lightly cooked sticks, such as parsnip, carrot, courgette, potato or yam.
Ć Mashed or sliced fruit such as pear, cooked apple, banana and mango.
ƒÜ Rice, cornmeal, millet or baby rice mixed with water or your baby¡¦s usual milk.
If the food is hot, make sure you stir and test it before giving it to your baby.
Note:
ƒÜ Don¡¦t add any foods to a bottle with milk, as it could cause your baby to choke.
ƒÜ Don¡¦t force-feed her - if she doesn¡¦t seem to want the food, try again another day.
Ć Your baby still needs breast milk as her main source of food at this stage. Weaning tips
ƒÜ Don¡¦t rush your baby - give her as much time as she needs to feed.
Ć Make sure you are both relaxed before you start to feed.
Ć Feed your baby on your lap or in a high chair.
Ć When introducing new foods, try to mix them with familiar ones so that the baby does not get a completely new taste.
ƒÜ Go at your baby¡¦s pace and don¡¦t be upset if she refuses the food, she will get used to the idea with time