Starting Solids

Starting Solids
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Keep Solids Simple!
There is so much advice about feeding babies from family, friends and the internet. So much noise and overwhelm to what needs to be simple and joyous!
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Here are some simple tips for getting your baby off to the right start with solid foods:
✅ Almost 6months old: before this, the gut is NOT ready to digest solid foods
✅ Hold head up and almost sitting
✅ Showing interest in food: watching and grabbing when family is eating is a good sign or readiness
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How to offer foods:
🍆 Soft, steamed foods; small pieces; offer 1-2 teaspoons of food initially ~ your little one may want more (or less!); Can do one new food each day or basically what family is eating
🥬 Veggies first, start with steamed green vegetables, then orange veggies (sweeter!)
🍐 Fruits after introducing 7-8 different vegetables
🥖 Grains like brown rice, oatmeal, small pieces of bread come next
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Veggies, fruits and grains are all great first foods. Let babies explore ~ they are eating for taste and texture at first, not for calories. Make it fun and simple!
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