Next steps in baby’s weaning food adventure

Go at your own pace. Every child is different and you’ll be able to see what works best for your little food explorer.

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Try different textures and flavours to broaden your baby’s taste.

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Cook the same ingredients in different ways to see what goes down the best.

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Baby see baby do, so let baby join in with family meals. Watching you will arouse their curiosity and encourage them to copy you and join in.

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Watch out for allergies. Common food triggers include: celery, cereals containing gluten, cow’s milk, crustaceans (shrimps, prawns etc.), eggs, fish, lupin, nuts, lupin, sesame seeds, soya and sulphites.

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Variety is the thing. Focus on the main food groups: dairy (always full-fat and pasteurised), starchy foods (rice, pasta, potatoes), protein (meat, fish, eggs and pulses. Also nuts – crushed, ground or as a smooth butter), fruit & veg (fresh, frozen or canned, but no added sugar or salt).

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Try to avoid these: salty and sugary foods, foods high in saturated fat, low-fat foods, raw shellfish, shark, swordfish and marlin (high in mercury), whole nuts (choking), honey (chance of containing bacteria).

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