Baby-led Weaning Tips & Ideas

Tips and ideas for introducing solid food to your baby.

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If apples are peeled and cooked until soft, they may be introduced as soon as your baby is ready for solids, which is generally around 6 months old. Raw apples are a common choking hazard and must be modified to be safe for babies and toddlers.

Our free First Foods® database has everything you need to know about introducing real food to your baby. Check it out, along with tips to prevent (or reverse) picky eating at solidstarts.com.

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How to Introduce Real Food to Babies

Most healthy, full-term babies are ready to start eating solid food around 6 months old. Before you dive in, however, make sure your baby has reached these critical developmental milestones: ➡️ Sitting: Baby is able to sit with minimal support ➡️ Head Control: Baby is able to hold head upright and steady for duration of meal ➡️ Reach & Grab: Baby is able to pick up objects and easily bring them to her mouth ➡️ Interest: Baby intently watches you eat, mouths for food, or leans forward for it Babies who are showing all of the above developmental milestones have the foundational skills needed to safely explore solid foods. While some pediatricians still advise starting babies on rice cereal and purées around 4 months old, this is outdated advice: as of 2021, the American Academy of Pe

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Broccoli Cheddar Egg Bites for Babies | Easy Breakfast Ideas

10min · 8 servings Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 6 eggs 1/4 cup breast milk, formula, or milk of choice 1 cup broccoli florets 1/4 cup cheddar cheese Directions ➡️ Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and oil a 12-cup muffin tin. ➡️ Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine the yolks with the whites. Add the milk then whisk to combine. ➡️ Wash and mince the broccoli florets, then add to the mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. ➡️ Evenly distribute the egg-broccoli mixture in the muffin tin. ➡️ Shred the cheese, then distribute evenly on top of the cups. ➡️ Bake until the eggs are set and starting to brown around the edges, about 20 minutes. ➡️ Remove from the oven and let the cups cool in the pan. Serve 1 or 2 cups to your child, and store the rest in the freezer or

How to Introduce Real Food to Babies

Surprising Facts About Baby's Gag Reflex

Gagging is a natural protective reflex that results in the contraction of the back of the throat to protect us from choking. It is most sensitive and the most protective from 0-7 months of age. After that, it desensitizes and moves further back in the mouth. This is why we feel strongly that finger foods be introduced before 7 or 8 months of age when the gag reflex is at it’s most protective. For a deep dive on the physiology of gagging and how to coach your baby through a gag, see our new Gagging webpage on our website at solidstarts.com.

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How to Advance Baby's Readiness for Solid Food

One of the best ways to advance baby's readiness for solid food is tummy time. It's critical for helping baby learn how to sit and also for making smaller movements like reaching and grabbing. These tummy time tips will help your baby prepare for their self-feeding journey. Most healthy, full-term babies are ready to start eating solid food around 6 months old. Before you dive in, however, make sure your baby has reached all critical developmental milestones. Head to our website to read more.

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How to Cut Radishes for Baby Led Weaning

While you could try giving a 6-month-old baby a cooked radish to suck on, it might be best to wait until your baby is 12 months old as radishes can be tough on the belly. Raw, hard foods like carrots, apples, and radishes are also choking hazards, so make sure to check out our age-appropriate serving suggestions. Read on for more info on how to serve by age.

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Benefits of Finger Food for Babies

➡️Finger food advances head + trunk control. When a baby is seated in a supportive highchair and provided with a task, they are intrinsically motivated to sit up and forward off the back of the highchair and reach for the food. When holding the food to their mouth, many babies will take the opportunity to move their heads side to side to lick and explore the food as much as possible. All these things together strengthen the trunk and help baby develop more control over wobbly heads. ➡️Finger food gives baby lots of opportunity to practice a variety of fine motor grasping patterns. At first, they use a whole hand grasp to hold on to food items. From there, they can use a raking grasp, or all of their fingers to pick up foods. Over time as they practice with smaller and smaller pieces of

How to Cut Cantaloupe For Babies

Cantaloupe may be introduced as soon as your baby is ready to start solids, which is generally around 6 months of age. While cantaloupe doesn’t top the nutrition charts, it contains vitamins A and C—two powerful antioxidants that support cellular repair, eyesight, and immunity. Compared to its popular sister the honeydew melon, cantaloupes offer almost twice as much vitamin C and about 67% more beta-carotene, which gives the melon’s flesh its bright orange color. In addition to offering essential nutrients, cantaloupe can also alleviate constipation in babies because they are mostly water, which helps move things along in their little digestive systems. (And often a bit too helpful!) Visit solidstarts.com for more info and to search our totally free First Foods® database to find everyth

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20 Foods to Help Baby 💩 1. Almond Butter 2. Apricot 3. Avocado 4. Beans, legumes 5. Bell Pepper 6. Berries 7. Broccoli 8. Cherry 9. Chia Seed Pudding 10. Flaxseed (ground) 11. Kiwi 12. Mango 13. Oranges 14. Peach 15. Pear 16. Papaya 17. Pineapple 18. Plum 19. Squash 20. Watermelon ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Other things that may help: ➡️Swap out refined grains and try quinoa, wild rice, buckwheat, lentils, and more in the form of whole grain breads, pastas, and other grain foods. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️ Warm baths: Warm water helps relax baby’s abdominal muscles, making a bowel movement easier for baby. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️ Gentle massage: Like baths, a gentle massage of baby’s tummy can help relax baby’s abdominal muscles and soothe baby’s discomfort. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ➡️A dash of water:

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Asparagus

How to Introduce Asparagus to Babies

Asparagus may be introduced as soon as a baby is ready to start solids, which is generally around 6 months of age. The long, stick-like shape of asparagus makes for an easy food for babies to grab and hold. Just don’t expect much consumption at first: the vegetable’s fibrous texture can be a challenge for early eaters to bite, chew, and swallow. ★Tip: When shopping for asparagus, pay attention to a spear’s tip and cut end, not its thickness. Fresh asparagus have tightly furled tips and moist flesh at the cut end. Try to choose spears that have similar widths so that they will cook evenly. How do you prepare asparagus for babies with baby-led weaning?* ➡️ 6 to 9 months old: Offer whole cooked asparagus spears that have been cooked until soft. If you steam or boil asparagus, it may bec

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Apples

How to Introduce Apples to Babies

If apples are peeled and cooked until soft, they may be introduced as soon as your baby is ready for solids, which is generally around 6 months old. Raw apples are a common choking hazard and must be modified to be safe for babies and toddlers. Our free First Foods® database has everything you need to know about introducing real food to your baby. Check it out, along with tips to prevent (or reverse) picky eating at solidstarts.com.

Peanut Butter for Babies & Toddlers

Before you introduce the major food allergens, it’s important to know if your baby is at risk of developing food allergies. If your baby has a family history of food allergies, or has had or has eczema or asthma, the risk for developing food allergies is higher. If your baby has any of the above risk factors, it would be wise to work with a pediatric allergist early on in your solid food journey. For more info and to download our guide on Introducing Allergens to Babies, visit solidstarts.com.

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