Everything you need to know on baby food

1. Everything you need to know on baby food Preparing your baby's first meal is often a time of great excitement and suspense for parents when thinking about introducing solids. The little baby who lives on milk and/or formula is about to start an activity that he will do every day for the rest of his life. Along with the anticipation of introducing your baby to this new experience, you often wonder exactly when what, and how it will all happen. There are many websites in India that sell good-quality baby foods. You can buy baby food online India from one of these trusted places that do not use harmful products for making food and will be absolutely safe and healthy to feed your baby. WHEN NEED TO INTRODUCE BABY FOOD? If you do a quick Google search on the best time to feed your baby, you'll see conflicting suggestions, which often confuses parents. Most sources now suggest that 6 months is the ideal time to start introducing solid foods, however, the American Academy of Pediatrics has not changed its previous statement that 4 months is appropriate. . So many pediatricians encourage parents to start at this point. At this age, food from nutrients is better absorbed, the digestive system is more complete, and the baby can sit upright and more stable. At the same time, there are not many studies showing side effects from 4 months. It's important to keep in mind that when you start introducing solids/table foods, you will begin the process of weaning. Although your baby will continue to drink milk/formula as their main source of nutrition until they are one year old, it will be less as they start solids. Let us look in detail on the food guide of the baby according to their ages. Age Birth to the first 4 months What to feed • Breast milk or formulation best Age: four to six months What to feed

2. • Breast milk or formulation, plus • Pureed vegetables (peas, squash) • Pureed fruit (apples, bananas, peaches) • Pureed meat (chicken, pork, beef) • made with oats or barley) Semi-liquid, iron-fortified cereal (keep away from rice cereal; rather pick a cereal • Small quantities of unsweetened yogurt (no cow`s milk till age 1) Age: 6 to eight months What to feed • Breast milk or formulation • Pureed or strained fruits like banana, pears, applesauce, peaches, avocado) • Pureed or strained vegetables that are well-cooked like carrots, squash, candy potato • Pureed or mashed meat like chicken, pork, beef • Pureed or mashed tofu • unsweetened yogurt (no cow's milk till age 1) Small quantities of pureed or smooth pasteurized cheese, cottage cheese, or • eyed peas, lentils and kidney beans Pureed or mashed legumes like black beans, chickpeas, edamame, fava beans, black- • Iron-fortified cereal (oats, barley); small portions of bread and crackers Age: eight to twelve months Same as 6 to eight months also What to feed • Breast milk or formulation • Dairy products like soft pasteurized cheese, cottage cheese, and unsweetened yogurt • Well-cooked vegetables like carrots, squash, potatoes, and candy potatoes • pears, avocados Fruit mashed or reduce into smooth cubes or strips of fruits like bananas, peaches, • spiral pasta, teething crackers, small portions of bagel Cereal, small bits of scrambled eggs, well-cooked portions of potato, well-cooked

3. • cooked beans, like lentils, break-up peas, pintos, or black beans Protein-wealthy meals like small bits of meat, poultry, boneless fish, tofu, and well- • Iron-fortified cereal and different grains like barley, wheat, oats, combined cereals