Weaning

Weaning

1. Babies start on mushy food at 6 months

   • Mashed fruits
     • banana, peach, cooked apple
   • cooked and mashed vegetables
   • baby rice
     • mixed with formula milk, breast milk or boiling water
   • it's good to offer a range of different tastes and textures

2. Salt shouldn't be added to food.

   • babies' kidneys can't get rid of it.

3. sugary foods give babies a sweet tooth

   • can lead to tooth decay and obesity in later life.

4. NO NUTS

   • can cause nut allergies

5. NO GLUTEN

   • can cause gluten allergies

6. fatty foods aren't good for the baby's health

7. NO HONEY

   • sometimes contains toxic spores
     • causes a type of poisoning called infant botulism.