Some suggestions for first foods.
What Food To Give Your Baby At Around 6 Months
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What Food To Give Your Baby At Around 6 Months
Start with one food at a time, and add a new food every 2-4 days. Over time, increase how much and how often you give solid foods. Start with 1-2 teaspoons once a day, and slowly increase.
Start with one food at a time, and add a new food every 2-4 days. Over time, increase how much and how often you give solid foods. Start with 1-2 teaspoons once a day, and slowly increase.
Some good foods when your baby's starting on solids are:
Iron-fortified infant cereal/baby rice. |
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Cooked and puréed beef, lamb, pork, chicken or fish or vegetarian alternatives (such as cooked and puréed lentils). |
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Puréed fruit without skins, pips or seeds – apple, pear, mango (cooking to soften if needed). |
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Cooked and puréed vegetables without skins, seeds or pips − kūmara, kamokamo, pumpkin, potato, cassava, tapioca. |
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Puréed, plain cooked rice or congee. |
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Bought baby food, which is labelled as the right stage for your baby. |
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This page last reviewed 02 June 2013.
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