Baby’s first food 4-6 months

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Introducing a baby’s first food is one of the important milestones. Are you looking forward to introducing first food, what foods do you feed to baby first, baby first food chart? Let’s have a look at some recommendations and tips that will give you a crystal cut idea.

When to introduce food??

*Solid food can only be introduced at six months old when the baby’s digestive system becomes ready for it.

* When baby starts showing food interest.

* When the baby is not satisfied with breast milk or formula milk

What foods do you introduce to the baby first?

 You should feed breast milk or formula milk exclusively till six months old.

*Solid food can only be introduced at six months old when the baby’s digestive system becomes ready for it.

*You should find Foods that can be easily digestible so that they won’t discomfort the baby.

*Follow three days rule: when introducing a new food, feed the same food for three days to know whether that food is allergic to your baby or not.

*When the baby starts refusing food, stop feeding try that food after some days.

How to feed solid baby foods for the first time?

  • You should give solids to the baby in pureed form.
  • Only include single ingredient cereal, vegetable and fruit and follow three days rule
  • When you start giving, only offer one teaspoon.
  • Don’t add salt, sugar or any artificial flavours.

Baby first foods chart

You can feed only once a day when you introduce the baby’s first food. Always follow three days rule. Here are some baby first food recipes.

–Fruits and vegetable purees

 Fruits are one of the superb first foods, which can introduce to the baby. Select any ripened and soft fruit, peel it, remove the seed and make it a puree. Some choices are

 • Avocado

 • Banana

 • Guava

 • Papaya

 • Plum

 • Sapodilla

 • Watermelon

*Avocado Puree

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cut the Avocado in half

  – Score pit with a knife and pull out the pit.

  – By Using a spoon, take out avocado flesh from the skin

  – Mash the avocado flesh portion by using a fork or food processor.

  – You can also add breast milk or formula milk for getting the required consistency.

  

  

     You should give some fruits only after cooking. Those fruits should be steamed or boiled and served to the baby in pureed form. Some choices of such fruits are

•Apple

•Apricot

•Banana

•Dates

•Peaches

•Kiwi

*Apple Puree

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-Wash an apple, peel it and cut it into small pieces. Steam the cut pieces using a steam pot. When it cools down, blend with some water it using a mixer or food processor into a pureed form.

                       

Or

  – Wash an apple, peel it and cut it into small pieces. Blend it after adding some water by using a mixer or food processor. Add that puree into the saucepan. Cook it until it starts boiling. After cooling, serve to your baby.

*Banana Puree(steamed nendran banana)

Banana Puree(steamed nendran banana)

-Take a banana and peel it. Steam or boil the Banana using water. When it cools down, please take out the seeds and blend them with some water, using a mixer or food processor, into a pureed form.

Vegetables should be steamed or boiled and served to the baby in pureed form. Some choices are

•Beetroots

•Broccoli

•Carrot

•Cauliflower

•Peas

•Potato

•pumpkin

•sweet potato etc.

*Carrot puree

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 Wash a carrot, peel it and cut it into small pieces. Steam the cut pieces using a stream pot. When it cools down, blend with some water it using a mixer or food processor into a pureed form. serve to your baby

                       

Or

  – Wash an apple, peel it and cut it into small pieces. Blend it after adding some water by using a mixer or food processor. Add that puree into a saucepan. Cook it. After cooling, it’s ready to serve to your baby.

Cereals and grains

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 Finely powdered cereal and grains should be cooked well and served to the baby in a pureed texture. Add formula milk or breast milk to it after cooking for making it delicious. Some choices are

•Barley

•Sabudhana

•Semolina/Suji

•Ragi

•Rice

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