The introduction of new foods to the baby should be performed when the baby is 6 months old because taking only the milk is no longer enough for their nutritional needs.
Some babies are prepared to eat solids sooner and so with the advice of the pediatrician, new foods can also be presented to the baby after 4 months of age.
Regardless of the age at which the baby begins to try new foods, it is imperative that baby gluten be given to the baby between 6 and 7 months of age to prevent the baby from being intolerant to gluten.
Baby's First Food
The first foods to give the baby are baby food, vegetable and fruit purees, meat, yogurt, fish and egg. All these foods have to be given to the baby with a pasty consistency and the order to give the baby each of these foods can be:
- Start with the gluten - free kernels of cornmeal or rice and vegetable puree . In the first soups you can choose between several vegetables, avoiding at the beginning those that cause more gases, such as beans or peas and acids such as tomatoes and peppers. To make the soup, you should bake the vegetables without salt, form the puree with the mixer and after being ready add a little olive oil.
- The first fruits should be apple, pear and banana, all crumpled, leaving for later the citrus fruits, like strawberry and pineapple.
- At 7 months you can add chicken or turkey meat to vegetable cream. The doses of meat should be directed by the pediatrician, as their excess can harm the kidneys.
- Natural yogurt can also be given to the baby after 8 months.
- The last foods to introduce themselves are fish and eggs as they are more likely to cause allergies.
The consequences of not giving the most suitable foods to the baby are mainly the appearance of possible allergic reactions, being able to verify the appearance of symptoms such as diarrhea, rash and vomiting.
Therefore, it is important to give the baby one food at a time to identify the food that may have caused allergy if it occurs, and also for the baby to get used to the taste and texture of food.
Forbidden foods for babies
The forbidden foods for the baby are mainly foods rich in fats like fried foods because they will hinder the digestion of the baby and foods as sugary as soft drinks because they spoil the baby's teeth. Other foods rich in fat and sugar that can not be given to babies are, mousse, pudding, gelatin, sour cream or condensed milk, for example.
Some foods like peanuts, almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts should only be given to the baby after 1-2 years because before that age the baby can choke on eating those foods.
Cow's milk should only be given to the baby after 2 years of life, because before that age the baby can not properly digest cow's milk proteins and may be intolerant of cow's milk.
Learn more about baby feeding at: Baby Feeding from 0 to 12 Months
