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The importance of food diversification
Between 4 months and 6 months, food diversification begins, with the introduction of solid foods (but always cooked and finely mixed), with baby milk menus. The toddler’s digestive system is now mature enough to handle them, and milk is no longer sufficient to meet nutritional needs. If it remains a central food until its 3 years, with at least 500 ml of milk per day, for its contributions in calcium, essential fatty acids and iron, solid foods also provide essential nutrients. We will therefore start the baby’s food diversification with vegetables and fruits, cooked and mixed, rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Then, around 6-7 months, proteins with meat, fish and eggs will make their entrance. Excellent sources of iron, phosphorus, vitamin A and B12 and new taste discoveries in perspective.
Organic and seasonal baby food
What could be better than seasonal fruits and vegetables to concoct baby’s first compotes and purees? Since it is not recommended to sweeten and salt your small dishes, it is better to turn toers plants naturally rich in taste to educate baby about the true taste of food. These will be cooked quickly after picking so as not to lose nutrients. In summer, So we stock up on baby’s favorite vegetables : early carrots, tender beans, Provençal zucchini while leeks, spinach and pumpkins take center stage from the first frost. Choose them organic, and preferably local, to make sure they are free from pesticides and to better control their origin.
Small, ready-made meals prepared with ingredients from organic farming
A day out for a walk, an evening when you come home a little later … Sometimes you don’t have time to cook a home-cooked meal for your baby. However, there is no question of making concessions on the quality of what we give him. For more than 25 years, Babybio has been developing a wide range of purees, compotes and complete meals, which meet the requirements of infant nutrition and those of organic farming, to support parents in all situations. They are made in France exclusively, from rigorously selected organic ingredients and picked when ripe in order to preserve the true taste of the food. In addition, the brand mentions the origin of the ingredients on its packaging and offers a most local supply mainly from our regions. Some ingredients even come from their own farms where they grow some of their delicious organic vegetables themselves. Nothing better to make baby appreciate all the flavors of our terroirs.
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Baby’s first sweet tasting foods
The switch to mixed fruits and vegetables is a key stage in your baby’s development. This is why you will start soft with vegetables that are low in fiber and have mild flavors like carrots, pumpkin or zucchini. On the fruit side, always cooked and presented in very smooth compotes, we will turn to apple, pear, peach – that baby adores – and, very quickly to the banana. Around 8-9 months, your little one will love more colorful varieties such as raspberries or apricots. Around 6 to 7 months, protein, along with meat, fish and eggs, enter the scene. Choose from lean meats such as veal, chicken or turkey, not very strong in taste, which you will mix and integrate in small quantities into baby purees (10-15 g / day at 6 months, 10-20 g / day at 8 months). On the fishmonger’s stall, opt for white fish – fine and slightly iodized – such as hake or cod. And do not forget eggs, to mash with a fork, at the rate of a quarter of an egg in its purees.
Some ideas for baby food pairings
1. The carrot, they love ! Mixed with small pieces of potato and a knob of butter.
2. A compote of apples-raspberries, from 8 months
3. A pumpkin puree grilled with potatoes and veal, drizzled with olive oil
4. A mashed banana with raspberries or strawberries, from 9 months.
Develop your learning of taste
To stimulate your little one’s taste buds and familiarize them with the tastes of food at their own pace, it is necessary to present them to him one by one. Thus, it will identify each flavor of each ingredient. To facilitate food diversification and the transition to new textures, equip yourself witha little spoon. Choose the “mocha” format, smaller than a teaspoon, and a plastic or silicone model, with rounded contours, much less cold than metal. Finally, remember that it is quite normal for your baby to accept only a few teaspoons of his purees during the early stages of food diversification. He needs time to tame these new foods and let you know their preferences!