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What Should Babies Eat

What Should Babies Eat?

• What is good for adults is not always good for babies.
• For the first two years babies need full cream milk and cheese otherwise their bodies cannot absorb important vitamins and minerals.
• Cow's milk can cause allergies so try goat's milk. Other foods can cause allergies too such as egg whites, peanut butter, soybeans, fish, pears, beans and some spices.
• Introduce one food at a time so you know which, if any, food is causing an allergy.
• Baby's stomachs are not big so if they are filled with fibre the baby won't get all the vitamins and minerals needed.
• Babies can be vegetarian but they must have eggs and milk as well.
• If your baby is eating fruit and vegetables, it should not need juice as well to get Vitamin C. Too much juice can cause diarrhoea.
• Babies should not be given nuts (especially peanuts) as they can choke.
• You can make your family meal suit your baby by:
  • pureeing and mashing vegetables and meats you are eating - remember introduce only one food at a time
  • mashing food less finely as baby gets older
  • giving cubes of fruit, cheese, tofu, bread, toast, crackers and squares of cooked potatoes once a baby is over a year old.
• Don't give your baby sugary and salty snacks.

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