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If we were to wait 3-5 days between introducing each and every new food, your baby would be off to an extremely slow start to experiencing as many new foods as possible within the first year of life. I had joined some online baby led weaning groups where many parents were excited when their baby tried their 100 first foods!

Stressing the importance of regular family meals as an opportunity for children to witness positive eating behaviors from adults and to be introduced to the variety of foods consumed by the family.For example, you may offer mushed/pureed avocado on a spoon, as well as a spear of avocado for baby to hold. There is no need to “ease” babies into solids and flavors by only offering one food at a time or just sticking with bland foods and flavors in the beginning. In this article, we cover all the most common questions of starting solids, share our favourite guides and resources, and provide a downloadable and printable ‘100 foods before 1’ checklist. As mentioned, the original concept for the recommendation of waiting 3-5 days between new foods was to be able to rule out any allergic reactions to different foods your baby was eating.

You don’t need to feel like you have to serve all of these foods by any means, but it should give you a range of ideas. For bub, this means experiencing loads of awesome new flavours; for Mum, it means you no longer need to prepare so many different meals every day. Eating variety early on is also a great way to ensure that your child is getting the maximum nutrition out of the solids that they eat. The common questions around solids include when to start, how to start, how to navigate allergens, do you need 100 foods before 1 and whether you start with purees, BLW or a mix. Allergists often recommend aiming for the inclusion of common allergens 2-3 times per week because that was the median frequency of allergen exposure reported in major studies on food allergy prevention.I love simple foods like roasted sweet potato, avocado, banana, and apple puree as first foods for a baby. As well as giving your baby protein, these foods contain other useful nutrients, such as iron and zinc, which are important for babies. If your baby is younger than 6 months, it's important to sterilise the water by boiling it first and then letting it cool right down.