Starting solids involves so much more than tasting
Giving your baby solid food for the first time is about so much more than just filling their tummy. Jenny Douglas from …
Starting solids
Immunity boosting recipes for littlies
The arrival of winter can bring coughs and colds. Keeping your little ones healthy and strong can be helped along with these …
The easy guide to starting baby on solids
Introducing your child to solid food can seem a daunting task, but it’s actually quite intuitive, reassures dietitian Jennifer Douglas. Here she breaks down the process by age and stage. Feeding your baby and toddler is an experience that many …
Taste buds develop earlier than you think!
If you have a fussy eater, or have been on a crusade to change your eating habits, read on. Nutritionist Leanne Cooper says our relationship with food begins at a very early age. Why is it that some foods appeal more to us and our children than …
Go with your gut: allergy testing and assessment
Allergy testing is no easy task. Natasha Berman and Asti Renaut share their inside knowledge for the benefit of fledgling food detectives. Assessing reactivityIf you have a suspicion that an unknown food may be triggering unwanted symptoms in your …
Tips for dealing with today’s food allergies
When your child has an allergy, food can spell fear. But help is at hand. Nutritionist Hannah Gentile shares tools to help parents manage. I very clearly remember my personal introduction to food allergies. We were on holiday in Florida with our …
Solid advice: best first foods for baby
Starting solids can serve up a smorgasbord of questions. Nutritionist and mum-of-two Laura Anderson shares her tips regarding the best first foods for baby, and when to offer them. So you’re entering another new stage of parenthood – the …
Maybe, baby: a baby-led weaning reality check!
Baby Led Weaning was one of those Perfect Mummy-sounding things I would never have tried if I weren't so easily convinced by parenting books. The magic words "no puréeing" contain the hidden meaning of no cooking, no cleaning the blender, no filling …
Five tips for baby-led weaning
Baby-led weaning is a way to introduce solid foods to babies. Instead of spoon-feeding baby cereal and purees, you'll skip straight to finger foods and let your baby feed themself. 1. Follow your baby’s cues to assess when she is ready to …
Recommended list of first foods for baby
According to Plunket your baby can try a range of foods from about 6 months old. Baby will cope best with one new food at a time, and just small amounts to begin with. If you buy baby food be sure to purchase for the age and stage your baby is at. …
Open wide: helpful tips on starting solids
Confused by all the messages about food for babies? Stress no more - here are some handy tips on how to make seamless transitions from one stage to the next. 🥄 When is the right time to start? During the first four to six months, your baby's …
From mash to mush: baby food, stage by stage
From mash to mush, baby food comes in a variety of textures important to your child’s development. Sometime between four and six months old, your baby makes the exciting transition from a diet solely consisting of milk to one that includes solid …
Nine things you don't need to worry about when feeding your baby
Adding solid food to your baby’s diet can be hard to swallow. Nutritionist Laura Tari calms your fears. When your baby starts eating solids, breast milk or formula will still be the main source of nutrition. This takes the pressure off knowing …
The most common 'Starting Solids' questions answered for you
Jenny Douglas from Jumpstart Nutrition answers her most frequently asked questions about the starting solids journey. Starting on solids should be an intuitive process for you and your baby. Your baby has started life knowing exactly the amount …
When & how to start your baby on solid food
Introducing your baby to solids is an exciting journey, but there are lots of unknowns for first-time parents. Jennifer Douglas, from Jumpstart Nutrition, guides us through starting solids. Every baby’s journey of starting solids is different …
Smoothly does it: starting your baby on solids
When and how to start solids has been hotly contested over the years. Hannah Gentile gets back to the facts and shares tips for making the transition a smooth one. Introducing solid foods is probably one of the most heavily discussed areas of …
How to make the best baby mash ever
OHbaby! Nutritionist Anna Hansen shares nine tips for getting optimal nutritional value into your baby's food. 1. By adding healthy fats to a baby's meal, your precious bundle will be absorbing more nutrients from the other foods. Good fats are …
Nutritionist tips for serving up solids
Introducing your baby to solid food is a significant – but daunting – milestone. Nutritionist Hannah Gentile is here to help you serve up solids with confidence. Starting solids is often a much-debated topic. Questions abound! What age to start, …
Tips: how to introduce first foods to your baby
When should solids be introduced?From 4 to 6 months, although most commonly closer to 6 months as recommended by the Ministry of Health. Up to the first 4 to 6 months of an infant's life, breast milk or formula will provide all their nutritional …
Can babies eat a roast dinner?
Starting solids is an exciting milestone but often fraught with conflicting advice, complicated guidelines and rejected puree splattered on the floor. See what happens when we served a winter roast to four babies of various ages. Before inviting …
Why baby-lead weaning is so controversial
Tiffany Brown investigates “baby-lead weaning” and asks why some parents and experts are seemingly at odds over its benefits. Starting solids is a milestone many parents approach with trepidation, anticipating battle scenes that must be stoically …