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 …
Starting solids
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Early taste buds
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
First foods list
According to Plunket your baby can try a range of foods from about 6 months old. He will cope best with one new food at a time, and just small amounts ot begin with. If you buy baby food be sure to purchase for the age and stage your baby is at. As …