Homemade Baby Foods
Include you baby in family mealtime
Babies enjoy the taste of properly prepared, homemade foods better than commercially jarred foods. At about 6 months, begin offering your baby single ingredient foods (texture appropriate) from your table. As your baby gets older, he can try other textures and dishes from your family’s meal. Here are some easy ways to feed your baby from foods you have at home. Breast milk (or formula) is still the most important part of your baby’s diet for the first year.
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Note: Some foods are not appropriate for infants. Refer to an infant feeding guide for more information.
What’s so great about homemade baby foods?
❤ Healthy
❤ Tasty
❤ Variety
❤ Cheap
References: USDA Infant Feeding Guide, 2007. Available at: http://wicworks.nal.usda.gov