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Baby Led Weaning

Baby loves Apples

July 7, 2010

photo credit: Abhijit Tembhekar Apples are another of those foods that is commonly cited as being perfect for babies starting on solids as they are easy to prepare and easy for little tummies to digest. Why do some babies love apples so much? It is most likely because apples are high in natural sugars and [...]

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The importance of following your baby’s cues

July 5, 2010

photo credit: missmac Regardless of whether you take a more traditional approach to weaning (ie. gradual progression of increasingly complex textures) or more of a baby led weaning approach to introducing solids, a major consideration is listening, watching and responding to your baby. I’ve been reading with great interest the whole purees vs. baby led [...]

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Avocado for baby? Yes please.

June 28, 2010

photo credit: Simon Goldenberg Avocado was a huge hit in our house yesterday. Both my husband and I love avocados and so I decided to offer some, sliced up, to our boy as a finger food. Given the avocado was lovely and ripe, it was easy for my boy to pick up and mash between [...]

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What’s on the menu? Butternut squash!

June 27, 2010

photo credit: VancityAllie I persisted with rice cereal for 5 days and with minimal interest from my boy, I decided to give Baby Led Weaning a go and offer the boy some butternut squash instead. What a difference that made! He had complete control. He could pick up, play with, squash, taste and munch on [...]

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Baby Led Weaning

April 14, 2010

photo credit: S0MEBODY 3LSE Here is an interesting article from The Guardian in the UK titled, “What, no purees?“. The article discusses the recent trend in the way solids foods are being introduced to infants. According to the trend, it is out with the purees and let the babies lead the way. The idea of [...]

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