Eat happily ever after
Whether you are just starting to wean your baby or are preparing a 'first grown-up meal', these simple, tasty recipes using Philips AVENT Combined Steamer and Blender make it easy to serve nutritious and exciting meals. Plus, the new Philips AVENT range of plates, bowls, cups and cutlery, developed with a child psychologist, make it fun for your little one to discover new foods.
Six scrumptious recipes to download:
Creamy Butternut Squash Risotto
Purees (from 6 months), download pdf
Spiced Apple & Pear Puree
Purees (from 6 months), download pdf
My First Fish & Chips
Chunkier (7-9 months), download pdf
Chicken Pot Pie
Chunkier (7-9 months), download pdf
Tomato & Egg Soldiers
Finger Foods (9-12 months), download pdf
Vegetable Byryani
Finger Foods (9-12 months), download pdf
Top Tips
- First foods introduced should have a bland taste and a thin, smooth consistency (just slightly thicker than milk)
- Start by offering small amounts, about one to two teaspoons of food, part way through the milk feed
- Introduce one new food at a time and continue with this for two or three days so that you can monitor any reaction
- Do not try to introduce new foods if your baby is tired, over-hungry or teething
- Never add salt or sugar to foods for babies, even if the food tastes bland to you it will be fine for your baby
- Babies and young children have small stomachs and high energy requirements so high fibre, low fat diets can make it difficult for them to eat enough to meet their needs. For this reason children under the age of two years should be given full cream milk and full fat dairy products
- Don't give honey to your baby until they are a year old. Honey can sometimes contain a type of bacteria that can produce toxins in babies' intestines
- Eggs can be given to babies over six months, but make sure they are thoroughly cooked until both the white and yolk are solid
- Babies should be not given shark, swordfish or marlin. This is because the levels of mercury in these fish can affect a baby's growing nervous system
- Don't give any whole nuts, including peanuts, to children under five because they could cause choking
- Cows milk can be introduced in cooking after the age of six months but it isn't suitable as a feed or drink until your baby is a year old. This is because it doesn't contain enough iron and other nutrients and it contains too much salt and protein
Fiona Hunter, Nutritionist