When your baby is around four to six months old you can start introducing solids to their diet. Fruit and vegetables are important first foods and can help set your little one up for a lifetime of healthy food choices. Keep these things in mind when introducing fruit and veg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Puree fruit and veg are the right consistency for babies \u2013 they can move the food around easily with their tongue and this helps advance their eating skills. Squish 100% Fruit and Veg Purees<\/strong> are made from quality fresh fruit and veg and contain no colourants, flavourants or preservatives \u2013 plus they have no added sugar or starch. Squish Purees really are as good as homemade \u2013 without the hassle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you first start introducing solids, keep up with your baby\u2019s regular supply of breastmilk or formula. Try only a small amount at a time \u2013 just a couple of teaspoons \u2013 and don\u2019t force feed them to eat something if they turn their head away. Don\u2019t make the mistake of trying solids when your baby is feeling sleepy or unwell. Remember, eating solids is a new and unusual experience for them and you want the start of their solids journey to be as stress-free as possible. Let them explore the food with their fingers \u2013 and have plenty of cloths on hand to mop up the mess!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your baby might take a while to enjoy the taste of some fruit and vegetables. Don\u2019t give up too easily \u2013 experts say it can take up to 10 tries before they enjoy a specific flavour. Squish 100% Fruit and Veg Purees<\/strong> are ideal to have on hand when you\u2019re introducing solids \u2013 the pouches come with a resealable lid, so you can let your baby try a few teaspoonfuls, then simply seal the pouch and place it in the fridge to try again later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Variety is key to a healthy diet \u2013 so make sure you keep offering your baby new flavours and textures. This will also help them to be more accepting of new food as they grow up. Squish 100% Fruit and Veg Purees<\/strong> come in a variety of delicious flavours, including Squish 100% Butternut + Carrot; Apple; Pear + Prune; Sweet Potato, Apple + Cinnamon; Apple, Beetroot + Guava; <\/strong>and Pear + Sweet Potato.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When your baby is around four to six months old you can start introducing solids to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6mnths","odd","has-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3397"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3399,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3397\/revisions\/3399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}