How to present baby's fruits?

If the fruit chooses is melting , it can be offered raw.
If this one is too hard (apple, fishing, ...) it will first be necessary to proper the cooked so that its texture becomes melting.

The presentation of the fruits will evolve, meanwhile, at the same time as baby's capacities. You will have to adapt as you go and be able to detect when the famous "good time" is to change .

The pear

It will first be offered with a hole in its center . This will allow baby, from these 6 months, an easy socket . He can thus taste his fruit independently.

Between 7 to 9 months , baby is bringing food more and more easily to his mouth and now knows how to grasp them with his three fingers (thumb, index, major) even if he still lacks a little precision.
At that time, we will offer small pieces of pear covered with coconut powder, almond , ... This will allow baby to catch them without the pieces sliding their hands.

Once baby manages the pliers perfectly , you can offer him the pieces without powder .

When baby has between 9 and 12 months , and according to his evolution (!), You can offer him the pieces of pear directly stung on a fork.

How to present baby's fruits? Discover the different security formats of the pear.

Here is a table with some examples of presentation of the "raw" fruit . Once baby is comfortable with the pieces and the discovery phase will have passed, do not hesitate to introduce the fruits in preparations like: pancakes , waffles , pancakes , ...

Some examples of presentations of raw fruits

Apple

Discovery phase:

  • Baked
  • Pre -filled tablespoon

Development phase:

  • Raw
  • Thin strips

Pear

Discovery phase:

  • Very ripe district with hole

Development phase:

  • Small pieces coated with almond powder, coconut
  • Small pieces

Kiwi

Discovery phase:

  • District with notches to facilitate handling

Development phase:

  • Kiwi cubes

Banana

Discovery phase:

  • Banana cut in half with skin on the end

Development phase:

  • Banana sticks
  • Banana washers

Apricot

Discovery phase:

  • Cut in half without the nucleus

    (Remember to remove the skin)

Development phase:

  • Small pieces

Orange

Discovery phase:

  • Orange supreme

Development phase:

  • Small pieces

Grapes

Discovery phase:

  • Cut in half and remove the seeds

Development phase:

  • Cut in 4 and remove the seeds

Cherry

Discovery phase:

  • Cut in half and remove the seeds

Development phase:

  • Cut in 4 and remove the seeds

Khaki

Discovery phase:

  • Pre -filled tablespoon

  • Skin -free ripe pieces

Development phase:

  • Small pieces

Raspberry

Discovery phase:

  • Whole if they are large

  • Crushed on a spoon to pre -fulfill

Development phase:

  • Half -cut

Strawberry

Discovery phase:

  • Whole

Development phase:

  • Small pieces

Melon

Discovery phase:

  • Batô

Development phase:

  • Small pieces

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