What is the menu of an 18 month old baby made up?

There is only one word to remember when you are going to prepare the menu for an 18 -month -old baby  : variation! It is important to vary the meals you will offer to baby. Indeed, it is not because baby is large that you have to remove smooth materials from its menu. The more varied the menu, the less baby will have food frustrations later. Concretely, the menu of an 18 -month -old baby must be composed of protein (fish, meats, eggs, legumes), seasonal fruits and vegetables if possible, different textures (smooth materials, muffins, cookies, pasta, rice, etc.) and various colors. You will see, it is not that difficult that it looks!

What is the menu of an 18 -month -old baby is kept?

If the person who keeps baby agrees to continue the BLW with baby, you can then provide menus for your 18 month old baby . For the baby's meal, prepare recipes that he likes and has already eaten. There is no point in providing a new recipe or the discovery of a new ingredient. The menu of an 18 -month -old baby will also be made up of easy -to -eat and transport meals such as pancakes, pancakes, muffins, etc. It is important to be present during the first baby meal in the person who keeps it. It can thus be reassured!

Can we give fruit to the snack in the menu of an 18 month old baby?

Obviously, in the menu of an 18 -month -old baby , you can provide a fruit at the time of a snack. It is not because baby grows that he can no longer eat a simple fruit. In addition, fruits are a good source of simple natural sugars! They will give energy to baby. You can offer him the fruit cut into small pieces. In this way, he can use his fork to sting in it. For more pleasure and flavor, it is best to offer seasonal fruit in the menu of an 18 -month -old baby . Yum, how good fruit is!

Are there still risky foods not to put in the menu of an 18-month-old baby?

There are some foods that represent a risk if you give them to baby before its 3-4 year olds. Indeed, these can cause consequences on baby's health. It is therefore not recommended to provide in the menu of an 18 -month -old baby , raw or little cooked meats. But that's not all, be sure not to offer raw or little cooked eggs in meal preparations. Raw fish and shells are also to be avoided. Finally, in the menu of an 18 -month -old baby , you did not provide for milk and raw milk cheese. Baby will be able to discover all these foods at the age of 3 or 4.

Having started purees at 4 months and wanting to start BLW from 6 months is quite possible. Or you are wondering how breast / infantile milk and BLW combined.

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