The BLW at 12 months: lots of new products for baby

The food diversification led by the child is a nice adventure to live with your little one. You will be able to observe him grow every day while awakening his taste buds and stimulating his five senses. BLW is constantly offering baby new textures, new foods or new recipes to stimulate it with each meal BLW The BLW at 12 months reserves as many surprises for baby as at the beginning! Yes, new foods like honey or chocolate, a new more crunchy texture, but also new utensils will appear during meals. Find out what BLW at 12 months with your little one.

Recipe innovation during BLW from 12 months

Since the start of the BLW , your little one has been able to discover seasonal fruits and vegetables in their raw form. But also gourmet recipes with melting and crisp textures. Around the age of 12 months, during the food diversification led by the child, it will finally be time to introduce baby to a whole new texture: the crunchy aspect of recipes! BLW recipes from 12 months will not melt directly in the mouth, baby will have to bite them with his little teeth. It is also the age from which it is possible to make baby's taste buds aware of certain sweeter foods such as honey, cocoa or even 70%dark chocolate. Obviously, these delicious foods will have to be offered sparingly during BLW from 12 months .

The fork during meals during the BLW at 12 months

From the start of the food diversification led by the child, it is possible to offer baby the smooth textures using spoons pre-filled by you. The use of the fork requires greater coordination of movements than baby develops throughout the BLW . It is for this reason that the fork appears during meals from the BLW at 12 months . The fork will be used at first like the pre-filled spoons. You will prick a food on the cover and let baby take it alone to bring it to his mouth. In a second step, Baby will manage to eat like a big one by pricking foods alone using his fork. When you arrive at the BLW around 12 months with your little one, you can present the fork to him without further delay!

BLW at 12 months and the appearance of the plate

The first meals and baby snacks in BLW are offered directly on the tablet of its high chair. This technique allows your little one to focus on the essentials from the start of food diversification led by the child. And the plate represents a beautiful colorful distraction. It is only for BLW around the age of 12 months that the plate will be able to appear during meals. So that your little bit does not have fun throwing it on the ground, it is important to choose your plate for the BLW from 12 months . We advise you to choose a plate with a suction cup, separated into compartments and made of bamboo or BPA -free plastic.

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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