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How to get a baby to eat cheese

Cheese, that essential and delicious treat! Whether hard or soft, made from goat's, sheep's, or cow's milk, it's a food that baby can enjoy plain or in a recipe all year round. With the multitude of cheese types available, you'll be spoiled for choice when it comes to awakening baby's taste buds and introducing them to new flavors.

How to get a baby to eat cheese on a BLW ?

The benefits of cheese for babies:

Although all cheeses are made from milk, there are many different methods of production, and each brings its own benefits.

Note that generally, hard, lower-fat cheeses are the richest in calcium and protein. Calcium is important for bone growth and development; the protein in cheese is important for your baby's muscles.

  • Source of calcium;
  • Good quality protein;
  • Provides essential minerals.

Cheese in a baby's diet:

From the start of child-led weaning, you can begin offering cheese to your baby.

Pasteurized cheeses and hard cheeses are best for babies. For example, you can offer ricotta, mozzarella, cream cheese, Comté, Beaufort, and Gruyère.

Cheese will be offered:

From 6 months :

  • Pieces of cheese offered in sticks or slices. Opt for melting textures;
  • in gourmet recipes.
Delicious ham and cheese muffins to introduce to baby!

Points to consider when giving cheese to babies:

Cheese contains milk, which is a known allergen . Introduce cheese into your baby's diet carefully and cautiously.

Cheese is primarily composed of salt and protein . Therefore, it is strongly advised to offer it in small quantities to avoid overconsumption, which could lead to protein overload for your baby. Remember to consider your baby's daily protein intake when offering cheese.

Raw milk cheeses should be avoided before the baby is 4 years old.

Some recipes using cheese for babies:

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.

Need help getting started?

Receive our guide in PDF format to print. You will find there:

  • Safety rules to be observed
  • important points to know
  • Baby's first week's first BLW 's menu

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