How to get a baby to eat meat

Once your baby starts eating solid foods, it's important to offer them the most varied diet possible. Introducing meat into their meals is therefore an important step. But very often, parents find themselves with many questions: what kinds of meat can we give them? White meat? Red meat? How much?

Discover here all the recommendations for introducing meat into your baby's diet from the start of BLW .

The benefits of meat for babies:

Giving meat to a baby will provide protein and iron that is easily processed by their body, for proper development.

It is advisable to vary the types of meat given to ensure your baby receives the amino acids and iron they need. Grass-fed white meat provides better quality fatty acids than red meat. Beef, rich in protein and zinc, will support a healthy immune system and increase muscle mass.

Source of high biological value protein;
Source of iron;
Rich in zinc;
Rich in vitamin B.

Meat in a baby's diet:

From the start of weaning, you can introduce meat into your baby's diet. Begin gently with lean white meats (chicken, turkey, pork), which are much easier for babies to digest. Later, beef and ground meat can be introduced. Cooked ham (pork or turkey) can also be offered. Choose reduced-sodium options whenever possible.

Meat will be offered:

From 6 months :

large strips of well-cooked and tender meat;
in gourmet recipes.

Points to consider when feeding meat to babies:

It is important to offer small amounts of protein to babies so as not to tire their still-developing little bodies. The recommended daily amounts are as follows:

10 grams up to 1 year;
20 grams up to 2 years old;
30 grams up to 3 years old.

Remember that a baby's nutritional balance is established over the course of a week. Don't panic if your baby eats more on some days.

How to cook meat for a baby?

Meat will always be thoroughly cooked when offered to a baby. It is strongly recommended to wait until your baby is 4 years old before offering them raw or undercooked meat. Discover the different ways to introduce meat to your baby in all its textures:

Melt-in-your-mouth texture : meat in preparations enhanced with potatoes or sweet potatoes such as chicken and sweet potato meatballs.

Soft texture : the meat introduced into preparations of muffins, cakes, meatballs, etc.