The apple, this fruit that is found throughout the year, with multiple benefits, is a must to make baby discover from her 6 months! But beware, not in any format! Because raw apples is one of the most risky foods of suffocation. Indeed, in addition to being hard, it can be easily broken in the mouth and block in the airways.
No stress! We offer different ways to present the apple to baby without risk!
Grated, cooked, floods or mixed: long live the security formats!
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From 6 months: cooked apple districts
1) Peel your apple and cut it into 4 pieces
2) Remove the core
3) Cut the apple into quarters
4) Cook the pieces with steam for 10 min (these must be melting, but baby must be able to catch them in hand)
Thanks to cooking, the apple will be melting and baby can easily crush it in its mouth thanks to its palate, tongue and gums.
From 6 months: thick compote
1) Peel your apple and cut it into 4 pieces
2) Remove the core
3) Cut the apple into quarters
4) Cook the pieces with steam for 15 min
5) with a fork, mash the apple to reduce it in compote
Present the compote in a pre-filled spoon . You can find different spoons specially created for BLW . These usually have both flat sides and there is therefore no good or bad direction. The hole in the center of these makes it possible to pre-fill in compote.
From 6 months: Cinnamon apple pancakes
Find the recipe here.
Baby now manages chewing very well? So you can offer him the raw apple in thin strips. There are multiple ways of making baby discover the baby! Now that he knows it well in all its forms, why not make a delicious recipe based on apples ?
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