Bananas are often one of the first foods offered to babies when starting BLW BLW Baby-Led Weaning) , 6 months onwards for exploring independent eating.
His little challenge?
Bananas are… slippery . And for a baby learning to grasp, manipulate, and bring food to their mouth, this can quickly become frustrating. Fortunately, a few simple cutting and presentation tricks allow baby to easily and safely grab it, and fully enjoy this essential BLW BLW .
Introducing bananas in the right way encourages independence, fine motor skills, and the pleasure of eating… at one's own pace 🍌🤍
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– a banana
From 6 months: half a banana with the peel
The remaining peel will allow your baby to easily grasp the banana without it slipping from their hands. To make it easy for your baby to eat, we recommend always choosing a ripe banana. Its peel should be bright yellow, possibly with some black spots starting to appear.
Warning: if it is too ripe, despite the remaining skin, it will crush in the baby's hand.
From 6 months: banana muffins
Find the recipe here
From 8 months: half a banana cut into sticks
Is your baby getting better at bringing food to their mouth? This format will help them develop their grasping skills.
From 10 months: banana slices cut in half
Baby-led weaning began a few months ago. Baby can now use the pincer grasp (pincer grasp). To continue their development and stimulate their curiosity, offer them increasingly smaller pieces of food: they'll gobble them up in one bite!
If you see that baby is still having trouble grabbing the slices without them slipping out of his hands, sprinkle your slices with coconut or almond powder (caution: allergen).
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