Your baby has made the leap and it’s time to transition to solid food. You have probably heard give your baby mashed, pureed or blended foods. But your wondering, how thick or thin should your baby’s food be?
Yes, we ought to mash, puree or blend food. It’s soft and he/she can chew easily and swallow. For the consistency, your baby’s food should be thick to an extent you can feed her/him by hand.
Making your baby’s food too thin will mean that he/she would need to eat more spoons of the thin food as compared to a few spoons of thick food. Thick food has a concentration of nutrients than thin food. Plus you want to make meal times less time consuming so they don’t get irritated with the meal time.
Then which liquid should you use to soften baby’s food?
Good question, Use Milk (either breast milk, infant formula or cow’s milk) to soften the food.
It is better to use Milk rather than water because Milk has more nutritive value plus your child is familiar with the taste of milk (depending on which type you have been feeding him/her on). So food acceptance is guaranteed.
You can thicken your baby’s food as she/he grows older, making sure that they are able to easily swallow without choking.
Contact our Aunt porridge in-house nutritionist for more details concerning complimentary feeding.
“Be careful not to make the baby’s food too thin”
Dietician /Nutritionist Aunt Porridge || +256 787 070 057
