Weaning—At a glance
Stage 1
First foods
- Carrot and potato }
- Squash and potato }
- Parsnip and swede } Boil vegetables until soft and
- Broccoli and carrot } puree/mash, mixing with your
- Beetroot and potato } baby’s normal milk if necessary
- Marrow + potato }
- Sweet potatoes }
Puddings/breakfast
- Stewed pear/apple+ baby rice/semolina
- Mashed banana + Greek/natural yoghurt/fromage frais
- Porridge and prunes
Stage 2 +
- Fish + pasta + cauliflower + parsley sauce
- Chicken + mashed potato + broccoli
- Pork + apple + potato + broad beans
- Lamb + dried apricots + pasta + peas
- Minced beef/lamb + tomato + carrot + rice
IF VEGETARIAN, substitute red lentils, tofu or black eyed/kidney beans for meat/fish
Snacks
- Avocado
- Hard boiled eggs
- Dried fruit
- Rice cakes
- Bread sticks (low salt)
- Sugar free rusks
- Toasted wholemeal bread
- Eggy bread
- Banana
- Carrot / Cucumber sticks