In exactly 2 weeks, Natey will be turning 6 months. Yup, time flies! That marks a new milestone as his small tummy will be ready for a meal of solids besides his daily breastfed diet *yum*

Why 6 months?

Baby’s intestines need to mature

Young babies have a tongue-thrust reflex

Baby’s swallowing mechanism is immature

Young infants are not equipped to chew

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First Foods suitable for 6-8 month old Baby

Cereals & Grains
Rice — Barley — Oats

Fruits
Avocado — Apricots — Apples — Bananas — Mangos
Nectarines — Peaches — Pears — Plums — Prunes — Pumpkin

Vegetables
Sweet Potatoes – Carrots – Green Beans – Peas

Protein
Chicken – Tofu

Forbidden Baby Foods

Egg whites
Raw honey
Whole Milk
Nuts of all kind
Citrus Fruits & Strawberries
Shellfish: Scallops, Mussels, Crabs and Prawns

Now that I know what’s good and what’s not, I’ve yet to decide which exactly to begin with as Natey’s first food. Throw dice? *hmm*

Rice cereal is the most common first food choice and a Carbohydrate. After doing much reading, I might consider skipping this since breastmilk itself is a high source of Carbo. What’s recommended is Protein, and that would be Meat.

By supplementing meat as a first food, our babies will receive the much needed Protein, Zinc, Iron and Vitamin B when the intake of breastmilk reduces. Heme Iron found in meat is also better absorbed by infants, and helps absorb iron from other food easily. Furthermore, meat has a smaller risk of allergic reaction. Read more on this, click here.

So much information to digest! And I’m not even done reading yet *faints* Turkey is better than chicken, and lamb is better than beef. How about kampung chicken leh?

Ok that aside, we know everything needs to be blended and pureed for our baby’s toothless palate. Here’s what I was previously considering before I went all gaga over the combined Steamer & Blender.

Philips Avent Mini Blender & Feeding Set
NP: RM199, Sale Price: RM159.20
Total Savings: RM39.80

Mini Blender set comes with:
8oz VIA Cups w/ Lids x6
Weaning spoons x2
Recipe booklet x1

After making all those yummilicious purees, we’ll need these baby cubes to store them into 2oz/70ml portions conveniently in the freezer. Just pop one out hours before meal time, thaw, reheat and serve!

Keep fresh purees within 42hrs in the refrigerator, or freeze no longer than 3mths. Once frozen, transfer the cubes into ziplock bags. Label them with date of preparation and type of food used. We can get creative with so many different combination. Fun!

Baby Cubes (BPA Free)
NP: RM41, Sale Price: RM34.85
Total Savings: RM6.15

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