Their motor can be less powerful, so if you're working with tough veggies or
very large pieces of food, you will be better off with a traditional food processor.
Younger babies can not
handle larger pieces of food, and anything bigger than a piece of cereal should be cut smaller or even mashed before giving it to your child.
For babies who are ready to eat solids, you can offer more textured foods and
larger pieces of foods right away so that your baby can feed himself.
Starting them out sooner
with larger pieces of food instead of purees allows them to learn how their mouths and body work so that they can better gauge the size of the bites they take
Since most babies of around 6 months of age won't have yet developed the «pincer grip» which enables them to pick up very small pieces of food, it's better to offer your
baby larger pieces of food.
Hide this message 200g unsalted butter, softened1 ball buffalo mozzarella1 large ciabatta loaf, Cutting
a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips.
Hide this message 2 bags of mixed salad leaves (wild rocket, baby spinach, mizuna, watercress leaves) 1/2 cucumber, Cutting
a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips.
The key to proper BLW is to give
them larger pieces of food that they have to gnaw and chew on.
I still don't trust her to have
large pieces of food that she bites off herself.
Use your hand to wipe away
the larger pieces of food crumbles.
As your child gets more teeth, it may be tempting to let him take bites from
a larger piece of food.
Any veggies fed to finches need to be chopped up, as they are not like parrots with strong hooked bills that can chew up
larger pieces of food.