Delayed introduction
of lumpy foods to children during the complementary feeding period affects child's food acceptance and feeding at 7 years of age.
Not exact matches
When your child is old enough to start eating
lumpier foods, it's time to introduce a whole new list
of foods.
One
of the main benefits
of BLW is that it should encourage your baby to be able to cope with different textures and tastes early on, whereas babies who eat purées first often find it hard to adjust to
lumpier food later on.
While making baby
food purees, parents often find that the consistency
of the meal is either too thick and
lumpy or thin and runny.
For those infants who do not have a lot
of experience with textures and
lumpy foods, cottage cheese may not be a good starter for dairy is due to the texture.
Remember, your baby's age will determine the consistency
of the
food he eats: younger babies need smooth, runny purees, while older babies can handle
lumpy, mashed mixtures.
The texture
of what you feed your baby is just as important what it tastes like and surprisingly, your baby doesn't actually need teeth to eat
lumpy food, so you needn't delay feeding textured
food until they have milk teeth.
To gradually make
food lumpier, purée half
of the
food, roughly mash the other half and combine the two.
The chair
of the Lead Association for Catering in Education said people still remember soggy cabbage and
lumpy custard, but reckoned «there has been really good hard work» to improve the
food, and that: «We are finally cooking on gas».