First Taste of Solid Food

Babies from six months onwards should start to experience "solid" food in addition to milk. As babies' teeth are not form yet and managing "solid" food in the mouth is a new experience, it is recommended that some form of preparation is required. One easy way is to get a mini food chopper and prepare the food to a "pasty" state - like those bottled baby food available in the supermarket. Next is to consider what to introduce to the baby. We can use rice or baby "brown" rice together with any combination of pre-cooked fish such as threadfin fillet, cod fillet or batang steak, sweet potatoes, vegetable, carrots, potatoes, etc and mashed them up with the chopper The water can come from the boiled rice or just boiled hot water. To experience new taste, baby bottled dessert can also be included in the menu.During this period and in between meals/milk, it is also good to introduce baby biscuits like Farley's Rusks. This will allow the baby to learn to coordinate with the hands and the biscuit and to enjoy eating solid food all by himself.