Contents
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Meals and menus for starting bub on solids6
Trust yourself and bub!
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Some tips before starting out
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Nutritional tips
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Keeping it simple
7
Healthful tips
8 What can affect baby’s eating?8
Tips to help lessen the impact of food rejection
9 When to start9
Don’t start too early
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Don’t leave it too late
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Signs of readiness for solids
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Starting solids to help with sleep
10
Babies who simply say ‘no’
11 What foods at what age?12 Foods safety12
Storing foods
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Other storage tips
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Cooling and reheating foods safely
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Cooling food safely
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Reheating food
13
Cooking frozen foods
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Cleanliness and safety
14 Foods and safe eating15 Using our charts15
Handy hints to reduce preparation time
16 A special note on iron16
Iron-deficiency in infants
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Food and iron
18 About 6+ months (not later)18
Starter recipes
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Second meal options
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Bebedelice options
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Bebedelice steaming tips
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Using your Bebedelice
25 Where are we now?26 Planning your own meals until bub is around 7 months