Recording your baby's first solid foods

Recording your baby's first solid foods

Keep track of what you introduce to your baby

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Lucille Beseler, RDN

Is co-author of Nurturing with Nutrition and a former president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics representing over 100,000 Nutrition professionals, while also active as a clinical dietitian in South Florida.

Article in collaboration with: Melanie Bazarte, PhD

Make a chart to keep track of what foods you introduce to your baby 

  • Introduce one new food at a time.
  • Wait 3-5 days before introducing another new food.
  • If your baby rejects the new food, present it again in a week.
  • Offer favorite foods regularly.
  • Use a chart to record new foods and reactions.
    • Your chart can include: Type of food, Date first tried, Reaction, Date later tried, Reaction then
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Adapted from Nurturing with Nutrition by Dr. Melanie Bezarte and Lucille Beseler, RDN

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