First Food isn't just Cereal Anymore

Getting Started With Solid Food
To get started, pick a time when your toddler is alert
and has an appetite but is not too hungry. -------------
Place a spoonful of meat or single-grain iron-fortified
infant cereal close to his lips. Give him time to look at
it, smell it, and taste it. Once he opens his mouth,
put the spoon in. If he takes the food, offer another
spoonful. If he spits out the food, wait a few minutes
and try again.
You can expect that most of the first solid food you
offer will end up on his bib, face, and high-chair tray.
This is normal?you are getting him used to eating
solid foods.

Choosing a First Food
The best ?first foods? are meat or an infant cereal that
is single-grain and iron-fortified. Rice cereal is an
example of a single-grain cereal. (For more
information on how to prepare meat, see ?Getting
Started With Meat? on p. 64.)
Wait a few days before adding each new food. To
make sure your toddler is getting enough iron, offer
iron-rich foods at least twice a day.
Iron-rich Foods
Iron-rich foods include:
? Meats: beef, pork, lamb, veal
? Cereals: iron-fortified infant cereals
? Poultry: chicken, turkey
? Fish
? Tofu
? Beans and other legumes
? Egg yolks

 This is copied from Toddles First Steps published by the Ministry of Health in B.C.

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