Babies need
plenty of vitamins and nutrients in order for them to grow properly. For about
the first three months their only source of food is often either breast milk or
formula. Once an infant can sit up on their own you may want to start
introducing new foods for them. The first type of baby food to introduce is
cereal. For babies, it is very running and easy to swallow. For those little
guys that are starting to get hungry at night, this can fill them up and help
them to sleep all night too.
It is important
to only introduce on type of baby food at a time to your child. Wait at least
three days before you give them something else. Children can develop food
allergies, and that can be very serious. Knowing what is responsible for the
food allergy is very important though. By limiting what they are introduced to,
the cause of the food allergy can easily be identified.
As your baby gets
older you can start introducing solid foods as well. You will find a good
assortment of baby food at most retailers. Many of them come in resealable
containers. There are various sizes of them too as some babies just don't eat
very much at one time. There are even small meals for older children with
plenty of great tasting baby foods for them to enjoy.
Some parents aren't
too happy with all the additives in baby food these days though. Instead they
choose to make their own. They can spend an afternoon making it and then freeze
it. This way they will have plenty of meals for the week for their child. If a
parent knows their baby has various food allergies making the food for them can
be easier than watching labels all the time.
There is quite a
good selection out there of baby food though so your child can experience new
tastes. Some they will like and others they won't so you will have to learn
about it as things move along. Make sure you get your baby foods they are able
to consume. Some have trouble with particular textures at various ages.