Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
13 <br /> W-W 1W <br /> r <br /> FeeA4 <br /> Your aby <br /> AT THIS AGE, MOST BABIES ENJOY <br /> FORK-MASHED FOODS INADDITION <br /> TO PUREED FOODS. <br /> :a„^y?. • Do not feed honey to your baby i <br /> - _ during her first year. Honey may <br /> carry botulism spores that can <br /> harm her. <br /> �'°' • Do not use "leftovers" to make <br /> baby foods. Leftover foods are <br /> likely to have higher levels of - <br /> : :f' bacterial contamination than <br /> - freshly prepared foods. <br /> z "e • Do not feed your baby raw eggs or <br /> raw milk.These raw foods may be <br /> a °T '' sources of infections that can be <br /> dangerous for her. <br /> .s 40 <br /> Tracy Borland(3) <br /> BE CAREFUL. . . <br /> Now that your baby is 8 months old • Do not add salt,sugar,or season- t t <br /> and may have some teeth, you can ings to baby foods. Foods that <br /> fork-mash vegetables and fruits, in taste bland to an adult are a new - <br /> addition to straining or pureeing taste experience to an infant. <br /> them. Mash a favorite vegetable Some sodium is necessary for <br /> thoroughly with a fork or you can good health, but there is enough <br /> use a potato masher for mashing natural sodium in foods. Added <br /> foods like ripe bananas and cooked salt will provide too much sodium <br /> apples, winter squash, white or for a small baby and can even be <br /> sweet potatoes, or carrots. Make harmful. • Do not feed your baby chunky <br /> sure the food contains no lumps, foods such as corn, nuts, pop- <br /> pieces of skin,strings,or seeds.The ;, �z;.~" . corn, and seeds, or coarse tex- <br /> consistency will be a little thicker d ` <br /> tured foods, such as cookies that <br /> than pureed food. crumble easily. Such foods are <br /> difficult for your baby to eat, and <br /> Meats are good for your baby, too, <br /> they may make her choke. <br /> but do not give her fried meats. t <br /> Trim all fat from the meat and mash • Do not be afraid to serve foods <br /> it thoroughly with a fork. cold. Most babies will accept cold <br /> _k food. If you want to warm your <br /> Cooked foods may be strained <br /> through a fine mesh sieve or w. �"" baby's food, do it just before serv- <br /> ing.A sieve is also useful for <br /> steam-cooking small amounts of Remember,with alittle patience, <br /> food for your baby. Be sure that all you can help your baby appreci- <br /> food particles are removed when _ ate a wide variety of tastes and <br /> you wash the strainer. �..:' textures in new foods. <br />