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Certain foods can become stuck in your child’s throat or block her airway. Many children choke on food each year.

Foods that are hard, small, round, smooth, or sticky present the greatest risk.

Never give honey to a child before the age of 1, use it in recipes or cooking. Both pasteurized and unpasteurized honey can cause a serious form of food poisoning known as infant botulism.

In this section, you’ll find information about introducing pureed foods and moving on to other textures. You’ll learn how to prepare homemade baby purées and purchase commercial baby food. You’ll also see how to warm and store purées.

From 6 to 12 months, your baby begins to discover solid foods. Start with iron-rich foods, then continue with a variety of foods.

Your baby’s first foods should be rich in iron. Between 6 months and 1 year, give iron-rich foods to your baby at least twice a day. After, serve some at each meal.

After your baby has been eating one or more iron-rich foods for several days, it’s time to add a growing variety of foods into her diet. You can introduce new foods in whatever order you please. Remember, however, that your baby should not drink cow’s milk before the age of 9 months.

This food group includes grains like oats, wheat, barley, rice, buckwheat, rye, millet, and quinoa. It also includes pasta and bread.

This food group is made up of foods that are rich in proteins: meat, poultry, fish, and alternatives such as legumes, tofu, and eggs. Since they’re also rich in iron, they’re among the first foods you should offer.

Vegetables and fruit are vital for good health. Not only do they add a wide variety of flavours to your baby’s diet, they also provide minerals and vitamins like vitamin C. They are rich in fibre, too, which helps your baby have regular bowel movements.

This section covers cow’s milk, yogurt, and cheese. Milk, yogurt, and cheese contain protein and minerals, including calcium. They help build and maintain healthy bones and teeth. Cow’s milk is also enriched with vitamin D, which helps the body use calcium more efficiently.