When introducing new fruits and vegetables to a baby, it is a good idea to wait
a few days between new foods. Four days is usually enough and this
will allow you to discover any food allergies the baby may have without having
to risk another outbreak by having to feed all the week's food over again to
find the culprit.
If foods can be steamed or softened in the microwave before pureeing, it is
preferred. This will allow you to retain some of the vitamins and
nutrients that would have been lost in the cooking water if they had
been prepared in that manner.
Don't forget to use baby cereal as well as fruits and vegetables.
This is often introduced before any other solid food.
Remember not to use honey or egg whites in any of your
homemade baby food recipes for a child under a year old.
To each his (or her!) own
It is important to remember that babies will have their personal likes and
dislikes when it comes to food. Your favorite food in the world may be bananas
but the baby may refuse to have anything to do with mashed bananas. The most
important thing to remember in this area is:
Never, ever force a baby to eat foods he does not want to eat.
That doesn't mean that you will never try the food again. Offer it again in
a week or so, and again after that, but if the baby doesn't want the food any
of those times, he or she just is not going to be enjoying that particular
food.