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Day 1 to 4

Baby rice + breast milk or milk alternative.

Bowl of baby rice

Day 4 to 6

Add a little pureed apple or pear to the baby rice.

Bowls of baby rice and pureed apple

Day 7 to 11

Try some pureed potato and then add some pureed beef or lamb.

Bowls of pureed potato and meat

Day 12 to 15

Offer some pureed kumara, pumpkin or carrot, or pureed rice.

Bowl of pureed pumpkin

Day 16 to 20

Continue to offer a variety of pureed vegetables, meat and fruit.

Bowls of pureed apple, pumpkin, potato and meat

Moving from puréed foods to mashed and other textures

It's important to move quickly from the purée stage to mashed and other textures so that your baby develops biting and chewing skills.

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