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  • Finger Food Ideas From 8 To 12 Months

    Labelled photos to give you some finger food ideas for your baby from 8 to 12 months.
  • Food Safety Video - Clean, Cook, Chill

    Being food smart is Oscar Kightley's passion - clean, cook, chill and you'll be food smart too.
  • The Importance Of Iron For Babies Starting Solids

    Start offering iron-rich foods as soon as your baby starts solids. Keep offering iron-rich foods daily to help prevent iron deficiency.
  • How To Prevent Your Baby Choking When They Start Solids

    Avoid giving pēpi (babies) small hard foods or whole foods.
  • Checklist For Preventing Your Baby From Choking

    Pēpi (babies) and tamariki (children) can choke on food at any age but those under 5 are at higher risk, and especially tamariki and pēpi under 3. Watch a video about ways to reduce the choking risk.
  • What Are The Best Drinks For Your Baby?

    The best drink for babies from birth to 6 months is breast milk (or formula, if breast milk is unavailable). From 7 to 12 months, breast milk (or formula) and water are the best drinks for your baby.
  • What Food To Give Your Baby From 8 To 12 Months

    By 8 or 9 months, you can start to offer your baby their solids before breast milk or formula. By now your baby is probably having 3 to 4 meals a day, 1 to 2 snacks, and 2 to 3 breast (or formula) feeds.
  • What Food To Give Your Baby From 7 To 8 Months

    Keep giving your baby breastmilk (or formula) before solids. Give more variety and texture as baby grows older.
  • What Food To Give Your Baby At Around 6 Months

    Start with one food at a time, and add a new food every 2 to 4 days. Over time, increase how much and how often you give solid foods. Start with 1 to 2 teaspoons once a day, and slowly increase.
  • Keeping Baby Safe When They Are Eating Solid Foods

    Safety's important when your baby is eating. Make sure your baby's well-secured in a high chair, or on your lap. Find out about foods that are more likely to cause choking.
  • What Foods To Give Your Baby When They Start Solids

    Start with spoon-fed puréed foods when your baby is ready (around 6 months). Move on to mashed and chopped foods over the next few months. Offer finger foods from 7 to 8 months when your baby is able to pick them up, bring them to their mouth and chew them.
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