First Foods Guidelines

• There is no rush to introduce solid foods, breast milk is the best food for babies
• Avoid solids until 5-6 months, start with mashed banana or avocado, not rice cereal
• Avoid  jarred baby foods, homemade is easy and healthier
• No raw honey, strawberries, egg whites, grains or other potential allergens until 12 months
• If mom or dad have specific food allergies, avoid those foods until well after 2 years
• No milk, nuts or nut butters until 18mo-24mos
• When milk is introduced, raw is best, non-homogenized 2nd best
• Introduce a variety of foods, one at a time, with a few days before next food
• If baby rejects a food, try again in a few days or weeks, her tastes and needs will change
• Cook with coconut oil or butter, olive oil is ok for low to medium heat only.

5-9 months

• Organic egg yolks (if you’re up for it, grate frozen organic liver onto the eggs for added nutrition)
• Mashed bananas
• Stewed fruit (apple, prunes)
• Cooked and pureed veggies (Limit orange veggies, and puree with homemade chicken stock or water)
• Pureed soups (Again, homemade stock from chicken, beef, or fish)
  Scraped or mashed avocados
• Coconut and hemp oils and butters, olive oil, butter
• Peaches, nectarines

10-12 months

• Organic full fat yogurt
• Poultry and red meat
• Blueberries, papaya, mango
• Beans, hummus

12 months

• Oats, wheat, rice and other grains properly prepared
• Spinach, strawberries
• Whole organic eggs (preferably from pastured chickens)
• Cheese (raw is best, try goat first)
• Raw honey, melons, corn, oranges

Choose an Organic, Whole Food, Seasonal Diet including…

• Fruits, Vegetables
• Soups, Stews
• Fats, fish oil, butter, avocado.
• Organic, Free-Range Meats and Eggs (preferably from pastured animals)
• Whole Grains
• Beans, Nuts

Foods to Avoid…

• Corn syrup, sugar, fruit juices
• Partially hydrogenated oils, Fried foods
• Processed grains, white flour
• Dairy products, soy
• Artificial Sweeteners, preservatives, colors
• Reduced Fat foods

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