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Th e Phi lips A vent 4 -in-1 he alth y baby f ood
ma ker ge ntly s tea ms fr uit , veg eta ble s, m eat
an d s h. I t can a lso b le nd you r coo ked
in gre di ent s to the c ons ist enc y th at mo st
su its yo ur b aby ’s age an d ha s a ha ndy
def ros t and r eh eat fu nc tio n. A ll ai me d at
he lpi ng yo u to ma ke hea lthy, who le som e
me al s qui te ea sily f or you r ba by .
Th ese r ec ipe s have b ee n car efu lly
se lec ted by a n utr it ion e xpe rt . If yo u
ar e in a ny dou bt as to t he s uit abi lit y
of an y of the r ec ipe s in th is bo ok let
for yo ur b aby, par ti cul ar ly if an
al ler gy t o cer tai n foo ds is s us pe cte d
or k now n, pl ea se con su lt you r doc tor
or c hil d hea lth ca re co ns ulta nt
as appropriat e.
sh e exam ine d the g rowt h and d iet ar y int ake of ve ry
youn g child ren (0-3 years) wi th grow th p rob lems
an d prov ide d di eta ry a dv ice to the ir pa rent s.
Du ri ng t ime sp ent w ork ing a s a Nu tr it ion S cie nt ist
at th e Br it ish N utr it ion Fo un dat ion , she p rov ide d
exp er t nu tr iti ona l adv ice o n wean ing , ana lyzed a nd
che cked t he nu tr it ion al conte nt of wea nin g rec ipe s,
an d develo pe d mea l pla ns for ve ry yo ung ch ildre n.
She’s al so a m emb er of t he Nu tr iti on S oci et y and
th e UK Nut ri ti onis ts i n Ind ust ry g roup a nd a re gul ar
ad vi sor to t he me dia o n the s ubje c t of nut ri ti on.
Af ter ove r 15 year s of wor k in the eld of h uma n
nu tri ti on, Em ma re cently se t up he r own nu tr it ion
consul tancy business.
Ou r aim
We hop e this r eci pe b ook let w ill he lp you wh en
st ar t ing you r baby o n sol id foo d. It in clud es so me
useful inf ormation and pr ofessional advice about
th e die rent s ta ges of we ani ng, a long w ith m ea l
planner e xamples and appropriate recipes for the
die rent s ta ges o f wean ing. E ach rec ip e ha s bee n
deve lope d us ing Ph ilip s Avent 4- in-1 healt hy baby
foo d make r to he lp you to prov id e nu tri ti ous fo od fo r
your g row ing b aby .
S tar ting t o wean y our bab y
Se eing yo ur new bo rn ba by grow an d develo p into
a ha ppy and h ealt hy child i s a really a ma zin g and
rewa rdin g expe r ien ce. What h app ens i n a baby ’ s
r st yea r of life may p otent ia lly inu ence hi s or he r
fu ture h ealt h and p rovi din g hea lthy , n utr it io us foo d
is an e ss ent ial p ar t of thi s pro cess . Brea st m ilk is t he
be st r st fo od a b aby can h ave, be cau se it co ntai ns
all o f the na tur al nut ri ti ona l conten t your b aby
ne eds , alon g wi th im por t ant an tib od ies fo r add ed
prote c ti on ag ains t infe ct io n, di rec tly from m oth er
to ba by . It ’s recom me nde d to bre as tfe ed u p to the
ag e of 6 mon ths a nd if p oss ible to co nti nue to d o
so to geth er w ith a h ealthy, bala nced d iet fo r up to 2
year s or lo nger i f prefe rred . Whe n it ’s not po ssi ble to
bre as tfe ed , infa nt form ula i s the n ex t bes t sub st it ute
for b rea st mi lk. In te rms o f thei r abi lit y to grow, a
ba by sho uld gai n bet wee n 0.5k g (1.1lbs) and 1k g (2.2
lbs) in wei ght pe r mo nth fro m 0- 6 mon ths, a fte r
whi ch ti me, s olid fo ods a re req uire d to pro mote
further gro wth and dev elopment .
Be cau se ba bie s are in div id ual s an d grow at d iere nt
pa ces, it ’s real ly impo r tan t not to ru sh th em into
wea ning b efore t hey’re rea dy . Th e earl ies t ti me to
cons id er st ar t ing to we an a ba by is 4 mo nths o r 17
wee ks . But i t usu ally ta kes a roun d 6 mon ths for a
ba by’s diges t ive sys tem to wo rk pro pe rly and b e
rea dy to dig est fo od* . The re are 3 key s ign s that
sh ow whe n a baby s eem s to be re ady to tr y so lid
foo d. Th ese u sua lly tak e pla ce arou nd 4- 6 mo nths
an d inclu de: b eing a ble to s it up a nd ho ld the ir he ad
ste ady; go od ha nd, eye an d mo uth coo rdi nat ion
(they ca n look a t food , pick i t up an d put i t in th eir
mo uth); the ab ilit y to sw allow th e food o n oer,
rat her t han p ush i t all ou t. So lo ok fo r all of th es e
si gns b efore we anin g your b aby . Th ey may als o
be come le ss s ati s ed w ith th eir m ilk fee ds a nd st ar t
to sh ow an inte res t in th e food s that o the r peo ple
cons ume. A ll of th ese c han ges ma rk an i mpo rt ant
ste p in you r baby’s de velop men t. Th ey’re now rea dy
to exp lore n ew ta ste s and tex t ures in t hei r diet .
Whe n r st s tar t ing to we an you r baby i t’s not s o
imp or ta nt how m uch t hey cons ume, i t’s mo re ab out
get t ing t hem u sed to e at ing fo od in ge ne ral. B abi es
won’t n ee d 3 mea ls a d ay init ially. Y ou c an si mply
st ar t by oer in g the m a lit tle at a t im e unt il th ey get
us ed to th e ta ste, te xt ure an d feel o f food i n the ir
mo uth. T he n you gra dua lly incr eas e th e amo unt
an d var iet y of fo od you r baby e ats u nti l they c an
event ual ly eat th e sam e foo ds a s the re st of t he
fam ily , i n sma ller p or ti ons . Ba bies le arn to li ke the
foo ds th ey get us ed to. If yo u give t hem ve ry s alt y ,
Pro v iding y our baby with a range of health y and nutritious foods to
eat from the beginning is absolutely essential , as it will m ak e sure
they k ee p eating such kind s o f food as they gro w older .
swe et or f att y foo ds a nd dr in ks th ey wi ll be m ore
like ly to want th em wh en th ey get ol der a nd you
rea lly don’t w ant to cre ate a fu ssy e ater! Pr ovi din g
your b aby w ith a r ange o f hea lthy and n utr it io us
foo ds to ea t from th e be gi nnin g is ab solu tely
es sent ia l, a s it w ill ma ke sure t hey kee p eat ing s uch
k ind s of foo d as t hey grow o lder. It ’ s rea lly hard to
cha nge wh at chil dren e at whe n they g et old er so i t’s
imp or ta nt to in st il goo d foo d hab its r ig ht fro m the
ver y st ar t. You are ad vi se d to do thi s from we ani ng
onw ards a nd to pre pa re food s fro m scratc h usi ng
fre sh ing red ient s. T his way , you k now exa ct ly what
your b aby is e at ing. Y ou s hou ld al so tr y to pre ser ve
th e nutr it io nal co mpo sit io n of the fo od s you w ish
to pre pare a s mu ch a s pos sib le, so th at you ge t the
ma x imu m nutr it io n out o f the i ngre die nts yo u’re
us ing. B uy ing fr esh in gred ie nts a nd sto ri ng th em
ap prop ri ately by follo win g sto rag e ins tru ct io ns
prov id ed w ill h elp to m aint ain th e nut ri ti ona l
conte nt. T his w ill al so m ake su re that fo od s such a s
raw m eat or sh are s afe to ea t. An d mak i ng sure
tha t food i s pre pare d on cle an su rf aces us ing
clea n uten sil s w ill al so p rotec t your b aby fro m
harmful bac teria.
Stea ming i s a ver y hea lthy way to pre pare fo od a s
it he lps to ke ep th e nut ri ent s locke d in. U sin g the
Phi lips Aven t 4-in - 1 he althy ba by food m aker w il l
he lp to ret ain th e nut ri ti ona l content o f the i nit ial
ing red ient s in t he na l pre pare d me al for you r ba by .
Thi s is be cau se th e jui ces rele as ed f rom th e stea me r
du ri ng cook i ng ( ste ami ng ph as e ) are ret ain ed fo r
mix in g back i nto the fo od d ur ing b lend ing
(blendi ng phase ).
Alth oug h thi s rec ipe b ook let g ives yo u som e
info rmat io n rel ated to we anin g, th ere’s al so ple nt y of
reli able i nform at ion av aila ble to h elp you to d ec ide
if you r baby i s read y for wea ning . For exa mple, f rom
your lo cal b aby cli nic, d oc tor’s o ce or on line, a s
well a s in forma ti on to he lp you p rogre ss fro m one
st ag e to the n ext , pe rhap s even ot her re ci pe id ea s
tha t you ca n use w ith yo ur Ph ilips Ave nt 4-i n-1
he althy ba by food m aker.
* Cons ult you r loca l doc tor o r child c are h ealth co nsu ltan t if you fee l you ne ed f ur the r adv ice o n whe n migh t
be t he be st t im e to wean yo ur ba by .
‘‘I re ally ho pe you e njoy th is won der fu l an d excit in g
t ime in yo ur chi ld’s grow th an d deve lopm ent , as th ey
lea rn to exp er ien ce new t as tes an d tex ture s an d get
he althy eat in g hab its t hat w ill e nab le the m to grow
into h ealt hy , ha ppy ad ults! ’’
Dr. Emma Wi llia ms,
Nutrit ion C onsu l tant
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