USDA and DHHS. 2020. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. 9th Edition. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://DietaryGuidelines.gov/ Opens a new window [Accessed February 2022] Hopefully this blog has answered most of the key questions you have about offering fruit to your little ones. As a summary, here are my take home points:

Breast milk is the only food or drink babies need for around the first 6 months of their life. It's best to carry on breastfeeding alongside an increasingly varied diet once you introduce your baby's first solid foods. The World Health Organization recommends that all babies are breastfed for up to 2 years or longer. Fruit juices, such as orange juice, are a good source of vitamin C. However, they also contain natural sugars and acids, which can cause tooth decay. Occasionally, honey contains bacteria that can produce toxins in a baby's intestines, leading to infant botulism, which is a very serious illness.Babies should not eat salty foods as it's not good for their kidneys, and sugar can cause tooth decay. First infant formula, follow-on formula or growing-up milks are not needed once your baby is 12 months old.

There are 3 clear signs which, when they appear together from around 6 months of age, show your baby is ready for their first solid foods alongside breast milk or first infant formula. Fully breastfed babies do not need any water until they've started eating solid foods. During hot weather they may want to breastfeed more than usual. Smooth a dime-sized amount of cream into the skin until it is fully absorbed. Use morning and night. However, it’s important to know that it’s probably best not to feel you have to offer fruit at EVERY meal time. Mainly in the name of variety, getting the ratio right and also not encouraging a preference for sweet tastes at every meal. What if my baby will ONLY eat fruit and not vegetables?When introducing your baby to vegetables, it can be enjoyable to try different combinations such as sweet potatoes and melon, carrots and apricots, or squash and apples, as well as sweet potatoes and melon, carrots and apricots, and squash and apples. But this is an important part of your baby's development. Encouraging your baby to touch and play with their food will help them learn how to eat and enjoy different foods, flavours and textures. Rice tends to take up more arsenic than other grains, but this does not mean that your baby cannot eat rice. Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser (10ml): Aqua, Decyl Glucoside, Caulerpa Lentillifera Extract, Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Physalis Peruviana Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract, Morus Nigra Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Linalool, Parfum.