Nursery World - In good taste

Weaning is an ideal time to lay the foundations of good eating habits for life, as nutritionalist Julia Wolman explains Weaning babies on to solid foods is an important milestone. This is the time when they start experiencing new tastes and learning new skills, such as chewing, but perhaps most importantly lay the foundations of eating habits that will see them through childhood and their adult lives.

Weaning babies on to solid foods is an important milestone. This is the time when they start experiencing new tastes and learning new skills, such as chewing, but perhaps most importantly lay the foundations of eating habits that will see them through childhood and their adult lives.

Since 1994, parents had been advised to start weaning between four and six months. However, in 2003 the Department of Health recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months. This recommendation extends to babies who are formula fed.

Health experts now have evidence that breast milk (or infant formula) provides all the nutrition a baby needs for the first six months of life.

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