Guides
The longer answers
Short pieces on the questions that come up at the table. Written plainly, kept current, and linked from the recipes they apply to. Read one when you need it, not before.
Starting out
The first month of solids, and the worries that come with it.
- Starting solids: the first two weeks6 minDraftWhat readiness actually looks like, what to offer on day one, and why the first fortnight is about practice, not nutrition.
- Gagging and choking, and the difference4 minDraftGagging is loud and normal. Choking is quiet. How to tell them apart, how to cut food so you rarely have to, and what to do if it happens.
- Introducing allergens early5 minDraftThe nine common allergens, how to offer each one for the first time, and how to keep them in the rotation once they are in.
Everyday
The habits that make one meal for everyone possible on a Tuesday.
- Salt, sugar and what to hold back4 minDraftHow much salt a baby can have, where it hides, and the fork-off point in a recipe where their portion comes out.
- Batch cooking for the week7 minDraftTwo hours on Sunday, five dinners. What freezes, what does not, and how to label a tub so you still know what it is in March.
- Eating out with a baby3 minDraftWhat to order off a normal menu, what to bring, and how to leave a cafe with your dignity.
Growing
From purée to pieces to opinions.
- From purée to pieces5 minDraftMoving through textures without going backwards. The four shapes this site uses, and when to change up.
- When they refuse everything4 minDraftWhy it happens around one, why it is not about your cooking, and the one rule that keeps dinner calm.
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