Wean in 15: Up-to-date Advice and 100 Quick Recipes

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Yes, she loves to eat and she is quite a foodie! I love challenging her with new dishes and coming up with new recipe ideas, using spices like paprika and cumin in curries. She’s not the sort of baby who loves a big steaming bowl of green beans and broccoli, but she’s a big fan of flavour!

So you just follow these steps. First, offer your baby some food, see what happens, and then adjust the portion sizes. Lily is 19 months old now, and she still drinks breast milk once or twice a day. Many babies continue nursing until the age of two or even older than that, which is what the World Health Organization recommends. Written in partnership with infant nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed, parents can also find weaning guidance to help get their little one started on solid foods, plus advice on introducing new flavours and overcoming fussy eating. This is the tastiest curry in the whole book. Remember your baby’s appetite can vary day-to-day, so don’t be upset if they don’t eat all the food you offer them.So it’s definitely more of a journey and process that builds a healthy relationship with food and a great diet.

vp: There are a few parts here. You have to help your baby develop the skills, habits, and attitudes that go into healthy eating. Weekday breakfasts can be a bit of a myth when you've snoozed your alarm and have a Zoom call in ten minutes.

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Yes, I learnt a lot from Charlotte. She coached me through the whole process with Indie, and she was brilliant at giving advice when I was unsure about anything. Add the coconut milk and squash to the pan and continue cooking for 8-10 minutes or until the squash is cooked through. Stir in the lime juice, spring onions and coriander. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes to allow the flavours to meld together. Remove the bay leaf and thyme sprigs before serving. Serve with Rice. Parents should also be getting the whole family involved in mealtimes – even if it’s just adding some finishing touches to a dish, like a few berries on top of some porridge. These little things are so important, as they enable kids to connect with the food in a positive way. Whether you’re a first-time parent or not, Wean in 15 guides you towards getting the best for your little one, from figuring out when to start weaning and how much food your child needs, to adapting your own meals for your child. Joe knows how difficult it can be to manage your time, so he also shows you how to prep like a boss with shopping lists and freezable items. Features one hundred delicious, healthy and balanced recipes, from finger foods and purees to adapting your own favourite meals.

vp: Well with Lily, we tried both. So it was really a hybrid. But there’s really no right answer here, parents should choose the one that works best for them and their baby. If you’re worried about your baby choking on finger foods, then you might be more comfortable with spoon-feeding. So Erin, my wife, for example, would nurse Lily as soon as they woke up, but we’d wait about an hour before feeding her a scrambled egg and avocado mash for breakfast.And third, they need to be able to swallow food. The tongue has a thrust reflex, where babies may push more food out of their mouth than they let in. So they need to lose that reflex. kk: Okay, noted. So start with vegetable purees for the first two weeks, then what about the second two weeks? The most important thing for me is role modelling. So, sit down with your baby at mealtimes and eat with her – let her watch you, and then she’ll mimic your behaviour. vp: It’s pretty simple, you just chop up your vegetables, boil it until it’s soft, drain the water out, and then mix it with some new water or your baby’s normal milk or formula, and then blend it until it’s creamy.

If he or she doesn’t eat everything during a meal, that’s okay. Just stop feeding them when they act full. So a good schedule would be something like broccoli on the first day, potato on the second day, green beans on day three, asparagus on the next day, rutabaga on day five, kale on day six, and avocado on day seven. A baby is “weaned” when their intake of breast milk or formula goes away completely. But it’s not just something that stops cold turkey. It happens over time.

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kk: It sounds like by month eight, you can really introduce a lot of different food groups. What’s a healthy diet for a baby? This meant I was really able to focus on the recipes and bring in my anecdotal experience with my daughter Indie. So, in that respect, it was easy to write! Did you learn a lot from writing the book?