First foods library
One guide per food — when to start, how to serve at each age, and what to know about allergens. Curated from WHO and IAP aligned guidance, with Indian foods first-class.
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- Plain whole-milk yogurtDairyFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: milk
- Mild pasteurized cheese, gratedDairyFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: milk
- Cottage cheese, plainDairyFrom about 7 monthsAllergen: milk
- Butter, small amount in foodDairyFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: milk
- Egg yolk, well-cooked mashedEggFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: egg
- Whole egg, well-cooked scrambleEggFrom about 7 monthsAllergen: egg
- Avocado, mashedFruitsFrom about 6 months
- Peach, ripe mashedFruitsFrom about 6 months
- Plum, ripe mashedFruitsFrom about 7 months
- Apricot, ripe mashedFruitsFrom about 7 months
- Prune pureeFruitsFrom about 6 months
- Blueberries, well mashedFruitsFrom about 7 months
- Strawberries, mashedFruitsFrom about 7 months
- Raspberries, mashedFruitsFrom about 7 months
- Kiwi, very ripe mashedFruitsFrom about 8 months
- Cherries, pitted and quarteredFruitsFrom about 9 months
- Pineapple, ripe small soft piecesFruitsFrom about 9 months
- Dried apricots, soaked pureedFruitsFrom about 9 monthsAllergen: sulphite
- Oat porridgeGrainsFrom about 6 months
- Plain rice cerealGrainsFrom about 6 months
- Wheat cerealGrainsFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: wheat gluten
- Barley porridgeGrainsFrom about 7 monthsAllergen: wheat gluten
- Quinoa, soft cookedGrainsFrom about 7 months
- Millet porridgeGrainsFrom about 6 months
- Pasta, very soft small shapesGrainsFrom about 8 monthsAllergen: wheat gluten
- Bread, soft crustless stripsGrainsFrom about 9 monthsAllergen: wheat gluten
- Cornmeal polenta, softGrainsFrom about 7 months
- Buckwheat porridgeGrainsFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: buckwheat
- Couscous, softGrainsFrom about 9 monthsAllergen: wheat gluten
- Red lentils, mashedDals & legumesFrom about 6 months
- Hummus with tahiniDals & legumesFrom about 8 monthsAllergen: sesame
- Black beans, mashedDals & legumesFrom about 9 months
- White beans, mashedDals & legumesFrom about 8 months
- Edamame, fully mashedDals & legumesFrom about 8 monthsAllergen: soy
- Tofu, soft mashedDals & legumesFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: soy
- Chicken, slow-cooked pureeMeat & fishFrom about 6 months
- Turkey, slow-cooked pureeMeat & fishFrom about 7 months
- Beef, slow-cooked pureeMeat & fishFrom about 6 months
- Salmon, cooked deboned mashMeat & fishFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: fish
- White fish (cod), deboned mashMeat & fishFrom about 7 monthsAllergen: fish
- Sardines, mashed bonelessMeat & fishFrom about 9 monthsAllergen: fish
- Shrimp, well-cooked finely choppedMeat & fishFrom about 12 monthsAllergen: shellfish crustacean
- Mussels, well-cooked finely choppedMeat & fishFrom about 12 monthsAllergen: mollusc
- Peanut butter, smooth thinnedNuts & seedsFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: peanut
- Tahini (sesame paste), thinnedNuts & seedsFrom about 6 monthsAllergen: sesame
- Sunflower seed butter, thinnedNuts & seedsFrom about 7 months
- Chia seeds, soaked softNuts & seedsFrom about 8 months
- Cinnamon, pinch in porridgeSpices & otherFrom about 8 months
- Olive oil, drizzle in foodSpices & otherFrom about 6 months
- Butternut squash pureeVegetablesFrom about 6 months
- Zucchini (courgette) pureeVegetablesFrom about 6 months
- Broccoli, steamed soft floretsVegetablesFrom about 6 months
- Kale, blended smoothVegetablesFrom about 7 months
- Parsnip pureeVegetablesFrom about 6 months
- Bell pepper, roasted soft stripsVegetablesFrom about 8 months
- Sweet corn, pureedVegetablesFrom about 9 months
- Mushroom, well-cooked finely choppedVegetablesFrom about 9 months
- Asparagus tips, steamed softVegetablesFrom about 8 months
- Celery, well-cooked in foodVegetablesFrom about 9 monthsAllergen: celery
- Spinach, blended in foodVegetablesFrom about 7 months
Educational information from curated sources — not medical advice. Always confirm with your paediatrician.