Healthy Feeding Tips For Fussy Babies

1. Healthy Feeding Tips For Fussy Babies From the time your baby starts tasting solids, it may seem like they are picky eater. But it takes time for them to develop a like or dislike foods. It is best to feed your baby a variety of appropriate foods at different stages of development to train their palate and avoid true 'picky eater' syndrome. Daily changes in the color and texture of different foods will create interest and curiosity, and it is pretty normal for babies to enjoy something one day then refuse it the next. Know that babies will never starve themselves. Stay focused on offering a variety of foods and don't stress if it gets wasted occasionally. Here are some tips that will help make mealtime healthy and enjoyable: ●Babies have sensitive tummies, so it's good to offer the right type of food for your child's developmental stage. Meals should not only promote good health, but should also help fine tune eating habits for the future. ●At six months, when breast milk or formula is still an important part of development, babies are also ready to experience new flavors. Now is the time to introduce vegetables and fruits to their diet in the form of baby smoothies or purees. These present little ones with nutrient-rich first food options like bananas, mangoes, papayas, avocados, carrots and squash. ●When making purees at home, a clean kitchen and proper cooking of the food is of utmost importance. ●Fresh organic fruits and vegetables are the best options, but if unavailable, organic baby food deliverycan be a convenient option that helps busy parents offer healthy choices for their children. ●A colorful bowl and fun-shaped spoon can turn mealtime into a fun playtime. Children will be happy to experiment with hand to mouth movements and feed themselves. You'll also find it to be one of the smoothest ways to get your baby to try new foods. Spoon-fed babies might be ready to feed themselves and control what they’re eating. ●A crucial step towards introducing new foods to a baby is to understanding the baby's feeding rhythm - how often he or she should eat, how much and at what rate your child likes to eat and drink. ●There are various ways to present new baby foods to a 'picky eater.' One of them is using divided plates or bowls. Place three new baby foods and offer them, in turn, to the baby. Your child will likely prefer one food more than the other two and make the choice to finish that one. That's better than the child lacking a choice then refusing to eat, period. Psychology! Little Spoon offers homemade baby food deliveryand has a large variety of organic baby foodto suit your child's ever-changing tastes and needs.

2. Author Bio: The author is a nutritionist and a mother of two beautiful children. As a writer, consultant and an educator, she likes to focus on inculcating healthy food habits and loves feeding her baby the best organic baby food