With 10 months a baby you can eat almost anything, a very beautiful stage full of fun for the baby and families. After the first weeks of adaptation to the new diet, where the baby has to discover that food is more than the milk that he knew until now, it is time to enjoy new flavors.
Complementary feeding can be complex at first, in fact, it is for most children. Something totally normal, because it is not easy to adapt to changes, much less for a little one who has just arrived in the world. But at 10 months, a lot has already happened and the baby has tried many different things, is used to solid food and begins to enjoy food much more.
What can you feed a 10 month old baby?
It is very important to follow the pediatrician's guidelines in the eating of the baby and take into account the advice offered to make it totally successful. Food should be given to try little by little, one by one and spaced out. This is something that is done for several reasons, first, because this way possible food intolerances can be detected.
On the other hand, separating the foods allows the baby to discover them separately, with their different textures and flavors and this allows them to recognize the differences. When several foods are mixed, the flavor and texture of each of them is lost. For this reason, it is very important to vary the way you give the baby food to taste, so it will always be a super sensory experience.
As for the foods that a 10-month-old baby can eat, at this point he can eat practically anything, with a few exceptions. As long as you have the precaution of crushing them to avoid risk of choking, you can eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruits and legumes. You can even start eating light dairy products like yogurt.
The list of foods that a 10 month old baby can eat
- Cereals, both those that contain gluten and those that do not, such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice or barley.
- almost all fruits, it is always recommended to delay fruits that are more likely to cause allergies such as peaches, kiwis or strawberries. Although at 10 months the baby's digestive system may be mature enough to assimilate these foods well.
- Vegetables and greens, except for green leafy vegetables that contain large amounts of nitrates that can be harmful to the baby. In this case, it is recommended to wait a year and not in more than 2 small portions a week.
- Meat, you can now eat all kinds of meat, both white and red. Although it is advisable to limit those with higher fat content. It is also important to cook meat in the healthiest way, such as baked, boiled or grilled, never fried or with a lot of oil.
- Fishes, at 10 months the baby can eat all kinds of white fish, such as hake, rooster, whiting or cod. Blue fish and large fish should be delayed a bit, as they contain large amounts of mercury that can be very harmful to the health of the baby.
- Vegetables They can now take all types, although it is preferable to choose those that are better digestible, such as lentils.
- Dairy, now the baby can start eating yogurt to see how his body assimilates cow's milk into its derivatives. Although milk and cheese should not be given until at least one year old.
These are the foods that the 10-month-old baby can eat. However, she remembers the main food until the year will always be milk, preferably breast milk. Solid foods are a part of the 10-month-old baby's diet, although it is not the basis of his diet. Therefore, do not force the baby to eat, nor worry about the quantities, since the most important thing is that he tries and her body prepares for solid foods.