BabyJoyGeneral information, not medical advice. Talk to your pediatrician before starting solids or allergens.
Starting solids
Introducing common allergens
Introduce allergens one at a time, starting with single ingredients, and keep offering the ones your baby has tried. Here is how to offer each of the 9 common food allergens for the first time.
If your baby has severe eczema or a known food allergy, talk to your pediatrician before introducing allergens.
Peanut
Offer smooth peanut butter thinned with warm water, breast milk or formula, or stirred into a food your baby already eats. Never offer whole peanuts or thick spoonfuls.
1 food in the guide
Egg
Offer well-cooked egg, such as hard-boiled egg or an omelette cooked through, cut into strips.
1 food in the guide
Cow's milk (dairy)
Offer dairy in food, such as full-fat plain yogurt or cheese, or milk used in cooking. Cow's milk should not be the main drink before 12 months.
12 foods in the guide
Wheat
Offer wheat-based foods such as toast fingers, soft pasta or wheat cereal.
8 foods in the guide
Soy
Offer soft tofu strips or plain soy yogurt. Mash edamame; never serve whole.
4 foods in the guide
Sesame
Offer smooth tahini (sesame paste) thinned or stirred into yogurt or hummus.
3 foods in the guide
Fish
Offer well-cooked, boneless fish such as salmon or cod, flaked. Choose lower-mercury fish.
6 foods in the guide
Tree nuts
Offer smooth nut butters thinned, or finely ground nuts mixed into food. Never whole or chopped nuts.
5 foods in the guide
Shellfish
Offer well-cooked shrimp or prawns, finely chopped or minced.
1 food in the guide
Keep every first food in one place
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