Advice on tastes and flavours
As they get older, many children don't like to try new foods, but giving a wide variety of flavours during weaning may help avoid this fussiness.
Here we explain how to expand your baby's favourite tastes.
Did you know?
Babies have more taste buds than adults; however, their taste
buds are also more sensitive to certain flavours than adults. So
for example, they react more positively to sweet flavours (like
fruits) than adults and more negatively to bitter flavours (like
green vegetables). That's not to say you shouldn't give them green
vegetables but it can take up to 8 attempts for your baby to like
food initially rejected.
Watch our video to the right of this
page to see how Sarah got on with introducing her ten-month-old
Poppy to a variety of flavours, with the help of our Mum's Own
range.
Top tips for introducing your baby to new
flavours
- Offering your baby food in a variety of colours can help in
encouraging them to get used to lots of flavours. If food is
interesting to look at, your baby may be more encouraged to eat
it.
- Interesting flavour combinations may help your baby to explore
new foods. A few recipes to choose from the Mum's Own Recipe
range include:
Planning ahead
We have created some handy
meal planners to help you get lots of variety and the right
balance of nutrition into your baby's diet as they develop and
grow.
Check out
Recipe
Corner where you'll find a selection of easy to follow and
tasty recipes which will get your little one excited for the
wonderful world of food. You can use the recipe finder
function to select the recipes best suited to your baby's age and
dietary requirements, plus save your favourites in your very
own
baby
recipe book.
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