First Time Parents Guide on Vegetables and Meat Combination

After your baby is accustomed to the many varieties of plain vegetables, plain meats and cereals, you can provide new taste experiences through serving several strained combinations. Some of these pleasantly combine vegetables, cereals and meat. Some first year acquaintances with mixed flavors is an important step in learning to accept grown-up foods later on.

Nutritionally, the vegetable and meat combinations are quite similar to the plain vegetables. Their proper use in a baby's menu is as alternatives for vegetables. In other words, they would be only part of a meal which would also contain plain meats, egg yolks, cottage cheese, or other high protein food.

Some products lets says Gerber combinations have a just right consistency for babies. Unlike concentrated canned soups for adults, they should not be diluted before serving. This would make them harder to feed and give less nutritive value per spoonful. Serve about the same size portions as vegetables - one-third to one-half jar.