Serve the following as purees until your grandchild can pick them up her/himself:
- Broccoli A must: contains calcium for growing bones and iron for blood
- Carrots Children love them and they are a great source of vitamin A
- Peas, beans and pulses Packed with plant proteins and B vitamins; chickpeas and lentils as long as they’re low in sugar and salt
- Tomatoes Cut into wedges for your grandchild to suck on. The juice contains a lot of vitamin C and lycopene, a powerful antioxidant
- Apples Leave the peel on: most of the goodness is just under the skin
- Berries The darker the better, like blueberries, squashed to avoid the risk of choking. They’re fun for your grandchild to pick up. Strawberries have the mot vitamin C of any fruit
- Grapefruit and orange wedges Full of vitamin C and supernutrients
- Eggs (only after 6 months) Hugely nutritious, with all the B vitamins, including B12 for brain and nerve growth
- Porridge Start early so he will eat this food all through life, as it lowers cholesterol
- Olives From the time they could pick them up, all my grandchildren loved natural olives – a good course of vitamin E and essential fats
- Prunes Soft and juicy to suck on, a rich source of iron, and good for bowel health
- Wholegrains (only after 6 months) Cereal, bread, and pasta for fibre, roughage, and B vitamins
- Pomegranate juice Dilute with water (one in four to 12 months, one in two thereafter) for healthy kidneys
