Healthy Active Living—Tips for Introducing Solid Foods

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Patient Education| 2021 Healthy Active Living—Tips for Introducing Solid Foods Connected Content Translation: Healthy Active Living— Consejos para introducir alimentos sólidos Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Healthy Active Living—Tips for Introducing Solid Foods. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/ppe_document136 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Extended Library Starting solid foods is an important part of your baby’s development. Use these tips to start solid foods off right — and set your baby on the road to healthy eating for life! Most babies are ready for solids at around 6 months. Look for these signs: He can sit up mostly on his ownHe can hold his head up for a long timeHe’s interested in mealtime — for example, he might try to grab food off your plateHe continues to be hungry between nursing or bottle feedingHe doesn’t automatically push food out of his mouth with his tongue (young babies have a “tongue-thrust reflex” that fades as they get older) Starting solid foods too early makes it more likely that your child will have a hard time staying at a healthy weight. It’s important to know... © 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.