Arepa and Avocado
From 6 months · 2 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Arepa
Make the arepa soft and thin rather than thick and dense, and serve the tender inner crumb instead of a hard or browned crust. Cut a warm arepa into finger-length strips your baby can hold, or scoop out the soft center and mash it with a little water or breast milk/formula. Make it without added salt.
Finger-length strips of the soft inner crumb, or mashed soft center. Avoid hard crust and avoid dense, doughy chunks.
A dense or thick arepa, and any hard or dry crust, can compress into a wad that is hard to clear. Serve the soft inner crumb in thin pieces, keep it moist, and always supervise eating.
Avocado
A ripe avocado is one of the easiest first foods. Peel it, remove the pit, and mash the soft flesh smooth, or leave it slightly lumpy as your baby gets used to texture. You can also offer a thick finger-length wedge to hold and gnaw on. It is naturally soft and squishes easily between two fingers.
Smooth or lightly mashed, or a thick finger-length wedge to self-feed.
Avocado is soft and low-risk, but a very ripe one is slippery and can be hard for little hands to hold. Mash it or coat pieces lightly to help with grip, and always keep portions soft enough to squish between two fingers.
Putting it together
Prepare each ingredient using the age guidance above, then serve them together.
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- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Arepa (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Avocado (nutrient data)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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