Bread and Turkey
From 12 months · 2 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Bread
Bread can be a regular part of meals as toast fingers, small sandwich pieces, or soft pieces with a topping. Toasting still helps with very soft bread, and crusts can usually stay on. Avoid thick or sticky toppings and keep limiting salt.
Toast fingers or small soft pieces. Keep toppings thin and moist; avoid large gummy bites of soft bread.
Soft, fresh bread can compress into a sticky wad that is hard to clear, and hard crusts can break off in firm pieces. Toast it lightly, cut it into strips or small pieces, add a thin moist spread, and always supervise eating.
Turkey
Serve turkey as bite-size soft pieces, shredded, finely chopped or ground, and cook tougher cuts slowly so they pull apart. It works well in pasta sauces, soups and family dishes. Keep it cooked through with little or no salt, and avoid processed turkey shaped like a tube or sausage unless it is cut down small.
Pea- to bite-size soft pieces; cut any tube-shaped or processed turkey lengthwise and then across.
Plain cooked turkey is low risk when it's soft and shredded, but large or tough chunks can be hard to chew. Keep pieces small and moist, and slice any tube-shaped or processed turkey lengthwise before cutting across.
Putting it together
Layer the turkey into the bread for a simple sandwich.
Sources
- Meal idea from American Academy of Pediatrics
- 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
- ESPGHAN 2017 - Complementary feeding position paper (gluten and allergen timing)
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - Bread (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Turkey (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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