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Recommendations of Babies, weaning

The following foods shouldn’t be given to your baby:

  • Salt - it cannot be processed by their immature kidneys, and too much salt can be very dangerous to a baby. Avoid giving salty foods such as cheese and bacon, and leave it out of your home-cooked meals (it’s healthier for the whole family, too);
  • Sugar - encourages a sweet tooth and causes dental decay;
  • Honey - can cause the same problems as sugar. Rarely, a dangerous bacteria is found in honey that causes serious illness in under-1s;
  • Nuts - present a choking risk and also life-threatening allergy in rare cases.

If you choose to introduce solid foods before your baby reaches 6 months of age, you should not give them the following:

  • any cereals containing gluten, such as wheat flour, bread, rusks, rye or barley-based foods;
  • nuts and seeds;
  • fish and shellfish;
  • eggs;
  • citrus fruits, including citrus juices; and 
  • soft and unpasteurised cheeses.