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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.









