Food plays an important role in your child’s development during the first months. During this period, a lot happens at a rapid pace—both physically and cognitively—and your child needs a varied and nutritious diet to grow and thrive. Here, we offer easy-to-prepare, iron-rich, and tasty baby food recipes suitable for children from 6 months, 8 months, and up to 2 years old.
All of our baby food recipes are created with care for small tummies, developmental stages, and nutritional needs. They are easy to prepare, made with fresh ingredients, and include clear guidance on texture, cooking time, and portion size. Since it is essential to consider a child’s motor skills when preparing food, you will find recipes with us that suit the child, everyday life, and are easy to cook together.
Porridge sticks are perfect for small hands that want to eat independently. They are tasty, easy to bake, simple to vary, and work well as both breakfast and a snack. Our porridge stick recipes are nutritious, free from unnecessary additives, and easy to take on the go.
Porridge is a classic first meal for many babies. It is easy to adjust in texture, can be enriched with iron, and is gentle on the stomach. We share recipes for both mild tasting portions suitable for babies from 6 months, as well as more filling options for older children.
Porridge is a classic first meal for many babies . It is easy to adjust in consistency, can be enriched with iron and is gentle on the stomach. We give you recipes for both mild tasting portions for children from 6 months and more filling varieties for the older ones.
Children love pancakes, and with the right ingredients, they can also be a nutritious meal. Our recipes are adapted for young children, with natural flavors, without sugar and often fortified with iron. Serve as breakfast, lunch or an extra tasty snack.
Smoothies are an easy way to get your baby in on the fruits, berries, vegetables and iron. They are suitable from around 8 months and up and can be varied endlessly. Discover our colorful, tasty and filling smoothies for the whole family.
Soft rolls and child-friendly bread are a great complement to porridge and puree. Our recipes are free of added sugar and salt, baked with few ingredients and adapted for children from about 10 months. Perfect to serve with mashed avocado or cream cheese.
Cooking your own meals at home is both economical and flexible. You can easily adapt recipes to your child's tastes, vary textures according to their maturity level, and introduce new flavors at your child's own pace.
Introducing new foods is not just about nutrition. It is also a chance to build good eating habits , confidence and curiosity . Offer fresh foods with mild flavors, and remember that it may take several tries before your child accepts a new flavor. Just because it didn't work the first time doesn't mean it always will. Separating the ingredients on the plate can also make the food more appetizing for your child.
We know that even the little ones have big needs. We also know that time as a parent is often short. That's why we have developed baby food recipes that are both nutritious and practical . With our homemade iron powder as a base in many recipes, you get an easy way to iron-fortify food without affecting the taste.
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Whether you're looking for a vegetarian baby food recipe, a gentle puree for your baby, a tasty snack or a kid-friendly dinner, you'll find something here . The recipes are created to work in everyday life, with fresh ingredients, simple cooking methods and minimal preparation time.
Most babies are ready for their first taste between 4 and 6 months. The most important thing is that the baby can sit up with support, shows interest in food and can swallow without pushing the food out with the tongue. At 6 months, the baby needs to start getting more energy and iron through food.
Good sources of iron for young children are porridge, beans, lentils, meat, fish, eggs and fortified foods. iron sources for younger children are porridge, beans, lentils, meat, fish, eggs and fortified foods. You can also use heme iron powder in the recipe. In porridge, pancakes, purees or mash, for example, heme iron is easily absorbed by the body and does not affect the taste.
Avoid honey (risk of botulism), salt, sugar, unpasteurized products, spinach and red cabbage for small children, as well as foods with whole nuts, popcorn or hard pieces that can get stuck in the throat. Be careful with strongly spiced foods and ready-made broths.
Both are safe options. Homemade food gives you more control over the ingredients, consistency and amount of iron, and it can be adapted to the child's development. Ready-made food is practical and an easy complement to everyday life. as a complement and easy to everyday life.
Freeze in smaller portions so that the food cools down quickly. Always defrost food in the refrigerator or in a water bath, not at room temperature.
Yes. You can enrich your food with the help of nut-free bread, iron-rich porridge, meat, beans or heme iron powder. Heme iron is tasteless and does not change the consistency, which makes it easy to use in both purees, pancakes and porridge.
From about 8 months, most children can drink smoothies with mild flavors. Avoid honey, added sugar and too acidic fruits at first. Smoothies work great as a snack or part of breakfast.
At 6-8 months of age, most babies are ready to explore. It is time to introduce small portions. At this stage, it is important that the food is soft, well-cooked and easy to mix. Mealtimes are initially more about eating to discover than to fill up, and to make the moment both enjoyable and safe.
At 8 months, your baby can appreciate slightly coarser purees, textured mash and even softer pieces . It is also a good time to let your baby start exploring more on their own, with their fingers or a spoon depending on their motor development. Many babies find it exciting to hold pieces and feel like they can do it themselves. Examples include banana pancakes, mashed potatoes, porridge sticks, softer vegetable pieces and small pieces of chicken or fish.
Making your own baby food at this age doesn't have to take a lot of time. Many of our recipes make it easy for you , require few ingredients and often take less than 20 minutes from start to serving.
From about 10–12 months, many children can eat most of the family's food, with adapted consistency, mild seasoning and without salt. The pieces should be smaller and easy to chew. Avoid food that is hard or difficult to swallow. The food should preferably be rich in iron, protein and fresh vegetables, and still easy to chew and swallow. The recipes often contain the same ingredients that the rest of the family eats, but are adapted in cooking, seasoning and texture to suit the child.
Popular dishes for this age can be minced meat sauce with finely chopped vegetables, vegetarian lentil soup, fish gratin with mashed potatoes, small oven pancakes or pancakes, or quinoa salad with beans and corn.
Many of these dishes are also quick to prepare and suitable for stressful weeknights, and several of them take less than 30 minutes to prepare.
Fatigue, paleness and poor appetite can sometimes be linked to low iron, but the symptoms can also be due to other things. If you are unsure, talk to your BVC. Iron needs increase significantly after 6 months, so iron-rich foods are especially important during the first year.
Try smoother purees, mild porridge, mashed sweet potatoes, smooth lentil stew or mixed vegetables. Serving food separately on the plate and avoiding mixed textures can also help.
New flavors can be introduced one at a time. It may take up to 8–10 tries before a child accepts a flavor. Continue offering small amounts without pressure.
Common and completely normal. Continue to offer small portions of familiar flavors, serve food at quiet times, and let your child taste the food for themselves. Sitting down together can also make your child more curious.
