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Today's video is another one about introducing solid food and I talk about safe cuts for BLW. Check it out. 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - Which fruits to offer? 02:54 - Stick format 06:11 - Slice format 07:22 - Strip format 08:26 - Whole fruit format 09:02 - With the peel 10:25 - Bouquet format 10:50 - Food ball format 12:00 - Blade format 12:35 - When the food is very rigid 13:12 - When to start changing the format 13:41 - Whole, peeled, without seeds or pits WATCH ALSO: What is BLW • WHAT IS BLW? - FOOD INTRODUCTION ... 1. Which fruits to offer? First of all, it is important to say: there is no contraindication of any fruit in the introduction of solid food. You can give any. Here, just a few precautions should be taken, so I'll leave another video for you to watch: WHAT ARE THE BEST FRUITS FOR BLW • What are the best fruits for introducing... 2. Stick format One of the most common ways to offer food in BLW is through the stick format, because the child can pick it up with his or her hand and use his or her whole hand. This is because the child still cannot make the pincer movement to pick up small pieces, so he or she grabs the food with his or her whole hand, using all of his or her fingers. Ideally, the stick size should not be too thin, so that it is not crushed by the child. One suggestion would be: it should be around 2 cm in diameter and a little bigger than the baby's hand (so that one piece is visible on top and another on the bottom when the child closes his or her hand to pick it up). SEE ALSO: 10 Foods that babies should not eat until they are 1 year old • 10 FOODS THAT BABIES SHOULD NOT EAT... Foods that are commonly offered this way are: Banana Apple Potato Watermelon Melon 3. Sliced format Foods that are softer on the inside and a little harder around the outside can be offered in thick sliced format. Zucchini Orange 4. Strips format Meats are usually offered in strips, very similar to the size of the sticks I mentioned at the beginning of the video. Omelettes can also be offered in strips. 5. Whole fruit format Strawberries are a fruit that can be offered whole, just by removing the stem. 6. With the peel While the child does not have teeth, you can also offer some foods with the peel, as this makes it easier to hold and extract what they want without crushing the food too much. Some examples are mango, banana and avocado. 7. Bouquet format Foods such as broccoli and cauliflower can be offered in a bouquet format, which is easier for the child to hold. 8. Food ball format For foods that are very small grains, which the child will not be able to hold one grain at a time, such as rice, one option is to cook the food well and, with your hands, knead it into little balls (remember that the size should be longer, like a croquette). Beans, lentils and other grains can be mixed into this rice ball and offered. 9. Slice format When the food is very hard and poses a choking risk, such as apples, one option is to offer it in the form of very thin and malleable slices that the child can chew. 10. When the food is very hard When the food is very hard, such as carrots or apples, there is a risk that the child will break off a piece, not be able to chew it, and end up choking. In this case, it is suggested to cook the food a little beforehand, so that it becomes softer. 11. When the shape starts to change: As the child grows and the pincer movement begins to occur, you can start cutting the food into smaller pieces. Whole and peeled, without seeds or pits: this allows for a better experience with the fruit. The baby may not be able to pick up the whole fruit, because it is large, but he will definitely try it. Try this with watermelon, melon, mango. In a stick or stick shape: as in the photos, this shape helps the baby to pick up the food. Since the baby does not yet have the pincer movement, the child picks up the food with a “full handful”. You can do this with watermelon, mango, banana, melon. In a “U” shape: cut the size of the baby’s fist, plus about 3 cm. Do this with peaches, plums, avocados, papayas. SEE ALSO: How to introduce food in pieces to the baby • HOW TO INTRODUCE FOOD IN CHUNKS TO... 10 Foods that the baby should not consume until 1 year • 10 FOODS THAT THE BABY SHOULD NOT CONSUME... ???? Visit the MdM store on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com.br/macetesdemae Maternity #Pregnancy #Newborn To receive notifications of new videos, activate the notification alert (by clicking on the bell). http://www.macetesdemae.com / macetesdemae / macetesdemae / macetesdemae / macetesdemae Production: http://www.laranjaazul.com.br Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) Footage by Videoblocks (https://www.videoblocks.com) and Envato Elements (https://elements.envato.com/curated)