The list of tips for helping your baby enjoy solid food continues today with five more ideas. Stay tuned for the last five tomorrow when I will share some thoughts for what to do when solid food feeding is not going as well as you might hope! Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments section — what have you done and do you agree or disagree with this set of tips so far?
Five More Tips for Helping Your Baby Enjoy Solid Food
6. Set a good example with what you eat. One of the signs of readiness for solid …read more

You have determined that your baby is ready for solids (see Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods: When, What and How). You are determined to make it a good experience for both of you! Here are some tips to get the adventure off to a good start. Over the next couple of days I will post more tips in this series. While I don’t claim to be an expert, I apparently have a lot to say on the subject!
1. Tell your baby the name of each food you are offering. This simple step goes a long way to establishing a …read more

The clear majority of voters said their baby’s first solid food was rice cereal or other grain cereal. Second place was banana, followed by a tie between avocado and sweet potato. The final results:

If your baby has not started on solid food yet, you might enjoy reading about Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods: When, What and How.