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A member asked:
When is it okay to start feeding my 7 week old mashed potatoes and soft things like that?
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No need now: Breast milk or formula provide balanced nutrition for infants for the first year of life. Supplements do not improve infant nutrition.50 years ago they were introduced early because people made a crude & incomplete formula from evaporated milk (great for calf's not kids).Today we use solids to introduce texture & a new feeding skill. Six months is the recommended age.
Answered 10/4/2016
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