10 Tips to help your baby eat easily
In theory, thanks to dietary diversification, the baby has started to eat vegetables, fruits, meat … Yes, but in practice, it is not always easy to pass from breast milk to the family dish. There will always be challenges. We offer you 10 things to know to facilitate this learning.
1) Create a pleasant moment
Meals should be taken in a quiet environment. We will avoid television, phone calls, incessant passages in the kitchen, or any other activity that might distract the little one. Be fully available to him.
2) Establish rituals
As the baby grows up, he can participate by putting his plate and cutlery at the table, wiping his mouth, putting his bib in the room … All these rituals will make him feel great and give him pleasure to sit down at the table .
3) Use pretty little plates
Use plates decorated with animals or cute characters. Your child will hurry to finish his plate to see his little drawings.
4) Describe the food
When feeding your baby, introduce him / her to the food. Feel free to name them, to say what color they are, what are their texture, their taste. Finally, even if it’s tempting, you should avoid giving your opinion, positive or negative, on what you make him eat. He will make his own opinion.
5) To taste several times
Generally, it is necessary to propose ten times a new food so that baby has the time to taste it little by little and finally accept to eat it without complaining. Patience, then!
6) Vary the foods
At first, you have to offer three days in a row the same vegetable to see if baby is not allergic and get used to this taste. But in general, you have to offer dishes with different flavors and colors. Thus, baby can further identify tastes and associate them with specific foods.
7) Do not double the doses
If your baby has not had a good lunch, do not give him a double ration at four o’clock at the risk of disturbing his stomach. In the same way, do not give him two desserts that he likes instead of green vegetables, even if he asks you 
8) Soften the dish
For children aged 15-18 months, it is possible to mix a little yogurt with the main course. This will lessen the tastes to favor a first approach.
9) Handle food
It is advisable to let your baby eat with his hands, at first of course. We will take care of the propriety later! Thus, he will discover better each food, its texture and will feel more active in this learning.
10) Do not stress
The appetite of a child should not be evaluated on a meal but over a whole week. No need to worry if he does not always eat very well one day on the other. His appetite may vary depending on the heat, his state of fatigue, his physical expenditure.
