Build confidence and enjoy fun-filled mealtime adventures with our wipe-clean 50 First Foods Exploration Chart. Use from the early stages of weaning to track the foods your baby tries and how often. Recording each exposure to reach the recommended minimum of five times will help jog your memory and work towards the baby’s acceptance of different foods. Don’t worry if they don’t seem to take to it straight away. Keep going, and use the chart to support flavour and texture exploration in a fun and convenient way.

With the help of experts, we’ve developed a practical road map at the top of the chart. It’ll help you explore all the ways your little one can experience food, supporting them to grow and stay curious. Whether baby touches, squishes, smells, or tastes it, it counts, so be sure to log it on their chart. Remember that the best time to introduce new foods is between 6 and 12 months because babies are more open to new tastes and flavours. Use your chart to maximise this window of opportunity and introduce as much variety as possible. You’ll give them the building blocks for the best start in life.

 You can use your chart to inspire your meal planning, and help expand food choices as a family.  And as we've included the NHS approved first foods, and known allergens too, you can relax knowing you've covered the basics.  So pop it in the kitchen or dining room, and enjoy recording your progress as you discover new foods and flavours together.  There are also some top tips to make mealtimes even more fun, and build those mouth muscles for successful eating.'

Watch and learn as your baby develops a curiosity for food and mealtimes, that will nurture their development and ensure they’re a happy, healthy eater for life.

• Pop the poster chart somewhere prominent and close to where you feed little one. This will make it easier to remember to record your progress but will also be a useful prompt for shopping lists and meal planners
• Use the exploration chart at as many mealtimes as you feel comfortable but try to always make sure you have time and space to enjoy your mealtime free from other distractions. This will give you and baby the best chance to explore together with an open mindset 
• Introduce new foods to your baby using the road map at the top of the poster to guide you. Comment on the colour and the taste. Show them how you eat it, highlighting the different ways to experience it. Emphasise the eating actions and sounds. Smile, make eye contact, laugh, and enjoy the experience. Encourage them but allow them space to explore at their pace. Look for those cues and try to understand what your baby is telling you and how they want to feed or be fed
• Tick or scratch off the box for each food you try together. Remember, it’s an experience that counts so even if they play, hold, or touch the food, you can celebrate and record it. It can take 5 or more attempts for a baby to successfully eat a new food, so be sure to keep going. Don’t worry if it takes longer, all babies are different
• Work your way through the chart in whatever order suits you and baby. Expert advice suggests leaving 3 days between foods marked as allergens. This gives ample time to establish if there is a reaction. For non-allergen foods, go ahead and introduce them as and when you both feel ready.

The 50 First Foods Interactive Exploration Chart has been designed to help you in your weaning journey and has been created using foods from the NHS recommended list. The chart includes known allergens, highlighted clearly with the letter A. These foods should not be introduced before six months and should be given one at a time with a 3-day gap in between. This allows you to identify any allergic reactions.

We regularly consult with paediatric specialists, nutritionists, and experts, but we do not claim to be medical or healthcare professionals ourselves. To this end, we always recommend referencing the primary sources of verified and trusted information and advice that we, as parents, use ourselves.

You may find the following resources helpful:

Before you start

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/ready-or-not/

 Allergen advice

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/food-allergies-in-babies-and-young-children/

 Safe weaning

https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/weaning/safe-weaning/choking/

 Baby's first solids

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/babys-first-solid-foods/

 Foods to avoid

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/foods-to-avoid-giving-babies-and-young-children/

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