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You are here: Home / Blog / 79 Baby Led Weaning Foods To Start With

79 Baby Led Weaning Foods To Start With

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Starting solids can be overwhelming.

We know.

We have been there.

And if you’ve chosen the baby-led weaning approach, you also might be going out of your way thinking about what to serve as the first baby-led weaning foods.

This guide with around 60 foods and 19 recipes can be your one and only go-to when choosing what, when, and how to serve your baby their first BLW foods.

Baby-Led Weaning Foods

Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) is a method of introducing solids that puts your child in control of how they eat as well as how much they eat.

It allows your child to completely follow their own instincts and skips out any need for purees or mashed food.

So naturally, baby-led weaning foods are a bit different than puree foods. If you are interested in starting solids with purees please read our Starting Solids Part I Guide here.

When serving BLW foods, you need to make sure that your baby can easily grab it and eventually chew it off and swallow.

This means that the baby led weaning starter foods need to be prepared, cut and served in a way that prevents choking.

So this ultimate guide of 79 different ideas on how to choose, prepare, and serve baby-led weaning foods is your ideal one to get you started.

When Can You Start Baby-led Weaning?

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The recommended age to start baby-led weaning is the same as any other way of introducing solids – around 6-months-old, or once you see that your child is ready to start solids (see part 1 of this guide for signs of readiness). This guide also includes information on how to safely prepare baby-led weaning foods.

In order to start any weaning process, you should get a high chair, a baby-led weaning bib, and a cup.

Baby-Led Weaning Starter Foods?

So let’s start with our list of the ultimate baby-led weaning starter foods. Just to make it easier to follow, print-out, and stick on your fridge, I’ve divided them into food groups. Fruit, veggies, milk and dairy products, grains, and protein.

Fruit

  • Apple
  • Apricot
  • Avocado
  • Banana
  • Blueberries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Grapes
  • Kiwi
  • Mango
  • Oranges
  • Papaya
  • Peach
  • Pear
  • Pineapple
  • Plum
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries
  • Watermelon

Vegetables

  • Asparagus
  • Beets
  • Broccoli
  • Butternut squash
  • Cauliflower
  • Carrots
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Corn
  • Cucumber
  • Eggplant
  • Green beans
  • Parsnip
  • Potato
  • Pumpkin
  • Sweet potato
  • Zucchini

Milk And Dairy Products

  • Medium-hard cheese
  • Mozarella
  • Shredded cheese
  • Sliced cheese
  • Grated Cheese

Grains

  • Muffins
  • Pancakes
  • Pasta
  • Sheet pan pancakes (recipe here)
  • Toast
  • Waffles

Protein

  • Beans
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Edamame
  • Ground meat
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Lamb
  • Lentils
  • Nut butters (smoothly spread)
  • Salmon
  • Scrambled eggs
  • Shredded meat
  • Tofu
  • Turkey
  • White fish

Baby-Led Weaning Recipes

Apart from the list of the perfect baby-led weaning foods to start with, I’ve also made a list of my top 19 baby-led weaning recipes that are simple, quick, and easy to make alongside being nutritious and healthy.

Baby-led Weaning Breakfasts

Mini Banana Pancakes

Banana Chia Pancakes Mini
banana chia pancakes

Banana Oat Sheet Pan Pancakes

Banana Oat Sheet Pan Pancakes Stacked Together
Healthy Toddler Snack Ideas Sheet Pan Pancakes 1

Spinach Mozzarella Omelet

Mozarella Spinach Omelet
Mozarella Spinach Omelet

Avocado Fruit Salad

9 month old recipe avocado fruit salad
Avocado Fruit Salad

Baby-led Weaning Snacks

Broccoli Cheese Cakes

10 month old recipes broccoli cheese cakes
Broccoli Cheese Cakes - healthy toddler snacks

Cheesy Broccoli Bites

cheesy broccoli bites
cheesy broccoli bites

Zucchini Cake

Zucchini Cake
zucchini cakes - healthy toddler snacks

Baby-led Weaning Lunches

Salmon Spinach Pasta

Salmon Spinach Pasta 1
Salmon Spinach Pasta 18

Sweet Potato Lamb

Vegetable Frittata

Vegetable Frittata

Baby-Led Weaning Dinners

This is for children above the age of 8 months, if you feel that they are ready for smaller chunks of food.

Baked Beef

11 month old recipe - Baked Beef
Baked Beef

Broccoli Pea Gnocchi

11 month old recipe broccoli pea gnocchi
Baby led weaning foods

Chicken Broccoli Millet

8 month old recipe Chicken Broccoli Millet
baby led weaning foods

Lamb Carrot Potato

1 year old recipe Potato Carrot Lamb
baby led weaning foods

Lamb and Cucumber Salad

Lamb Cucumber Salad
Lamb Cucumber Salad baby led weaning foods

Potato Leek Cod

10 month old recipe potato leek cod
potato leek cod baby led weaning foods

Roast Turkey, Sweet Potato and Oven Cooked Peas

Roasted Peas Turkey Sweet Potato 22

Salmon Asparagus Pasta

9 month old recipe salmon asparagus pasta
Salmon Asparagus Pasta 4

Salmon Beans Pasta

1 year old recipe Salmon beans pasta
salmon beans pasta

Final Word On BLW

If you’ve chosen baby-led weaning for your baby, I hope that this list can give you the starter push that you need to gain the confidence to feed your baby healthy, nutritious food appropriate for their age. We’d love to hear any new baby-led weaning recipes you’ve come up with so leave a comment below.

More Posts On Baby Led Weaning

  • 6 Ultimate Baby Led Weaning Essential Tools
  • Starting Solids Part II – Baby Led Weaning Guide
  • Choking Hazards and How To Avoid Them
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