From the day you have conceived till the delivery, you’ve always been finicky about the food that can add to the good health of your baby. Now that your baby is big enough to be given something apart from breastmilk, you must think about baby led weaning. While you may not have the gist about the best blw foods, the blog can help you get the idea of baby led weaning first foods. Congratulations on becoming a first-time parent! As a first-time parent, every new day with your baby may seem like an adventure. While your baby will be on breast milk or formula milk already, you may opt for baby led weaning foods for good eating behaviors and the overall development of your baby. While you may still be understanding your baby’s likes and dislikes, choosing the best blw foods for your baby may still be a matter of discussion: First and Best BLW Foods by Age There’s no said rule for the baby’s first foods. You may opt for anything from fruits, vegetables, and meats to put into baby’s bamboo bowl. Discussed below are the best blw foods for your baby: BLW Food Recipes for 4-5 Months One of the Best Baby Foods: Baby Oatmeal Recipe:Bring a readymade oats packet from supermarket. Add breast milk or formula milk whatever you’re giving to your baby. Stir and mix well. Serve in a bamboo baby bowl. One of the Best Baby Foods: Mashed Banana Recipe: Take one fresh banana and wash it clean. Now peel the fruit and place it in a clean blow. With the help of a spatula or with your hands mash the banana. Wash your hand with water. Don’t force the baby to eat a whole banana, a few spoonful is enough for their tiny stomachs. Other BLW Food Recipes for 4-5 Months that you can try Eggs Yoghurt Green beans Mashed avocados Meat puree BLW Food Recipes for 6-7 Months One of the Best Baby Foods: Baked or steamed sweet potato strips Recipe: Sweet potatoes can be very beneficial for your baby as they are rich in beta carotene. Take 1 medium-sized sweet potato. Wash it clean. Now you can cook it in two ways. Either you can bake or you can steam it. For steaming put the clean sweet potato into a steamer basket and let it steam for at least 3-4 minutes. Once the sweet potato has softened split it and mash it by peeling it off. One of the Best Baby Foods: Steamed carrot strips Recipe: Take out one carrot as your baby can not eat very much at this age. Wash it clean and peel one layer off it to remove the fibres and dust. Remove the top and bottom of the carrot. Now cut it into small thin strips. The strips should be of such a size that the baby can easily hold them. Now put the carrot strips into the steamer basket and let them get steamed. After a few minutes, check if the carrot strips have softened enough to mash with fingers-now serve it to your baby and let him eat it slowly. Also Read: What Is Baby-Led Weaning? One of the Best Baby Foods: Plain Greek yogurt Recipe: Greek yogurt is rich in protein and proteins are essential for the growing muscles of the baby. You can easily find fresh organic yoghurt in stores. Pour some greek yoghurt into a bowl. It should be at normal room temperature. Add some powdered sugar to it. Mix it well and serve it to your little one with a spoon. This will help him to practice spoon holding as well. Other BLW Food Recipes for 6-7 Months that you can try Thick avocado slices Thick banana slices Thick mango or melon slices (peeled) Steamed broccoli or cauliflower florets Toast strips Quartered hard-boiled eggs or omelette strips Ricotta cheese/Mozzarella cheese BLW Food Recipes for 8-9 Months One of the Best Baby Foods: Whole wheat pasta Recipe: Now your babies are ready to move a step further. You can now serve them whole-grain pasta. In a saucepan add some water and pasta. Let the pasta be fully submerged in the water. Now let it boil so that it gets smoothened. Now add some cheese to make it moist so that the baby can eat it easily. One of the Best Baby Foods: Ripe pear slices Recipe: Ripe pear is soft enough to it. But if it is still firm then you can roast or steam it. Take a pear and wash it. Steam it if it is firm. Peel it off, then cut it into thin slices and serve it in a bamboo plate. You can also give your baby a fork made up of some soft silicon material to eat the sliced peaches. One of the Best Baby Foods: Grated or cubed Swiss or cheddar cheese Recipe: Give your baby the nutrition of cheese. Take a big piece of swiss or cheddar cheese. Make sure that it is fresh from the farm. You can serve it in two ways. First try with small cubes. If your baby finds it difficult to eat then grate them and serve with a spoon. Other BLW Food Recipes for 8-9 Months that you can try Halved raspberries or blueberries Ripe peach or nectarine slices Steamed or roasted apple wedges (skin removed) Steamed green beans Steamed peas Steamed or sauteed chopped spinach Minced chicken, turkey or beef Halved mini meatballs Cooked beans Also Read: Baby Weaning: Everything You Need To Know Final Words Now that you know the various blw foods by age as well as their recipes, you can serve them in a bamboo baby bowl or plate. It is recommended to use bamboo baby utensils to serve blw foods to your babies as they are safe and nature-friendly. Unlike plastic or other utensils, they don’t have harmful toxins. Other than this, they are easy to clean and are extremely handy. If you want to buy adorable bamboo baby utensils, then explore our collection today. We also offer suction base in our bamboo baby plates and bowls to prevent spills and mess. Also Read: Top Foods To Try When Weaning Your Baby