Le Purée is building future foodies and busting the age-old myth that parents can only introduce one ingredient at a time to their babies when starting solids.
Bland, simple, tasteless… sounds delicious right? Nope!
Introducing only one ingredient at a time to your baby when they start solids is an age-old myth. While this cautious approach remains crucial for introducing allergens, Le Purée champions the introduction of bold flavours and diverse textures from the get-go, nurturing a generation of future adventurous foodies.
Recent insights into infant nutrition reveal that exposing young taste buds to a wide variety of flavours early on can decrease fussy eaters, can enhance adventurous eating and minimise mealtime stress!
Why Flavour in First Bites?
You might wonder why exposing tiny taste buds to adventurous tastes is necessary so early on. Well, it’s because their taste buds are incredibly adaptable and early exposure to diverse flavours can shape their eating habits for life. Contrary to what many believe, babies aren’t born with set food preferences. They’re eager to explore new tastes and textures, from sweet fruits to savoury fish, and even tart and sour flavours that nature provides.
Continuing Flavour Exposure
This continued exposure helps babies to understand that fruits and vegetables have variation in them. Sometimes berries are tart, sometimes they’re sweet. Sometimes eggplant is bitter and other times it’s sweet. The sooner that babies can anticipate some variation when they approach these foods, it helps in avoiding that demand for packaged, bland foods which are predictable in flavour.
So, in an attempt to introduce big and bold flavours, we include prawns, sardines, fennel, dill and citrus because they’re interesting and exciting flavours!
But it’s not just about taste – it’s about providing the nutrients they need to grow. Bold flavours often come from nutrient-rich foods like leafy greens and whole grains, which are essential for their development.
Getting Started?
Join Le Puree in its mission to revolutionise baby and toddler nutrition. Together, we can empower parents to nourish the next generation with love, care, and delicious meals.
We are a fresh-made delivery service for baby and toddler food. We believe in big flavours for little bébés. We’re normalising healthy foods now, so that your well-rounded eater can thank us later.
