Babies, weaning
Recommendations

The following foods shouldn't be given to your baby:

• Salt - it cannot be processed by their immature kidneys, and too much salt can be very dangerous to a baby. Avoid giving salty foods such as cheese and bacon, and leave it out of your home-cooked meals (it's healthier for the whole family too).
• Sugar - encourages a sweet tooth and causes dental decay.
• Honey - can cause the same problems as sugar. Rarely, a dangerous bacteria is found in honey that causes serious illness in children unde the age of one.
• Nuts - present a choking risk and also life-threatening allergy in rare cases.

If you choose to introduce solid foods before your baby reaches 6 months of age, you should not give them the following:

• any cereals containing gluten, such as wheat flour, bread, rusks, rye or barley-based foods,
• nuts and seeds,
• fish and shellfish,
• eggs,
• citrus fruits, including citrus juices, and 
• soft and unpasteurised cheeses.