At about 4 to 6 months your baby will be ready to start on solids.

For the first few weeks of weaning your baby is just having little tastes of new foods. Most mums find baby rice a useful food to start with. It can be mixed with milk in a small amount to start with. Baby rice is also useful to mix with fruit or vegetable purée.

Points to remember:
* Do not add any salt to improve the strength of flavour.
* Some of these recipes make more than one serving, so the remainder will need to be stored appropriately until it can be used later. Freezing is an ideal way to store extra portions.