Babies who weaned with finger foods rather than purees are more likely to eat healthily and avoid obesity in later life.<\/p>\n
Now more fashionably known as baby led weaning, a small study published in BMJ Open, finds significant differences in food preferences according to which way a baby was weened.<\/p>\n
Parents of 155 children between the ages of 20 months and 6.6 years filled in a detailed questionnaire about their child’s weaning style and food preferences.<\/p>\n
A 92 children weaned with finger foods and 63 spoon-fed purees.<\/p>\n
Children who finger fed liked carbohydrates more than spoon fed children who preferred sweet foods the best.<\/p>\n
More children in the spoon fed group were overweight or obese compared to the baby led group.<\/p>\n
The researchers could not explain this difference by other factors including birth weight, parental weight or other factors known to influence children’s BMI.<\/p>\n
The study’s authors conclude: \u201cOur study suggests that baby-led weaning has a positive impact on the liking for foods that form the building blocks of healthy nutrition, such as carbohydrates.\u201d<\/p>\n
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