6-step schedule - peanut
Out the Vini Mini test a 6-step peanut feeding schedule may be best suited to your Mini.
Home 6-step schedule for giving peanuts
If your baby is younger than 6 months, but your baby has moderate to severe eczema; or your baby is younger than 8 months, but there are allergies in the family or there is another reason for fear of introduction; then you can (after consultation with the doctor) give peanuts at home using a modified 6-step schedule.
You then add increasing amounts of peanut butter to the baby food in 6 steps over a period of 2 days. You can do this by this diagram use, drawn up in accordance with the guidelines of DAVO dieticians .
Products to make it easy to give your baby peanuts early and often:
We want everyone to start feeding their Mini peanuts early and often. That's why, in addition to the option to start with peanut butter, we offer our Vini Mini products . My first peanut in 6 steps contains 6 bags with capsules, with the correct dosage of peanut flour. This way you can safely see step by step how your Mini reacts to eating peanuts.
- This way you don't have to measure the steps yourself, but the exact amount is weighed out for you.
- The products are high in protein, so you need smaller quantities.
- All our products are without added salt and sugar.
We want to offer you a healthy, easy and reliable solution for your Mini.
Tips for giving peanuts to your baby:
- Make sure your baby is already used to vegetable and fruit snacks. Start offering mashed vegetables and fruit at 4 months. It is recommended to start with vegetables and give one type at a time. Suitable vegetables are cauliflower, peas, beans, broccoli, carrots or pumpkin. If you want to try fruit, start with banana, peach, pear or melon. If this goes well, you can try other types of vegetables and fruits.
- Inform the youth doctor, GP or child health clinic in advance
- The doctor has told you which acute reactions you should stop. In the event of reactions, act as previously agreed with the doctor and contact a doctor if necessary. If possible, take photos of the reaction.
- Make sure you start the introduction in the morning on a weekday. If there is a reaction, you can always call the GP.
- Please have your GP's number and any prescribed medication at hand.
- Make sure your baby is not sick when you start.
- Make sure the eczema is under control before you start.
- Take a minimum break of 1 hour between steps.
- Give peanut butter without pieces of peanut and preferably 100% peanut butter without added salt and sugar or use our products !
- Stir the peanut butter through the snack. If necessary, make this fine with the blender or hand blender.
- As soon as your child starts eating bread, peanut butter can be given as a spread on bread (or use our products ).
IMPORTANT: Continue feeding your Mini peanuts weekly after this!