Best Baby Superfoods

Getting ready to start solids? The first year is all about introducing your baby to a variety of foods without stressing too much about nutrition, since he’s getting the bulk of it from breast milk or formula. Instead, your aim is to teach your child to eat a balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates—or, to put it another way, meats, fruits and vegetables, and cereal, says Jatinder Bhatia, M.D., chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics committee on nutrition and the chair of neonatology at the University of Georgia Medical School. The ultimate goal, he adds: To get your cutie to the family table by the end of the first year so he’s eating the same healthy foods you are. So what should you start dishing up now? Foods that are rich in color, texture, smell, and taste—and which can boost your little one’s developing brain and body in a whole lot of tasty ways.