“So start the weaning process with these bitter flavors which are mainly green vegetablesbut also white potato and eggplant“.

The NHS also recommends broccoli, spinach and cabbage.

“So a week or two of just those things, without incorporating any other baby foods. The more variety we can give them, the more they can adapt and get used to those flavors.

“Research suggests they are more likely to accept these flavors as they get older.”

“Historically, bitter foods indicate that something might be toxic. We didn’t evolve thinking, “This could be dangerous for me!” It just takes a lot of exposure to overcome this. »

Should parents mix these bitter flavors with sweeter flavors to make it easier? Lucy suggests no.

“That’s what we were doing: ‘Let’s sweeten things up because that will encourage the babies to eat more.’ But we’ve learned that when you do that, they can eat more, but they don’t adapt and don’t like bitter flavors. All we’re doing is feeding their natural sweet tooth.

And as for tangy flavorsLucy suggests fruit, plain yogurt and adding a little lemon juice to some meals.