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Kris > wrote:

> On Nov 22, 7:24*am, "john hamilton" > wrote:
> > If a very young baby of a few months does not have access to their mother's
> > milk, what would be the nearest substitute food to give the child?
> >
> > Ignoring cow's milk and other animal milks, (and powdered formula milk);
> > what would be the most suitable mixture of food stuffs to make up?
>
> I once heard a talk from a pediatrician in which he stated that pureed
> squash was the best first food for babies. Easy to digest and plain.

Very young babies (don't know where this "few months" came from) will
double their birth weight in a short time. They need fat, sugar and
protein to do this, not squash. I can see it for a first supplemental
food, though.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA