On Nov 22, 4:53*pm, Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article
> >,
>
> *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.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>

He said you could start it instead of rice cereal at about 3 months.
I waited longer though - guess I was a paranoid mother.

Squash must have some sugar though, right?

Kris