those skills include good head and neck control, and the ability to sit up with support in a high chair.
if your baby has been showing interest in your food and has these skills, you can introduce a first food like rice cereal or another single grain cereal. once your baby has become a cereal eating expert, they’re ready for foods like pureed fruits and vegetables.
you can try single ingredient foods like pureed carrots, squash, and sweet potato, fruits like pears, apples, and bananas, and green vegetables, too. it’s important to introduce one new food at a time, and then wait three to five days before introducing another new food. that 