#AskTheExpert How to make my ward transit to adult (spicy) food from baby food? He only eats some particular things.

A. Once your little one can consistently eat soft foods that mash easily, they are beginning to gain the skills necessary to move to more challenging soft foods (woo!), like noodles, toast, muffins, pancakes, raspberries, or chicken nuggets. Once soft foods are mastered, you can gradually start introducing foods that are more firm and take more strength and skill, like a burger, grilled chicken, or apple slices. This typically isn’t until 18 months or later—so they have time to build up skills to be able to break down these more complex foods