the size, the softness and the shape of a piece for a baby who feeds themselves, by the NHS guidance
Built as a memo rather than a table: the thing worth hanging it up for reads across the room, with the full reference in smaller type below it.
Three sizes in one archive — from a sheet on the fridge to a poster on the wall.
The rules are the NHS guidance «Your baby's first solid foods» and «Safe weaning». Checked 4 August 2026.
About small round food the guidance does not say «cut it», it says «cut it into quarters — 4 small pieces». The difference is not diligence: a berry cut in half is still round in section, keeping the same shape at a smaller size. Cut lengthways into quarters it is not — which is why the document gives a number rather than a verb.
The second thing worth reading in advance rather than at the table: loud gagging is a normal part of learning, while silence means the opposite. A baby who gags loudly and goes red is learning to judge a mouthful; a baby who is quiet and turning blue needs help now.
Why the numbers can be trusted. Every countable number here is computed from data rather than typed in, and the sheet must pass 4 independent checks before it is allowed to build — how many items there are, the order they come in, and the claim in the highlighted box itself. If one fails, there is no file.
cutting fruit and vegetables so a baby can feed itself: the shape, the size limit and what is never served
the ratios of the mince and the five steps that decide the result
grams of natural sugar per 100 g of fresh fruit — and how much water sits beside it
four ingredients in the proportions written into an EU regulation