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Pediatricians continue to acknowledge that babies do not always need to start solid foods with bland and pasty infant cereals. Many suggest the goodness of avocado as a first food for baby. It is said that an avocado is so packed with nutrients that it is the only single food that a human could survive on if lost in the jungle.

Babies need carbohydrates and fats, as well as proteins for their growth during the crucial first year, and avocados deliver these essential nutrients and much more. An avocado is smooth and creamy when mashed - a perfect food that will be more readily accepted as b...