When and how to introduce butter

[cwolff]

I'm wondering when to introduce butter.  I was thinking about it in terms of making mashed potatoes for her when we get to the point of introducing it.    Also, what about cheese?  Do you introduce it by melting it onto something else, because she's too little to chew it?

Or, is it better not to introduce any butter....?

[notenoughshelfspace]

I introduced butter at the same time as dairy and cheese; at six months. I add it to all her vegetable purees and the cheese; you can give little pieces as finger food or make cheese sauce for her vegetables and also fish.  I use cheese on her pasta, make her couliflower cheese and fish in cheese sauce. I think butter and cheese are a great way to get in some extra calories and calcium into the little one's diet.

[kendallnangie]

I never thought about not introducing butter?!
I guess now that I think about it, I see why you might hesitate, however I started adding to her foods at about 8 months, but only because she was starting to not like her foods, I did it for some flavor. It helped. As far as cheese, I had some recipes called for some milder cheese to be melted in the dish, it turned out to be a favorite. My kids are tiny and the extra calories are good for them

[jennc123]

I put butter on pieces of soft potato bread and she loves it and also i buy the organic pasterized chedder cheese slices and give them to her in little squares, loves them also.