In Germany (from what I remember), children after 6 months can have cow’s milk with their “Brei” but not to drink. In Poland, babies get fruit juice really early- apple and carrots are popular choices. With my first I even had a table and checked what she was allowed to eat at how many months. With my third I forgot I had that at all.

For the first baby meal in Germany, it is recommended to wait at least until the beginning of the 5th month, and to do not start after the begining of the 7th month. To start, give your baby some spoons of vegetable porridge during lunch time, and before breastfeeding or the baby formula.

For example, recommendations in Germany suggest starting out with a meat-veggie-potato puree; in Japan, parents offer their babies rice, fish, and pickled vegetables; in France, diverse vegetables are at the center of babies’ plates; in Kenya, where vitamin A deficiency is a common problem, sweet potatoes (packed with vitamin A) are a classic ...

In Germany we start with a vegetable-potato-meat-puree. It is full of iron and zinc and thus provides exactly what your baby needs after the first 6 months. This puree is usually served as lunch. Vitamin C is important to help the body absorb the iron so it should be part of every lunch.