When you're ready to move your baby on from simple fruit and veg purees or finger food, fish is a great new food staple to introduce. Easy to cook, mild in flavour and less chewy than meat, it combines well with a whole host of other ingredients, including vegetables, pasta and fruit, to form the basis of tasty, easy-to-eat baby meals.

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Fish is a brilliant source of growth-boosting protein and is also rich in vitamins and minerals. Oily fish is a particular 'superfood', with high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids that are linked with brain development. Try to include 1 or 2 portions of oily fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, pilchards, fresh tuna) into your baby's diet every week.

Here are our favourite 14 fish recipes for babies, aged 7 months +

1. Cheesy cod with sweet potato

A comforting fish-pie-a-like puree that only takes 35 mins to make. Suitable from 6 months.

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2. Simple salmon pasta

Salmon, leeks, broccoli and baby pasta. with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and a dash of creme fraiche. Yum! Suitable from 6 months.

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3. Cod with butternut squash and cheese sauce

A yummy, cheesy first fish puree. Suitable from 6 months.

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4. Cod, sweet potato and sweetcorn chowder

A thick and tasty chowder that makes a delicious meal for the whole family. You can use white potatoes instead of sweet ones. Suitable for babies from 7 months.

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5. Simple cod kedgeree

Rice, egg, cod and parsley, with just a touch of curry powder. Suitable from 7 months.

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6. Plaice and sweet potato mash

A great twist on fish-and-mash, featuring Parmesan cheese and cherry tomatoes. Suitable from 7 months.

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7. Salmon, tomato and pepper couscous

Super-simple to make: just bake the salmon in the oven and then flake/mash into the couscous-and-veg mix. Suitable from 7 months.

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8. Homemade haddock fish fingers

Chunks of haddock in a lovely, lemony-herby crumb. A good family recipe (it makes 4 portions). Suitable from 8 months.

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9. Cod with leek and cheese sauce

Cod, cooked in milk, with leeks, cheese and a touch of thyme. Works well with other white fish, too. Suitable from 8 months.

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10. Mini fish pies with cheesy potato topping

Delicious individual pies, made with cod and broccoli in a cheesy sauce, with potato and swede mash on top. Makes 6 so you can batch-freeze – or eat some yourself. Suitable from 9 months.

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11. Salmon fishcakes with steamed broccoli

Salmon, potato, parsley, broccoli – all served up as the ultimate finger-friendly food. Suitable from 9 months.

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12. Sweet pea and salmon supper

Quick bake-and-flake salmon dish with cheese and peas. Suitable from 10 months.

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13. Salmon and red pepper bake

A 20-minute bake that's milk, egg and gluten-free. Suitable from 10 months.

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14. Cod Creole

A slightly spicy cod-tomato-and-garlic dish that goes will with rice, couscous or baked potatoes. Suitable from 11 months.

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Janet MartinContributor

Janet is mum to two children aged 6 & 9 and a great-Aunt too. She began writing early, penning her first book aged just 7. She has published 2 books

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