What foods to avoid for 8mth old?

[ClareBear28]

I am after some advice on what sort of foods I should be avoiding for my 8 month old. We don't have any food allergies on either side of our families, but I want to make sure that I don't offer him anything that isn't deemed age appropriate. Apart from peanuts, honey, cow's milk, shellfish and egg whites - what else should I restrict in his diet?

I make a lovely healthy bolognaise sauce, but wasn't sure whether I could offer him some when we had it for dinner.. Also for another meal I was going to mix some tuna with mashed potato and creamed corn for him - but also didn't know whether he could have fish yet...

I've been doing some reading on the Internet with very conflicting views most of the time. Some sites say yes to fish, others say no. I found a site that offered a bolognaise sauce similar to mine designed for 6mths plus, but another that said no onion or garlic until 12mths...

So far he has happily eaten farex, semolina, wholemeal bread, vegemite, cheese, apple, pear, mango, nectarine, yoghurt, baby custards, milk arrowroot biscuits and a little cooked chicken with no allergies or reactions, so any advice for new foods would also be welcome

[Muppity]

I was flicking through a book in the bookshop the other day called Top 100 baby purees by Annabel Karmel. It was really informative and had great recipies and mixtures for the various different ages and had a section on what foods to avoid (and why to avoid them - not just a list - which I really liked about it)

Maybe you could see if your local library has it or grab a copy from the bookshop - I think it was less than $20.

Actually I think that I have just convinced myself that I should go back and buy it

Sorry that I can't remember the specifics at the moment but I think that there may have been something in there about avoiding citrus and tomatoes until later - not for allergy reasons but for the acidic taste - wish I could remember.