For a baby ready for solids at around 6 months, NHS guidance favours pasteurised, full-fat, plain or unsweetened dairy over choosing an adult low-fat product for weight control; breast milk or first infant formula remains the main source of nutrition during early weaning. If the concern is poor weight gain rather than routine growth, speak to a health visitor before changing what your baby eats.
If your baby shows signs of readiness for solids, a small serving of suitable dairy food can form part of weaning. The NHS says breast milk or first infant formula still provides most nutrition at this stage.
If your baby is not gaining weight well or always seems hungry, ask a health visitor for advice rather than using a fromage frais product to change their energy intake. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust also recommends seeking advice if you are unsure whether it is time to start solids.
Age statements and ingredients vary between products. Compare the exact pack for pasteurisation, fat, sugars and milk allergens instead of relying on a brand name or a front-of-pack claim.
Start with your baby’s readiness and feeding needs, then compare the exact product rather than choosing by a weight-control claim.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Starting solids | Look for readiness signs before offering solids at around 6 months. Check the product’s age statement and how it should be served; continue breast milk or first infant formula as the main source of nutrition, as the NHS advises. | I’m beginning weaning and want to offer a dairy food without replacing milk feeds too soon. |
| Fat and growth | Check whether the product is full-fat rather than assuming a light or adult product suits a baby. The NHS recommends full-fat yoghurt and fromage frais up to age 2; seek individual advice if weight gain is a concern. | A household weight-management goal does not tell me what my baby needs. If I’m worried about growth, I want advice specific to my child. |
| Sugars and ingredients | Compare sugars per 100 g and per serving, alongside the ingredients. The NHS identifies plain or unsweetened full-fat yoghurt as a choice without added sugars; “no added sugar” does not mean sugar-free. | I’d like to understand what is in a flavoured pot before choosing it over plain dairy. |
| Milk allergens | Read the exact product’s milk-allergen statement and ingredients. If your baby requires a cow’s-milk-protein-free diet, Healthier Together says dairy yoghurt and fromage frais must be avoided. | Where a milk-free diet is required, I need to follow my baby’s clinical feeding plan rather than choose a standard dairy pot. |
During early weaning, milk feeds remain central. The NHS recommends full-fat dairy for children under 2, so an adult low-fat choice is not a default infant choice.
If your baby is not gaining weight well, ask a health visitor for advice before changing their feeding plan.
A product can carry a no-added-sugar claim and still list sugars in its nutrition panel. Yoplait UK lists 4.9 g sugars per 100 g for Petits Filous No Added Sugar Strawberry & Banana fromage frais.
Compare the exact variant’s ingredients and sugars per 100 g and per serving; consider plain, unsweetened full-fat dairy for routine weaning where suitable.
Age statements differ even within children’s ranges. Sainsbury’s lists one Petits Filous small-pots product as suitable from weaning onwards and another from age 3.
Check the age statement, ingredients, pasteurisation and allergen information on the exact product you intend to buy.
Healthier Together includes yoghurt and fromage frais among the dairy foods excluded from a cow’s-milk-protein-free diet.
Follow your baby’s clinical feeding plan and ask their clinician or dietitian about suitable alternatives.
These examples show why the product label matters more than the brand name; a reference here does not mean every product in a range is suitable from 6 months.
The range includes different children’s dairy products, so check each variant separately.
Yoplait UK identifies Petits Filous, Frubes and Wildlife among its brands.
Müller’s range includes adult-oriented light yoghurt products as well as other dairy foods.
Tesco lists own-label strawberry and raspberry fromage frais pouches with added calcium and vitamin D.
Sainsbury’s lists named children’s dairy products with variant-specific age and nutrition information.
This option is a yoghurt pouch labelled for babies aged 6 months and over, not fromage frais. Check its current pack against your baby’s feeding needs before choosing it.
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The stated 6+ months age range makes this yoghurt pouch relevant to weaning once your baby is ready for solids; it is not fromage frais. Check the current pack for its fat classification, ingredients and milk-allergen statement. Its serving directions call for offering the yoghurt from a bowl or spoon rather than letting a child drink from the pouch.
A baby can start suitable solid foods at around 6 months when they show signs of readiness. The NHS identifies pasteurised full-fat yoghurt as suitable at this stage and recommends full-fat yoghurt and fromage frais for children under 2; check the exact fromage frais product’s age statement and ingredients. Breast milk or first infant formula remains the main source of nutrition during early weaning.
Not as a general weight-control choice. The NHS recommends full-fat yoghurt and fromage frais up to age 2. If your baby is not gaining weight well, seek individual advice rather than changing their food on the basis of an adult low-fat label.
No. Yoplait UK lists 4.9 g sugars per 100 g for Petits Filous No Added Sugar Strawberry & Banana fromage frais. Read the ingredients and compare sugars per 100 g and per serving on the exact product.
No. Healthier Together lists yoghurt and fromage frais among the dairy foods excluded from a cow’s-milk-protein-free diet. Follow the feeding plan given for your baby and ask their clinician or dietitian about alternatives.
Ask a health visitor for advice rather than selecting a fromage frais product to address the concern yourself. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust also advises doing so if your baby always seems hungry or you are unsure whether to start solids.