На первый прикорм мама выбрала мягкое яблочное пюре, а не сладкое печенье.

For the first complementary food, Mom chose soft apple puree, not sweet cookies.

Breakdown of На первый прикорм мама выбрала мягкое яблочное пюре, а не сладкое печенье.

• сладкий: sweet
• на: for
• выбрать: to choose
• мама: the mother

Questions & Answers about На первый прикорм мама выбрала мягкое яблочное пюре, а не сладкое печенье.

What does прикорм mean here?

Прикорм is a childcare term. It refers to introducing foods other than milk to a baby — in other words, complementary feeding, first solids, or weaning foods depending on context.

So первый прикорм means something like:

• the baby’s first solid food
• the first complementary feeding
• the first weaning food experience

It is more specific than the general verb кормить (to feed).

Why does the sentence start with На первый прикорм?

Russian often puts the context or setting first.

So На первый прикорм sets the scene:

• For the first feeding of solid food...
• As the first complementary food...
• When it came to the first solids...

This word order is natural because it tells you first what situation we are talking about, and then gives the main action:

мама выбрала... = the mother chose...

English usually relies more on fixed word order, but Russian is more flexible and uses word order for emphasis and information flow.

Why is it на первый прикорм and not в первый прикорм?