There's lots of good evidence to suggest that, after 6 months, not delaying offering certain foods is less likely to lead to allergies than withholding any particular food. So I wouldn't be at all afraid of offering any of the usual foods you eat as a family. You didn't say you've been avoiding anything yourself, so I'm assuming if you're eating dairy and wheat yourself and your LO hasn't had a reaction to your breastmilk, you have no reason to worry about an allergy popping up now. If there are allergies in your immediate family, I'd be careful about offering those foods (offer them, but in a controlled way and just make sure there aren't any reactions). But otherwise, I would eat as a family and have your LO get used to eating whatever you eat already. If you use cow's milk, offer cow's milk. If you don't ever drink cow's milk as a family and you don't see starting now, then offer whatever you're already drinking. Similar with grains, I'd offer whatever you already cook and eat regularly. Grains in and of themselves aren't unhealthy, unless for example, you have celiac's (and that's another story), but it's the form you are them in. Whole grains are much more nutritious than processed grains. So try to use as much whole and less processed grains as possible. We whole grain seed breads, oats, quinoa, spelt and I generally steer clear of white bread and flours as they aren't as nutritious. The only thing I really try to limit/avoid is refined sugar (we don't generally use it as a family anyway, so that goes for all of us). I use honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup when necessary in limited amounts. Some people also really like coconut sugar, which I've never tried. The main thing really is to find something that's sustainable. Like some people only want their LO's to drink goats milk or to avoid wheat flours. That's great if it works for you. But I know in our case, our local supermarket doesn't always have goat's milk and the cost of using non-wheat flours, like coconut flour, ground almonds, rice flour, etc. is prohibitively expensive (I have a couple friends who have to eat gluten free because they have celiac's and the money they spend on baking supplies would blow your mind. We couldn't afford that!). So whatever you choose, just make sure it's going to work for you in the long run and be affordable.
