To say that the baby food supplement added precautions, many mothers should know not to add edible salt!
This is because babies are highly sensitive to salt, and adding edible salt to your baby's food too early can lead to excessive intake of sodium ions and increase the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in the future! And too much salt will also affect the baby's future eating habits, causing a burden on the baby's immature kidneys!
Therefore, before the baby turns 1 year old, all foods should not add any form of salt (including edible salt, sea salt, soy sauce, etc.), and do not use chopsticks to dip the adult's meals for the baby to taste!
So, in addition to eating salt, what else do baby food need to pay attention to? Today, Gu Mommy will come to talk to you, and the parents can refer to the reference according to their own baby situation
Don't make these foods for your baby!
Rice soup water and thin porridge:
These two foods are very common in life, and they are foods with low nutrient density, mainly carbohydrates and water, and basically have no nutrition. Giving your baby to drink these will only take up your baby's limited stomach capacity and affect the absorption of other nutrients.
The elderly in the family may think that our parents have grown up drinking this, that is because there was no better complementary food to replace at that time, and now the living conditions are better, of course, it is still necessary to choose complementary foods with higher nutritional value.
Boiling water:
Some mothers may feel that the baby can't eat vegetables, so drinking some cooking water can not supplement the nutrition of vegetables? Don't do it!
The truth is: the nutritional value of boiling vegetable water is extremely low, in addition to pigments may also contain pesticide residues, and even heavy metals, which will cause harm to the baby's health; even vegetable water may also contain oxalic acid dissolved from vegetables, which will affect the baby's absorption of minerals!
fruit juice:
Sweet juice is very popular with children, but Gu Mommy advises parents not to try this drink for their babies too early!
Because the sugar and calories of fruit juice are very high, on the one hand, it will reduce the intake of nutrients in other foods, on the other hand, frequently drinking juice will make the baby accustomed to sweetness, not easy to accept boiled water, and may even damage the baby's teeth, causing caries, bloating, obesity and other problems.
yoghurt:
Some mothers are worried about the baby's constipation, and they want to give the baby some yogurt to alleviate the following, this practice is not good!
Because the intestinal development of infants and young children is not perfect, the digestive ability is relatively weak, Gu Mommy does not recommend adding yogurt to the baby's complementary food within 1 year old, and milk and cheese are also eaten as little as possible. Regarding baby constipation, Bao Mom can help the baby defecate by properly consuming dietary fiber food, drinking more water, rubbing the stomach + exercise, etc. Yogurt can be arranged again!
Honey & Sugar:
Honey may contain botulinum toxin, infant gastrointestinal function is weak, liver detoxification ability is poor, so for safety reasons, it is not recommended to eat honey and honey water for babies under 1 year old.
Like fruit juice, baby food supplements should not be added prematurely, on the one hand, it will develop a sweet taste of the baby, on the other hand, it will also increase the risk of caries in the baby. Moms can learn to use the natural sweetness in natural vegetables and fruits to make their babies fall in love with complementary foods.
Nuts:
Nuts are one of the more recognized foods with high allergies in babies, and large nuts are easy to choke on the throat and cause suffocation, so Gu Mommy does not recommend giving the baby nut food.
However, most countries (American Academy of Pediatrics, Canadian Academy of Pediatrics) now believe that eating nut-containing foods in early infancy may actually help prevent food allergies in high-risk infants.
So if the mother wants to try nuts for the baby, be sure to crush the food, and do not let the baby eat alone to avoid the risk of suffocation, in addition, you must make dietary notes and observe the baby's state at any time, which is conducive to finding allergic foods.
PS: When Bao Mom tries nuts for the baby, be sure to look at the ingredient list clearly, try to choose the baby-exclusive nuts without additives, because many adults on the market may eat nuts that may contain additives!
Adult Food:
In general, the taste of adult food is relatively heavy, if you give the baby to eat, it will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys, indigestion, and affect nutrient absorption. So don't add adult food to your baby too early, even if it's soup!