Winter is coming, children's skin is dry, and it is indispensable to be a "magic weapon" that is rich in nutrients and can replenish water - fruits.
But for how to eat fruit scientifically? What kind of fruit should I choose in winter? But there is a lot of knowledge hidden.
No, Dou Miao Mom sorted out a batch of cognitive misunderstandings about fruits and high-frequency problems with children's consumption. Today, once to explain to you, 0-3 years old baby how to eat fruit.
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Babies of all ages
How to eat the best fruit?
As we all know, after the baby is 6 months old, you can start to add complementary foods. After adapting to the complementary food for a period of time, you can ingest fruit!
But for babies, the more fruit, the better. How much the baby eats at each stage is appropriate and what form is the best, are all exquisite
Babies aged 6-7 months
Babies initially add puree food supplements, so the treated fruit puree is very suitable for babies at this stage, such as apples, bananas, etc.
After adding a small amount, after confirming that the baby is not allergic, you can eat 2-3 spoons a day, too much fruit intake may affect the amount of milk.
Babies aged 8-9 months
At this stage of the baby, fruit supplements can transition from a more delicate mud paste to a thicker fruit puree. While exercising your baby's chewing ability, it is conducive to the development of deciduous teeth.
About 20 to 30g per day, under the premise of no allergies, as much as possible to enrich the variety, so that more comprehensive nutritional supplements can be obtained.
Babies aged 10-12 months
After your baby reaches 10 months, he can start trying some softer chunks or strips of fruit.
Fruit intake increased to around 50g per day, about the amount of 3 cherries.
1-2 years old baby
Each day intake of 75 to 100 grams of fruit is roughly equal to the amount of half a medium-sized banana.
Babies 2-3 years
By consuming about 150 grams of fruit a day, you can eat about a whole medium-sized banana.
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Autumn and winter fruits
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Lack of water in your baby may cause the skin to dry out, constipation, and reduce resistance, so it is important to choose fruits that can hydrate in winter.
Yuzu is not only the "king of hydration", but also effectively helps the body absorb calcium and iron, which has many benefits for the body.
Vitamin C can improve the bactericidal ability of baby's immune cells, promote cell metabolism, and escort the baby's health in the cold winter.
Many people may think of oranges when it comes to vitamin C, but in fact, there are many fruits with higher vitamin C content than oranges.
Dietary fiber has a very positive effect on the baby's intestinal health, can soften feces, relieve constipation.
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Should the fruit given to the baby be heated?
These 6 major misunderstandings are a quick look
Ripening fruit leads to premature ripening?
Many mothers are worried that buying off-season fruits or ripening fruits for their babies will cause their children to have precocious puberty.
In fact, don't worry, the hormone used for fruits is a plant hormone, which will not affect the human body. And this plant regulator is soluble in water, and it is good to wash the fruit.
The best way to wash fruit is:
Scrub with running tap water for more than 30 seconds, it is not recommended to soak it with rice water or salt water, because it may be full of bacteria.
Or use "Class A" detergents specifically designed to clean food.
Easy to catch fire fruit, baby to avoid?
Some fruits are easy to "catch fire" because of their high sugar content, and the human body consumes vitamin B and other substances when metabolizing sugar, resulting in angular cheilitis, glossitis and other symptoms.
As long as you do not consume too much, rinse your mouth in time after eating, and there is no problem for your child to eat.
However, fruits with high allergenicity, such as mangoes, kiwis, and peaches, must be taken with special care when just adding complementary foods. You can try a small piece when your baby is in good condition to confirm that there is no allergic reaction before continuing to eat.
Pitted fruit, resolutely do not give it to the baby to eat?
Seeds similar to winter dates, lychees, guiyuan and other pitted fruits have the risk of choking for small month-old babies, so it is not recommended for babies under 3 years old to eat the whole thing.
The nucleus can be removed or cut into fine particles before giving it to the baby
When the child is older, it is necessary to properly guide the action of spitting seeds and spitting fruit cores, which can well exercise the baby's oral muscle groups.
An hour before and after a meal, is it best to give the baby fruit?
Some people think that fruit before meals is appetizing, and some people think that fruits after meals help digestion.
In fact, it is not advisable for babies to eat fruit before and after meals. Give the baby fruit and avoid an hour before and after the meal.
Eating before meals, because the child's stomach is still very small, may affect the intake of meals; after eating, the baby is in a full state, it is difficult to reabsorb the simple sugar components in the fruit, prone to flatulence, constipation problems.
Can the fruit be eaten hot?
In winter, parents may worry that cool fruits will cause diarrhea in their babies, but for most babies, the right amount of raw fruit is completely digestible.
Babies under 8 months of age can cook with fruit, and the loss of nutrients from heating can be negligible.
Is it not as convenient to feed fruit as it is to squeeze juice for the baby?
It is not recommended for babies under 3 years of age to drink juice. Fruit is best eaten whole, after processing will lose a lot of nutrients, increase free sugar.
WHO recommends:
Food manufacturers are prohibited from adding free sugars to the food and beverages of infants and young children under 3 years of age.
The free sugars recommended to be banned include fruit juices and juice concentrates.
When the fruit is juiced, most of the most valuable dietary fiber and minerals such as calcium and magnesium are lost, and the sugar is highly concentrated. Babies who drink too much not only have no nutritional supplements, but also tend to gain weight and caries...
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