Cousin's baby four months, a few days ago because of the accumulation of food children crying, sent the baby to the hospital in the middle of the night, after the examination found that it was the cousin to add complementary food to the child improperly caused, this stage of the baby just added complementary food, can only feed some fruit puree and other foods, initially can only eat so many small spoons, gradually increased, but the cousin has no experience, the first time to add complementary food to the child to eat a small half bowl of mashed potatoes, resulting in the child's stomach can not stand, not digested.
Many novice parents are like my cousin, do not know how to take care of their children, do not know how to add complementary foods to their children reasonably, so today here I will talk to you about the addition of complementary foods to children.
My child is 4 months old to add complementary food, at that time I did not understand, I bought a copy of the "0-6 year old baby recipe" back to read, the comparison book found that my baby has begun to release the "food supplement demand" signal for me, I began to add complementary food to the child, the child received particularly well.
So what are the signals that the child should add complementary foods? Compared with the content in the "Recipes for 0-6 Year Old Babies", I summarized it and shared it with you:
First, grab something and feed it in your mouth;
Second, very interested in adult food;
Third, can look up, head and neck muscles are well developed, smell the fragrance can stretch forward on their own, send out a signal that they want to eat;
Fourth, the tongue radiates the news, receiving food sent by parents to subconsciously spit out, swallowing function is perfect;
Fifth, often crying because of hunger;
Sixth, eating can relieve irritability;
Seventh, grow slowly, away from the target value.
When the child sends the above "signal", it means that this is the best time to add complementary foods, too early or too late, will affect the baby's acceptance of food.
At this time, we prepare their own food for the children, that is, complementary food, as the name suggests, auxiliary food, because before the first birthday, the baby is still based on milk.
So, how to add supplementary foods for babies?
1, about the quantity
At the beginning of the addition of complementary foods, there is no specific number of regulations. According to the baby's appetite adjustment, as long as the baby is developing in the normal range, do not ask too much about eating complementary foods. Gradually adapt, step by step, the child's spleen and stomach function is not perfect, do not be too hasty.
2. About sitting
We must let the baby develop the good habit of sitting on the dining chair, not only can practice sitting and looking up in the process of eating, but also lay a good foundation for eating independently in the future, and can also reduce the burden of parents in the future meal, which is a good thing to get more in one fell swoop.
3. About eating
The baby's first supplement must be high-speed rail rice noodles. Nutritious rice noodles add more nutrients that babies need than ordinary homemade white porridge, especially iron. There is no need to add other things, it should be noted that the first supplementary food must not be thick, thin, slippery, to avoid the baby vomiting.
If the baby can successfully pass these challenges, then even if we have initially achieved success, we can make some changes to the baby in the future, so that the baby can look forward to eating complementary food, fall in love with eating complementary food, so that after the first year of age, he can eat smoothly, and then slowly form an independent eating, which is a long process, but when we taste the harvested fruit, we will feel that we have not lived up to our efforts.
There are the following points to pay attention to when adding complementary foods:
1, the baby eats the vegetable puree is best eaten freshly, starting from dark vegetables, the darker the color of the vegetables, the higher the nutrition.
2. Eat raw fruits at room temperature as much as possible to retain nutrients. For example, apples, bananas, some of the harder fruits can be heated to make it soft, and then made into a puree.
3, do not give the baby under one year old to drink juice, in 2017 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued the latest guidelines: fruit juice has no nutritional value for babies under 1 year old, and will also increase the risk of obesity and caries, should not be included in the baby's diet.
4, at the beginning of the addition of complementary food, do not worry, one at a time, three days to observe no allergies, rhizome vegetables to keep up, potatoes pumpkin sweet potatoes, suitable for swallowing.
Banana apple puree is also OK, rice flour and brown rice oat flour alternately eaten, lean liver puree can be tried, iron supplementation and nutrition, egg yolk fish meat reappears, chewing and swallowing is the key.
Over time, the baby is older, all kinds of mud becomes end, food traits are very important, gradually become rough to exercise the baby, fruit can be used to bite and bite, promote tooth growth, straw drinking water into a habit.
5, gradually eat three meals a day, nutrition with Mo ignore, before the age of one year old milk-based, occasional anorexia is common, we do not have to worry too much, observation of allergies is very important, eczema diarrhea to stop, nasal cough needs to be cautious, digestion and absorption can be good. All kinds of soft rice noodles can be made for the baby, and it is important to eat by yourself.
6. Babies who transition from complementary foods to three meals a day can eat with us normally. But it can't be the same as our adult meals, children need a light diet, light taste, and rich variety.
The daily milk intake of children after one year of age should be maintained at about 500 mL, 1 egg per day plus 50g of meat, fish, 50 to 100 g of grain per day, vegetables and fruits depending on demand. When breast milk is insufficient, supplement with suitable formula milk, you can also introduce a small amount of fresh milk, yogurt, cheese, etc., as part of the food supplement, but carefully observe whether there is any allergy or other discomfort, depending on your own situation.
(The picture shows the food supplement advice of a hospital in Guangzhou)
7, more importantly, parenting expert Dr. Cui Yutao also reminded everyone that after the age of 1, you should also "mix" to eat together, mixed with rice noodles, porridge, and balls, rather than a spoonful of meat puree, a spoonful of vegetable puree. If each taste is different, it is equivalent to giving the baby a multiple choice question, and he or she will begin to distinguish what is delicious.
Baby grows up slowly, the need for nutrition is different, the parents' "cooking" requirements are also higher, earlier I said that I bought a food supplement book when the baby was very young, in addition to the above "0-6 years old baby recipe" book, there are two books supporting it is also particularly good, the name is called "Children's Grow tall recipes" and "Children's nutrition breakfast", I cook this little white, but also became a food supplement master, my baby especially likes to eat the food I made, here to recommend a few recipes for everyone:
1. Egg noodles with tomato spinach
Add olive oil to the peeled and chopped pot of tomatoes, heat the oil and fry the tomatoes to make the soup, then add water to the boil, fry the spinach in advance, cut into fine minces and set aside, put in the thin noodles after boiling, add spinach after cooking, add eggs before coming out of the pot, and season with salt or mushroom powder. Simple and convenient, balanced and rich in taste, it is very suitable for breakfast or dinner for babies.
2, Zucchini carrot minced egg cake
Cut the zucchini carrot meat into cubes, put oil in the pot to fry all the ingredients, especially carrots, be sure to use oil to stimulate the carotene, otherwise eat it in vain, carotene with meat together to better absorb, put meat is not a superfluous thing, the appropriate amount of salt seasoning, fried after the stock out of the spare.
Take an appropriate amount of flour and stir with water until it is yogurt-free, then add the eggs and stir well, and put the scrambled ingredients into the mixed egg batter. Heat the oil again and spread the mixture of ingredients into an quiche with golden brown on both sides. The egg is soft and nutritious, and the baby loves it.
3. Baby curry rice
Chicken beef pork, can be, according to the ingredients to decide, vegetables we prepare onions potatoes and carrots, or other foods that the baby usually does not like to eat can be, the taste of curry will cover the taste of vegetables, so the baby is not easy to distinguish, you can eat it. Sauté the ingredients until they are broken, add water, add curry according to the amount of water, thicken the soup and put it on top of the rice.
As time goes by, as your baby grows up, he will be more and more receptive to things and interest in good food.
Be sure to let the baby eat by himself, even if it is too troublesome to clean, you can bring a bib to the baby, sit on the dining chair, spread the waste cloth on the ground, don't be afraid of everything in front of you to make you "miserable", and give the right to eat to the child.
Eat three meals a day and eat less snacks. Don't worry about the child's lack of food, just stuff the child with a lot of food between meals, which will not only delay the child's normal diet, but also cause a burden on the child's digestion. You can increase the intake of some fruits, nuts or healthy foods such as yogurt and cheese at a fixed time every day to supplement some nutrition.
Now my child is in the first grade of primary school, when I was an infant, I referred to the baby's recipe to give him a supplementary food without repeating the sample, slowly growing up, I followed the nutritional knowledge on the recipe to reasonably match him with nutrition, after going to school, in order for him to have a full of vitality, I spared no effort to make breakfast every day, thanks to the careful care of my diet, grow tall and strong, all indicators are better than the same age, and basically rarely get sick.
The child's growth is only once, as a parent must not be absent and careless, the family has a small baby, it is strongly recommended to prepare a set of baby recipes at home, so that the baby in the process of growth, always remember the taste of "home".
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