Text: Jing Ma
Zhang Zhenhong, the chief physician of pediatrics at a hospital in Dongguan, mentioned on his personal popular science platform: children under the age of one should not eat more complementary food.
And in the process of receiving the consultation, he found that some parents are eager to let their children taste the world's food before they are one year old, because these parents have heard that a variety of diets can help their children's growth and development!
Indeed, in the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", it is recommended that children should eat more than 12 kinds of food a day after the age of two, and more than 35 kinds of food a week.
But there is a premise here that the child reaches the age of two, and before the child is one year old, his main diet is milk.
The main role of complementary food is to supplement some nutrients to the child, the most important supplement is iron, to prevent iron deficiency anemia in children, so that the child's body has enough iron to supply oxygen to the body, so that the child's brain can develop. #2023年度创作挑战#
Adding complementary food before the age of one is also to let the child try the taste of food, let him know that there are various other foods in the world besides breast milk or milk, since it is a try, then it is to give the child a small amount of food, not to the child to eat all-you-can-eat, to give the child to eat a variety of food.
Because before the child is one year old, his digestive ability is relatively weak, and he can't digest it if he eats too much, which will hurt the child's spleen and stomach.
Why is it not recommended to give the baby more complementary food before the age of one?
★ The purpose of adding complementary foods before the age of one is to exercise the child's chewing ability
In the process of exercising, we should pay attention to the fact that the nature of the food given to the child is from soft to hard, and this hardness is much softer than that of our adults, so some harder foods, such as celery that is a little hard, or carrots that are fried harder, are not recommended for children, but to give children a little softer food, so that he can exercise his chewing ability without increasing the burden on his stomach and intestines.
★ The main purpose of adding complementary foods before the age of one is to exercise the child's fine motor skills
We make complementary food for children when they are 8~9 months old, and the suggestion is to make finger food that can be held in the hands of the child, so that the child can hold the food with his hands and then put it in his mouth, so that he can exercise his fine motor skills very freely.
Therefore, the complementary food added by our children before the age of one is only for exercise and iron supplementation, rather than using complementary foods to add sufficient nutrition to the child, and the child is mainly milk-based before the age of one, and most of his nutrition is still provided by breast milk or milk powder.
Before the child is one year old, if the complementary food violates the "four more" principle, it will hurt the child's spleen and stomach, and even cause the child to get sick
First: Lots of portions
When the child first starts to add complementary food at 6 months, he only gives the child 1~2 mouthfuls, followed by 3~4 mouthfuls, and will not give the child a meal of complementary food until at least a month later. When you first start eating, just try one or two bites, and give your child a little bit of food in the middle of the two meals, if the portion is too much, it will easily cause the child to suffer from indigestion and accumulate food.
Second: there are many types
For example, the child's first complementary food is rice cereal, about 3~5 days, the child has no indigestion or allergies, then in the rice cereal, add a little meat puree to the child, or add a little vegetable puree, one by one.
When the child is seven or eight months old, maybe the child has eaten only 10 kinds of food, not too much, if the child eats too many types, it may cause the child to be allergic or even allergic, you don't know which kind of complementary food.
Third: There are many orange and yellow foods
When children add complementary food, many parents will find that their children have no way to refuse slightly sweet complementary foods, such as carrots and pumpkin, so parents make this kind of complementary food for their children every day.
I didn't expect the child to eat for a period of time but found that the skin is yellow, that is actually because this kind of food is also rich in carotene, and these carotene into the child's body can not be consumed, it will cause the child's skin to be dyed orange, so we recommend that the child eat carrots, pumpkin and oranges, these orange foods should be in moderation.
Fourth: there are many condiments
We do not recommend adding salt or even sugar, and the oil is only one or two drops, and the oil is controlled at 5 grams per day.
Although children do not eat much complementary food before the age of one, they are also very particular.
How to correctly add complementary food to children, so that children can eat healthily and let children grow better? It is recommended to eat according to "What to Eat Every Week of Complementary Food".
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Why would I recommend this food supplement book?
The first highlight: the author is very professional
The author, Liu Changwei, is not only a doctor in the nutrition department of a tertiary hospital, but also a registered dietitian. He also answers various questions about child nutrition for mothers on the Internet, has millions of followers on the Internet, and has written several books on child nutrition. It can be said that it is very professional and authoritative.
The second highlight: the summary is in place
This book will help parents summarize in detail the problems that may be encountered when adding complementary food to the baby, such as the principle of adding complementary food, the misunderstanding of adding complementary food, and the situation that the child is not suitable for after the addition of supplementary food, how to deal with it? What kind of tableware to use for the baby to eat complementary food, what kind of tools are used to make complementary food, these are very clear.
The third highlight: the production steps are detailed
There are 215 recipes in it, starting from the baby to add complementary food, that is, from six months to three years old, how to add complementary food at each month age is very detailed.
Each complementary food also has a very detailed production method, what kind of raw materials need to be used, how many grams need to be used, how to cook, how long is the cooking time, what is the finished product of cooking, what kind of nutrition can be added to the baby, and so on.
Parents can make complementary foods that are full of color, flavor and flavor, and can meet the needs of children's gastrointestinal digestion at the same time, so that children can grow faster and smarter after eating.
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