Infants and young children to add supplementary food principle

1, add food supplement to be compatible with the baby's age

4 to 6 months can add rotten porridge, egg yolk, puree, or thin noodles soup plus chopped vegetables, a little cooking oil. 7-12 months can add soft noodles, egg tarts, tofu, oysters, all kinds of crushed vegetables, fish, lean meat and so on. Starting from cereals, the transition to fruits and vegetables, fish, eggs, beans, etc., can also choose to supplement some of the infant nutrition supplement food series.

2, add supplementary food should be from one to many

Gradually increase the type of food according to your baby's nutritional needs and digestion. At the beginning, you can only give the baby a complementary food that is suitable for the age of the baby. After the baby has been digested for 3 to 4 days or a week, if the baby's digestive condition is good and the defecation is normal, let the baby try another one. In a short period of time increase several kinds.

And there is a benefit in doing so, that if the baby is allergic to a certain food, it can be observed in a few days of trying. If no adverse reactions occur within a few days after eating, it means that the baby can accept this food; if you suspect that the baby is allergic to a certain food, you may wish to feed it once a week. If there are 2-3 consecutive reactions, you can think The baby is allergic to this food.

3, add supplementary food should be from thin to thick

When the baby began to add complementary food, he hadn't had teeth yet. Therefore, the parents could only feed the baby with liquid foods, gradually add the semi-liquid food, and finally develop into solid food. If you add semi-solid or solid foods at the beginning, your baby will certainly be difficult to digest and cause diarrhea. Should be based on the development of the baby's digestive tract and the gradual growth of teeth, that is, the transition from soup, juice, rice soup to rice paste, vegetable puree, puree, meat paste, and then transition to soft rice, small pieces of food, Fruit and meat. In this way, the baby can absorb it well so that indigestion does not occur.

4, the supplementary food should be added from small to large

Baby food grains should be small and have a tender texture. Therefore, “mud” foods such as vegetable puree, puree, steamed egg tarts, chicken puree, and pork liver puree are most suitable. This not only exercises the baby's swallowing function, lays the foundation for the gradual transition to solid food, but also familiarizes the baby with the natural taste of various foods, and develops good habits without partial eclipse and picky eaters. Moreover, "mud" contains cellulose, lignin, pectin, etc. It can promote intestinal peristalsis and facilitate digestion.

In addition, when the baby is about to grow teeth or are growing teeth, parents can gradually make the food particles thicker, which is conducive to promoting the growth of baby teeth, and exercise the baby's chewing ability.

5, add supplementary food should be from small to large

Every time you add new foods to your baby, you can only feed once a day, and the amount is not large. For example, when the egg yolk is added, the baby is first fed 1/4, and after three or four days the baby does not have any adverse reactions, and there is no hunger, regular defecation, and stable sleep between meals, and then it is increased to half an egg yolk, and gradually increases to the entire yolk.

6, meet the baby is not suitable to immediately stop adding

After the baby has eaten the newly added food, parents should observe the baby's digestive status closely. If there is diarrhea or there is more mucus in the stool, the food should be immediately suspended, and the baby should be added again after the baby returns to normal. However, parents should understand that babies may change their bowel movements when they start to add complementary foods, such as darker dark brownies, or undigested food.

7. The time for eating liquid or muddy food should not be too long

Usually when the baby starts to add complementary food, the baby has not yet developed teeth, so liquid or mud-like food is very suitable for baby digestion and absorption. However, you should not eat such food for your baby for a long time, because it will make your baby miss the crucial period of developing chewing ability, and may cause the baby to have difficulty in chewing on food.

8, can not be quickly replaced by complementary food milk

Some parents want to reduce their intake of breastmilk or other milk within 6 months of the baby's intake in order to allow their baby to eat a rich food. This is very undesirable. Because the baby is at this month of age, the main food should still be breast milk or formula milk powder, other foods can only be used as a supplement food.

9. The complementary food to be added should be fresh, healthy and taste good

When parents make foods for their babies, they should not only pay attention to nutrition, but ignore the tastes. This will not only affect the baby's taste development, but also cause hidden troubles for picky foods in the future. It may also cause the baby to have aversion to complementary foods, thus affecting nutrient intake. Supplementary food should be based on the principle of natural light, the raw materials must be fresh, you can add a little salt or sugar, but can not add flavor and artificial colors, etc., so as not to increase the baby's kidney burden.

10, to cultivate the baby's happy eating psychology

Parents attach great importance to the amount of nutrients the baby eats from the complementary food, but often neglect to cultivate the baby's happy eating habits. When parents feed baby food, they must first create a happy and harmonious eating environment for the baby. It is best to feed the baby when it is pleasant and clear. When the baby says that he is reluctant to eat, he must not force the baby to eat because it will frustrate the baby and negatively affect his future life.


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