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How to introduce the first foods into the baby's diet

How to introduce the first foods into the baby's diet

From the age of six months, your child's nutritional needs change and breast milk needs to be supplemented with food. Even if the baby only takes formula (artificial milk), not breast milk, it is recommended to wait until six months to give other foods.

The production of digestive enzymes at six months of age is enough to digest others food outside the mother's milk and the child's body is stronger to fight any infections or allergies caused by food.

It is at this age also that most children reach a stage of development with physiological and neurological maturity to swallow semisolid foods. The protrusion reflex of the tongue is attenuated, which facilitates the ingestion of well cooked, kneaded and scraped foods.

Start with the baby

The initial step of the new diet is usually a fruit potato after the first feeding of the day . In the second week the second fruitcake is introduced in the afternoon, usually upon waking up in the afternoon. Next, the salt potato is introduced at lunchtime. When the baby is already eating these three meals well, it is time to include dinner.

For the preparation of the first sweet potatoes use fruits such as banana, papaya, avocado, mango, apple and pear. Always love the food, never liquefy or sieve, the child should receive the fibers and exercise the movement of the mouth and the tongue with soft bits of food.

Fruit juice should not be used as a meal, but as a moisturizer 1 a 2 times a day between meals after two months of food introduction. Do not add sugar or water and avoid frozen fruit and pulps to ensure all nutrients and natural flavor.

Water should be introduced, like fruit juices, gradually between meals to prevent the child from being satiated and consuming food in appropriate quantities.

The salt potato should be colored and composed of two different colored greens, a cereal, a beef or chicken and a legume. Vegetables such as carrots, beets, cauliflower, broccoli are good choices for the first few months. For cereals, give preference to millet and brown rice and for legumes, use lentils, black beans and chickpeas. The meat must be in the form of broth and at around eight months of age the animal protein is introduced in the form of ground meat or minced with the knife.

At nine months of life the baby should be with four meals and between two and four daily feedings. Here is an example of a food scheme for children from 8 to 11 months.

  • 6h milk
  • 8h sweet potato
  • 11h salt potato
  • 15h sweet potato
  • 18h salt potato
  • 20h milk
  • 22h milk.

What about breast milk?

Breast milk can be extended to two years of age. But for the child to meet their nutritional needs, milk should not disrupt or replace meals, but rather complement. Offering the breast soon after food in potatoes is not a rule, but an alternative when the child does not accept the food offered. In the morning, after the first feeding of the day, take an interval of about two hours to offer the sweet potato (start with 1 tablespoon of dessert and increase the amount gradually) with a plastic or silicone spoon. The same should be done with other meals.

Introduce new items gradually

Introduce food gradually, one at a time. The baby needs time to get accustomed to the new flavors and consistencies of food. In addition, the gradual introduction of different foods enables allergies to be identified more quickly by observing signs such as diarrhea, rash, abdominal pain or skin changes. Offer a new food every three days, starting with fruits and then introducing the vegetables, and finally the meats that are harder to digest than other foods.Start with 1 tablespoon of dessert and gradually increase the amount of food in the dish. As with adults, the baby's appetite is not constant. Pay attention to the signs he gives. When the child refuses to open his mouth for the next spoonful, turns his face or starts playing with the food, it is because he is probably satisfied. And if the baby is "scraping the plate," pick up his appetite and put in more food, but always stop feeding him when he shows that he does not want it any more.


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