You Need To Know The Dietary Taboos For Your Baby’s Growth. Do Not Give These Foods To Your Baby.

Preparing food for the baby is something that every parent does with love.

Looking at that little guy, he smacked his lips and ate the food that he had carefully prepared with all his heart. The feeling of satisfaction it brought was difficult to describe in words.

Many times, the good intentions we have may turn into "good intentions but bad things" due to lack of understanding of the dietary characteristics of infants and young children.

The baby's intestines and stomach are quite delicate, and the development of various body systems has not yet reached a perfect state. Many foods that may seem ordinary to adults may contain hidden risks for babies.

Today, let’s talk about things that novice parents are not allowed to do when it comes to eating with their babies, so as to help them avoid misunderstandings and make their babies happy and healthy when eating.

Before one year old, the knowledge of salt should be memorized

Many elders feel that food without added salt "lacks flavor", causing babies to dislike eating it, so they always think of secretly adding some salt or soy sauce to their baby's complementary foods to enhance the flavor.

This approach is actually very undesirable.

For babies under 3 months old, the sodium they absorb from breast milk or formula milk, which is the main component of salt, can fully meet the body's needs.

If you add salt to your baby too early, it will increase the burden on his immature kidneys. If you do this for a long time, it is very likely to have adverse effects on your baby's health.

Even mothers who are breastfeeding should pay attention to keeping their diet light. That kind of salty diet will indirectly affect the baby through milk.

Under normal circumstances, it is recommended that after the baby starts to add complementary foods at 6 months of age, the original taste should still be maintained. Before 1 year old, in principle, there is no need to add additional salt.

After one year old, a very small amount of salt can be gradually introduced, but the daily total amount must still be strictly controlled. It is very important to cultivate the baby's light taste habits.

Don’t just choose “refined grains” for complementary food, coarse grains are better

When adding complementary foods to babies, rice noodles, rotten porridge and rotten noodles are often the first choices to be considered because they are easy to digest and are not likely to cause allergies.

However, there are some parents who have an excessive pursuit of "fineness". For a long time, they only feed their babies complementary foods made of refined white rice and noodles. This approach actually leads to another misunderstanding.

When grains undergo over-refining processing, a large amount of B vitamins will be lost, and a large amount of minerals will also be lost, including chromium.

For infants and young children, B vitamins play a vital role in the development of their nervous system. However, once chromium is lacking, it may affect vision development.

Therefore, when the baby adapts to basic complementary foods, certain "coarse grains" should be introduced in a timely manner, such as porridge made from millet, oats, corn flakes, etc., or mixed with whole wheat flour, vegetable puree, etc. to make soft cakes. This can not only ensure full nutrition intake, but also exercise the baby's chewing ability.

These dangerous foods must be kept away from the table

Babies are very curious and want to take a bite of anything they see eaten by adults. However, there are some foods that contain huge safety risks, so they must be strictly prohibited.

The first thing to consider is fish with spines. Even if adults think they have picked them cleanly, the tiny soft spines may get stuck in the baby. You must be extremely careful when handling fish supplements. It is best to choose sea fish with few spines such as salmon and cod, and inspect them carefully.

Then there are glutinous rice balls, rice cakes, and jelly. Their textures are sticky or elastic. If the baby does not chew them thoroughly, a whole piece may easily slip into the throat, leading to suffocation. This is very dangerous.

The same risks are found in nuts, whole grapes, and small tomatoes. For young children, they must be chopped before feeding, otherwise it will not work!

Food that is too spicy, cold, or hard can irritate your baby's delicate stomach and intestines, so it should be avoided.

Observation and adjustment are more important than copying recipes

Every baby is an individual with unique characteristics. Food acceptance and reactions vary from person to person.

Therefore, careful attention when feeding is more important than meticulously following any "perfect meal plan."

You need to pay attention to your baby's food intake, and you can adopt the principle of small meals multiple times to avoid feeding too much at one time and causing food accumulation.

In terms of diet, it is necessary to match meat and vegetables as much as possible to achieve a balanced nutritional state. The main cooking methods are steaming, boiling, and stewing to maintain the lightness.

A very practical health "barometer" is the baby's defecate situation.

If the stool suddenly becomes dry and hard, or becomes loose, or the color is abnormal, it is very likely to be related to the food you have recently consumed. At this time, you need to make timely adjustments.

In addition, the baby must be encouraged to drink a lot of boiled water instead of replacing it with juices and drinks, and develop healthy drinking habits from an early age.

Feeding your baby is a practice full of love and wisdom.

Knowing these basic dietary taboos is not to make us fearful, but to be able to explore the field of food with our babies in a more scientific and calm manner.

Remember one core principle: natural, light, safe, and diverse.

When it is safe to do so, allow your baby to try foods with different textures and tastes. This is very useful for the development of their taste and the establishment of healthy eating habits in the future. It has many benefits.

With more knowledge, there will be less anxiety. We hope that every baby can eat safely and grow up healthily and smoothly under the careful care of parents.