June 18, 2013
Porridge is a source of many vitamins, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, iron. Many pediatricians recommend starting the baby’s complementary foods with this product. Industrial production cereals contain the optimal amount of useful substances – vitamins and minerals.
Porridge for baby food can be dairy and silent. For the introduction of complementary foods, it is best to use silent cereals, the so-called 1st degree. They contain components that do not provoke allergic reactions. This includes corn, rice and buckwheat cereals. The appearance of allergies is associated with the presence of food gluten in all cereals – gluten. Some children do not tolerate it. And in the above three types of gluten croup. After you are convinced that the use of porridge of the 1st degree does not cause any reactions from your child, you can try 2rd cereals. This is well known oatmeal and wheat cereal.
It happens that the baby does not really like the taste of porridge. You can experiment and try porridge with fruits. Also for more comfortable digestion of your crumbs, use products with probiotics and prebiotics. They contain the necessary components to maintain a healthy intestinal microflora, contribute to the growth of bifidobacteria and with their help a normal stool is formed in a child.
Milk porridge begins to give children much later, when a tiny stomach can digest more complex food. Here, of course, manufacturers can already imagine a little and add apples or banana for sweetness. It all depends on the preferences of a particular child.
Baby food manufacturers are now a large number. But try to opt for any one company as products that you are sure. After all, children should only receive high -quality nutrition from the first months of life. This is the key to good health for life.
You can buy children’s silent cereals both in supermarkets, pharmacies, without leaving the apartment in the online store. But do not start complementary food yourself. Before the introduction of cereals, be sure to consult a pediatrician. There are cases when it is better for a child to start giving dairy products or vegetable puree. After all, silent cereals are much easier to digest a children’s body. And the load on the pancreas will be minimal.
Cute mothers, do not rush! You will have everything, everything is your time. The main thing is the health and comfort of your crumbs.
