Children's menu before and after the year

Proper nutrition of the child anticipates his body required set of nutrients. This so-called balanced diet, which provides for each period of life a baby needs its value in key nutrients because of its age-related physiological characteristics.

Menu children under one year

Menu newborn baby - a breast milk. Breastfeeding is demand, then the child will feel comfortable, plenty of sleep, quickly grow and develop. Human milk is valuable in that its proteins are best absorbed by the body of the child, in addition, human milk contains bioactive substances that contribute to better digestion and protects it from infections.

If for some reason can not be breast-feeding (mother is sick, the child can not tolerate breast milk and so on) from the very birth of a child can be fed a special formula. Just remember that if you can give a kid a little bit of breast milk, it is necessary to make sure, and after giving breastfeeding supplementation in the form of mixtures. With artificial and mixed feeding baby fed strictly by the hour (6 or 7 times a day with a night break). There are many modern very high quality blends for feeding a child (they are administered by a physician) from birth, but none of the mixture can not be better breast milk.

As the child grows up to a year and growing, it requires a larger set of nutrients, so in the course of the year the child is entered three foods. The first solid foods a child in a natural (breast) feeding is introduced into 5-6 months for mixed and artificial - before, in 4 - 5 months. Babies, full-bodied, the first solid foods given in the form of vegetable puree. This may be zucchini, broccoli and so on. You can cook yourself (boiled, rub through a sieve, diluted with vegetable broth) or buy ready-made vegetable puree for baby food Baby food - what to feed the baby? Which is available in jars. Gradually introduce solid foods for two weeks.

A month later, he entered the second lure - porridge. But the mess can be the first to lure First solid foods: cook or buy? While the second gives the lure vegetable puree. It is better to start with buckwheat or rice porridge - they do not contain indigestible vegetable protein gluten. Oatmeal contains gluten, so it is better to enter later. Porridge cooked on the water, wiped and diluted formula. It is better to use ready-made dry cereals for babies up to a year Feeding children under one year: how to feed your baby They contain all the ingredients necessary for the nutrition of children.

The third is given complementary foods at the age of 8 months - a fermented milk product (kefir or yogurt), which also replaces one of the feedings.

In addition, the diet of the child up to a year are introduced and other products that are combined with lures or with breast milk:

• 4 months - fruit juice, apple better (with a few drops of start and bring up to 30 ml);
• 5 months - fruit puree (mashed or grated apple from a jar) - with half a teaspoon of up to 30 g;
• 7 months - cottage cheese (30 g) and a special children's readily soluble dry biscuits;
• 8 months meat sauce (30 g) and egg yolk (half).

All products are introduced at different times, with an interval of at least two weeks in order to be able to notice the intolerance of a particular product.

Menu preschoolers

Feeding children older than one year must take into account the physiological characteristics and the nature of metabolism in this age. By the year a child already has 8 teeth, to 2, 5 - 3 years he shall be cut all 20 milk teeth. So he starts to chew food on their own and would like to make it less crushed.

After a year of starting to actively develop cancer of the gastrointestinal tract that produce digestive juices, which helps to improve digestion and assimilation of food. In this age of accelerated metabolism so the body requires additional nutrients for building the body's cells, and maintain an active lifestyle - the child at this age is very active and mobile.

The ratio of essential nutrients (proteins, fats and carbohydrates) in this age should be approximately 1: 1: 4. Time intake of various nutrients is also important. So, indigestible food containing animal protein as meat, fish and eggs is better to give the child up in the morning and in the evening - vegetables, fruits, dairy products. This is due to the fact that proteins and fats can cause stimulation of the nervous system of the child and disturb his sleep.

From year to year and a half the power of the child shall be a five-time after this age can go to four meals. Best of all daily meals will be distributed as follows: Breakfast - a quarter of the daily diet, lunch - a little more than a third, afternoon tea - seventh part, and dinner - a quarter.

Proper nutrition of the child - the foundation of health.

Galina Romanenko

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