From birth to 12 months, the diet progresses very quickly. At first, the baby can only drink milk, and then starts to eat cereal at 4 months. At about 5-6 months, the baby can be fed with vegetables. The principle of eating vegetables is the same as other foods. You should add them one by one, rather than giving many different new foods at once.

When your baby can eat vegetables, you should first give them vegetables that are lighter in taste and easier to tolerate, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, green beans, broccoli, etc.

Spinach contains nitrates, which hinder the newborn body's ability to transport oxygen, so it is recommended to eat less before 1 year old. In addition, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watercress, broccoli and some fruits, such as mango, papaya, loquat, persimmon, apricot, etc., are rich in beta-carotene, so don’t eat too much in one day. Although too much beta-carotene does not cause poisoning, it can turn the skin orange.

From juice to fruit, when the baby is about 5-6 months old, he can be given juice diluted with boiling water, such as one teaspoon of juice plus two or three teaspoons of cold water; or he can be given fruit puree, with a portion of Start with teaspoons. Fruits should also be added one by one. Initially, softer fruits can be given, such as bananas, apples, seeded watermelons, papayas, etc. Canned fruits are best soaked in water or juice rather than in syrup.

All three types of vegetables meet the requirements

You can choose fresh, quick-frozen or canned vegetables for your baby

(1) Fresh vegetables: wash them Clean, peel, cut, and cook in boiling water until just cooked, but do not cook for too long, otherwise a lot of vitamins will be lost. Use the method of cooking quickly with less water. After cooking, filter out the water, then grind it into puree. Test the temperature first before feeding.

(2) Quick-frozen vegetables: such as green beans, broccoli, etc. Boil the vegetables in a small amount of boiling water, filter out the water, and then grind them into puree. Test the temperature before feeding them to your baby.

(3) There is no need to add seasonings or oil to the vegetables you eat.

There is no big restriction on the order in which children should eat fruits and vegetables, but they should give them lighter vegetables first, and then sweeter fruits. If you eat sweet fruits first and then give them bland vegetables, they may refuse to eat them. Orange juice may cause allergies and should be given after 6 months. Babies aged 7-9 months have probably grown 3-4 teeth, and eating muesli and milk alone are not enough to meet their chewing needs.

In fact, adults also often eat porridge, so it is not a nutritional need for babies to switch from porridge to rotten rice, but to exercise chewing movements. Therefore, the baby can switch from porridge to rotten rice between 7 and 9 months. When the porridge becomes thick, turn the vegetable paste into minced vegetables.

From Meat to Eggs

Meat can be introduced into the diet between 7 and 9 months. Meat from cows, chickens, pigs, and fish can be cooked until it is fully cooked. After it is cooked, grind it into puree and feed it. Add a little water when cooking, without adding seasoning or oil. After the fish is cooked, remove all broken bones. Canned fish should be soaked in water, preferably without salt. The flesh of large deep-sea fish contains heavy metals and should not be eaten because some heavy metals are not easily excreted from the body. After eating beef, chicken, pig and fish, you can give egg yolks, starting with half, and egg whites can only be eaten after they are 1 year old, because their kidneys are not fully mature and may not be able to process the protein in the egg whites.

From bottle to small cup

When the baby reaches 10-12 months, he can eat many foods, and cheese can also be added. Milk, water, and juice can be given to him in cups, because they also need to learn not to use pacifiers. Thick porridge can be turned into rotten rice, twice a day, from half a bowl to more than half a bowl. Flour, flour, oatmeal, etc. can also be used to replace rotten rice. After getting up in the morning, in addition to milk, you can slowly add a little bread or other grains to develop the habit of eating breakfast.

Before 1 year old, maintain at least 24 ml of breast milk per day, because breast milk is still the source of major nutrients.