Some people worry that the baby will have diarrhea easily after drinking yogurt, which is actually not scientifically based. In fact, on the whole, yogurt is a very safe food for infants. After fermentation in the production process, the risk of mixed bacteria will be greatly reduced. Of course, if the baby is allergic to milk protein or lactose intolerant, then definitely don't drink it.
Many companies will sell yogurt especially for babies, which may avoid using artificial food flavors, sweeteners and other additives.
There are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus in yogurt, which can help decompose lactose and denature protein, thus promoting digestion. Therefore, children under one year old can also drink yogurt, but it is recommended to drink ordinary pure whole milk when they are over one year old.
Usually, domestic experts recommend 1 year-old or older to accept yogurt, and do not advocate that infants under one year old drink yogurt, but in fact, this suggestion is too conservative, and infants of six months can drink yogurt completely.
Australia's 20 12 infant feeding guide suggests that infants over 6 months old can try to add yogurt as a complementary food. Yogurt also exists in the American Academy of Pediatrics' 8- 12-month-old infant daily diet example.
It's not that Australian and American babies can use yogurt as a complementary food, so we must follow it, but both theory and practice show that babies over six months are really capable of digesting and absorbing yogurt, and yogurt can be a good option for complementary food.
There are two main reasons why babies are not advised to drink yogurt. The first reason is that yogurt is made of fresh milk. Babies either eat breast milk or formula milk, and yogurt made of fresh milk is not nutritious.
In fact, the nutritional components of pure yogurt are close to pure milk, and the protein content is generally above 2.5%; Moreover, the lactic acid produced by milk fermentation effectively improves the absorption and utilization rate of calcium and phosphorus, and the calcium in yogurt is more easily absorbed by infants.
Of course, if you still dislike fresh milk and think infant formula is good, you can use formula to make yogurt.
Only the whey protein and casein content in formula milk powder, because the proportion is adjusted to be close to breast milk, is only about half of that of milk protein. Natural breast milk can't look like old yogurt. Similarly, formula milk close to breast milk can't look like semi-solidified yogurt without adjusting its concentration, so it is necessary to double the concentration of milk powder.
In fact, it is no problem to make it directly with fresh milk. It is only a complementary food. There is no need to emphasize that it is consistent with formula milk. It is enough to provide protein and calcium and give the baby a pleasant taste. Moreover, the baby can also eat sugar-free plain yogurt and develop a sweet taste. The formula milk is sweet.
The second reason why babies are not advised to drink yogurt is that the temperature of yogurt is low and too cold for babies to eat with their stomachs. This problem can be solved. Yogurt is fermented at about 40 degrees Celsius. Later, it is placed in the refrigerator for better taste and shape. It is no problem to take it out and heat it before feeding the baby. It can be heated naturally at room temperature for an hour or two, or it can be heated in a warm bath. It can be fed when it is not frozen.
Some parents worry that yogurt will corrode the baby's delicate gastric mucosa, which is unnecessary worry and absolutely not.
Finally, it is emphasized that you can eat yogurt after adding complementary food for six months, but it is only complementary food and cannot replace breast milk and normal formula powder. In addition, I see that the baby is given pure yogurt, not yogurt drinks.
Bao Ma is hesitant about this issue. Some experts say that we can drink it, and some experts say that we can't drink it. We don't know who is right or wrong. The reason why we give our children yogurt is nothing more than:
1, milk, its nutritional richness, we all know.
2, probiotics, although there are almost no bacteria that can reach the intestines, but the propaganda of the merchants has made us believe that he has a role.
3, good taste, sour and sweet.
4. If you don't drink milk, Bao Ma thinks it's time to give your baby milk. Your baby likes to drink yogurt. It's better to drink it than not to drink it. (This is the key)
Reasons for not wanting to give children yogurt:
1, with additives
2. Add more sugar
3, cold, plus we have been educated to drink milk powder until three years old or even later (obviously this is not what I advocate), afraid that the baby's stomach can't accept it.
Let's face the pros and cons of the above. Whether we can drink it depends on when we drink it. How much to drink? Take a look at what authoritative advice is.
0-1February babies had better not drink it. If some experts say that a certain document in a certain country says that it can be drunk, it is also from other countries. The national-level documents are all based on their own geography, humanities and environment, and may not be suitable for us.
From the point of view of less sugar, we shouldn't give the baby yogurt, but it's ok to taste it. For example, when we eat yogurt, the baby of 7 or 8 months will be very excited and want to eat it. What should we do? Either we hide and eat, or you lick the bottle cap for her. It doesn't matter much, just like my fat girl.
1-2 How much do you eat? Bao Ma can try it from a small amount. For example, lick the bottle cap first today, observe it, and if there is no adverse reaction, give it a sip. 100mL. Gradually, when you are two years old, use liquid milk instead of formula powder.
After the fat girl was weaned for more than one year, she tried to give her yogurt several times instead of pure milk powder. Because I really couldn't stand the additives of 7788 in the ingredient list, I didn't give them any more.
Yogurt over 2 years old is a part of milk source, such as 200ml, 2-3 times a week, which can be drunk occasionally, but it can't be used as the only source of milk. After all, the additives and sugar in yogurt can't be ignored. At this time, the baby is in the critical period of cultivating good eating behavior and habits, and eating more sweets is easy to be picky eaters.
Summary: In short, from the theoretical and practical experience, Fat Girl Mom can give yogurt to her baby, but she should master the time and quantity.
Under one year old: you can lick the bottle cap and taste it to increase your interest in eating;
1~2 years old: try it gradually from a small amount as a complementary food, but it can't replace breast milk and formula milk;
Over 2 years old, as a part of the source of milk, 2-3 times a week, 200ml each time.
About the author: Fat Niu Ma, a master of food in Jilin University, is a national senior nutritionist. She used to be a nutritionist in a kindergarten in Changchun, and is good at maternal and child nutrition consultation, infant milk powder formula research, dairy knowledge and health knowledge popularization.
It's okay for babies over one year old to drink yogurt, even those close to one year old. However, we should also consider the state of yogurt. Some yogurts are not very suitable.
1 Yogurt with fruits and grains is not suitable for babies to drink.
Many yogurts like to add fruit, coconut, grain and so on. The baby's swallowing function is not perfect. When inhaling yogurt, it is easy to inhale these diced or granular food particles into the respiratory tract, causing unnecessary danger. It is recommended that the baby drink yogurt with ordinary yogurt without other granular substances.
2 Old yogurt that is too frozen is not suitable for babies to drink.
Some old yogurts on the market are firmer than normal solidified yogurts. Frozen food is also easy to be inhaled and choke the baby. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat this kind of yogurt. If you want to eat it, you must wait a little longer, and parents should take care of it.
Yogurt with too much cream is not suitable for babies to drink.
Nowadays, many new yoghourt products add a lot of cream to the yoghourt for its silky and rich taste. The fat content is much higher than that of ordinary yoghourt at 3g/100g, and the highest is close to 9g/100g. It contains a lot of saturated fat, which is too high in calories, while protein, B vitamins and calcium are relatively less. It is recommended to drink ordinary full-fat yogurt.
Yogurt with added polysaccharide is not suitable for baby to drink.
Some yogurt products are significantly higher than the normal sugar level, and especially sweet yogurt is easy to cultivate the baby's bad eating habits that love sweetness. At the same time, because of too much sugar, it will reduce the nutrient density of yogurt. It is more appropriate to buy yogurt with carbohydrate content of 10- 1 1 g in1g.
Fake "yogurt" which belongs to milk-containing desserts is not suitable for babies to drink.
Some products are not yogurt at all, but milk-containing desserts, puddings and Mu Si. Among them, the content of protein is only one-half to one-third of that of normal yogurt, but the price is very expensive. Flavors and other ingredients with low nutritional value are also added. They are also sold in places where yogurt is sold, which is very easy to get confused. Be sure to look at the product type carefully to avoid buying the wrong one.
/kloc-babies after 0/year old can drink yogurt, but there are two points to note:
1. Choose the right yogurt instead of yogurt drinks (the simplest and fastest way to distinguish is to look at the protein content. According to the national standard GB 19302, the protein of yogurt should be greater than or equal to 2.3g/per100g, while yogurt drinks and the like should be greater than or equal to 1.0).
2. Give priority to buying "original fermented milk" when choosing yogurt. The simpler the ingredient list, the better: especially, don't bring fruits, grains, coconuts and the like, so as not to choke your baby.
Because yogurt is generally refrigerated, baby still recommends eating warm things. You can do this: first warm half a bowl of pure milk, then mix the yogurt together and mix well; You can also take out the yogurt and warm it in the package for a few minutes. Try it yourself before feeding the children.
Author: Xiao Weiwei, a national second-class public nutritionist, a senior member of the Capital Society of Health Care, Nutrition and Food.
Babies aged 7- 12 months are not suitable for drinking yogurt, and babies aged 13-24 months are also advised to eat in small quantities. It is not recommended to replace breast milk or formula milk with yogurt, because the protein mineral content in yogurt is higher than breast milk, which will increase the burden on the baby's liver and kidney.
Babies can drink plain yogurt.
Yogurt can be eaten as a snack.
Yogurt need not be heated to drink.
It is not recommended to give your baby homemade yogurt. Author: Ding Huailian/kindergarten health care doctor/national second-class nutritionist/lecturer of Dalian Nutritionist Club/first-phase student of Wang Xingguo's special training class/good at parenting guidance for infants aged 0-6.
How old is your baby? If you are one year old, you can drink yogurt. Yogurt is not recommended for babies under one year old.
Why don't babies under 1 year old drink yogurt?
Babies under one year old should drink formula similar to breast milk. Compared with formula milk powder, the composition of yogurt is quite different from that of breast milk, so it is not suitable for babies under 1 year old. If it is yogurt made of formula milk powder, babies over 6 months old can also drink a little.
Babies over 1 year old can drink 150ml of yogurt every day.
Which is suitable for baby to drink, milk, yogurt or soy milk?
These three kinds have their own emphasis, depending on which aspect of nutrition you want to strengthen.
1, milk, which should refer to fresh milk, contains many minerals needed by the human body, such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, etc., and has a good calcium supplement effect.
2, yogurt, the nutritional value is slightly lower than fresh milk, but yogurt contains a lot of lactic acid, which can inhibit the growth and reproduction of harmful bacteria in the intestine, which can help digestion and enhance immunity.
3. Soymilk, compared with milk and yogurt, contains less calcium, but contains soybean lecithin and oligosaccharides. Soybean phospholipids can activate brain cells and improve memory and attention; Oligosaccharides can prevent constipation, food poisoning and colorectal cancer.
Hello. I wonder how old your baby is? Let me tell you something about it now!
How old can the baby drink yogurt (cheese)? The Australian Infant Feeding Guide recommends that:
Everyone must remember that for babies over 6 months old, yogurt (cheese) here is only used as a part of complementary food, not as the main milk, replacing breast milk and formula milk.
The dietary guidelines for China residents (version 20 16) holds that:
Seeing this, many mothers may be confused. Who should they listen to?
It is recommended that mothers can consider comprehensively:
Why can I eat it after adding complementary food? The reasons are roughly as follows.
Based on the above points, so the baby can eat a small amount of yogurt (cheese) after starting to add complementary food.
How much is appropriate to drink every day? There is actually no strict limit on the intake of yogurt.
For babies over 6 months old, you can try a small amount, such as 1-2 spoonfuls a day.
After 1 year, you can start from 100ml per day and then gradually increase the amount. If you have a baby who is lactose intolerant, you can use yogurt as the main source of milk at this time.
Do you need to heat yogurt in winter? Because the baby's gastrointestinal system is delicate, it is adapted to the temperature of breast milk before 6 months, which is 37. Therefore, when you start adding yogurt in 6 months, don't drink yogurt taken out of the refrigerator immediately. It is recommended to leave it at room temperature for 2 hours before giving it to the baby.
Some mothers are really worried that yogurt at room temperature will hurt their baby's stomach, such as in winter. At this time, you can use warm water below 50 to warm it up.
What yogurt (cheese) is good?
According to the Dietary Guidelines for China Residents, we recommend exclusive breast milk for babies under six months, and don't eat other foods. If you don't have breast milk, you can drink formula milk, but don't eat other foods. You can gradually increase complementary food when you are more than six months old. Protein and minerals, such as ordinary fresh milk and yogurt, are rich, much higher than breast milk, which will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys, so babies aged 7- 12 months are also unfit to eat. 13-24 Ge Yu's baby can try it, but he still can't eat too much. He should eat a small amount at a time. In addition, when choosing yogurt, try to choose sugar-free yogurt. Yogurt on the market will add a lot of sugar, so try to choose yogurt with less sugar. Yogurt made at home is the best.
Regarding the choice of soy milk and milk, the calcium content in milk is richer, but some babies will have lactose intolerance. At this time, soy milk and yogurt are good substitutes and can supplement protein. When choosing soy milk, you should pay attention to it, and choose soy milk without sugar or with less sugar.
1, the baby within 6 months, try to be pure breast milk.
Nothing is needed except breast milk-not even water. If there is no breast milk, drink formula close to breast milk. At this stage, the baby's stomach can only digest these foods.
2./kloc-Only babies over 0/year old can drink milk.
There are many macromolecular proteins and lactose in milk, and the intestines and stomach of babies under 1 year old can't tolerate fresh milk. However, you can drink fresh milk normally after 1 year old. It should be noted that babies before the age of 2 have a large demand for fat and should drink whole milk.
3. Babies over 6 months can drink yogurt.
/kloc-Babies under 0/year old can't drink fresh milk, but yogurt fermented from fresh milk is a good complementary food for babies over 6 months old. After the yogurt is made, the protein that is easy to cause allergy in milk is partially decomposed by lactic acid bacteria, and lactose is also decomposed, which makes the yogurt better absorbed and less allergic, and provides calcium, multivitamins and beneficial bacteria. Yogurt, as a kind of dairy products, can also be used as a supplement for babies with insufficient milk.
In the 8- 12-month diet recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, yogurt is also listed as a regular option in the daily diet. Note, however, that it is best to make your own yogurt for your baby. Yogurt on the market usually contains a lot of sugar, thickener and essence, which is not suitable for your baby.
4, it is best to drink soy milk after 1 year old.
Soymilk is made from beans as the main raw material. From the nutritional value, the protein biological value of soybean is the highest among plants, and it is a rare high-quality protein from plants, but it is still not as good as milk protein. And there are not many varieties of calcium and vitamins contained in soy milk. For small babies, soy milk may be more difficult to digest than milk. /kloc-if the baby under 0/year old mainly uses soy milk, it will affect the physical development. In addition, the rich estrogen-like components in beans may also have an impact on infant development and immune system.
If you can't get breast milk or drink milk for some reason, you must feed with soy milk. You should choose full-fat baby soy milk fortified with vitamins and calcium. Although 1 year-old babies can drink soy milk, they still can't drink more.