Baby food

Talking about baby food, important issues that must be considered is whether food is suitable for a baby or not, and where the best. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breastfeeding is simply stated as the sole food for the growth of normal infants up to age six months. This can protect a baby's whisper alimentary tract infection.

Now, after six months, the ASI only around 60-70% to meet the needs of the baby. At this age, babies need food start of ASI, which is called MPASI. Please note, the age of 6 to 7 month period is critical to introduce solid foods that require chewing skills.

Do not until this terlewati simply, is feared because the baby will have difficulty to swallow food, and worse again refused to eat solid food when given. While in the infant age 9-12 months, mengunyahnya skills are more mature.



Some suggestions in providing the first solid food in infants:

* Use a baby food high quality, ensuring the quality of a good vitamin.
* As a preliminary, provide a pulverized baby food and liquid, such as susu pulp or fruit pulp (banana, papaya). Gradually, the baby food can be more coarse and dense.
Infants aged six months has given rice to the team with a complete nutrition. At the age of eight months to one year, babies begin to be the only baby food chopped.
* We introduced one by one type of food on the baby, he was known to the baik.Tunggu at least four days before you introduce other types of baby food.
Besides the baby will recognize and accept the type of food can be a new baby, you can also find out there is no allergic reaction in babies.
* Initially, the baby would receive 1-2 tsp baby food. When he was the greater, you can give a portion to eat more.
* Order of ASI feeding usually fruit, flour-tepungan, and vegetables. Meat, fish and eggs should be provided after the baby is six months. When babies show symptoms of allergy, eggs should be given after age one year.
* Schedule time to eat according to the circumstances must be hungry or thirsty related circumstances lambungnya.


Here is food that should be avoided as the baby food:

1. Infants aged less than 6 months
* Wheat, barley, havermout and olahannya products (bread and cereals) that contain gluten
* Eggs
* Nuts and seeds
* Fish and shellfish
* Fresh cow milk or formula milk and processed milk products (like yogurt)
* Fruit juice which taste sour, like orange and lemon lime.
* Bumbu penambah cooking or taste, such as salt, sugar, soy sauce, honey and other sweetener
2. Infants aged 6-12 months
* Nuts, especially peanuts
* Salt, sugar, honey and other sweetener
3. Infants aged more than 12 months
* Nuts, especially peanuts
* Food diet or a low fat food
* Salt and sugar used may be minimal


Keep in mind, giving the baby solid food is for introduction only the taste and texture of food, not as an effort to meet the needs gizinya. Baby food is still the main substitute for breastfeeding or breastmilk.

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