Solid foods for young children

 Solid foods for young children

Breast milk is sufficient for the baby's needs up to the age of six months. Every mother has enough milk. Provided he eats proper food himself and has peace of mind and body. Breast milk is far better than any alternative milk. But after six months of age, breast milk alone does not meet the baby's nutritional needs. And another dose is required. This is the period in which the initial feeding is started and this process continues for two to three years when the child starts eating the same food as the adult. Even if a baby has access to breast milk for two years, but at the same time after the age of six months, if the initial diet is not included, it is possible that the baby will be malnourished and the baby will not grow according to the rules.

The baby should be breastfed for two years. But if the child does not start other solid foods after the age of a few months, then the child becomes malnourished and will not be able to grow properly. When children are given solid foods, they usually start to lose touch. Sometimes this is because the foods given to the child are so solid that they cannot be digested or this food is quite heavy but often Sometimes it starts to come in handy because the food was not free of germs. Special care will not be taken when preparing solid foods for young children.

Cleanliness is not only a part of faith but also very important. Mothers should be instructed to wash their hands thoroughly before preparing solid food for infants, and when the child is able to eat on his own, wash his hands before eating and clean the food. Try eating with a spoon.

Eatable foods

Solid foods for toddlers can be picked up from adult foods. But they should be prepared in such a way that they are soft, which a small child can easily digest. Therefore, adults will have to grind, sift, mash, crush or grind food items. For example, you can mix the banana pulp with semolina. In the same way, potatoes can be boiled and given to the child. Inadequate nutrition can lead to diarrhea, so it is important that all foods given to the child are compatible with each other and should be suitable for young children.

Recruiting cumbersome foods

Adults have a lot of stuff to eat or drink, and this can be a problem when young children are given adequate amounts of protein and calories. Rice, for example, is such a filling food that contains a lot of water, so he could not get a large number of such filling foods at one time for proper nutrition. Before the children can get the food they need, their stomachs are already filled with cumbersome food. Therefore, it is important to give the child low-fat foods that are solid in terms of calories. If the baby's food is cooked in a little ghee, it will provide calories in solid form instead of being heavily reduced.

To prepare food

How much of the food we eat gets into the cells of our body, to some extent it also has to do with the way we prepare food. Sometimes cooking on high heat or throwing away the water from which we have cooked has deprived us of important nutrients.

The following are important things to keep in mind when cooking vegetables.

1. Vegetables should be prepared by chopping and peeling only when they need to be cooked.

2. Vegetables should be washed with water but they should not be soaked in water.

3. Vegetables should be cut into large pieces as in the case of large pieces, nutrients are lost in small cases.

4. Vegetables should not be washed in the water again after cutting and walking.

5. When cooking, add only enough water to the vegetables to allow them to thaw.

6. Add a little water to the vegetables so that the excess water does not have to be thrown out of the pot.

7. Cook vegetables only until they are tender.

8. Always put vegetables in boiling water.

9. Never cook food on high heat.

10. When cooking, keep the pot covered so that the color of the vegetables does not deteriorate.

11. Use vegetables only when it is hot.