Many mothers are concerned about the topic of “feeding a child up to a year.” Recipes of various dishes useful for your crumbs can be invented independently, or you can use the advice of a pediatrician. In search of the best for their child, parents carefully study the store shelves with baby food. Sometimes the choice of the most suitable option becomes a real torture. To choose the right recipe for a child up to a year, you need to know some rules and, of course, listen to the wishes of the baby.
Newborn Nutrition
First of all, it should be remembered that the most important and necessary product for the baby is breast milk. It is impossible to replace it, and only the lazy one does not know its usefulness. If the mother, for whatever reason, cannot breastfeed, then the only way out is an adapted mixture. Her choice must be approached with all responsibility. After all, this product will be the only food for crumbs in the first six months of life. With artificial feeding, the child may need additional fluid. In this case, it must be watered with water or special tea suitable for age.
Lure
The first lure should be administered at about six months. Do not rush with this. According to experts, it is better to be late for a week than to hurry. A prescription for a child up to a year should not include complex products. The ingredients should be natural, fresh, without preservatives or colorings. The first thing a baby should try is sour-milk products. Usually this is kefir. It is given two or three spoons for the first time, then fed with breast milk or a mixture. Feeding is always introduced into the second feeding. So you will have the opportunity to observe the reaction of the baby. Every day, the number of spoons must be increased. As a result, kefir will completely replace one feeding. When the child gets used to the new product, cottage cheese is gradually added to it. This should be done gradually. Take your time so as not to harm.
Prescription for a child up to a year
Having mastered cottage cheese and kefir, the baby will certainly not refuse to try something else. Offer him milkless porridge. It can be buckwheat, rice, corn. Please note that the product does not contain gluten. It can cause an allergic reaction.
Porridge should be cooked in water or an adapted mixture. Cow and goat milk should not be on the menu of a one-year-old baby. According to Komarovsky, breast milk is also added to porridge, if it is in sufficient quantity (Dr. Komarovsky is a well-known pediatrician: his advice should be a huge number of parents, including very well-known in the world).
Vegetables and fruit purees are needed to feed a child in their first year of life. The latter should be given with caution. Having tasted the sweet, the child can refuse vegetables. To prepare mashed potatoes, choose products such as potatoes, pumpkin, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini. They do not cause allergies and contain a large amount of nutrients. Do not mash any seasonings. Salt and sugar are also banned. Thus, the baby gradually gets used to rich food.
How to introduce meat
The recipe for a child up to a year is gradually becoming more diverse. After the baby has mastered vegetables, you can try the meat. At first, soup is cooked, but not on water, but on chicken broth. Give it to your baby for several days in a row. If there are no negative reactions, you can add mashed meat.
Slowly introduce the chicken yolk starting from the fifth part. By year, its amount should not exceed half one yolk. By 10 months, the baby should try pork, beef and fish. At this age, he is already able to chew quite hard pieces. Mother's milk or mixture fade into the background.
What can a child do in a year
Having jumped over the one-year milestone, the child not only grew up, gained weight, learned to walk and make many sounds, but is also ready to try and learn a variety of tastes. The kid is active and gets a lot of new impressions every minute. His body requires replenishment of energy reserves. In this regard, recipes for the baby (1 year) of this age are somewhat different from those that were used previously. A lot changes in his taste sensations. The child has already tried all possible tastes and has formed his attitude towards them.
It is worth noting that, contrary to popular belief, not all children love sweets. Many people prefer to gnaw bread crust or eat a piece of tender meat. Attentive parents will easily understand the taste preferences of their crumbs. Below we offer an approximate menu of a one-year-old child according to Komarovsky.
- For breakfast you can serve omelet, milk porridge, compote (tea, jelly or cocoa). Everything should be freshly prepared.
- Lunch includes several dishes. At first, soup or broth can be served. On the second - lean fish or meat with a side dish of vegetables. For dessert - fruit (always fresh) and drink.
- An afternoon snack is usually the favorite meal of children. Mom should cook any curd dish, cookies, fruits and, of course, compote.
- Dinner should not be too high in calories. Fatty foods will not let the baby fall asleep and will give you a sleepless night. You can serve stewed vegetables or porridge and milk (kefir).
How to cook
Many mothers are interested in the question of what can be put in the soup. For this purpose, a familiar set of products will come in handy. This broth, meat, potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage. They can be alternated, thereby diversifying the menu. All the ingredients are cooked together, then with the help of a blender turn into a soup puree. Over time, vegetables and meat can be cut into small pieces so that the child learns to chew.
Vegetable puree can be prepared in a similar way. Vegetables are boiled in water and mixed well. Mashed potatoes should be thicker than soup. In this case, the meat is served separately. Food for a one-year-old child is prepared in the same way as for an adult. The differences are that spices do not add to the baby’s food, and salt is sprinkled in a minimal amount.
Caution will not hurt
When preparing all dishes, you should carefully study the recipes. The nutrition of a child, 1 year old of which, is extremely important for his growth and development. It must be complete and balanced. All products used must be fresh and free from harmful impurities.
The big mistake of many parents is their desire to feed the child against his will. Extra spoons eaten "for dad, mom, grandmother" will not bring any benefit. A small child is quite capable of independently deciding how much to eat and at what time.
Carefully monitor what the baby is chewing. At the age of one year, he already has several teeth. However, he can not completely chew something. Therefore, by biting off a large piece of apple or bagel, it can easily choke. Give him baby cookies. It is quite hard and melts under the influence of saliva. So you protect your baby and give him the opportunity to practice chewing.