Usually children older than 8 months no longer eat at night , and in the daytime they eat 5 times every 4 hours. In this article, we will tell you what foods need to be included in the nutrition of an 8-month-old baby on artificial and natural feeding, and how much they can be given to a baby.
Diet of an 8-month-old baby
The baby's diet for 8 months still includes breast milk or an adapted second-stage milk formula. Also, the crumb at this age must already eat meat, fruits, vegetables and various cereals. In the absence of allergies to dairy products, the baby should regularly give kefir and cottage cheese.
After the execution of 8 months in the menu of the child on artificial feeding fish is introduced. Preference is best given to marine species, as they are better absorbed. If you cook puree from fish yourself, use the loin parts or very carefully remove the large and small bones. For the first acquaintance with fish, its low-fat varieties, for example, hake or cod, are best suited. In addition, in the diet of crumbs you can sometimes add egg yolk.
If your baby eats maternal milk, acquaintance with fish should be postponed for 2-3 months. Breast milk fully meets the needs of an eight-month-old baby in calcium, which is rich in fish, so introducing it into the lure of crumbs at this stage is simply pointless.
Nutrition standards for an 8-month-old child
Approximate dietary norms for an 8-month-old baby can be seen in the following table:
For an artificial child, about once a week, instead of a meat puree they offer fish.