The subject of baby nutrition, of course, is one of the most discussed and controversial topics of child rearing. There are a lot of nutrition theories and complementary feeding schemes developed by renowned pediatricians and nutritionists. Very often when comparing several such systems, the young mummy discovers that they largely contradict each other. Someone advises to start feeding in 3-4 months, and someone categorically denies the need for complementary foods for up to six months. One scheme recommends starting lure with vegetables, others with sour-milk products ... Determining what is best for the baby is very, very difficult.
In this article we will consider recommendations for feeding a baby at 8 months, find out what foods are needed for a baby for 8 months, and what dishes can be cooked from them.
Diet of the child in 8 months
Despite the fact that the child is already actively getting acquainted with different complementary foods, it is not necessary to completely exclude breast milk from the crumbs menu. Most often pediatricians recommend during this period to keep the morning and evening feeding with milk, and in other meals to give the child a lure.
Courses for children 8 months :
- porridge-assorted (which includes several components, including fruit or fruit puree) in cow's milk or water;
- meat (rabbit, turkey fillet and chicken);
- meat broth. If earlier you boiled the meat separately and added it to the dishes already prepared, then from eight months you can gradually accustom the crumb to the broth. The intestine of the child was already sufficiently strong by this time to digest such a difficult product. In the diet, you can enter, for example, a light vegetable soup on a meat broth. To do this, potatoes, carrots, onion pour hot broth and cook until ready. Finished vegetables kneaded with a fork (not until the state of completely homogeneous mashed potatoes, as before, but leaving small lumps.) But do not overdo it - the teeth of the crumb are still small, the pieces of vegetables should be really small). In ready-made soup you can add a little bit of vegetable oil;
- fermented milk products - kefir, cottage cheese, etc. Of course, it is better to cook them yourself to be sure of their quality and naturalness;
- bread crumbs or drying (small bagels). By the age of 8, the majority of children continue to actively cut teeth. Hard bread not only enriches the ration of crumbs, but will also become a delicious teetotal for him. Just make sure that the kid does not accidentally bite off a large piece of croissant or bagel - he can not chew and can choke.
Diet in 8 months in children and artificial babies on natural feeding is almost identical. The difference is only in the morning and evening feeding (whether the baby receives milk or an adapted milk mixture). The diet in eight months is saved - the child still eats five times a day.
We offer you an approximate menu for the day :
- 6:00 - breast milk (adapted mixture);
- 10:00 - porridge on milk or on water with the addition of a milk formula, fruit juice, half of the yolk of a chicken egg;
- 14:00 - meat broth, meat and vegetable puree (more vegetable), fruit juice and white bread loaf;
- 18:00 - kefir, curd with fruit puree;
- 22:00 - breast milk or adapted milk formula.
If you do not have the time or energy to make baby porridges or mashed potatoes at home, you can buy ready-made products for baby food. Of course, in this case it is necessary to carefully monitor their quality, buy only in safe places and give preference to reliable manufacturers and products that have certificates of conformity and other documents that confirm the quality. An open jar of baby food can not be stored for longer than 24 hours and used after this time.
During this period it is time to plant a nutrition culture for the baby. Soups eat from deep plates, second dishes from flat, drink liquids from a cup or a children's glass. Observe the rules of hygiene and always wash your hands before eating.