As your baby grows, his nutritional needs also change. So, if an adult's daily diet can not change for a long time, then the menu of the child at 7 months, which is fed by artificial mixtures, significantly differs from what was in 6.
Features of nutrition of a 7-month-old child
Many mothers, waiting for their child to turn 7 months old, just do not know what to feed him, if he is on artificial feeding .
As a rule, at 7 months, a child who is only breastfed with artificial compounds has already formed a certain diet. So mother feeds him about 5 times a day, the interval is 4 hours. By this age it is necessary to try to form a diet, which in principle is similar in caloric content to the menu of an adult person, that is, a hearty breakfast in the morning, a less caloric dinner and an evening dinner.
What to feed?
As a rule, the mother independently determines the diet of her child, taking into account, first of all, his age. If at an earlier age with its formulation there are no problems, then by the age of 7 months, many mothers simply do not know what it is possible to eat a child who is exclusively on artificial feeding. The approximate daily diet of such a child can be as follows:
- 1 breakfast (about 6.00) - milk formula;
- 2 breakfast (10.00) - 150 grams of porridge and 60 g of pureed fruit;
- Lunch (14.00) - 120 g of puree from vegetables (pumpkin, zucchini, cabbage) and 50 g of meat puree;
- 1 dinner (18.00) - 60 g of puree of fruit and 140 ml of a mixture or a cottage cheese;
- 2 dinner (22.00) - a milk formula.
Features of the diet
Nutrition of the child in 7 months, which is only on artificial feeding, necessarily contains a variety of lures. They are fruits, vegetables, chicken, rabbit, turkey, etc.
As you know, it is at this age that the first teeth begin to erupt. Therefore, it will be advisable to introduce a rusk into the diet. First time it can be added in puree. A variety of fruit juices and nectars are suitable as a so-called snack.
In the case when the baby is not enough for 5 meals a day, he does not sleep well and is naughty, it is possible to introduce one night feeding with a milk mixture. But before you make adjustments in the menu, you need to consult a pediatrician.
Thus, the nutrition of a 7-month-old baby, which is only on artificial feeding, should be full, varied and consist of at least 5 feedings per day.