Weaning food tips for kids

Dr. Ajay Jain Dr. Ajay Jain Jan 10, 2019 1343 0

Weaning food tips for kids

Everyone wants to give their infants a well balanced living. It is one of the most responsible tasks to care for your baby throughout the day and night. Breast feeding is considered as the best food for toddlers but it is not possible in many of the cases. Formula feeding then becomes fruitful which have to be followed carefully for baby’s health and growth. Understanding the needs of the baby is essential for the mother to serve him with the best meal.

There are plenty formulas available in the market for toddlers’ growth and development. Formulas having docosahexaenoic acid, DHA with certain essential minerals are considered benefitting for toddlers. Once a child becomes six months old, some solid food becomes the need for proper growth and overall development.

With enough modification in the medical industry, a number of infant foods are available like SMA, cow and gate, Holle etc. One must only feed their kid with these packaged food items under the recommended procedure mentioned on the product with proper consultation with any of the reputed doctor.

These packaged food products are categorized into multiple ranges depending upon the age of toddlers. Though these items can be a little expensive but one can use online coupons and offered for making the deal fit to budget and healthy for the infant. Using commercial food for your toddler might give you an idea of what to serve at different age stages.

During weaning it is also advised to bring a book of infant food and follow steps carefully for feeding the toddler with perfect meal full of essential minerals and nutrients. Going this way makes thing budget friendly and also t5he infant is served with pure compounds. It is comfortable to cook food as per the recommendations and blend it as per the toddler’s need. Sometimes enough batch is prepared which can be freeze in chill trays for making them fit for next time the toddler feels hungry.

Having proper knowledge of what to feed your kids’ with is necessary but having plenty knowledge of what not to offer to your child is a major priority. There are some of the products which should be given to toddlers till they age one. Any milk other than the breast milk is not supposed to be served to kids before the age of one.

Honey is another compound which is suitable for toddlers once they cross the age of one. Some of the allergic foods like nuts, eggs, soy and others should be completely avoided as a meal for your kid before aging one. This may lead to certain long term allergy resulting in poor health and compact growth.

Some of the best food items for twelve to fourteen month toddlers are –

For enhancing infant’s body and mind, mothers need to have good hold on infants’ food. It becomes challenging for the parents when their infant refuses food sometimes. Having knowledge of toddlers food helps in such situations. Some of the basic healthy food items are –

  • Fruits– Cut fresh fruits are one of the best foods for your kid. It also becomes easier for the child to pick sliced pieces and chew. Making tiny pieces of fruits is must for making them easier for the toddler to pick and chew with ease. If fruits not cut tiny can develop chances of neck choke. Even the grapes should be sliced before serving them to the toddler.
  • Vegetable-At the age of twelve to fourteen months, kids become ready for taking most of the vegetables having essential vitamins and minerals. Broccoli, cauliflower and few others are exceptions of the case which are not supposed to be offered to toddlers. Other vegetable are a healthier option for kids and can be served as snacks. Mashed potatoes are one of favorite meal for most of the toddlers. Carrots can also be a good option for better growth of the child.
  • Yoghurt – One of the best meals for toddlers is yoghurt. Infants aging six to seven months are supposed to be given yoghurt as it is safe and benefitting. This rich dairy option is full of nutrients and also the kids take this as a tasty meal option.

Taking care of your toddler at every age is must and is more likely to be done under the consultation of a reputed doctor at intervals. Discussing the performance of your infant is necessary to know his/her condition and health estimates. This also keeps you stress free and the doctor may discover some issues and give helping recommendations.