Baby food
The nutrient and energy needs vary your baby as he grows older and, therefore, is important is important to give a diet appropriate to each moment. Learn how we are the foods that should take and what experts have to say about their quality and safety.
1. Breast milk to bottle
Lactation. It is the most complete food that the baby can have, especially during the first months of life.
Breast milk is the most complete food that the baby can have, especially during the first months of life. Experts recommend breast feeding for four to six months. At this time the breast milk provide all the nutrients the baby needs for proper growth and development.
A baby at this age have an immature digestive system is more vulnerable and, therefore, breast feeding is the best way to provide greater protection against potential infections and allergies.
It happens that for various reasons, not all mothers are willing or able to breastfeed your baby until old enough and in such cases may choose to formula-fed, always first consult a pediatrician who is the one who best knows the baby’s needs.
1.1. Start Milks
They cover all the nutritional needs of healthy newborn child from birth until four to six months. Milks may be starting from day one. When the mother stops breastfeeding for some reason this solution is used. Can also be supplemented with milk. It may take up to twelve months, although at this age there are other formulas that are best suited to the needs that have the baby right now.
1.2. Follow-up milk
They begin to be from the sixth month of life and be maintained until 18 months. Most are characterized by iron-supplemented milks start and contain more protein, fats and carbohydrates. They may be powder or liquid. The latter is an advantage in that parents are spared the preparation.
The following formulas are part of a mixed diet, because from four to six months indicated that the child starts to eat foods other than milk slowly and gradually so the digestive system gets used.
Both formulas, both the home such as the following is derived from cow’s milk but they make appropriate modifications to fit the human baby.
2. Plus varieties
Although breast milk is the best option, is striving to achieve research formulas increasingly similar to breast milk. There are many studies that reap the benefits of adding certain components to formulas in order to improve them. European legislation has led to its incorporation and, although not obligatory components, as are many formulas that include them.
Among these are the bifidogenic effect, ie bifid characterized by stimulating the immune system in the intestine, helping him to mature and protecting it from other health-positive bacteria.
The effect of probiotics, whose role in the treatment of diarrhea is important, moreover, provides bifidobacteria and make a multiplicity of existing in the body. Nucleotides that are also involved in immune development. And finally, omega 3 and omega 6, which are involved in cognitive and visual system of infant and are also involved in the maturation of the immune system.
There is also a wide range of possibilities to solve small problems like colic, regurgitation, constipation … These formulas are minor modifications are accepted within the regulated and contribute to a better quality of life for the baby.
3. Spoon
From four to six months, breast milk or formula should be complemented with the intake of other foods such as cereals, fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, fish … in order to meet the nutritional requirements of this phase.
According to the BPM of Nutrition of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, “the right time to start semisolid food is between four and six months old. The delay in his introduction after six months can impede the subsequent administration of solid foods.
The way to gradually introduce these foods in the diet of children is through purees and baby food.
3.1. Paps
They can be cereal and fruit. The cereal porridges are usually gluten free and are introduced to food as when they are smaller bottles, and in the form of porridge on a plate a few months later. The same applies to the fruit mash.
The best way to include in the diet is porridge, cereal replaces the making of the morning or at night and fruit snacks. Can be used to prepare formula or breast milk to which are added the relevant dippers. The fruit is not necessary to prepare it with milk, but to improve the resilience of the baby can be made with milk.
3.2. Potito
Gradually after six months are introduced vegetables, meat, fish … and this is done with purees. Parents also have industrial products that can facilitate his work, especially when busy. Are the jars.
The variety of flavors found in the market, soft textures and ease of preparation, are the main benefits of baby food. But always food that the mother can prepare prescribed by the doctor will be better. The jars are a good place occasionally, but not on a non-continuous and exclusive.
4. Food Safety
The infant is controlled by directives which have established regulations governing the quantities and qualities of ingredients that should keep children’s products such as milk, grains, cereals and baby food from jars or.
It also discusses what are the criteria that are specific to the labels of these products and marketing. These regulations specific to each of these products are binding for all European states.
Security is high because all producers of baby food, all without exception, are controlled not only by European, but also by the relevant regional councils of our country. It is a systematic and regular monitoring of all baby products are produced in Spain.
On the other hand, is the Spanish Food Safety Agency, which provides additional regulatory standards and would act in situations where there might be some risk.
It is complicated a product reaches the consumer in poor condition because the companies themselves have some quality control systems to analyze each and every one of these products, so that if they locate any product that, for some reason, an error has ended , labeling or reaching base are required to remove and can not enter circulation. If you still be given the remote possibility, would be fined in the extreme.