Typically, up to six months of age, an infant feeds on breast milk and does not need additional nutrition. Complementary feeding of a child at 6 months is introduced in the event that he is artificially fed. The reason for this is the lack of intake of useful substances necessary for the full development of the body.

But even with breastfeeding, sooner or later, the baby needs other food that compensates for the mother's milk and accustom the baby to normal nutrition.

How do you know if your baby needs complementary foods?

As a rule, mothers recognize that it is time to feed their child at the age of 6 months, according to several characteristic signs:

• the little one sits confidently;
• Shows interest in unfamiliar food
• The baby is cut.

It is at this moment that complementary foods must be added to the diet of a 6 month old baby. At the age of six months, a number of functional changes take place in the body of children, which allow it to get stronger. The digestive system develops, which allows you to digest not only healthy mother's milk, but also more serious food, for example, fruit puree or juices made specifically for this category of children.

The first teeth will also help the baby to cope with the transition to adult nutrition easier - now he can even chew food a little, thereby developing a chewing skill.

We introduce complementary foods from 6 months gradually

It is important to remember that the introduction of complementary foods even at the age of six months is a serious process. Therefore, every mother needs to closely monitor the reaction of the child and his body to unusual food.

Where to start feeding? For the first few days, you need to introduce complementary foods in small portions - for example, a few drops of fruit juice or a little mashed potatoes. If the reaction to such food in the crumbs is positive, you can increase the portions.

After a couple of weeks of positive dynamics, breastfeeding can be completely replaced with complementary foods. It should be borne in mind that the average portion of complementary foods for six-month-old children is 150 grams. You also need to know that the first feeding of a child should consist of only one type of food- for example, one specific juice or one puree. Ten days after the introduction of the first serious product, you can pay attention to other types of food, but their introduction should be careful, as it can immediately lead to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Basic rules for the introduction of complementary foods from 6 months into the diet

During the period of introducing additional nutrition, the infant develops individual taste preferences, therefore it is important to pay attention to the baby's reaction throughout the entire period of introducing new food. In order to correctly introduce complementary foods to a child from 6 months old, it is necessary to be guided by several basic rules:

• it is necessary strictly in the first half of the day. So the mother will be able to track all reactions and prevent unpleasant consequences if they occur. During this period, it is important to pay attention to all the little things about changing the behavior of an infant.
• At the first stage, complementary foods from 6 months are served to the baby in small portions. For example, for juice - it's a few drops, for soft puree - one teaspoon is enough. With a positive reaction of the child to food, you can gradually increase the amount of food prescribed for his age.
• New food should be offered to the little one only in those moments when he is in a good mood. Otherwise, he will begin to perceive unfamiliar products negatively and will be capricious at the sight of a spoon.
• Porridge at 6 months of age is offered at the very beginning of feeding - the child must be hungry, so he quickly realizes that the new food is no less tasty and healthy than breast milk.
• Use foods that contain only one product in the primary feeding of a child. For example, juice should be made from only one fruit, and puree should be made from only one vegetable.
• During the period of illness or before an ordinary vaccination, additional feeding will have to be abandoned - here it is necessary to withstand several days.
• For the first feeding of a child of 6 months, specialized food is used. It is brought to a consistency convenient for the baby and contains an abundance of substances useful for the body.

When introducing additional nutrition into the child's diet in the first stages, it is necessary to combine it with breastfeeding or infant formula.

Approximate feeding table for the introduction of complementary foods at 6 months

• 6 am - breast milk or formula;
• 10 am - a small portion of complementary foods (juice, or);
• 2 pm - breastfeeding and a few tablespoons of fruit juice;
• 6 pm - a small portion of porridge, fruit puree;
• ten in the evening - breast milk or formula in a bottle.

It should be remembered that the schedule and menu of complementary foods from 6 months are drawn up solely based on the needs of the baby. If the baby needs to be urgently weaned from breast milk, the amount of complementary foods increases.

Important! For the first few weeks, complementary foods cannot fully compensate for breast milk, so you should not give up feeding for the entire period of accustoming your baby to serious food.

At the entire stage of the formation of new taste preferences of the child, it is important to monitor the reaction of his body, and if necessary, stop additional nutrition and contact a specialist for advice.

Is your child already interested in food from the common table and is trying to shove everything that comes into his hands into his mouth? If he is 6 months old, then it's time to introduce complementary foods.

Basic rules for the introduction of complementary foods:

• It is important that the introduction to adult food occurs gradually: from half a teaspoon to a full serving within a week.
• The food temperature should be comfortable, 36-37 degrees. It is dangerous to give hot food to a baby, but cold simply risks being rejected right away.
• The first complementary foods are introduced strictly with one-component products.
• Everything new is offered in the morning or at lunchtime, at which time the food will be absorbed faster. The risk of allergies is reduced, and if it does manifest itself, then it can be seen immediately.
• Acquaintance with new food is carried out only in healthy children. If the baby is sick, you should wait for recovery.

It is necessary to monitor the state of the child's body after eating - if a rash or other manifestations of allergies appear on the skin, you will have to exclude the used product for a while. Re-introduction is recommended after 1–2 months.

Proper nutrition from infancy is the key to healthy growth, active development and a happy unborn child.

Where to begin?

How the baby will eat depends on how it will grow and develop. During this period, the main thing is to be patient.

The first complementary food should be offered not too hungry child(20-30 minutes before constant feeding). This will save the parents from the hungry cry of the baby, demanding milk and nothing else. The little one will have time calmly and with interest to get acquainted with the first spoon and what it contains.

Sometimes the tasting fails and the contents are spat out. The correct step is to re-offer, but next time, for example, the next day.

What foods to choose for complementary foods?

There are two options to get you started. If the baby is not gaining weight well, cereals are good. If the weight gain, growth and development are normal, then vegetable puree, usually from zucchini, will be an excellent start.

Why not start with fruit? The answer is simple. Fruits taste better than vegetables. Having tried, for example, an apple, rarely will anyone eat a vegetable marrow or cabbage. Thus, the cognition of different tastes takes place.

Moreover fruits, the same apples, contain acid, which can provoke a small unprepared stomach to regurgitate and other troubles. For this reason, fruits are tasted after the basic cereals and vegetables have been introduced.

• A simple recipe for your first vegetable squash puree.

  Each serving should be fresh. And what is not eaten right away can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 24 hours.

  A piece of zucchini peeled from the skin is boiled in a small amount of water for 15 - 20 minutes until tender. Then it is passed through a grater. You can twist a piece of courgette and stock through a hand blender and then drain off any excess liquid. The resulting puree will be indistinguishable from the store counterpart in consistency.

  It is forbidden to add salt or sugar to baby food for up to a year. Expressed breast milk or formula (for exceptionally finicky toddlers) can be added.

  The following vegetables are cooked in the same order, introduced later. After zucchini comes the turn of cauliflower, pumpkin, potatoes. And white cabbage and beets are introduced last.

• Cooking porridge for the first feeding.

  The porridge is boiled in water. For starters, buckwheat, rice or corn are suitable. These species are gluten free and considered hypoallergenic. In order for the cereal to cook faster and to have the desired consistency, you must first pass it through a blender or coffee grinder. For one serving of crushed cereals, twice as much water is taken. The porridge is cooked until tender. You can add breast milk or infant formula for flavor.

Complementary feeding start

Morning. Everything is ready and mom just has to be patient and smile. Now you can start with the dish that she chose for her baby: with porridge or vegetable puree.

On the first day, half a teaspoon is given. This is followed by the usual milk feeding. The first acquaintance of a small child with a new product should take place in the morning. so that during the day mommy can observe the reaction of the digestive system of the little one. If everything is ok, we continue. If not, we postpone everything for a week and start with a different product.

The amount of complementary foods gradually increases according to the days. On the second day it is already a whole spoon, on the third - 2-3 teaspoons, and so on, every day for 7 days we increase it two to three times. By the end of the first week, the amount per day (in several doses) will be about 20-30 teaspoons, or about 100-150 grams.

If the child does not eat the prescribed rate, you cannot force feed him. This means he needs less.

According to WHO recommendations, it is recommended to add a little vegetable oil (olive, corn or sunflower) to complementary foods. Start with a few drops, bringing this amount to a dessert spoon. Only in the very first portion of a new product should not be added oil in order to objectively monitor the reaction of the child's body.

Second stage

What to do next? A week later, we introduce the baby to a new dish according to the same scheme. We started with vegetable purees - we continue our acquaintance with them throughout the month. Only then do we move on to cereals. We started with cereals - the same for four weeks, only then mashed vegetables.

The order of adding gluten-free one-component cereals is arbitrary. If complementary foods are started with vegetables, the recommended order by week is as follows:

• zucchini,
• cauliflower,
• pumpkin,
• potato.

Along with the unfamiliar product, the already entered dishes remain in the menu. First, they give a new dish to try., then the already familiar, and the meal ends with milk when necessary.

If, after complementary feeding, the child began to regurgitate, then it is better to withstand the interval between complementary feeding and breastfeeding in length of 10-15 minutes or transfer the breast for the next time.

Porridge is usually prepared for breakfast, and a vegetable menu is offered for lunch.

Finally

Remember that each child is individual and unique, and all numbers are from statistics. Therefore, stay calm if your baby doesn’t take the food right away. Or there are situations when, on the contrary, one spoon is not enough and he asks for more. Here, showing ingenuity, it is the duty of the parents to distract the baby and not harm. The main thing is not to forget that we are adults, and only we are responsible for our children, for their health and safety.

In Soviet times, it was believed that starting complementary foods was already from three to four months. Modern doctors disagree with this position and believe that the most optimal time to start complementary feeding is 6 months.

There are also recommendations that it is better to start complementary feeding with artificial feeding from 4 months. But this opinion is increasingly criticized, because it has been proven that the baby's body may not be ready to assimilate new food. Therefore, it is better not to rush with complementary foods, of course, if there are no special indications, for example, insufficient birth weight.

Complementary feeding at 6 months with breastfeeding

As we already wrote, most modern pediatricians tend to start introducing complementary foods at 6 months. This does not mean that with the onset of the 23rd week of your baby's life, you should run to the store and urgently start feeding him something. It's more about the end of the month. In this matter, it is best to look at the signs of readiness of a particular child, which we will talk about later, at the recommendations of a personal pediatrician.

You should not, of course, drag out. Experienced mothers will say that complementary foods are directly related to teaching a child to chew, and if you miss this moment, you will have to suffer for a long time in the future.

It is important to take into account that breastfeeding is preserved with the beginning of the introduction of complementary foods. It is only supplemented with products that contain the necessary vitamins and minerals necessary for the growth of the child.

Where to start complementary foods

Even pediatricians did not find an answer to the question. Some people think they should start with pureed vegetables. Others insist that there is nothing better than porridge. The famous doctor Komarovsky, for example, generally writes that kefir is the closest in composition to breast milk, which means that it is worth starting with it. His recommendations are close to but not common among modern pediatricians.

Of course, it's best to consult your personal pediatrician, especially if you trust his opinion. After all, only he knows about the features of your particular baby and can recommend, for example, a hypoallergenic menu.

If we talk about general recommendations, then they are as follows: if the child has a lack of weight, then it is better to start complementary foods with cereals, and if there are no problems or, conversely, there is excess weight, then in this case it is worth stopping the choice on vegetable puree.

Signs of readiness for complementary foods

• The baby has doubled its birth weight.
• The kid can eat from a spoon and does not try to push food out with his tongue.
• The child is showing and actively observing how adults eat.

Important! The beginning of complementary feeding is not only a medical issue, but also a psychological one. It lays the foundation for healthy eating behavior in the future. Therefore, do not rush your child, do not try to strictly follow the scheme and in no case force him to eat. Your task is to offer your baby food, introduce him to new flavors and try again and again. If a product doesn't work, it's best to put it aside and come back after a while. Forget the timeline. The main thing is that all participants in the process have fun.

Complementary feeding scheme from 6 months by day

• The scheme is based on the WHO recommendations for children from 6 months.

1 Week

You should start complementary foods with mashed potatoes of one of the hypoallergenic vegetables. This can be broccoli, squash, or cauliflower. You can make mashed potatoes yourself, or you can buy ready-made in the store.

If you are going to cook, then keep in mind that vegetables should be selected without pesticides. It is better not to use frozen vegetables, they could be defrosted repeatedly during transportation, which means that they have lost all vitamins.

If you are going to buy ready-made puree, remember that you can store it in the refrigerator for no more than a day.

On the first day, start adding three grams of vegetable. Then increase the volume in ascending order: 3-10-20-40-80-100 grams. When you reach full volume, you can move on to the next week. Do not forget that after each meal with complementary foods, the baby must be supplemented with breast milk or an adapted milk formula. At the end of the first week, you should also start adding half a teaspoon of vegetable oil to the puree to improve digestion.

Your meal schedule might look like this:

• Morning feeding (6:00): breast milk or infant formula II (best adapted) 200 grams.
• Breakfast (10:00): breast milk or infant formula II 200 grams.
• Lunch (14:00): broccoli 3-100 grams. Supplementing with breast milk or infant formula of the second stage.
• Afternoon snack (18:00): breast milk or infant formula of the second stage 200 grams.
• Night feeding (22:00): breast milk or infant formula II 200 grams.

2 week

From the second week, you can add a second vegetable. For example, if in the first week the child tried zucchini, now he can be offered cauliflower. In this case, the amount of the main vegetable decreases, and the volume of the introduced product increases. In this case, the baby's second vegetable should be fed after the main one. Everything happens in proportion: 3-90 grams, 10-70, 30-100, 50-50, 100. That is, at the beginning of the week you will give a new product in the amount of 3 grams, and at the end already 100. On the last day, the first vegetable is completely replaced by the second.

3 week

During the third week, you should alternate the vegetables already introduced, for example, one day - zucchini, the other - cauliflower.
It's worth starting to introduce dairy-free porridge this week. It can be buckwheat, corn or rice porridge. It is administered during the second meal, that is, breakfast. It is worth starting with 3 grams and proceed according to the scheme: 3-10-20-40-80-150. From the third day, it is worth adding half a teaspoon of butter to the porridge.

4 week

In the fourth week, a second type of porridge is added to complementary foods. For example, if last week you gave your baby buckwheat, now you can offer corn porridge. The scheme for replacing our tested with the one that you enter this week looks like this: 3-150 grams, 10-140, 30-120, 70-80, 150. The amount of vegetable puree for lunch also increases and is brought to 150 grams.

5 week

In the fifth week, the yolk is introduced for breakfast. It can be either a chicken egg or a quail. Starting from the crumb, the volume should be brought to ¼. At the same time, porridge alternates every day, just like vegetable puree.

6 week

This is an important complementary feeding week as it will introduce your little one to meat for lunch. For this you can choose turkey or rabbit puree. The scheme is as follows: 3-10-20-30 grams. That is, you should not give more than 30 grams of meat, it can be a strong burden on the kidneys. Vegetables and porridge alternate. The yolk is given every other day.

7 week

The baby's menu is expanding more and more, and in the seventh week it completely resembles a full-fledged diet of an adult. After all, now you can offer him fruit puree for an afternoon snack. The choice here is quite large - mashed apples, pears, prunes. Start with 10 grams and work up to 60 by the end of the week.

8 week

In the eighth week, the child gets acquainted with the third type of dairy-free porridge. For example, if before that he had already tried buckwheat and corn, he should be offered rice. The volume of porridge starts from 10 grams and is brought to 150 by replacing the main one with an additional one.

9 week

Starting from the ninth week, the baby can be given baby curd for an afternoon snack along with fruit puree. Start with 3 grams and work up to 40 grams.

10 week

By this week, the baby has already tried all the basic foods. And you can start introducing him to additional ones. Gradually, you can try giving your baby oat and wheat porridge, milk porridge with added fruits, carrot, pumpkin puree, a mixture of vegetables, beef, veal or chicken, ready-made meals with fish or meat in the form of puree, dessert fruit purees, baby biscuits. From eight months, the child should be given kefir in a volume of no more than 200 milliliters per day. Juices are not recommended for babies under one year old.

Immediately after the first difficulties of breastfeeding are over, the mother faces another serious problem - the first complementary foods. The recommendations given in this case by thematic sites, district pediatricians and girlfriends with grandmothers are very different from each other, so inexperienced women are simply lost in a sea of ​​conflicting information. How to introduce the first complementary foods correctly, and what age is optimal for this?

Several decades ago, it was believed that the first complementary foods for babies who feed exclusively on breast milk should be introduced at three months. But today this scheme is recognized not only as incorrect, but also dangerous for the health of the child.

In the body of an infant who has not yet reached the age of six months, there are no enzymes necessary for the digestion of new food, therefore "adult" foods create a strong load on his digestive tract.

In addition, up to six months, the child has enough nutrients and vitamins that he receives from mother's milk, that is, the earlier introduction of complementary foods simply does not make sense. Such measures are advisable only for medical reasons - for example, in cases where the child is not gaining enough weight. True, it is also not recommended to introduce complementary foods too late, since at 7-8 months the baby can already perceive unfamiliar food much worse.

To get acquainted with new food, the child must have a sufficiently formed nervous system for this, as well as some skills and reflexes.

There are a number of signs by which one can determine his readiness for the introduction of the first complementary foods.

1. The child has the first chewing movements, the sucking power increases, and the gag reflex moves from the middle of the tongue to its root.
2. Having completely emptied the mother's breast, the baby continues to show signs of hunger.
3. Taking an interest in adult food and first trying something from a parent's plate.
4. When a mother tries to offer her child a new product, he does not try to push the spoon away.
5. The baby can sit in one place for a long time and take food with his hands.

If a baby has at least three of the five above symptoms, it means that his body is quite ready to get acquainted with new dishes.

In order not to harm the baby when introducing complementary foods, the mother must follow several important rules:

• new products are introduced into the child's menu no more often than once 7-10 days;
• it is impossible to introduce the child for the first time immediately before or after vaccinations, with a change in climate, after illness, during teething, etc.;
• food should be given to the baby when he is hungry, and in no case should he be forced to eat what was offered;
• initially, all complementary foods (for example, vegetable purees) should be prepared from one vegetable: you can mix different vegetables or cereals only when the child has already tried each of them separately;
• complementary foods should not be a reason to stop breastfeeding - it is not intended to replace breast milk, but to supplement it.

Where to begin?

There are two options for introducing the first complementary foods, each of which has its own disadvantages and advantages. The first is a more modern and radical option, which is called pedagogical feeding, as well as the traditional scheme, that is, the introduction of special baby food (purchased or prepared with one’s own hand) into the diet. The choice of the most optimal scheme, of course, is up to the mother.

Features of pedal feeding

The main principle of pedigree feeding is to acquaint the baby with the food familiar to his family, thanks to which he can quickly "join" the diet. Of course, this does not mean that half-year-olds should be immediately fed fried and fatty adult foods. You need to start feeding with tiny (no more than a quarter of a teaspoon) portions of boiled or steamed food, which should be prepared appropriately: chop or grind.

The list of products that can be included in pedal feeding includes:

• boiled meat and fish;
• dairy products;
• boiled and steamed vegetables;
• fruit;
• cereals and side dishes (peas, potatoes, beans, etc.).

At first, the baby is just getting to know the taste and texture of the new food, after which its amount begins to gradually increase. This complementary feeding scheme gives children the opportunity to develop communication skills, fine motor skills and coordination, and also forms the foundations of good nutrition for the rest of their lives.

Complementary feeding with baby food

The first foods that are recommended to be introduced into the baby's diet are white vegetables (cauliflower) or green vegetables (zucchini, broccoli), since they rarely cause food allergies. Then pumpkin and carrots are added to them, and the latter is given to the child no more than 2-3 times a week along with other vegetables, otherwise yellow-orange spots may appear on his feet and palms. An exception to this rule is children with insufficient weight gain - in this case, complementary foods begin with gluten-free cereals.

It is not recommended to start complementary foods with fruit juices or fresh fruits - they have a sweet taste, which is why the child immediately begins to develop cravings for sweets, and in addition, they can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, causing digestive upset.

There is a special scheme for the introduction of new products, drawn up by WHO experts, which is recommended for all breastfeeding women.

When introducing complementary foods, the baby immediately needs to start its own dishes: a plate and a spoon. A special spoon can be purchased at the pharmacy - it can be silicone or plastic (some mothers use silver spoons).

Bottle feeding for babies is unacceptable, even if the manufacturer indicates that it is specifically designed for this purpose. Getting to know the nipple is the first step towards ditching your mother's breast and developing unhealthy eating habits.

Introducing the child to new products, it is very important to monitor the reaction of his body - for this it is recommended to keep a special diary in which the mother will write down each of them (time of introduction, quantity, etc.). If a baby suddenly has food allergies, constipation or other digestive problems, it will be very easy to identify the culprit with the help of records. The product that caused such a reaction should be excluded from the diet for at least a month.

It is very important to remember that with the introduction of complementary foods, the nature of the child's stool will in any case change. Vegetables contain fiber, so they can slightly loosen stools (which is why they are especially recommended for children prone to constipation). Different fruits also affect the digestive system in different ways: more watery fruits (for example, kiwi, apples, apricots) have a laxative effect, and denser ones (bananas, pears), on the contrary, have a fixing effect.

The first complementary food activates the liver and the enzymatic system, which can cause the stool to take on a greenish tint or blotches of mucus and undigested pieces of food. If the child feels normal, such phenomena should not scare the parents - after the stomach learns to "work" with unfamiliar foods, the stool immediately returns to normal (this usually happens within about a week).

One should not rush to introduce new products, otherwise the child may refuse complementary foods altogether - in order for the baby to fully get used to a particular dish, he must try it at least 10 times. In case of a categorical refusal of this or that product, you can go a little trick - add a little breast milk to mashed potatoes or porridge. Having felt the familiar taste, the baby will happily eat what is offered.

Puree and porridge for the first feeding can be bought in specialized stores or prepared by yourself. To do this, you need to take vegetables, rinse them well in boiled water, if necessary, peel and seed them, chop finely, then boil or cook in a double boiler (the second option is preferable, since steaming saves more nutrients). Grind boiled vegetables with a blender with the addition of a small amount of broth or water.

The consistency of the product should be liquid, reminiscent of kefir. When the baby grows up a little, you can give him a thicker puree, and closer to 10-11 months, vegetables should simply be kneaded with a fork so that the child learns to chew. It is impossible to store ready meals for complementary feeding - each time you need to prepare a fresh portion.

To prepare porridge for the first feeding, you need to rinse and dry the cereal well, then grind it in a coffee grinder and boil it with boiling water (you can add a little breast milk). In no case should the child be forced to eat everything without a trace - the main purpose of complementary foods is not to feed the baby, but to familiarize his body with adult products, the formation of correct eating behavior and skills that will be needed in the future.

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What should be the correct complementary foods at 6 months? There are some controversies about the timing of the introduction of additional nutrition for breastfed babies. Many experts are sure that there is no need to introduce additional foods into the baby's diet before six months. Bottle-fed babies can be fed complementary foods as early as the fourth month of life.

Complementary foods are any food other than breast milk or formula. You can diversify the baby's menu on artificial feeding with the help of vegetable purees, cereals, fruit juices and compotes, egg yolk and butter / vegetable oil. If a breastfed baby receives all the nutrients to ensure the functioning of the body from mother's milk, then a baby on artificial feeding already from the fourth month of life needs additional useful elements from other products.

In addition to saturating the body with minerals and vitamins, complementary foods solve a very important problem of adapting the digestive system of children to adult food.

The benefits of complementary foods also consist in consolidating the baby's chewing and swallowing skills, which appear at this particular time. It is necessary not to miss the right moment and help your baby to develop useful skills.

How to find out the time for introducing complementary foods, what are the rules and recipes for the menu for the baby? How to start introducing it, what consequences to fear? All these questions disturb young mothers, and various schedules and schemes are confusing. Don't worry. All babies develop individually, there is no single rule for entering food products. In any doubt, the help of a local pediatrician is needed. And the child himself tells the mother when to give new food.

Right time

Your baby is six months old and is eating breast milk. Do I need to feed him with porridge? The answer of specialists will be definite - a child at six months needs to introduce vegetable and fruit purees, juices and compotes into the menu. You should also introduce him to cereals.

How to understand that a breastfeeding baby is ready to receive complementary foods, and what is the correct rate?

Signs of a child's readiness to enter additional nutrition include:

• interest in the pieces of food on mom's plate;
• when the child sits down on his own;
• the ability to hold a spoon in hand.

At three months, the body begins to prepare for the transition to adult nutrition and produces hydrochloric acid. At the same time, the intestines begin to transform, the walls of which become less permeable to liquid food. All these transformations occur at approximately the same time, but taking into account the individual structure of the baby's body on artificial and mixed nutrition and genetic characteristics.

The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly recommends introducing the first complementary foods no later than 6 months of age.

What can your baby eat

The scheme, table and schedule of nutrition for children depends on the type of milk feeding and the time of the beginning of the first feeding. Babies on IV are already familiar with fruits, cereals and vegetables from the fourth month.

Babies on mother's milk often did not try anything else until six months old, because they were well saturated with everything they needed. For them, additional nutrition is the beginning of the beginning.

The rules for introducing new food products and recipes depend on the characteristics of the development of the baby's body:

1. underweight babies need cereals;
2. overweight - vegetable purees are useful.

Regardless of whether the child eats porridge and vegetables at 6 months, he should receive fruit juices and mixtures. Fruits are rich in nutrients, they are well absorbed by the body and do not cause digestion problems.

The 6-month-old baby's menu should include:

• green apple;
• plums;
• pears;
• banana.

You should not take red fruits so as not to provoke allergies. The menu of young children should not contain citrus and exotic fruits. The recipes for mashed potatoes are the same: grate the pulp without the peel on a grater.

Many nutritionists believe that first you need to give a baby half a year old vegetables, and then fruits. This position is explained by the fact that the baby often does not eat vegetables of a neutral taste after tasting sweet fruits. However, this is not always the case (due to the personality of the child's character).

After tasting the vegetable and fruit puree, the introduction of cereals can begin. Porridge in the baby's menu is an important food product that provides additional energy for movement and building of body cells. The introduction of cereals to infants on artificial nutrition is especially indicated.

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Power circuits

The recipes and the correct nutritional schedule for preparing a menu for a 6-month-old baby differ for children with varying degrees of preparedness for new foods.

For infants on artificial feeding, who are familiar with fruits, cereals and vegetables, the table and dietary scheme looks like this:

At lunchtime, fruit juice is allowed.

For children on mother's milk, who are just starting to get acquainted with new products, the nutrition scheme looks like this:

Important! The day should start and end with the consumption of breast milk or formula. It is allowed to take liquid porridge.

Delicious food

Recipes for preparing cereals and fruit and vegetable dishes for children at the first feeding have a basic rule: the dish should resemble milk mixture in appearance.

It is necessary to accustom to a thicker consistency gradually.

Reception table for a new dish by day:

If the baby eats well and assimilates this type of product, in the second week, you need to continue to give this dish. Then a new type of food should be introduced (the reception table is the same). The appearance of an unfamiliar dish on the menu should not be unexpected, it is not recommended to combine two new dishes at the same time or within one day.

The recipes for making fruit juices for babies using mother's milk and artificial feeding are the same: a well-washed fruit should be peeled and grated on a baby grater. The dishes should be well washed and scalded with boiling water.

Do not give your baby undiluted juice. The first introduction of new juices should consist of a mixture of boiled water and fruit.