7-month-old children: What is good to eat?

Completely supplementing your baby's nutritional needs is essential for your child's comprehensive development both physically and mentally. However, how to feed the child correctly? Refer now to the "standards" necessary for the following 7-month-old kid!

Each baby will have its own nutritional needs, but still have to follow certain "standards"

1 / The essential nutrients for children

According to experts, in the first 6 months of life, babies can satisfy their nutritional needs through breast milk or formula milk. However, at a later stage, children need to be supplemented with nutrition through natural foods.

As recommended, the nutritional requirements for 7-month-old babies need at least 95g of carbohydrates, 30g of total fat, and 11g of protein in the daily diet. With breastfed babies, you should consult your doctor to know if your baby has enough calcium or not.

2 /  Breast milk or formula?

According to experts, 7 months old babies still need to breastfeed or drink formula 3 to 5 times per day. Because it is a concentrated source of nutrients and contains many beneficial fats, including omega-3 fatty acids.

In addition, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that 6-month-olds drink about 180ml to 240ml of formula or breast milk per meal (roughly the same amount as milk for 7 months old) depending on the amount of food. supplementary food for the child.

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3 / Nutrition menu for 7-month-old children

Brocade, oats or infant cereals mixed with formula, or breast milk are common nutritional menus for your baby during this period. If, after 7 months of age, and already in the habit of eating infant cereals two to three times a day, mothers can try to include mashed fruits and vegetables in your baby's diet. In particular, note that only 1 type of fruit and vegetable should be given to children. If you want to let your baby try a new food, you should feed your baby little by little, and wait until 2-3 days to see if your baby has allergies or not, then let him try another food.

Experts recommend giving children fruits and vegetables four times a day, with 2 to 3 teaspoons each time. Many 7-month-olds are already able to eat full-cream baby yogurt.

4 / Choose food for your baby

Some 7-month-olds are ready to try foods like soft cooked vegetables, bananas, soft crackers, pasta and toast. You should avoid foods that can cause choking like fruits, vegetables, grapes, peanut butter, popcorn, nuts and beans.

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