Preparing meals, clothes, and furniture for the whole family and for the baby in kindergarten can sometimes be extremely stressful for a mother, even as simple as preparing food for the baby. In particular, the stage of walking is an important time to build healthy eating habits for your baby. And surely you don't want your baby's eating habits just around repeated snacks every day?
Variety is the spice of life. In terms of nutrition, a variety of food sources is the best way to ensure your baby has enough nutrients to develop completely during this period. So, the first important thing is that mom should prepare everything from the night before such as ironing / ironing, food boxes, food wrapping ... ready in advance. That can help mom to reduce feelings of stress and busyness in the morning.
To the selection of snacks to bring to your baby, mothers should refer to the nutritional pyramid for babies to learn to walk . At this stage, your baby should have 3 main meals and 2-3 nutritious snacks a day. Nutritious snacks are an important part of your diet, helping to replenish nutrients absorbed by the body every day.
1. Fresh fruit: Mother should regularly maintain fresh fruits such as apples, pears, tangerines, bananas ... in baby snacks. Mothers can choose colorful fruits, cut them into small pieces and let them "enjoy" their meals.
Colorful fruits can easily stimulate your baby's taste buds
2. Biscuits / rice cakes, cheese balls or slices: You should pay attention to choosing low-salt cakes, avoiding too salty will not be good for your baby. Rice cakes are also an attractive suggestion for your baby.
Eating cookies is a baby's special hobby
3. Bread / rolls: 1 small slice of brown bread, the cake cut into small slices will stimulate the baby's taste, you can add 1 slice of cheese or peanut butter to make snacks more appealing. . However, mothers should note if the baby has a history of allergy to ingredients from peanuts (peanuts).
4. Yogurt: This is a great source of food for your baby, but this kind of food is quite inconvenient to move and preserve. Mothers can buy canned yogurts and send them in advance at school so they can feed their babies with their snacks. Note choosing low-sugar yogurts , avoiding those that are too sweet, not good for your baby's teeth.
5. Dried fruit cake, banana cake : If the cake is made by the mother, the baby will be very excited. Mom should take advantage of the free time at the weekend, prepare your baby for a slice of light sweet bread, use with a glass of warm milk to give your baby more energy for an active weekend.
Note: Babies under 5 years old are prone to choking, so please pay attention not to let your baby eat beans, nuts, popcorn ... avoid choking your baby.
According to the study, the first 1000 days from the first day of pregnancy until the baby turns 2 years old is the only time to open a window of opportunity for the health and future of the baby. Therefore, these children need to be provided with adequate and appropriate nutrition.
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