Feeding your baby fruit: Its easy but difficult!

Containing a rich amount of vitamins and fiber, fruit is an indispensable ingredient in your baby's nutritional menu. However, if the baby is fed fruit the wrong way, the nutrients are not absorbed but also affect the child's health

The idea is simple, but in order to properly feed the baby, the mother must pay attention to a lot of things!

1 / Eat fruit at any age

In addition to milk, mothers can feed babies from 6 months old with pureed fruit or drink fruit juice to enhance nutrition. However, because the baby's digestive system is still young and weak, the mother should only feed the baby with easily digestible fruits such as bananas, apples, pears, butter, peaches ... substances that should be diluted before drinking.

Let your baby try to eat more fruits as they get older, but remember to feed them little by little and monitor their reaction for 3-4 days to prevent the risk of allergies. In particular, fruits with a high risk of allergies such as oranges, lemons and tangerines should only appear on the menu of children over 1 year old . Pineapple, mango, and kiwi are only suitable for babies from 2 years old.

2 / How much does it take?

Children from 6 months old can eat about 60 grams of fruit per day. A little older, about 12 months old, the baby can eat an average of 100 grams. From 2-6 years old, mothers should feed the baby 200-300 grams of fruit / day to ensure the baby's ration!

3 / Combination diversity

Different fruits have different benefits. Ideally, mothers should diversify sources of fruit menus for babies to make the most of these resources. Whichever season, this fruit is the best choice. For the summer, mothers should feed the baby fruits that both help refreshment and supplement nutrients such as oranges, grapefruit ...

4 / Don't skip fiber

Although they provide many nutrients and vitamins, juices often do not guarantee the required amount of fiber. So, if you just drink without eating, you accidentally ignore the amount of fiber that helps  prevent constipation , promotes smooth bowel function. The fiber in the pulp also helps to remove excess cholesterol, reduce the risk of fat disorders and cardiovascular disease.

5 kinds of fruit good for baby's digestive system A healthy gut will help a lot for your baby's health. Therefore, choosing which foods to support digestion is very essential. The following fruits are great choices for babies

5 / Where to eat, cut there

Pre-peeled, stored in the refrigerator to eat gradually will be very convenient for mom and baby, but it's not good at all! Once the outer shell is affected, the nutrients inside will also be lost "mercilessly", especially vitamin C and folate. Therefore, mothers should feed the baby the fruit that should be eaten right after peeling, not for long.

6 / Juice or smoothies?

Same liquid, but smoothies are thicker than juice and are added with many nutritional dishes such as cheese, milk, yogurt. In addition, if compared in terms of nutrition, a fruit smoothie is "slightly" better because it also preserves the fiber from the fruit's meat. At the same time, the way to supplement nutrition from smoothies will not cause the sudden increase in sugar like juice. Obviously, smoothies seem "dominant" over juice, right?

Note when feeding your baby Orange Orange contains more vitamin C and healthy nutrients. When the child is sick, giving him orange juice can help him increase his resistance against the viruses that cause the disease. However, do you know how to properly feed oranges to children?