The magic of fiber in the weaning menu for 6-month babies

6 months old is the best time for mothers to practice with the colorful world, nutrition from fish meat, vegetables and fruits. The weaning menu for babies 6 months is very important for the comprehensive development and prevention of some common diseases in children, mom!

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The role of fiber in your baby's weaning menu

5 high-fiber foods that should be included in your baby's snack menu

Preparing a snack menu for 6-month-old babies  is a very important step to take care of babies for their comprehensive development and prevention of diseases, especially constipation. Fiber is an indispensable nutritional component, considered an effective remedy for the child's digestive system to function smoothly.

Constipation is a fairly common condition in children aged 1-12 months. The disease does not endanger the child's life, but for a long time it will cause many quite serious health problems. One of the most common causes is a lack of fiber in the weaning diet.

 

The role of fiber in your baby's weaning menu

According to nutrition experts, fiber plays an important role in human health, especially young children. Mother can find fiber in many fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, vegetables, pumpkin, mango, bananas ... to support a healthy digestive system.

 

In particular, fiber is effective in preventing constipation. The explanation is quite simple because when the fiber enters the intestine, it absorbs more water, increases the volume of the stool and stimulates the bowel movements to increase the contractility to bring the stool out. Diets high in fiber will add eye-catching color flavors to help your baby eat more.

The magic of fiber in the weaning menu for 6-month babies

To improve constipation, mothers need to plan a menu of scientific snacks with a balance of necessary nutrients

5 high-fiber foods that should be included in your baby's snack menu

Mom, together with MarryBaby, go to the kitchen to make dishes  from familiar vegetables for your baby!

Shrimp porridge with amaranth

Amaranth contains many vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin B (1, 6, 12), vitamin C, vitamin PP, lysine ... stimulates the baby to eat, prevent constipation for children. Shrimp is rich in vitamins A and D, which are important in enhancing digestive system and intestinal function.

Amaranth porridge combined with shrimp will add beneficial vitamins to help the baby have a better digestive system, reduce constipation for children, and stimulate the appetite for constipation.

Ingredients:  Rice flour, minced copper shrimp meat, pureed amaranth leaves, baby oil

Perform:

Boil the water, add the finely chopped shrimp and amaranth to cook

To warm cooked shrimp and vegetables, add the flour slowly, stir well

Add a spoonful of cooking oil, take the porridge out of the kitchen, let it cool and let the constipated baby enjoy

The magic of fiber in the weaning menu for 6-month babies

Proper weaning from AZ The right weaning for babies at the right time, at the right time not only helps the baby develop physically and mentally, but also gives the mother more time to take care of herself. For miles is never a fight.

 

Pumpkin cooked with milk powder

Pumpkin is a popular fruit that is easy to find and has a very high nutritional value. In pumpkin has fiber, iron, vitamin C, folic acid, magnesium, potassium and many other trace elements.

The fiber in the pumpkin helps the intestines to transport easily, and there is a part of glucide, mannitol that has laxative properties. Especially with this dish, the mother can feed the baby every week, it has a very good effect on the child with constipation as well as good for the child's digestive system.

Ingredients:  Rice flour, milk powder, pumpkin, sugar, soybean oil

Perform:

Pumpkin is boiled, pureed

North the pot on the stove, add water to stir, stir the rice flour to dissolve, then add the pumpkin

Continue to add the remaining sugar and water, stirring on the stove to simmer until the dough is cooked

Put the flour in a bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon of oil, mix well, then slowly add the powdered milk

Sweet potatoes mixed with milk

Surely you know, benign sweet potatoes have a sweet taste, laxative is very good in treating constipation and supplementing your baby's nutrition thanks to the abundant starch.

Ingredients:  Japanese sweet potato, fresh milk

Perform:

Put the sweet potatoes in the pot, pour the water into the pot, add a little salt, boil, peel

Mashed sweet potato

Pour fresh milk into the puree potatoes, stir well

The magic of fiber in the weaning menu for 6-month babies

The delicious sweet potato soup and lots of nutrients ensure your baby will love it

Ripe pepper bananas

Bananas are high in fiber, which helps with a good laxative. Mother regularly feeding ripe bananas at snacks will promote better digestion, my little friends no longer suffer each time they defecate.

Ingredients:  Ripe pepper banana, white sugar, a few drops of lemon juice

Perform:

Wash the banana, remove the peel

Cut the banana into small pieces, puree it

Add white sugar, add a few drops of lemon juice, mix well, pour into a small bowl to eat.

The magic of fiber in the weaning menu for 6-month babies

Standard way of cooking frog porridge for baby "already" mouth Want to cook frog porridge for babies to eat delicious, healthy, growing fast like blowing mothers must have their own secret in choosing frog meat as well as combining with vegetables tubers.

 

Potato, carrot, radish soup

Radish has a sweet taste, has the effect of detoxifying the body and clearing the bowels very well for the baby. The soup includes radish vegetables, carrots to help your baby digest better, especially potatoes also provide energy and nutrition for the baby.

Ingredients:  Dalat carrot, white radish, potatoes

Perform:

Wash potatoes, add 120ml of water to boil them, then mash them

Carrots peeled, chopped, pour boiling water for 10 minutes to make it really smooth

Continue to add the radish in the end and cook for another 10 minutes

Take out and drain, puree and filter through the sieve

Mix all mixture well, add sugar or refined salt just enough and let your baby enjoy

MarryBaby hopes that with 5 additional dishes in the  six-month baby's weaning menu , it will help children with enough fiber to prevent this constipation and mothers will gain more useful experiences in the process of caring for children.

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