Child Feeding
The process of feeding the child more than one stage depending on the age of growth, as the dependence in the first stages of age on milk, and then mothers to think about what foods can be provided beside the milk since the fourth month, to grow the child in a healthy and healthy, in this article will remind the most important foods Which can be offered to children at this age, along with a number of tips on this aspect.
Feed the baby in the fourth month
the fruit
The fruit must be cooked before it is given to a child under 8 months of age, except for avocados and bananas, so as not to be suffocated. These fruits can be served to the four-month-old baby:
- the banana: It contains fiber, potassium, high vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
- Avocado: Its taste is delicious, its nutritional value is high, its creamy texture is soft, and it is best given to four-month-olds instead of processed foods sold in pharmacies. Avocados are healthy and useful for the baby’s brain development and development.
- Apple: It contains fiber, high percentage of nutrients, it is easy to digest, and easy to prepare.
Cereals
- Oatmeal: It contains high content of fiber, calcium, and protein.
- the rice: Where mothers can cook brown rice, mash it, then introduce it to the baby as a nutritious and healthy meal.
- barley: It is characterized by being digestible in a general way, and it contains what the child needs food.
Vegetables
- Potato: Where it contains a percentage of fiber, and rich in nutrients, and be prepared by their leaves, and then crushed.
- The peas: It is considered to be a food useful for children, and it is easy to digest, taking into account that the outer shell is removed when preparing to be soft textures when crushed.
Tips when feeding a baby in the fourth month
- Do not replace whole milk or whole milk with food. It is essential to continue giving it up to 12 months. Nutritionists say a child under one year of age gets 80 percent of their daily food needs through breastfeeding.
- Do not offer skimmed or low-fat dairy products for children under 2 years of age. Milk is essential for whole milk.
- For solid foods, make sure to give your child only one solid food category, continue for three days on a continuous basis, and observe how it affects you.
- Ask for advice from a pediatrician before you start giving your child any food, especially foods that can cause allergies to your child.