Feed the baby in the sixth month
Mothers are advised to feed the baby at the beginning of the sixth month, when he is able to sit alone and be able to chew the food well, start gradually introducing food types to ensure that there is no sensitivity to any of these foods, and preferably to choose foods rich in fiber, Vitamins and iron for the lack of breast milk for the amount of iron needed for the child at the age of six months, and helps fiber to grow good bacteria in the intestine.
Types of foods and their preparation
Cooking steamed baby food is one of the best and most beneficial methods for them. Vegetables retain their benefits if cooked with steam. If the mother can not cook steamed vegetables and fruits, she can follow the following methods:
sweet potato
The potatoes should be washed thoroughly, then placed in the oven at 375 ° C for 45 minutes. After ripening, the potatoes are rich in fiber and taste sweet and delicious.
Islands
Large grains should be chosen in size because they are rich in nutritional value. The carrots can be heated with hot water or smoked in the oven, and then crushed. The islands are rich in fiber and vitamin A increases the strength of the eyes.
Squash
Wash the zucchini and climb with boiled water, then remove the seeds inside it so as not to lead to suffocation, and the squash is rich in fiber, vitamin and minerals, especially potassium.
Apple
It is possible to boil the apple with water and give the child after the crust and crushed well, and can be fed to the child after crushed if the apple tender.
the banana
Bananas are one of the most common foods that a mother begins to introduce to baby food, since it is easy to prepare. It is crushed and crushed. Bananas are rich in potassium minerals.
Oats
Oatmeal is a rich source of soluble fiber as well as protein and vitamin B, iron, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium. A quarter cup of oatmeal is poured with a cup of hot water and stirred over a low heat for 10 minutes. Feed it to the child after it cools.
Foods to avoid
- Foods that may lead to suffocation, such as: nuts of various kinds, raisins and any foods inside the pills large and harsh.
- Foods are ready and canned because they are rich in sugar and sodium.
- Foods that cause allergies such as: egg whites, cow’s milk, strawberries, and are recommended to be given to the child after the year.
- Foods that may cause muscle relaxation, such as: Foods that contain cloistridium bacteria such as those found in honey, preferably after the age of the year.
Quantity of food
It is possible to provide a small spoon of food for the child, and make sure that the child feels hungry and wants to taste food, and stop feeding him if he does not want to and not to eat it, and advised to start one type of foods to ensure that there is no sensitivity to this type, and then gradual feed The baby is between three to six tablespoons of food per meal.