The appearance of the baby's first teeth is a signal that complementary foods can be introduced. Although if the teeth are very late, then the introduction of an additional type of food should be started at 5-6 months. Vegetable purees are the first recommended complementary foods. They are easy enough to digest, do not irritate the digestive tract of the crumbs and contain many useful substances. Vegetables are especially desirable for children prone to constipation.
Instructions
Step 1
Start the introduction of complementary foods with monopure, i.e. cooked from one vegetable. For a start, zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes are suitable.
Step 2
Boil vegetables or cook in a double boiler. If you are not sure about the environmental friendliness of the product, soak it for an hour before cooking, after which most of the nitrates and chemicals used to protect against pests will go into the water. This water, of course, needs to be discarded.
Step 3
Grind the cooked vegetables in a blender, bring to a semi-liquid state by adding vegetable broth. You don't need to add salt and oil to get started.
Step 4
If you live in a region where it is difficult to find fresh, quality vegetables, give baby canned food. They are prepared from pure food, harvested during the growing season, and their quality is tightly controlled.
Step 5
Heat canned food in a water bath, not in the microwave. Or just add some boiling water.
Step 6
Remember that any complementary food should be introduced very gradually. Start with one teaspoon a day, increasing the portion every day, and within two weeks, bring to 100-180 g, depending on the child's appetite and constitution.
Step 7
Complementary foods are given before breastfeeding begins and gradually replaces one of them.
Step 8
After a week, try adding a few drops of vegetable oil. Begin to salt closer to the year and gradually reduce the homogeneity of the puree.
Step 9
In the process of entering, carefully observe the baby's reaction: the state of the chair and skin. Only increase the portion if everything is in order.
Step 10
If the baby has a negative reaction, stop complementary feeding, wait for the condition to return to normal, and try another vegetable.
Step 11
After 2-3 weeks of monocomponent feeding, you can introduce a mixture of two vegetables, again gradually adding a new product and carefully monitoring the condition of the child.
Step 12
In the absence of allergic reactions from 7 months, add carrots, pumpkin, beets, herbs, tomatoes. You can enrich the puree with a small amount of egg yolk, cottage cheese, butter, cream.
