IT IS TIME FOR SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD FOR MT BABY!

The transition of babies to additional food not only provides their nutrition but also contributes to the development of chewing and speaking muscles. In the future, it is very important to switch to complementary foods in order to gain good nutrition habits and to enable babies to transition from liquid nutrition to solid nutrition.

According to experts, the baby should be physiologically ready to switch to complementary foods. To put it more clearly, the baby should physiologically show functional development in terms of kidney, digestive, and central nervous system, show a push reflex, and be able to sit without support. In addition, watching family members use a spoon while eating is an important tool in the transition to solid food.

In order to facilitate the transition of your baby to additional foods, make sure that the food you give is in the appropriate structure. It is extremely important that it is not too cold or too hot and that it is large enough to be easily eaten. In addition, if your baby is between 6-12 months old, you should make sure that the foods you give him are sugar-free and salt-free. Try to measure the reaction of your baby, who is introduced to new tastes, by giving complementary foods during the daytime, especially when he is active so that you can observe how he will react to which taste. In the first period when you start complementary foods, if you act from the principle of a small amount and single food, the result will be more successful and your baby will get used to additional foods more quickly.

Between nine and twelve months, you can give your baby low salt cheese, egg yolk, and a small amount of molasses for breakfast. For lunch, you can have low-fat, less tomato paste, less salt, less spicy, and home-cooked meals. When you want to give yogurt, make sure it is fermented at home. In fact, it will be healthier if you ferment the milk that you buy daily and boil it sufficiently in a special small glass jar.