This List of Healthy Food Ingredients for Your Baby

After Little 6 months old, then he can start eating solid foods or complementary foods for breast milk. Come on Mother, find out what are the right foods consumed. In addition to introducing children to a variety of textures and flavors, providing a variety of foods will provide the various nutrients they need. Familiarizing a healthy diet from an early age is highly recommended, including eating vegetables and fruit. Well, what healthy food ingredients that are suitable to be made into solids?

Various choices of foods rich in nutrition

There are a variety of fresh foods full of nutrients that can meet the nutritional needs of your child to support growth and development, including:

• Avocado

The content of unsaturated fats in avocados, making it the right fruit to be introduced first in the Little One. With its texture and soft taste, Little will like it. To be easily digested, avocados can be mixed with formula milk or breast milk.

• Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes are rich in beta-carotene or vitamin A which is good for the eyes, protects against infections, helps growth, and maintains the health of the baby's skin. In addition, sweet potatoes are a source of carbohydrates and their sweet taste will also be loved by Little.

• Banana

Besides being made porridge, bananas can also be used as smoothies for Little. The potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, calcium, and iron content of bananas help children grow.

• Berries

Berries can be blended into juice or porridge, then mixed with yogurt without flavor. Antioxidants and flavonoids in it are beneficial for the baby's brain, eyes, and urinary tract.

• Broccoli

Broccoli which is rich in fiber, calcium, and folate can be an opening introduction for children in other green vegetables. Steam until smooth, cool, then cut into small pieces.

• Rice porridge

Actually MPASI doesn't have to always start with rice porridge. But if you choose rice porridge, dilute the porridge with breast milk or formula milk to make it easy for the baby to digest. The thickness of the porridge can be increased if the Little One is getting bigger. In addition to rice porridge, Mother can also provide oatmeal.

• Chicken and beef

Blended meat then mixed with breast milk and vegetable porridge can also be an option for babies. Besides being rich in protein, chicken and beef also contain iron, niacin, vitamin B6, riboflavin, and zinc. Don't forget to smooth the meat until it's smooth, Bun, so the baby doesn't choke.

• Fish

Fish that are rich in protein, minerals, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, such as mackerel and salmon, are important for Little's brain development. When giving fish, make sure it is free of thorns and cooked until done. Provision of fish also needs to be postponed if your child is likely to have allergies.

• Finger foods

Finger foods can usually be given when the baby is around 9 months old. They can try to get their own banana slices, carrots, pasta or boiled eggs. But, it is advisable to avoid foods that can make him choke like candy, wine or biscuits.

Although there are many choices, but babies who have started eating solid food do not mean eating right away you know, Bun. Initially maybe the Little One will only eat 1-2 teaspoons. Besides, if the expression on his face turned unhappy when he first tasted new food, it didn't mean he didn't like it. Maybe he was just surprised by the new taste. Try to give it again a few days later. So, it's not confused anymore to choose healthy food ingredients for complementary food for breast milk right, Mother? Let's start to arrange menus for Little Kids who are rich in nutrition.