First, the transition from complementary food to staple food.
At this stage, after the early supplementary food addition training, the baby can gradually transition to the adult diet.
But we should also pay attention to several principles: low salt, little oil and soft rot.
Because the child's kidney and gastrointestinal function are still weak, the teeth have not fully grown out.
So you can't eat adult meals, you need to start a new stove and continue to make complementary foods suitable for children.
This period is also a critical period for the baby's language development.
The process of eating complementary food also exercises oral development.
Therefore, proper complementary food can not only make the baby grow up healthily.
It can also make the baby talk as soon as possible.
1, to judge whether the baby's growth and development are qualified.
According to the World Health Organization Child Growth Standard (2006)
A simple formula, simply measure your child.
1-6 years old weight estimation formula: age (years old) × 2+8kg.
2-year-old height estimation formula: age (years) × 7 (cm)+70cm.
Through charts and formulas, you can probably know the child's development.
2. Language development
1-2-year-old babies have basically understood the language of adults, and the number of words and vocabulary has increased to about 20. Be able to express your wishes and communicate in words. At this time, most people often say nouns, occasionally say verbs and slowly add adjectives.
As mentioned above, proper complementary food can exercise the baby's oral development, thus indirectly improving his language ability. Therefore, when the 1-2-year-old baby hasn't spoken or talks very little, you should consider whether it is because the complementary food is added too little or too soft for the baby to chew, so as to achieve the purpose of exercising the mouth.
Second, how to add complementary food
1, nutritional requirements
1-2-year-old baby is still in the rapid growth period and needs relatively high nutrition. At this time, the baby is basically not idle, the activity ability is rapidly enhanced, and the range of activities is rapidly expanded. According to expert research, babies of this age need 800-900 calories every day. How to measure? About 40%-50% of adults, that is, how to judge how much children eat a day? Just cut the usual amount of food by a little more than half.
During this period, the baby's demand for minerals and vitamins has greatly increased, as shown in the following table:
2. Exercise your baby's eating ability
At this stage, solid food has become the baby's main source of nutrition, and milk has become an auxiliary food.
But 500ml of dairy products must be supplemented every day. But remember not to drink too much milk, it will increase satiety and the baby will not feel hungry. Many parents report that their babies don't like eating. The main reason is probably: too much milk!
Remember: it is much more important to develop good eating habits than to drink more milk!
Babies' teeth are very hard now, and they can chew food. At this stage, try not to make any mushy food. They can become lumps and particles properly, but they are softer and smaller than those of adults. Be sure to pay attention to safety, it is too dangerous to swallow at will, and parents should guide their babies to chew more and then swallow.
At this time, the baby's awareness of eating by himself is very strong. He can hold the bowl with both hands, slowly scoop up the food with a spoon and put it in his mouth. Every time you put it in your mouth accurately, it is a small success for them. Parents are advised to let their babies eat by themselves as much as possible. Although a lot of food will be spilled in the early stage (my family's method is to spread a waste newspaper under the baby chair and clean it up after eating, which is simple and convenient), after a period of exercise, the babies will be able to master it skillfully! If you feed every meal instead of the baby's hand at this time, it will not only kill the child's eating ability, but also destroy the child's enthusiasm for exploration and bury the hidden danger of the baby's bad habit of not eating well.
3. Types of food added
I divide complementary food into three categories: staple food, main course and homemade snacks.
① staple food and its function
Strong body: small steamed bread with miscellaneous grains (generally, miscellaneous grains on the market can be matched at will)
Calcium and iron supplement: sesame paste flower roll
Nutrient-rich: shrimp, auricularia auricula, small chaos and small jiaozi (meat-vegetable ratio 1:3).
Promote development: milk-flavored spinach omelet, various vegetable cakes.
Classic recipes: Yangzhou fried rice, egg fried rice (diced vegetables)
② Main course:
Calcium supplement: fried tofu with shrimp skin
Clearing heat and relieving summer heat: shrimp skin and wax gourd
Nutritional and delicious: fried vegetables with mushrooms
Egg white: stewed fish+tofu
Prevention of anemia: duck blood tofu
Strengthening stomach and promoting digestion: chopped tomatoes
Rich in vitamins: stir-fried diced eggplant with minced meat and cabbage.
Moisten intestines and remove fire: stir-fried kale with minced meat
Brain-nourishing and tranquilizing: vegetable salad (diced cucumber, tomato, various fruits, yogurt)
Resolving phlegm and relieving cough: cold oily wheat dishes
Supplementing iodine and calcium: stewed tofu with kelp silk
Vitamin A Supplement: Fried Broccoli with Beef
Yizhi Bushen: Corn Flammulina velutipes ribs soup
3 healthy homemade snacks: mainly used as supplements other than meals.
Non-cereal vegetable snacks: spinach egg cake, pumpkin steamed cake, sweet potato sesame ball, etc.
Fruit snacks: apple jam, strawberry jam, peony bark, banana slices.
Egg milk baking snacks: molar biscuits, egg pudding, graham crackers.
Drinks: freshly squeezed orange juice, lemonade, watermelon juice, etc.
4, add the number of complementary food every day.
According to the child's appetite, five meals can be arranged a day. In addition to three meals a day in the morning, noon and evening, fruits, milk and snacks were added in the morning and afternoon (I will update the specific curriculum of each meal and its healthy snacks in the future).
Dinner should include main course and main course, soup or boiled water.
Pay attention to the collocation of meat and vegetables, cultivate children's good habit of eating fruits and vegetables from an early age, and pay attention to appropriately increasing the collocation of some coarse grains and potatoes.
5. Develop good eating habits
Control snacks and eat less or no sweets. Don't eat sweets and jellies in principle.
In principle, do not eat fried, pickled, barbecue food.
Let the children learn to chew slowly, instead of wolfing down.
Staple food and vegetables should be served separately. Avoid soup and rice. This is not conducive to baby chewing, affecting the development of facial, jaw muscles and tongue, and is not conducive to the development of language function! Is not conducive to the absorption of food.
Parents should create a harmonious and beautiful dining environment, fixed time, fixed place and special tableware.
Finally, wash your hands before and after meals, don't watch TV and play with toys when eating, and form a good habit of paying attention to diet.
6. Nutritional catering
The types and proportions that babies should eat every day.
50-100g of cereals and potatoes.
Meat, poultry and fish: 50-75g.
Eggs: 1 egg per day
Dairy products: 500 ml in total.
Vegetables: 50-100g
Fruit: 50-100g
7. Key points of complementary food in spring
Spring: Spring is an opportunity for all things to recover and grow, so it is necessary to supplement carbohydrates (staple food) in large quantities to get the energy needed for the baby's growth and development. Eat more soy products, fish and milk to ensure the supplement of protein and calcium. The taste is more cooking and less frying. Vitamin A, D and carotene should be supplemented.