Vitamin C is very important for a baby's healthy growth-
It can be used in various metabolic processes in infants, including the formation and repair of red blood cells, bones and tissues.
It can keep baby's gums healthy, strengthen blood vessels, reduce bruises when falling and scratching, control infection and promote wound healing.
It can enhance the baby's immune system function and help the baby resist the invasion of influenza virus.
It can help your baby to effectively absorb iron and calcium in food, so eating a piece of fruit every meal is very beneficial to your baby's growth and development.
Many foods contain vitamin C, so vitamin deficiency is rare. But if the baby's diet is unbalanced and the food lacks vitamin C, it may lead to the baby's scurvy. The symptoms of this disease are joint pain, fatigue, bleeding or gum inflammation.
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Historically, many sailors in Britain suffered from scurvy because they seldom ate vegetables and fruits during the long sea voyage. Later, in 1747, Dr. James linked the lack of fresh vegetables and fruits to scurvy. Since then, British ships have loaded a large number of oranges before sailing to ensure an adequate supply of vitamin C for the crew. That's why the British are still called "Brits" (Limeys in English, meaning people who eat limes).
How much vitamin c does the baby need?
Unlike other mammals, humans can't synthesize vitamin C by themselves, so we need to get a continuous supply of vitamin C from food. In addition, the human body can't store vitamin C, so the level of vitamin C in the body will be easily reduced.
For babies under 1 year old, they mainly rely on breast milk or formula milk to get vitamin C supply. However, parents should pay attention to the fact that after the baby adds complementary food for 6 months, the baby's nutritional intake is increasingly dependent on complementary food. At this time, it is necessary to prepare foods rich in vitamin C for the baby. A balanced and regular intake of vitamin C is very important for infants.
Tips
Because your baby's body can't store vitamin C, you don't need to feed your baby a lot of vitamin C food in one meal, but prepare vitamin C food for your baby according to the principle of small amount and multiple times.
Does the baby need extra vitamin C?
Breast milk contains more vitamin C, about 6 mg in 100 ml breast milk, which can meet the needs of the baby's physical development, so breast-fed babies are generally not short of vitamin C. If they are artificially fed babies, vitamin C is also added to the general formula milk powder, which can usually meet the baby's needs.
Fresh fruits and vegetables become the best source of vitamin C after the baby starts to add complementary food at 6 months. When complementary food gradually replaces milk and becomes the baby's main meal, parents can meet the baby's demand for vitamin C as long as they prepare a healthy and balanced diet rich in vegetables and fruits.
After birth 15 days, you can add fruit juice and vegetable juice every day;
After 6 months, gradually add fine mashed vegetables, coarse mashed vegetables, mashed carrots, banana puree, mashed apples and other foods;
10 month later, fresh cut vegetables and boiled vegetables are added;
/kloc-babies over 0/year old must have fresh vegetables and eat fresh fruits every day.
Of course, parents still have to communicate with professional medical staff to see if the recipes they have prepared for their babies are appropriate and whether there are other factors that affect their needs for vitamin C. Pediatricians may advise premature babies or sick babies to take extra vitamin C. Older picky eaters can't continue to get vitamin C from breast milk or formula milk because they don't like vegetables and fruits at ordinary times, so doctors may also advise these babies to take extra vitamin C.
Tips
To avoid the above situation, the best way is to start with the baby adding complementary food and gradually let the baby taste various flavors of vegetables and fruits. In the critical period of taste formation, let the taste buds on the baby's tongue accept all kinds of foods and develop healthy eating habits.
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Babies need all kinds of nutrients during their growth, among which vitamin C is the most needed vitamin for human body. Because the human body lacks an enzyme that converts glucose into vitamin C, it needs to supplement vitamin C from food to keep the body running. Let's take a look at how to make vitamin C promote your baby's health.
What role does vitamin C have?
Vitamin C is very important for a baby's healthy growth-
It can be used in various metabolic processes in infants, including the formation and repair of red blood cells, bones and tissues.
It can keep baby's gums healthy, strengthen blood vessels, reduce bruises when falling and scratching, control infection and promote wound healing.
It can enhance the baby's immune system function and help the baby resist the invasion of influenza virus.
It can help your baby to effectively absorb iron and calcium in food, so eating a piece of fruit every meal is very beneficial to your baby's growth and development.
Many foods contain vitamin C, so vitamin deficiency is rare. But if the baby's diet is unbalanced and the food lacks vitamin C, it may lead to the baby's scurvy. The symptoms of this disease are joint pain, fatigue, bleeding or gum inflammation.
Tips
Historically, many sailors in Britain suffered from scurvy because they seldom ate vegetables and fruits during the long sea voyage. Later, in 1747, Dr. James linked the lack of fresh vegetables and fruits to scurvy. Since then, British ships have loaded a large number of oranges before sailing to ensure an adequate supply of vitamin C for the crew. That's why the British are still called "Brits" (Limeys in English, meaning people who eat limes).
How much vitamin c does the baby need?
Unlike other mammals, humans can't synthesize vitamin C by themselves, so we need to get a continuous supply of vitamin C from food. In addition, the human body can't store vitamin C, so the level of vitamin C in the body will be easily reduced.
For babies under 1 year old, they mainly rely on breast milk or formula milk to get vitamin C supply. However, parents should pay attention to the fact that after the baby adds complementary food for 6 months, the baby's nutritional intake is increasingly dependent on complementary food. At this time, it is necessary to prepare foods rich in vitamin C for the baby. A balanced and regular intake of vitamin C is very important for infants.
Tips
Because your baby's body can't store vitamin C, you don't need to feed your baby a lot of vitamin C food in one meal, but prepare vitamin C food for your baby according to the principle of small amount and multiple times.
Does the baby need extra vitamin C?
Breast milk contains more vitamin C, about 6 mg in 100 ml breast milk, which can meet the needs of the baby's physical development, so breast-fed babies are generally not short of vitamin C. If they are artificially fed babies, vitamin C is also added to the general formula milk powder, which can usually meet the baby's needs.
Fresh fruits and vegetables become the best source of vitamin C after the baby starts to add complementary food at 6 months. When complementary food gradually replaces milk and becomes the baby's main meal, parents can meet the baby's demand for vitamin C as long as they prepare a healthy and balanced diet rich in vegetables and fruits.
After birth 15 days, you can add fruit juice and vegetable juice every day;
After 6 months, gradually add fine mashed vegetables, coarse mashed vegetables, mashed carrots, banana puree, mashed apples and other foods;
10 month later, fresh cut vegetables and boiled vegetables are added;
/kloc-babies over 0/year old must have fresh vegetables and eat fresh fruits every day.
Of course, parents still have to communicate with professional medical staff to see if the recipes they have prepared for their babies are appropriate and whether there are other factors that affect their needs for vitamin C. Pediatricians may advise premature babies or sick babies to take extra vitamin C. Older picky eaters can't continue to get vitamin C from breast milk or formula milk because they don't like vegetables and fruits at ordinary times, so doctors may also advise these babies to take extra vitamin C.
Tips
To avoid the above situation, the best way is to start with the baby adding complementary food and gradually let the baby taste various flavors of vegetables and fruits. In the critical period of taste formation, let the taste buds on the baby's tongue accept all kinds of foods and develop healthy eating habits.