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Feeding young children can be a complicated process, especially if you parenting parenting.

So that leads you through the early years of your child, Web MD asked several experts who gave us the low-key on nutrition for infants and toddlers. Discussed when, what and how to feed your child up to 3 years.

Your child seems hungry, and wondering if it's time for more than breast milk or formula.
In almost all healthy children 4 to 6 months, a minimum age for solid foods, says Ronald Klein man, MD, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Age is the only criterion for assessing the readiness of the child, however.

A child with motor and developmental stage will determine whether we are ready for solids, says Marilyn Tanner-Blasiar, MHOS, RD, a pediatric nutrition expert and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.

Before I introduce solid foods, your baby should be held by the head of the state, says Tanner-Blasiar. In addition, your child should have the extrusion reflex, the baby is anything but fluid from the mouth pushing causes. The loss of this instinctive need to accept child spoonfuls of baby food with greater ease.
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What is the menu for the first meal of the baby? You want the meat is crushed, right?

Rice pudding is a model first and food safety, but most babies can play a variety of foods, including meat mashed tolerate, said Klein man.
While the meat is often used for older children, there is no reason to wait.

There is no scientific evidence that supports the import of food in a specific order, such as grain rice, vegetables, fruits, meat and fee, according to Klein man.

Strained meats such as beef and lamb supply iron in a form widely available to the body of your child. Iron is important for brain development, and ferry oxygen to every cell of the body. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAA) said that older children most affected by iron deficiency. Infant cereals fortified with iron is a good choice for the baby.


The first few weeks of eating solid food is always on the spoon of food used as nutritional needs. Finally, learn your baby foods that are swallowed in the mouth, must work backwards to continue talks, and.

Tanner Blasiar said, you should expect your child to eat only one or two tablespoons at a meeting in the first week or so.

If your baby solid foods, is still the biggest part of their diet from breast milk or infant formula, do not eat more, he said.

Older children may try to eat. He made for meals in disorder, but self-feeding promotes the development of fine motor skills of children. As she approached the mark 1 year, give your child water, milk or preparing a Sippy Cup of self-feeding skills.


Overfeeding encourages children to give up their innate ability, if you're hungry and stop when full, can promote a model of overconsumption leads to overweight to eat.


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If your child seems uninterested in solids, when it was first offered, wait a few days and try again. Some children have more time than others to come together to eat from a spoon. While some eaters always poor, who consume most of the children what they need to thrive.

When your child grow and develop in a way that meets the doctor, and he is healthy and active, while supply is adequate, said Kleinman.

To be made after the age of 1, most children in need of infant formula for good nutrition, but also to continue as long as you and your baby to nurse. It is time for the baby should be given the bottle if he did not. Children can drink whole cow's milk or fortified soy drinks from a cup.

With the exception of low-fat milk, your child can eat almost everything from the age of 1, as it is in a form that is safe for him as mashed or chopped. A family history of allergy to certain foods made out of bounds for some infants. Check with your pediatrician for the needs of your child.

Infants often irregular eater. Launches Development, childhood diseases and painful diseases that contribute to instability in food. The same thing applies to a general enthusiasm for the environment and physical prowess found. Often, young children are more interesting, a stop, or learn a new word, as with food. One thing is certain: to eat small children if they are hungry.

The juice is as healthy, and - to a point. With 100% fruit juice drinks provide more nutrients, including healthy plant compounds called phytonutrients. Juice is not a necessary part of feeding a child, but.
The AAP suggests waiting at least 6 months to introduce juice for young children, and juice than 6 ounces (3 / 4 cup) per day until the age of 6, because the sap is sweet and refreshing, children can derived from breast milk or infant formula, is much more to promote nutritious.

Juice consumption can also provide many empty calories, says Tanner-Blasiar.

After he reaches 2 years old, your child can eat the same foods the rest of the family.

It's good for children to eat what the family eats, but should be healthy, says Tanner-Blasiar.

Offer meals are tailored to your toddler a variety of healthy low fat foods such as whole grains, lean protein, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, so your child can chew and swallow safely. It is time to phase out some fat, which supplies dairy products low in fat is a simple way.

Lichtenstein said the children (a balanced diet with a minimum of saturated fatty acids, especially food containing animal fats) and partially hydrogenated fats (from processed foods) to help build the diet to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer prevention later.

Large babies tend to be in the new food - including meat, fruit and vegetables - so you can feed a groove with your child in the same meal over and over again. Do not leave children with the novel, producing a teaspoon or two to learn alongside their favorite. Avoid the attention of new foods. If at first you do not succeed, persevere.

This study shows it may take up to 20 exposures to a new food before your child tries, said Tanner-Blasiar.


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