The 9-12 month old stage is the second weaning stage and the baby’s need for breast milk has decreased significantly. Therefore, mothers have even more “headaches” in supplementing nutrients for their children at this stage. Parents should remember some of the following principles when creating a menu for their children at this stage!
This is the stage when babies learn to chew
The 9-12 month old stage is the stage when babies start teething, mothers should let their babies practice chewing instead of feeding them liquid foods as before. Babies need to be fed with thick porridge, adding animal protein such as meat, fish, eggs without sieving.
Prepare some more food for babies to hold and grasp. Buy your baby some crackers or cut up fruit for him to try chewing
At this stage, your baby can sit firmly
At this stage, your baby can sit firmly, you need to strictly apply the baby sitting on a chair to eat, avoid hanging around outside, feeding the baby while forcing the baby to eat a lot. Eating outside makes the baby not focus on eating and lazy to eat. Let your baby sit down to eat so that later on you can train him to eat his own portion without having to feed him anymore
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Pay attention to the thin-thick principle
At the age of 9-12 months, your baby can eat 2-3 meals of porridge per day. Therefore, mothers should pay attention to their child’s food intake to cook the right amount of porridge, and should not leave the porridge overnight and then continue feeding the baby. If you want to prepare porridge in advance for the next day, you should put it in the refrigerator to preserve and reheat it before feeding your baby.
At this stage, your baby’s digestive system can receive and eliminate some spices. But don’t season the porridge too much because your baby only needs to eat very bland food.
Ensure adequate nutrition for children
At this stage of weaning, children need to be provided with all the following groups of nutrients. Mothers also need to diversify their food and change dishes daily to help children enjoy eating without getting bored.
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- Starch: rice, flour, vermicelli, macaroni, pho…
- Protein: pork, fish, eggs, chicken, beef, seafood, tofu
- Fat: margarine, cooking oil, fish/meat fat…
- Vitamins and minerals: green vegetables, tubers, fruits, fresh fruits… This is an indispensable food group to help your baby supplement vitamins as well as support the best digestion. At this age, most babies can eat green vegetables.
In addition to supplementing solid foods, mothers must still ensure that their babies drink enough milk, from 500-700ml per day.
Notes when cooking porridge for babies at the age of 9-12 months:
- Don’t just feed your baby bone broth
Many parents believe that the nutrients in pork bones will dissolve into the broth, so just feeding your baby the broth is enough. This is a completely wrong concept because bones, no matter how long they are simmered, still contain very few nutrients: proteins, vitamins,…cannot be dissolved in bone broth. In addition, eating only broth can cause children to lack fiber, leading to constipation.
- Supplement enough fiber for children
When cooking porridge, mothers should always remember to add fiber (found in vegetables), which will help the baby’s digestive system work well.
- Supplement more vegetable fat
Animal fat is difficult to absorb and is often not good for health. Therefore, mothers should add a small amount of vegetable oil such as sesame oil, olive oil, etc. to the porridge to make the porridge more delicious and increase the child’s appetite.
At this stage, babies need more nutrients and need to eat more, but many children are bored with eating and have poor appetite. You need to be patient in teaching your child to eat, do not force your child to eat too much, look for porridge dishes that are more suitable for your child’s taste. Wish your baby eats well and grows quickly.
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