At what age can a pear be given to a child? How to make pear puree?

Pear is a very healthy fruit, so it is one of the first to be introduced into the diet of babies. It is important to know how to properly administer the fruit in order to avoid unpleasant consequences that can manifest as allergies, cause heaviness in the stomach, and also cause colic.

Until six months of age, children eat only mother's milk, and then they will get acquainted with new food. For babies who are on artificial nutrition, complementary foods are administered earlier (from 4-5 months). Acquaintance with a new meal begins with vegetable and fruit purees. Fruits are good for these purposes - apples and pears. Each mother must know what the benefits of the pear are and in what form to start introducing the child into the diet.

How many months to start to enter the diet?

A child can try a pear after an apple. Children who are on HB, get acquainted with the fruit at 7 months.

Artists can try the pear in 5-6 months.

From the forums:

from 5 months, grated pears and apples on a grater. I ate with pleasure. Gnawing can also be given, but make sure not to gnaw off a large piece and choke. That is, sit next to it. Before 4 months - not worth it. Better closer to 6 months. The gastrointestinal tract is not yet formed.

From about 5 months old, you can give your child pear juice or pear puree. Or like in the old days - they wrapped it in small gauze. a piece and instead of a nipple was given to the child.

Fruit benefits

Pears are rich in useful and necessary substances for the body:

• tannins;
• fructose, sucrose and glucose;
• carbohydrates;
• organic acids;
• pectins.

They contain many vitamins, in particular vitamins of groups B, A, C, PP. When these juicy fruits are consumed, the human body is enriched with zinc, molybdenum, copper, fluorine.

The fruit is well absorbed and has the following effect on the body:

• promotes mood improvement;
• increases tone;
• normalizes the work of the heart;
• relieves nervous tension.

Also, the pear has expectorant, antiseptic, antipyretic and diuretic properties. Rarely causes an allergic reaction.

Minuses

Possible and negative consequences of eating pears:

• fresh fruit can cause heaviness in the stomach;
• can not be used for colitis and gastritis.

What effect does the child have on the stool?

The pear fastens the stool, so it is recommended for use with diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders, accompanied by liquefaction of feces. But overripe fruits can cause indigestion, and have a laxative effect.

In what form to give?

The sensitive stomach of the crumbs is not ready for fresh pears, which can cause constipation or diarrhea. If the child has not eaten this fruit before, it is necessary to prepare mashed potatoes.It is prepared from a cooked or baked pear. Pear puree for babies:

Baked pear puree. To make mashed fruit from baked pear, it is necessary to remove the core from the washed fruit with a knife. Send the prepared pear for 15 minutes to the preheated oven. When the baked fruit has cooled, remove the pulp with a spoon and mash it in mashed potatoes before giving it to the baby.

When baking in a pear, the amount of substances that cause allergies is significantly reduced, therefore, such complementary foods can even be included in the diet of a child who suffers from diathesis.

Boiled pear puree. You can also boil the pear for mashed potatoes. I wash my pear, peel and sunflower seeds, cut the flesh into small cubes. Transfer to a small saucepan and pour water. It should be so much that the pear was only covered with liquid. Bring to a boil over low heat and cook for about 7-10 minutes. After that, wipe the pear through a sieve or chop it with a blender. If you want a softer consistency, you can add a little decoction in which the fruit was boiled.

When preparing pear puree, you can add other fruits familiar to the peanut, for example, apples.

Pear puree recipe with apple juice:

Take a pear and freshly squeezed apple juice (~ 20 ml). Peel the pear and cut into cubes, transfer to a pan, add freshly squeezed apple juice. Stew for about 7 minutes under a closed lid. After that, we turn the resulting mass into mashed potatoes using a blender or mixer. It is good to give such a puree to the baby in a warm form.

If the child has well received mashed potatoes from a boiled pear, you can slowly introduce fresh fruit. For this, the pear is also thoroughly washed, peeled and peeled, and the flesh is rubbed on a medium grater.

Pears can be present in the diet of babies in another form:

• fruit slices, previously peeled (from 11-12 months);
• pear juice (from 7-8 months);
• compote made from dried fruits (from 6-7 months).

The recipe for pear puree for baby food

How to enter the diet?

The first acquaintance with the fruit is carried out in the morning, so that it is possible to observe the reaction of the body. The first time the baby is given only 0.5 teaspoon of cooked puree. Throughout the day, you must observe the reaction of the child. If there is no allergy and other unpleasant consequences, the pear is given in the fourth feeding.

Babies who are on artificial nutrition, give 30 g of pear puree from 5 months, gradually increasing the portion. By the age of 6 months, the portion can be increased to 60 g. After feeding with pear, the crumbs are given a mixture.

To children on GV give the pear from 6-7 months, starting from 30 g and gradually bringing the portion to 70 g by 8 months.

Artists from 7 months are offered juice (30 ml each) in the third feeding. Children who eat mother’s milk have been given juice since 8 months.

Selection tips

If you plan to give the crumb a pear, carefully approach the selection of fruit. Choose a ripe, but not overripe fruit, on which there is no rot and damaged places. Determine that the pear is ripe, the smell will help. A sweet, pleasant aroma is the best proof of ripe fruit.

What to do with allergies?

If you notice that the child’s body reacted unfavorably to the pear, the administration of this fruit should be postponed for a couple of months. If, when you try again to give a pear, an allergy reappears, then you need to remove the fruit from the menu until the age of 3 years or longer, until the allergy persists.

Can I eat a pear while breastfeeding?

Young mothers also often wonder if it is possible to eat pears during breastfeeding, will it harm the baby? Experts recommend nursing mothers to abandon the consumption of pears, regardless of their variety. This fruit contains a huge amount of fiber. It is believed that this can cause bloating and gas formation. However, in this matter everything is individual. You can try to eat a small amount of this fruit, increasing the dose, if the baby does not react to such a mother’s nutrition.

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