What is better for the first feeding: food from jars or food prepared by mom? Both options have advantages and disadvantages - which ones, the invited experts say: Nadezhda Soldatenkova, pediatrician, neonatologist, teacher at the Parent Jewel School; Evgenia Mukhametova, pediatrician, pediatric gastroenterologist, candidate of medical sciences, doctor of the Fantasy clinic ..
1. Pediatrician: puree food does not teach chewing
Pediatrician Nadezhda Soldatenkova, recommends homemade food as complementary foods, as sees a lack of food from jars in a puree consistency. The baby gets used to absorb it like breast milk, without learning to chew (without chewing, the product is not processed by saliva in the mouth, which can cause digestive problems). If the food has a texture, if fibers and pieces remain in the boiled and mashed zucchini with a fork, the child is interested in rolling it in his mouth and studying it. He realizes that this is not breast milk, and begins to chew.
2. Pediatrician: complementary feeding from jars can cause digestive problems
If the baby does not chew a puree-like complementary foods, it will not be treated with saliva in the mouth, which is fraught with digestion. Doctors agree that food will still undergo a transformation in the intestine, but fermentation and rotting are possible. Due to fermentation, gases are formed, and rotting provokes stool disorders and is allergic to foods, the composition of which, it would seem, is quite normal.
3. Gastroenterologist: canned food reduces the risk of infections
Evgenia Mukhametova, pediatrician, pediatric gastroenterologist, on the contrary, recommends starting complementary foods with jars. In addition to convenience, such food has another plus - fewer risks of developing an intestinal infection. This is due to the fact that in production, products undergo thorough heat treatment and quality control, which is extremely difficult to achieve at home.
4. There are no harmful additives in good baby food
The rules prohibit the use of dyes and potentially dangerous additives for the production of baby food. Well-known brands value their reputation and strictly comply with these requirements. Anxiety in mothers is caused by the increased shelf life of baby food, but ascorbic acid is usually used as a preservative.
5. Natural thickeners have a healing effect
In the production of baby food, thickeners of natural origin can be used - alginates, starch, pectins. Such substances do not harm the digestive system and the baby’s body as a whole, and often even help when burping and bloating.
6. Canned food without sugar is healthier
So that complementary foods really benefit the child, it is better to make sure that there is no sugar in it. Pediatricians attribute this to the fact that habits, including food, are formed in the first months of the baby's life.
7. Food allergies in a child may be false
Babies often have an adverse reaction to food (for example, a rash), but this is not always true allergy. In the first six months or even a year of life, the digestive system continues to mature, so any new product may not be completely broken down and absorbed, causing a pseudo-allergic reaction. With age, digestion improves, and food tolerance develops. Therefore, after a few months, you can again give the child a little product that previously caused a rash. If the reaction repeats, it is better to postpone such food until the baby turns 1 year old.
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8. Tutta Larsen experience: it is convenient to take banks on the road
Even those who are opposed to food from jars agree that it is convenient to take it with you when you go on a trip with your child or take it with you to work. This is a great solution in case there is no way to cook crumbs homemade food.
With my eldest son Luka, I actively used food from jars. I often had to take the child to work with me - it helped. But in the end, Luka grew up small and very picky in food.
Marfa's daughter, on the contrary, was very interested in food, she grabbed everything from the table, and quickly enough switched to adult nutrition. Therefore, with Martha and the younger Vanya, we used food from jars only when necessary, for example, on the road, but did not replace them with homemade food.
9. Eating behavior of the child is formed by parents
The kid watches his parents and gets used to eating the way they are. Therefore, many experts recommend putting a child at a common table and giving him to chew something healthy and suitable for him in age from an adult meal.
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Tutta Larsen: cans or cooking?
We are on a mixed diet, so the mixture was chosen very carefully, the main requirement was, of course, the absence of allergens, good composition and normal digestion.