Taste baby formulas and canned food adapted for babies. They are not sweet, moreover, according to adults, they are not always pleasant to the taste. It is this baby food that is most useful for a rapidly growing young organism.
Up to three years, there is a high risk that once having tried a sugar-containing product, the child refuses more healthy, but less tasty food. Therefore, in a family where a baby is expected, there should be a pre-established rule: do not give sweets to a child under three years old. The kid should not even contemplate sweets, so the restrictions should apply to all family members without exception.
Numerous experiments have shown that in an infant, after eating sweets based on refined sugar, substances similar to narcotic drugs are produced in the brain.
True, there is a point of view that sugar contributes to the development of the intellectual and mental functions of the brain, but this is a controversial opinion. The brain really needs carbohydrates, but no refined sugar. It has also been proven that intellectual development is higher in children who receive carbohydrates from vegetables and fruits, and not from sweets.
The second target after the brain for the potentially harmful effects of sugar is teeth. Sugar-containing products contribute to the destruction of tooth enamel, launching a number of aggressive chemical reactions on its surface. They also create a nutrient medium suitable for the rapid growth and reproduction of microorganisms that accelerate the manifestations of caries.
At 4-6 months, the child is given a drop of vegetable puree (potato or squash) before breastfeeding. Then, gradually, its volume is brought to a teaspoon. This supplies the body with carbohydrates, ensures the gradual production of the necessary enzymes in the growing body. If the baby has enough mother’s milk, then this is the best option.
Unfortunately, at present, situations are not uncommon when a young mother does not have enough milk, and therefore it is necessary to introduce supplementary feeding. Nutrition issues should be resolved in time with the local pediatrician, finding out all the nuances. Every day of a healthy diet of a child of the first year of life is a guarantee of his health in the near and distant future. After vegetable purees, porridge is gradually introduced as a complementary food: rice, buckwheat.
Then (by the 8th month of life) boiled minced meat, cottage cheese, mashed soups, kefir are added to the diet, from the 9th month – fish.
Candies, chocolate bars, hard candies, hard candies, sugary sodas, factory-made cookies, and other sweet pastries, by definition, damage tooth enamel. Fruit juices can also create conditions conducive to its destruction. In addition, they can cause allergies and gastrointestinal disturbances.
What three-year-olds can feast on
First of all, this is a marmalade made at home from frozen berries and fruits, without added sugar. Edible gelatin and agar-agar are used as a thickener. The cooking process is simple, but this product is immeasurably better than what is sold in stores for the mass consumer.
Homemade apple marshmallow without sugar is very tasty, but it has to be prepared with a lot of time. From egg whites, milk, and gelatin-based sweet juice, you can make a delicious marshmallow. Let there be more food prepared from impeccable products in the child’s diet.
