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Q My baby is getting complementary food for the first time. Should I make it myself or buy finished products? Is homemade complementary food more nutritious, hygienic, Safe?
A Some homemade complementary foods may have insufficient iron content and high nitrite. It is recommended to buy iron-fortified cereal powder for infant rice cereal, while homemade vegetable puree requires attention to hygiene and the freshness of the ingredients.
When you first add complementary foods, if you don’t fortify them with iron, you may not be able to meet your baby’s increased iron needs after six months. So no matter what foods you add to your baby first, make sure that the initial complementary foods include foods high in iron.
High-iron complementary foods include: iron-fortified infant rice cereal, pureed meats, poultry and fish (all sources of heme iron), or cooked tofu and beans, vegetables, fruits and dairy products such as full-fat yogurt and cheese. And custard can be added later.
Breast milk, formula milk or water can be added to the baby's rice cereal. No matter what kind of rice cereal you choose, please make sure that the rice cereal is fortified with iron.
On the other hand, some commercially processed complementary foods also have certain advantages.
A small amount of bacteria may cause diarrhea in young babies, so home-made foods need to pay attention to hygiene in every aspect, while commercially processed complementary foods can cause some problems. Screening for disease-causing bacteria. Responsible businesses and products that meet safety standards may have higher hygiene standards than home-made products.
In addition, nitrates are naturally present in some vegetable species, including carrots. , green beans, yellow pumpkins, spinach, beetroot, etc. Although the possibility of reaching harmful levels is very small, the American Academy of Pediatrics once reported that all cases of excessive nitrates come from families. Homemade food supplements are not found to exceed the standard in commercially purchased vegetable purees. Therefore, commercially purchased food supplements are not as bad as imagined.
The stale ingredients contain higher levels of nitrates. Therefore, if When making homemade food supplements, be sure to purchase fresh ingredients. It is best to consume the uneaten vegetable puree within 1-2 days, or freeze it.
In summary: Most purchased complementary foods are fortified with iron and other nutrients, and homemade complementary foods may lack iron. Before making sure your baby's diet includes iron-rich foods, it's a good idea to buy iron-fortified baby rice cereal or other cereals. When making homemade vegetable puree, you need to pay attention to hygiene and the freshness of the ingredients.
