At this stage, the baby has grown a lot of small teeth, and with gum chewing, he can already eat most of the food. It can be improved from mashing with the tongue to the degree of gum chewing, and the texture of the food can be based on bananas that can be crushed by hand. Cut vegetables and meat into thin strips and add them to the porridge, so that the baby will like to bite the food more. During this period, the baby's gastrointestinal function and digestive enzymes will improve, which can gradually strengthen the hardness of the food and help the baby practice chewing.
At this stage, you can consider harder fruits, and meat and vegetables can be slightly softer. If the baby does not like to eat complementary foods, it is also possible that the baby does not like the texture of the food. For babies with teeth, they prefer foods that they can chew and bite by themselves!
Cereals: Most of the cereals can be eaten at this stage, and you need to pay attention to whether there are allergies when adding. The rice porridge can be boiled into a thick porridge state, or the yam, purple potato, etc. can be cut into small pieces and added to the porridge, so that the baby will love it more. Sometimes you can give your baby a small amount to try some foods such as bread slices and bread sticks.
Vegetables: Most of the vegetables can be added to porridge or noodles at will, but the more fibrous and difficult to chew vegetables like leeks and whole needle mushrooms need to be chopped and shorter, which is more suitable for the baby’s gastrointestinal tract .
Meat: Lean pork, beef, and chicken breast can be cut into small pieces and added to porridge, noodles, and rice noodles.
Seafood: Basically it is ok, but you need to pay attention to whether there is any allergies. You can choose some fish with tender meat and few spines, and chop it into fine pieces.
Beans: Most beans are fine.
Eggs: Be cautious to add. You can wait until 1 year old before adding egg whites, which can be made into custard. When adding, observe whether there is any allergic reaction.
Dairy products: Yogurt and baby cheese are best added after 1 year old.
Seaweed: Don't choose seasoned or overly flavored seaweed, which is not conducive to the baby's light taste.
Seasoning: Generally, no seasoning is needed. Even if it is added, it must be light and small.
Moms should not be too entangled in which ingredients can not be eaten, but should pay attention to whether the texture of the complementary food meets the developmental level of the baby. Pay attention to the balance of grains, vegetables, fruits, meat, and eggs. Don't just eat certain types of foods just because your baby likes them, so that your baby can taste as many kinds of food as possible.
At this stage, it is necessary not only to meet the baby's nutritional needs, but also to continue to exercise the baby's chewing ability to promote the development of masticatory muscles, the eruption of teeth, the normal development and shaping of jaws, and the improvement of gastrointestinal function and digestive enzyme activity .
