New Needs The passage of an exclusively milk diet to a mixed diet, is nothing more than integration to milk (breast or atificial) from other foods necessary for growth of your baby: meat, vegetables, fruits, cereals, etc.. Are the new nutritional requirements, which by the fourth month, and must represent a step in the evolution of physical, psychological and sensory baby. It seems unbelievable, but any child can recognize the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty and sour. It is known that babies have an innate preference for sweetness, and this is due to the fact that the first months of life, the newborn will feed exclusively on a single food: milk. Breast or artificial, this first nutriment is unmistakably sweet to your palate. The solid food, is a process that begins around the 6th month, and continues gradually throughout the first year of life. Because this period is set for commencement of supply? The reasons are many and not just for nutritional reasons.
The milk-feed exclusively is not enough anymore, because the milk can no longer meet all the nutritional requirements of your baby. Besides a higher caloric need, it will need new foods rich in protein and iron, for example.
Stomach and intestines are more mature: ready to assimilate foods that until now could be indigestible, and even cause eating disorders and allergic reactions.
Your baby is now able to swallow solid foods: so far, only a baby can suck, but now he can coordinate the muscles needed to start learning to chew and swallow a food of different consistency.
You are what you eat The onset of solid food is a new phase that opens in the evolution of feeding your child: on one hand opens up a whole world of new sensory experiences to be explored, and on the other hand, if available to a wider range of nutrients that will be essential for their development and well being. Properly create healthy eating habits is the easiest way to prevent certain diseases in adulthood such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. For power is the foundation of the welfare of his son, the most important is to understand the nutrients that each food contains it. Recalling that there is no food that alone is able to satisfy all the needs of the body (even breast milk, after a few months becomes insufficient). How can then compose a balanced diet for a baby? It is necessary to balance the meals of your baby with the five essentials to maintain the proper balance of the physical body:
Proteins and Amino Acids Our body is a wonderful ensemble of thousands of cells that make up the organs and tissues. To construct them and renew them the body needs proteins, we can compare the building blocks of a castle. They are found mainly in meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, which contain all the essential amino acids and therefore say they are noble or high-protein nutritional value. Legumes (beans, peas, lentils, etc.) also have some essential amino acids, but in smaller numbers. Besides serving for the construction of cells, proteins are the major components of muscles, internal organs and skin, also serve for the production of enzymes and certain hormones, and the process of blood clotting.
Carbohydrates The body is a complex machine that performs thousand activities and is always moving, even when it seems at rest. It takes energy to keep this machine working. And this is the task of carbohydrates (or sugars) found mainly in cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, milk and also in sugar and honey. Carbohydrates are used primarily to maintain the functioning of the nervous system and produce energy for physical activity.
The Fats Another concentrated source of energy, fats are important because they interact in the formation of cell membranes of the central nervous system, brain and retina, maintaining its integrity, and are also responsible for the transport of some vitamins. It is important to remember that there are two types of fats: saturated (mostly animal) and unsaturated (mainly vegetable). An excess of saturated fats can cause your baby to grow much weight until you get to obesity in adulthood and suffer from various health problems. Saturated fats come mainly from butter, salami, yellow cheese, etc.. and unsaturated fats are found in vegetable oils.
Vitamins The main function of vitamins is to regulate and coordinate cell activity, acting on the basis of the fundamental processes of the organism. Since our body can not manufacture them on its own, it is necessary to introduce them through food. They are classified into two major groups: fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) and water soluble (B complex, folic acid, C, PP).
The milk-feed exclusively is not enough anymore, because the milk can no longer meet all the nutritional requirements of your baby. Besides a higher caloric need, it will need new foods rich in protein and iron, for example.
Stomach and intestines are more mature: ready to assimilate foods that until now could be indigestible, and even cause eating disorders and allergic reactions.
Your baby is now able to swallow solid foods: so far, only a baby can suck, but now he can coordinate the muscles needed to start learning to chew and swallow a food of different consistency.
You are what you eat The onset of solid food is a new phase that opens in the evolution of feeding your child: on one hand opens up a whole world of new sensory experiences to be explored, and on the other hand, if available to a wider range of nutrients that will be essential for their development and well being. Properly create healthy eating habits is the easiest way to prevent certain diseases in adulthood such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension. For power is the foundation of the welfare of his son, the most important is to understand the nutrients that each food contains it. Recalling that there is no food that alone is able to satisfy all the needs of the body (even breast milk, after a few months becomes insufficient). How can then compose a balanced diet for a baby? It is necessary to balance the meals of your baby with the five essentials to maintain the proper balance of the physical body:
Proteins and Amino Acids Our body is a wonderful ensemble of thousands of cells that make up the organs and tissues. To construct them and renew them the body needs proteins, we can compare the building blocks of a castle. They are found mainly in meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, which contain all the essential amino acids and therefore say they are noble or high-protein nutritional value. Legumes (beans, peas, lentils, etc.) also have some essential amino acids, but in smaller numbers. Besides serving for the construction of cells, proteins are the major components of muscles, internal organs and skin, also serve for the production of enzymes and certain hormones, and the process of blood clotting.
Carbohydrates The body is a complex machine that performs thousand activities and is always moving, even when it seems at rest. It takes energy to keep this machine working. And this is the task of carbohydrates (or sugars) found mainly in cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, milk and also in sugar and honey. Carbohydrates are used primarily to maintain the functioning of the nervous system and produce energy for physical activity.
The Fats Another concentrated source of energy, fats are important because they interact in the formation of cell membranes of the central nervous system, brain and retina, maintaining its integrity, and are also responsible for the transport of some vitamins. It is important to remember that there are two types of fats: saturated (mostly animal) and unsaturated (mainly vegetable). An excess of saturated fats can cause your baby to grow much weight until you get to obesity in adulthood and suffer from various health problems. Saturated fats come mainly from butter, salami, yellow cheese, etc.. and unsaturated fats are found in vegetable oils.
Vitamins The main function of vitamins is to regulate and coordinate cell activity, acting on the basis of the fundamental processes of the organism. Since our body can not manufacture them on its own, it is necessary to introduce them through food. They are classified into two major groups: fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) and water soluble (B complex, folic acid, C, PP).
The Mineral Salts The mineral substances are involved mainly in building bones and teeth (calcium, phosphorus and fluorine) and the formation of red blood cells (iron). They are also responsible for hydro-saline balance (sodium, potassium and chloride) and certain metabolic cycles (magnesium and chromium). How are removed daily by the body through urine, feces and sweat, you need a constant supply through food.
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