BABIES AND FRUITS

  • INTRODUCING SOLIDS (FRUITS)
    When to start?
    Fruits are great for the first solids so you can start giving your baby fruits from 6 months. You should start with traditional fruits in the place of residence. First, we introduce a monocomponent fruit puree, and then from 7 months of age you can mix 2-3 fruits together or add them to a porridge.


    Best fruits from 6months to 1 year:
    Apple
    Pear
    Banana
    Apricot
    Peach
    Plum
    Avocados, mangos and other exotic fruits can be given to children who are not prone to allergies.

    From 1 year upwards you can give your toddler citruses and kiwi!

    How to start giving fruits?
    Like any other product, we introduce fruits into baby’s diet gradually (within 3-7 days) starting from 0.5-1 teaspoon to a portion of 50-60 grams.

    Do not forget that in the first few months of starting solids, we only familiarising the child with new tastes, so the portions should be quite small.


    How to cook?
    To make a fruit puree, we need a fruit, preferably fresh or quick-frozen (since we also need vitamins), then we wash, clean and cut
    . You can cook or steam (which is better) for a couple of minutes 10-15, so that we do not lose the vitamins in the fruits and also the taste will be more saturated, and the fruit itself will not become watery. Ideally suited for this is a steamer. Blend the fruits after steaming or cooking. You can either use a blender to prepare the finished fruit, or you can pass it through a sieve or mash it with a fork.

    Up to 8 months it's better to offer your baby fruits that have undergone heat treatment, and after 8 months it is okay to give fresh fruits.

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