Feed the baby from 6 months to 8 months

Feed the baby from 6 months to 8 months

Gradual weaning begins with the introduction of additional substances such as vegetables and cereal flour.

It is usually advised to feed the infant to try to continue exclusive breastfeeding until the age of six months, and then begin the process of introducing solid foods gradually into his diet, how does this process begin?

Feed the baby from 6 months to 8 months

Here are the basics of infant feeding from six months to eight months:
How to start the process of weaning the baby?

If your baby turns out to be ready to eat solid foods, it is best to start introducing foods gradually and every day allows you to try one new type of food. And start to gradually reduce the amount of milk in return for increasing the amount of solid food.


A useful example that can be offered in this period as a start is a porridge made from cereals that can be mixed with milk. Porridge made from rice, oatmeal or corn can then be served as a rich source of iron and vitamins.

It is then possible to start with hard-boiled and mashed vegetables as a start before the fruit or in the form of soup, and then go to the options of mashed, boiled and soft fruit without rind or seeds.

It is possible to introduce meat of all kinds at this stage and starting from the seventh or eighth month, including red and poultry, provided that they are well cooked and ground.

After the child is a little used to vegetables prefer to add small amounts of rice, and is advised to start avoiding foods containing gluten such as pasta and bread, so start gradually.

Cheese, which is a rich source of calcium and protein and must be boiled or pasteurized, can be served mashed and tender, sometimes as an alternative to meat.

Egg yolk without whites can also be introduced after the seventh or eighth month.

 

Allowed quantities

It is recommended to provide four to five meals a day for the infant, including three milk meals and two solid meals are gradually reached.

Gradual weaning begins with additional materials such as vegetables and cereal flour. You can increase the amount of each meal to about 5 teaspoons.

It is possible to diversify into vegetables, fruits and starches at this stage, taking care to be hard-boiled or mashed. Such as: rice, potatoes, peas, carrots, watermelon.

The amount of meat that can be served to the child daily from all kinds of meat at this stage until the age of one year is about 4 to 5 teaspoons, or about 40 to 50 grams.

From the 7th month of life, one well-boiled egg yolk may be added once a week.

A cheese meal can be a substitute for meat and is sometimes served alternately with a meat meal of 35 grams of cheese equivalent to approximately 50 grams of meat.
Advice

In general, you should know that a healthy diet of a child includes a lot of foods that provide energy: such as rice, bread, pasta, cereals, fruits, vegetables, etc., and small amounts of meat, poultry, fish, cheese, eggs and legumes, such as lentils.