Sweet potatoes are rich in starch, dietary fiber, and various vitamins, which can prevent constipation and are a very healthy food. If giving babies some sweet potatoes can maintain their gastrointestinal health, it is a very beneficial food for babies. But can a five month old baby eat sweet potatoes? Let's take a look below!
Can a five month old baby eat sweet potatoes
Five month old babies cannot eat sweet potatoes yet. In fact, after the baby grows small teeth from June to July, he can eat sweet potato Congee, but if he has diarrhea, he cannot eat it. When his stool is dry, he can cook Congee to feed him, mash sweet potatoes to feed him, and feed him when the temperature is moderate. However, in terms of production, mothers must pay attention. Whether it is mixed with rice or mixed with corn and other ingredients, the rice must be cooked very soft and tender. At the same time, the sweet potatoes must be cooked thoroughly to the point where they can be crushed. Then pour some rice soup into the sweet potato, stir it until it is thick, and then mix it like rice porridge, and the baby can eat it.
How to add complementary foods to babies
The recommended complementary foods for a 6-month-old baby should be coarse grain foods. Because at this time, babies are already preparing to grow teeth, and some babies have already grown one or two baby teeth. Chewing food can be used to train babies' chewing ability.
After 8 months, add egg yolk, rice soup, fish paste, vegetable paste, fruit paste, etc. You can start by feeding egg yolk: crush the cooked egg yolk, mix it with a little milk to make a paste, and feed it with a small spoon; Once a day, starting from 1/4 egg yolk, feeding the child for 2-3 days until everything is normal. It can be increased to half an egg yolk and observed for another 2-3 days, gradually increasing to eating one egg yolk per day. At 6-7 months, steamed egg custard can be eaten; The method of adding other fruit puree, vegetable puree, etc. is similar. In addition to Rice noodles, vegetable water and fruit juice, the egg yolk of the 5-month old baby will be increased to 1/2, and the egg yolk will be mixed with boiled water to form a mud. In addition, the vegetable mud will be added. A few drops of cooked vegetable oil can be added to the vegetable mud, and then fed after stirring.
In general, babies at five months old cannot add complementary foods until six months old, and sweet potatoes can also be eaten. However, it should be noted that although babies have added complementary foods, their main food is still dairy. If their digestive system is not very good, they should eat less sweet potatoes, so sweet potatoes are not easy to digest.
