Babies aged eight or nine months are about to turn one year old, so they will gradually approach adult foods in complementary feeding. And cooking oil is also the most commonly used ingredient. Sometimes cooking oil is used to make complementary foods, but there are also many types of cooking oil. Can an eight month old baby eat vegetable oil?
Rapeseed oil, also known as rapeseed oil, is a type of edible oil extracted through the pressing process of cultivated rapeseed and is one of the main types of edible oil in people's daily lives. The color of rapeseed oil is golden yellow because it is an oil extracted from plant fruits and contains phospholipids that are helpful for the development of blood vessels, nerves, and the brain. Therefore, eight month old babies can eat rapeseed oil in moderation when adding it to their complementary foods.
However, one thing worth noting is that because rapeseed oil has a graded pressing and extraction process, it is necessary to use higher pressure pressing and special grade varieties of rapeseed oil for infants to consume. This is because low-quality rapeseed oil contains glucosinolates, which can irritate the small intestinal mucosa and potentially cause indigestion or diarrhea. So it is recommended to use high-quality and high-grade rapeseed oil, as the substance it contains will be removed during the extraction process, making it safer for infants to consume.
Of course, if conditions permit, it is recommended to use olive oil as a complementary food for eight month old infants. It is not only more nutritious, but also less irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, making it more suitable for infants and young children to consume.
