After the baby can eat complementary food, many mothers will cook porridge for the baby. Some people say that when cooking porridge, if some edible alkali is properly added, it can dilute the nutrients in the porridge and make it more fragrant. Can I add alkali to my baby's porridge?
The answer is no. It's better not to put alkali in the porridge your baby drinks, because after a long time of drinking Congee with alkali, your baby's stomach may not be able to adapt, which will easily affect your child's development. In addition, if you don't put alkali in the future, your baby will not like to eat Congee.
When cooking porridge for babies, not only should alkali not be added, but there are also some dietary taboos to pay attention to when adding complementary foods:
1. Adding complementary foods should start at 4-6 months of age for babies
There are many bad habits of feeding babies, such as feeding them rice paste when they are one month old. In fact, there is a process of feeding babies, and feeding complementary foods too early can cause discomfort in the baby's digestive system. The best time to feed complementary foods is when the baby is 4-6 months old.
2. Follow certain addition principles. When adding complementary foods, you can add Rice noodles first, and then add other complementary foods after the baby can adapt, starting from a small amount, and then slowly increase the amount. Food starts with simple additions and gradually becomes more complex.
3. Diet should be light, and babies under one year old should not eat salt and sugar. Therefore, babies' diet should be as light as possible. If you want to add the flavor of complementary foods, you may want to add more vegetables.
