Diet is very important for everyone. With the right diet, the body will be healthier, especially for babies who are more particular about their diet. The diet of babies in different age groups will also vary, so that they can consume enough nutrients in a more reasonable and scientific way. So, how to arrange the diet for babies who have just turned one year old?
A baby over one year old can arrange their diet as follows:
1. Adjust food status and eating time
After the age of 1, babies have entered their infancy. Most of them have 6-8 teeth and have good chewing function. The shape of food has also changed accordingly. For example, the mashed vegetables, minced meat and fish in infancy can be replaced by shredded vegetables, Rice-meat dumplings and fish with granules or solids. Therefore, most babies after the age of 1 can adapt to the meal arrangement of 3 meals a day with snacks. Babies aged 1-1.5 years old are scheduled to eat four to five times a day, with a maximum of six times and a four hour interval between each meal.
2. The intake of salt is small, mainly light
After the age of one, babies can have a wider variety of foods to eat, and the sources of sodium intake are also much more abundant than a year ago. But the 700mg of sodium that babies need daily can still be obtained from dairy products, meat, fruits, and vegetables. If you eat naturally salty sea turtles, shrimp skin, or dishes cooked with cheese, you can completely avoid adding salt. At this stage, although the baby can start eating adult food, it is still not advisable to make it too salty. It is important to help the baby develop a good habit of light diet.
3. The intake of formula milk should not be reduced either
Formula milk is certainly essential for babies at this stage (if the mother continues to breastfeed, it can be ignored). Formula milk has a relatively comprehensive nutritional ratio and is easier to absorb. It is recommended to ensure a daily intake of 500-800 milliliters, while food intake tends to gradually diversify, including vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, and so on, in addition to staple foods. For foods that babies have not tried before, they should be fed in small amounts for the first time to observe their reactions. If they are not adapted, they should be fed less at the next meal and gradually increased in quantity. Each food should be fed in this way. Diversify the food to ensure that the baby is nutritionally rich.
