As the baby grows into the sixth month, the main staple food still needs to be breast milk or formula milk. However, in order to ensure the baby's physical health and better growth and development, some complementary foods should be added. When parents add complementary foods to their baby, they need to pay attention to following certain principles, otherwise it will affect the baby. So, should the baby eat fruits or vegetables first?
When adding complementary foods to babies, attention should be paid to the principle of vegetables before fruits. Vegetables should be made into puree, while fruits should be made into juice for babies to eat. Fruits can only be made into fresh puree after babies adapt. The order of adding complementary foods is because if babies taste sweet fruits first, they may not like to eat vegetables.
Generally, vegetables can be provided to 6-month-old babies, such as carrot puree, mashed potatoes, vegetable puree, pea puree, tomato puree, etc. Fruit complementary foods can be provided, such as orange juice, apple juice, etc. Note that at the beginning, it is best to mix the juice with cold water in a ratio of 2:1 or 1:1, and gradually transition to directly providing fresh fruit puree, such as apple puree, banana puree, etc.
Parents should pay attention to hygiene principles when providing vegetables or fruits as complementary foods to their babies. This is because vegetables or fruits not only use pesticides for preservation during transportation, but are also prone to contamination with harmful substances such as bacteria and parasite eggs. Therefore, they must be washed with water before consumption. If possible, it is best to soak them in light salt water for 10 minutes, then rinse them with running water before making complementary foods.
