Most of people know that kefir is useful to a human body thanks to existence in it of sour-milk bacteria, proteins, vitamins and minerals. It is popular still because contributes to intestinal microflora normalization, improves digestion. However whether there is an advantage of kefir for children of chest age?
Age of the kid
Pediatricians claim that when breastfeeding kefir as a feeding up, it is recommended to enter into the child's food at 8-month age. And at artificial feeding it is possible to feed with this curative product the kid slightly earlier: in 6-7 months. Especially as kefir is well acquired even by those children who have an allergy to milk. Because protein in kefir is partially hydrolyzed.
Advantage of kefir
Input in a diet of kefir is very useful when the baby already tastes food, new to it: porridges, vegetable and fruit puree. Lactic food helps the kid to adapt digestive tract to the food changed a diet and also prevents dysbacteriosis. The kids having excess weight by means of kefir can normalize it. And with an insufficient weight it is desirable for babies to give kefir together with cottage cheese.
How to enter kefir into food
Sometimes, what to include in a diet of the baby kefir happens not so simply. Often parents face a problem that the unsweetened taste is to the taste not to any the baby. But after all absolutely you should not refuse kefir. Some parents add sugar to a product. However according to experts sugar is not recommended to be added to kefir. Sugar reduces usefulness of a product. Other, healthier methods of sweetening are known. For example, it is possible to mix kefir with a small amount of banana or apple puree. It will impact to kefir gentle, pleasant relish. And at the same time will not reduce its nutritious properties.
What kefir can be given to the kid
Still it should be taken into account that it is harmful to "babies" to use kefir from shop. In it there are preservatives, and sometimes dyes. If it is necessary to buy store kefir, it is necessary to buy children's. At the same time parents should study packing of baby food to make sure that as a part of a product there are no additives with letter E. Also it is necessary to consider the recommended age. The special attention Should be paid to an expiration date. It should not be overdue. It is desirable that it had the minimum period. It will demonstrate that kefir natural. To make kefir in house conditions is the most right decision. Such product for the baby the most useful. The instruction and ferment for it can be acquired in pharmacy. As a result the real lactic product on the basis of live bifidobacteria will turn out. There is still a kefiric fungus or a dairy mushroom. Kefir is recommended to be insisted on it too. It is necessary to enter into a feeding up of the baby kefir gradually. To begin with one teaspoon. And further daily to increase food volume by one teaspoon until it reaches the norm put at this age.