On shelves of shops it is possible to meet the most various types of baby food. Each producer tries to convince young parents that his products are the best for children. Therefore a right choice of baby food - an important task.
Instruction
1. Children's mixes - one of the most widespread types of the products intended for babies. There are dry and liquid mixes, mixes on the basis of fermented milk products and soy. To facilitate process of digestion of food, producers produce treatment-and-prophylactic mixes with thickeners which are used as replacement of breast milk. If the kid tests an allergy to milk proteins, he will suit children's mixes with soy content.
2. In the choice of children's mix it is necessary to be guided by a number of simple rules. First, mix has to approach under age of the child: for example, babies cannot give the mixes intended for more advanced age. It is not recommended to use mixes which contain dyes, preservatives and other chemical additives. Baby food which contains additional useful components - for example, the bacteria probiotics capable to increase immunity of the kid is considered the most qualitative. As the proved producers of children's mixes it is possible to call the Nestle, Hipp, Humana and Heinz companies.
3. Since age of five months, it is possible to give to the child of porridge. It is better to begin a feeding up of the kid with the porridge made of some one species of cereals, which is not containing salt and sugar. As a rule, as such products are used rice and buckwheat cereal. It is possible to include corn and millet porridges in the child's diet later. Choosing porridge, it is necessary to be guided by councils of the pediatrician. The product has to be enriched with vitamins (especially it concerns vitamin C) and should not contain artificial additives. Any foodstuff intended for children has to have the inscription on packing confirming that they underwent control and are approved by scientific research institute of food of the Russian Academy of Medical Science. The best producers of children's porridges are the Nutricia, Nestle, Heinz and Baby Sitter companies.
4. Baby puree is intended for food of kids, since three-months age. It can be vegetable, fruit or meat, contain dairy products and grain. It is the best of all to begin with apple puree - it least dangerously in terms of an allergy. From 4-5 monthly age it is possible to begin to give to the child meat and vegetable puree.
5. Choosing baby food for the kid, it is better to stop the choice on products of such proved brands as HiPP, Nestle, Agush, Nutricia, Humana, Heinz, "A grandmother's bast basket", Toptyzhka or Abibok.