Eating meat is especially necessary for the normal growth and development of the child. A growing organism should receive the necessary amount of protein, magnesium, iron, important amino acids and vitamins B12, A and D, which are contained in this product. When a child does not eat meat, the resistance of his body to infections and other negative external factors is significantly reduced.
If your baby refuses this product, it is worthwhile to think about the reasons why a child does not eat meat, and after figuring out what they are, you can figure out how to deal with this problem. Perhaps, the kid just does not like the rabbit, which the caring mother offers him, but the pork cutlets (which we give him while we are afraid of) he will eat with pleasure. Either he does not like dishes from ground meat, and he chops with a chicken leg with pleasure.
In addition, the problem of how to teach a child to eat meat, can arise if in time do not start a gradual introduction to the diet of meat products. So, if in 7-8 months you did not give the baby a mashed potatoes with meat, he would not be familiar with his taste. It's better to do everything in time, so that the baby gets used to meat and loves it.
What if the child does not eat meat?
Here it is necessary to resort to tricks and tricks. To a child ate a meat dinner with pleasure, it is quite interesting and colorful to decorate a dish, to compose a thematic fairy tale. You can "mask" the meat in pancakes, casserole, stuffed peppers, etc.
If the child refuses to eat meat, you can take a break for one or two weeks. At this time, replace the meat with fish and cottage cheese, in which the composition of food substances is similar to the composition of meat products.
When a child categorically refuses meat, and no persuasion and tricks do not help, will have to look for, than to replace the product. Milk, cheese, cottage cheese and eggs contain animal protein, and in peas, beans, rice and potatoes there is a sufficient number of essential amino acids. A complete protein contains legumes, completely replacing meat. But this product is suitable for older children. As for the kids, there is one consolation board of dieticians. Many of them recommend introducing meat into the baby's diet after 2 years, when he already has teeth for chewing.