Many pediatricians are similar in opinion that the feeding of the child in 5 months should be based on breast milk of the mother or artificial mixtures. But if a very active kid does not eat, then parents have a completely natural question, than you can feed a child in 5 months, so as not to harm his health.
We introduce lure in 5 months
In the days of our mothers and grandmothers it was believed that the lure for a child of 5 months should start with juices and fruits. This is not quite true, because raw fruits and juices are very hard for the child's body. In addition, they can cause allergies in a baby whose liver is not ripe to receive such foods. Feeding at an early age is better to start with monocomponent vegetable purees, kefir or porridge.
Many parents find it difficult to determine which product to start feeding. If the baby has a problem with the weight, then it is better to introduce the porridge first, they are rich in useful elements and contribute to a good saturation of the baby. But also porridge can "strengthen" the child, so if you have problems with the stool, start luring with another product. Kefir is the closest to the composition and taste of milk for babies, so many pediatricians recommend starting the lure with this product. Vegetable purees are very well absorbed by the body, rich in vitamins and microelements. If you decided to start lure with vegetables, then the best for the first complementary foods are pumpkin, zucchini and cauliflower.
Sample child menu 5 months
The menu of the child in 5 months should not be diverse, on the contrary, the slower you start to introduce new products, the less likely the occurrence of allergies.
The daily diet of the baby in 5 months should look like this:
- 6.00 - breast-feeding or mixture (200 g);
- 10.00 -cream / kefir / vegetable puree (norm up to 150 g) + breast milk or mixture;
- 14. 00 - mother's milk or a mixture (200 g);
- 18. 00 - mother's milk or mixture (200 g);
- 22.00 - mother's milk or a mixture (200 g).
Breastfeeding or an adapted mixture remain the main types of food for a 5-month-old baby. Kind of complementary food mom chooses independently, after consulting with a pediatrician. Feeding once a day gradually replaces breast milk or a mixture, smoothly passing from a minimum of 1/3 teaspoon to 150 grams.
Recipes for children 5 months
- Pumpkin in the oven . Peel a small piece of pumpkin, cut into small slices, put in a frying pan or other dishes on the bottom of which you should pour a little water. Bake at 180 ° C until golden brown. Before serving, the pumpkin should be cooled and thoroughly wiped through a fine sieve.
- Marrow in the steamer . Very easy and simple recipe for cooking zucchini (you can also cook pumpkin, carrots, potatoes or cauliflower) in a double boiler. To do this, clean the vegetable from the peel, cut into small pieces and cook for 20 minutes. After carefully mash with a spoon until smooth.
- Kefir . Those who decided to start lure with kefir, it is better to prepare the product yourself. For preparation
kefir boil the milk in an aluminum bowl, cool and add a spoon of leaven or kefir. Wrap in a warm towel and leave for an hour. If an hour later a "spoon" begins to stick to the spoon, then the yogurt is ready. - Porridge . For babies 5 months, all groats should be ground in a blender before cooking. The recipe for cooking porridge for babies is simple. You need to take any amount of cereal (preferably one at a time), sort it out, rinse it thoroughly several times and pour boiling water in the ratio of 1 part of the cereal and 2 parts of water. Cook on low heat until all the water evaporates and the croup becomes soft (45-60 min.) If you do not grind the cereal before cooking, the finished porridge should be wiped through a sieve and then add a little milk or a mixture , so that it is not too dry.