Dismantling 5 myths of infant feeding
Throughout time, many tips pass from father to son in reference to food, some of them being only myths that can only affect, in a negative way, our food and what we offer to our little ones. These are the five most common myths about infant feeding. False beliefs about infant feeding 1- Bread become
Throughout time, many tips pass from father to son in reference to food, some of them being only myths that can only affect, in a negative way, our food and what we offer to our little ones.
These are the five most common myths about infant feeding.
False beliefs about infant feeding
1- Bread becomes very fat, and because of this we offer our children mold bread. Well, bread se per se , does not get fatter than mold bread, but rather the opposite. Bread is the traditional source of carbohydrates in the Mediterranean diet, and provides slow-release energy, making it ideal for the snack snack, provided that appropriate filler is used. By contrast, sliced bread contains fat and simple sugars that make it much more caloric and much less healthy.2- The egg is not recommended for health
. Because of its cholesterol content, the egg was considered an unhealthy food for years, although studies showed that the effect of the cholesterol it provides has an invaluable effect on blood cholesterol levels. The egg is a very attractive food, as it provides a high content of essential nutrients and protein of high biological value, which are also easily bioavailable. The recommended egg ration for children is one unit a week, although after 9 years it can be increased to 2 units, depending, of course, on the child's energy expenditure. It can be consumed up to 3-4 times a week.3- You can not mix milk and citrus because they make the stomach bad
. It is another of the myths related to infant feeding. There is no problem in the child taking both foods in the same meal, since, whether or not they are taken together, the milk will coagulate in the stomach because of the acidic pH.4- If more milk jugs are added to the bottle, the baby will get fatter.
You know, for grandmothers a chubby baby is synonymous with a healthy child, but the fact is that obesity starts from childhood, and encourage the habit of eating "for others" in a child is to teach him to overeat, The first step to being overweight. In addition, the cacito "of more", the only thing that gets is to overload their kidneys, even immature, being able to generate very serious problems. 5- Mother's milk after 6 months, or when the baby wakes up a lot at night, is not enough
. Babies wake up at night for many reasons, physical contact being one of them, so a bottle-drinking child will also wake up if he needs to feel his mom. Breast milk is, indisputably, the best food for the baby. Not only does it provide all the nutrients that the baby needs, but these are in the appropriate amount for each stage of growth, because breast milk is adapted to their needs. According to the WHO, it is advisable to continue breastfeeding until at least 2 years of age.
