Feeding for babies from 3 to 6 months
The introduction of food should be done little by little and each food separately so that your baby gets used to the different flavors and textures. The ideal is a new food every week, to make it easier to get used to it and to assimilate and tolerate it without problems. In this way, you will be ab
The introduction of food should be done little by little and each food separately so that your baby gets used to the different flavors and textures.
The ideal is a new food every week, to make it easier to get used to it and to assimilate and tolerate it without problems. In this way, you will be able to identify any possible allergy or intolerance.
Baby food for 3 to 6 months
At this stage of the baby, the foods that are part of your diet are the following: La • Breast milk
• Infant formulas: Start milk.
• Gluten-free cereal porridge: It is introduced between the 4th and 6th months.
• Gluten-free cereals: Rice and corn.
• Fruits: 4th - 6th month. They are one of the most important sources of vitamins. Often they are introduced one by one, with several days of separation between them, to check that the baby tolerates them, and that is getting used to its aroma and flavor.
Usually start with the orange, apple, pear or banana , avoiding those fruits that are considered more allergenic until at least one year of age, as is the case of strawberries or peaches.• Vegetables and Vegetables: 4th - 6th month.
The usual thing is to start with the mashed potatoes that contain carrot and potato, and continue with the zucchini, onion and green beans after 6 months. You can add a splash of olive oil to the puree, but better avoid the salt. • Chicken and Turkey: 5th - 6th month.
Start with boiled and skinless chicken and turkey, the easiest to digest. • Water: 5th month. Especially in the hot months.
NOTE: Weekly menu for a baby of 5 - 6 months of age with all the foods of this stage already introduced.
Menu prepared by
Cristina Abascal, nutritionist.Baby food for 3 to 6 months
Breakfast
| Mid-morning | Meal | Snack | Dinner | Monday | |
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| Breakfast | Breast milk or start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or starter milk bottle Meal | Carrot, potato and onion puree Snack | Pear and orange puree Dinner | Rice puree with chicken Tuesday |
| Breakfast | Breast milk or start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or milk bottle home Food | Zucchini and chicken puree Snack | Banana, carrot and apple puree Dinner | Leek and potato puree Wednesday |
| Breakfast | Breast milk or start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or baby bottle Starter milk Food | Rice puree with vegetables Snack | Golden apple puree Dinner | Chicken puree with carrot and onion Thursday |
| Breakfast | Milk maternal or Start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or starter milk bottle Meal | Mashed potatoes, green beans and turkey Snack | Mashed orange, apple, pear and banana Dinner | Pumpkin puree and onion Friday |
| Breakfast | Breast milk or start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or starter milk bottle Meal | Rice puree with chicken Snack | Banana and orange puree Dinner | Puree carrot and potato Saturday |
| Breakfast | Breast milk or start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or starter milk bottle Meal | Mashed potato, onion and chicken Snack | Pear, apple and orange puree Dinner | Carrot, zucchini and rice puree Sunday |
| Breakfast | Breast milk or start milk + gluten-free cereals Mid-morning | Breast milk or milk bottle start Com ida | Mashed potatoes, green beans and turkey Snack | Pear and banana puree Dinner | Pureed rice with vegetables
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