Fruits are rich in vitamins, antioxidants and fiber, which can help babies replenish nutrients, promote iron absorption, improve immunity, and also solve the problem of constipation. And the most important thing is that fruit is sour, sweet and fragrant, most babies like it, and mothers are very willing to give their babies fruit to eat. What are the precautions for eating fruits? What is the best time to eat fruit? Raise your hand if you give your baby fruit before meals. The baby’s stomach capacity is limited, although eating fruit before meals can stimulate the secretion of digestive juices, but the fruit will create a sense of satiety for the baby, affecting the baby to eat formal meals. Raise your hand if you give your baby rice and fruit together. There are basically no contraindications when it comes to nutritional combinations, as long as you are not eating a lot of fruits and seafood together. When we travel with our babies, we also find that hotel breakfast buffets offer different kinds of fruits. It is true that you can give your baby a small amount of fruit during the main meal, provided that it does not interfere with your baby’s intake of other foods. We recommend having the main meal first. If your baby is already full from the main meal, do not increase the gastrointestinal burden by eating fruit right away. From the perspective of nutrition and health, the best time to eat fruit is between meals. This is the most conducive to the baby’s digestion and absorption, but also add some fun to life. How much fruit should I eat? If you eat too much fruit at one time, your baby’s small appetite will be overwhelmed, affecting your meal and digestion. It is recommended to divide the fruit into two servings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with 50-100 grams of fruit each time. If you have time, you can choose 2-3 kinds of fruits and make a fruit platter or fruit salad for your baby. Is it better to have more types of fruits? Different kinds of fruits contain different nutrients. From a nutritional point of view, the human body should consume a variety of food in order to achieve comprehensive and balanced nutrition. However, our babies are still too young to consume too much at one time, so it is recommended that 2-3 types of fruits per day are sufficient. If you want your baby to taste different flavors, you can follow the “rainbow principle” every week, so that our babies can have a little bit of each color of fruit in a week. According to the baby’s constitution, we can also develop a personalized fruit recipes. If the baby internal heat, often constipated, mouth stinks, tongue thick, then you can give the baby some pears, watermelon, loquat and other cool fruits. If the baby itself is weak, stool is easy to not form, then do not give the baby to eat these, it is recommended to give some warm fruits, apples and persimmons is a very good choice. For babies with low hemoglobin, try to choose citrus or berries (e.g. strawberries, blueberries) with high vitamin C content, which can help iron absorption. Can fruit juice and dried fruit replace fruit? The answer is no. Fruit juice in the extraction process, the fruit fiber is destroyed, vitamins are also damaged, not as nutritious as fruit. Moreover, fruit juice is highly sweet, and regular consumption will lead to obesity and dental caries, and also affect the baby’s absorption of calcium, thus affecting height. In the long run, excessive sugar intake in childhood is also a high risk factor for metabolic diseases in the future. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued not to give fruit juice to babies under one year of age. Of course there are exceptions, if you experience diarrhea in your baby, it is not suitable to eat too much fiber-containing fruit. This is a good time to supplement with the right amount of fruit juice to help your baby take in vitamins and hydrate. Dried fruit, fruit slices and other foods, although containing some of the nutrients in the fruit, but after compressed water, the proportion of sugar is elevated. And in the production process, it is inevitable to add some food additives, preservatives and other ingredients that are not conducive to the baby’s health. So if conditions permit, the smaller baby can eat their own production of fruit puree, the older baby to eat fresh fruit is best. Eat fruit and what precautions? 1, do not give the baby cold fruit. Summer weather is hot, some parents like to put the fruit in the refrigerator after chilling. This is not good for the baby’s stomach and intestines, easy to cause diarrhea and indigestion. Too cold food will also hurt the baby’s teeth. 2, do not give the baby to eat not fresh fruit, partial rotting fruit should be discarded, can not give the baby to eat the rest of the part that seems to be no problem. When the fruit is rotting, bacteria and microorganisms are present in the whole fruit. Even adults are prone to diarrhea after consumption, which can seriously lead to bacterial dysentery and other diseases. 3, anti-seasonal fruits are mostly ripe, and some of them are no longer fresh during long-distance transportation, and should be eaten as little as possible. 4, fruit must be washed, consider the pesticide residues, it is best to peel the baby to eat. 5, the baby in the respiratory tract infection, do not give the baby to eat high sugar content of fruit, such as mango, banana, lychee and so on. Will trigger and aggravate tonsil inflammation or cough. 6, pay attention to some fruits are easy to cause allergies and contact dermatitis around the mouth and lips, such as mango, pineapple, peach, kiwi and so on. 7, after eating fruits, remind your baby to rinse his mouth carefully to prevent sugar and fruit residues from hurting his teeth.