Babies usually 13-24 months can add oatmeal in the complementary food, earlier add oatmeal as a complementary food, easy to lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction and other discomforts.
Babies in 6 months can add paste supplemental food, such as rice flour, vegetable puree, etc., such as the baby did not appear uncomfortable, can be added in the period of 13-24 months oatmeal as a complementary food, need to pay attention to is that oats belong to the allergic food, oat allergy baby can not eat.
Oatmeal is rich in dietary fiber, which has many beneficial biological effects. Dietary fiber can reduce the absorption of cholesterol and increase stool volume, which is very helpful for constipated babies.
Oatmeal is satiating and very friendly to overweight babies and can help with weight control. In addition, oatmeal is rich in vitamins B1, B2, E, folic acid, etc.; containing calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, manganese and other minerals, to meet the baby’s growth and development of many needs.
But oatmeal belongs to the coarse grain is not good digestion, consumption should be moderate, otherwise it is easy to lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. At the same time to buy oatmeal, to choose the original flavor without deep processing, without adding artificial flavors and other products.
Oatmeal is an allergenic food, and babies who are allergic to oatmeal should not eat it.