Can babies who don’t like the taste of plain milk, or who are allergic to milk protein, or who are lactose intolerant, be replaced with other foods? Other parents ask if they can use yogurt instead. Today, let’s talk about whether yogurt is good or bad? Can it replace plain milk? When can I eat yogurt? In the American Academy of Pediatrics, yogurt is already included in the recipes of babies from 8 to 12 months of age, with a recommendation of 60-120 ml. However, at this time, growth needs are still derived from breast milk or formula. Yogurt is also a complementary food, so when adding yogurt to your baby, no new foods are added. After 3 days of adaptation, when there are no allergies or discomfort, other foods can be added. after 1 year of age, it will be added as a form of dairy product. Can yogurt replace milk? Milk is rich in calcium, can yogurt also meet the body’s need for calcium? Yogurt is derived from the fermentation of milk, so most plain yogurt has about the same nutritional content as milk. Therefore, when choosing yogurt, make sure to look for the yogurt that ranks first in raw cow’s milk in the recipe. Besides, most of the lactose in yogurt has been hydrolyzed to glucose and galactose in the fermentation of lactic acid bacteria, plus some lactase is produced during the fermentation process, so lactose intolerant babies can try yogurt. During the fermentation process, most of the proteins are also hydrolyzed into more absorbable and less allergenic amino acids and peptides, so babies with milk protein allergies can also try it. Of course, there are also live lactic acid bacteria in yogurt that help regulate intestinal flora. How to choose yogurt? Yogurt is good, but if you don’t choose it carefully, you may just choose a “fake yogurt”. How to choose the right yogurt for your baby? 1. Look at the ranking The national regulations state that the ingredients of the ingredient list should be arranged from the most to the least added, so those in the front have more added. So, make sure you choose the dairy product that has raw cow’s milk in the first place. The first in line is water “yogurt”, do not give your baby to drink. The fewer the additives, the better. The ingredient list will say: fruit juice concentrate, acetylated bis-starch adipate, pectin, gelatin, aspartame, etc. When choosing for your baby, the fewer these food additives, the better. Sugar, the further back in the ranking the better, the better to choose sugar-free. The World Health Organization strongly recommends that people limit the intake of free sugar, it is best to control the total daily energy intake of less than 10%. 2, look at the nutrient content The protein content is not less than 2.9g/100g; the higher the carbohydrates the less healthy, carbohydrates ≤ 5g/100g is healthier; after 1 year old, use yogurt as calcium intake for babies, parents should also look at the calcium content when shopping. 3, yogurt with these ingredients should not be selected (1) low-fat milk: before the age of two, unless recommended by a doctor, do not give your baby low-fat milk. Babies before the age of two need a lot of fat in their diet, and fat is one of the main sources of energy for babies and helps with their growth and development. Replace low-fat dairy products unless some obese, overfed babies are advised by their doctor to do so. (2) Fruit flavors: Some babies are not used to plain yogurt because it is more acidic and may not be very popular for babies. However, many fruit flavored yogurts are flavored with food flavors and colors, so they are not recommended for babies. If your baby doesn’t like plain yogurt, parents can mix fruit with yogurt at home and feed it to your baby. In conclusion, parents should pay attention to choosing yogurt with low sugar, low sodium, high fat, high protein and high calcium dairy products, and avoid choosing a bunch of drinks to go back to. Finally, to tell parents, as for the yogurt on the lid, it is actually because the film on top has a certain adsorption effect, the yogurt on the lid is the same as in the box. Note that when the baby drinks the yogurt, it is recommended to spoon feed the baby the yogurt because the cup will be sharp next to it and may scratch the baby’s tongue or mouth.