I believe this is an issue that concerns and troubles many young mothers. The issue of supplementary food for babies is a big deal, and not adding supplementary food to your child at the right month will make the child’s nutrition uneven and affect the child’s developmental problems. The addition of coarse grains and supplements will strengthen the baby’s immunity and exercise the baby’s digestive function. But meat is generally considered by parents to be less digestible. What month can babies start eating it? What are the precautions? How old can babies eat meat? Mothers already know that the first bite of baby’s complementary food to infant iron fortified rice powder is appropriate, so when should meat, which is generally considered to be of high nutritional value, be added? In fact, the timing of your baby’s meat consumption depends mainly on his own development, not necessarily by age. From a medical point of view, you can add meat to your baby’s recipe when he or she is 7 months old, when the baby’s intestines are usually capable of digesting meat. How important is meat for babies? 1, iron supplementation, prevention of baby anemia Baby 6 months after the addition of complementary foods, the amount of iron contained in breast milk is far from the baby’s body growth needs, so this time to give the baby more iron-containing foods, such as pork, beef, pork liver, chicken liver, etc. are high-quality sources of iron, which can prevent pediatric anemia in time. 2, certain nutrients of meat, more easily absorbed Many moms and dads are misunderstood, thinking that meat is not well digested, nutrition is not well absorbed, in fact, sometimes the trace elements of meat, better absorbed than fruits and vegetables. Like zinc, the content is much higher than plant foods, the absorption rate can be about 50%, while the zinc in vegetables, the absorption rate is only 10-20%. 3, normal intake of fat is very good for the baby Do not worry about the baby to eat some fat, fat is one of the three elements of the baby growth, baby intake of certain fat, the TA growth and development is very helpful. If there is no fat in the supplement, it will affect the absorption of vitamins, the development of vision, and even affect the development of the baby’s brain. What kind of meat is suitable for babies? For common meat food additions, moms and dads can refer to the following order: 1. 7 months old: start adding red meat (pork, beef, lamb), animal liver (pork liver, chicken liver); 2. 8 months old: add poultry meat (chicken, duck), salmon, cod; 3. 9 months old: add shrimp meat (no lobster, crayfish); 4. 10 months old: add other deep-sea fish meat. Fish and shrimp food can easily trigger allergies, so let your baby try a small amount before eating and observe your baby’s reaction, if there is an allergic reaction, you should stop immediately. How to eat meat to be more healthy? 1, meat and vegetables mixed, made into a filling We recommend mixing vegetables, meat and staple foods together, rather than a spoonful of mashed meat, a spoonful of mashed vegetables so fed. From 6 months to one and a half years are recommended to mix and eat, do not give the baby the opportunity to choose, it reduces the TA picky eating problem. If every bite tastes different, it is the same as giving the baby a choice. ta will begin to distinguish between what is good and what is not, and then will be picky. 2, must eat high quality meat For the baby to eat meat, it is best to buy high quality, the freshest meat, so that the meat taste more tender, higher nutritional value, but also do not worry about the quality of meat, so that the baby can eat with confidence. 3, do not pick lean meat to eat, it is best to eat between the fat and lean Don’t always pick the baby to eat lean meat, even if the baby ate a large piece of fatty roast meat, don’t stop, because fat is a necessary nutrient for the growth of children, fatty and lean meat is not only delicious, and comprehensive nutrition, as long as you don’t eat too much, eat some fatty meat is good for baby’s growth and development. 4, do not think that broth is better than eating meat Many mothers feel that broth, bone broth is particularly nutritious, but also can supplement calcium, certainly better than just eating meat, often do for the baby to drink. Meat soup can only be used to promote the baby’s appetite, the nutritional value is not high! 5, less fried, more steamed usually do complementary food, do not use deep-fried, braised way, this will not only increase the fat in the meat and, but also let the nutrient content decline, very unhealthy. Also, don’t turn on the high heat to overheat the oil. It is recommended to use more steaming or boiling, cooking method as simple as possible, do not add any seasoning. This can retain all the nutrients of the meat, but also very healthy. 6, according to the baby’s age, change the shape of food Baby tired of eating mashed meat? Then you can change the practice and shape of meat, so as to meet the chewing needs of babies of different ages, and not to cause too much burden on TA’s stomach and intestines. (1) 6 months to 8 months, use the cooking machine to beat the meat into puree; (2) 9 months to 12 months, cut the meat into diced meat, small meat pieces; (3) 1 year old baby, can be made into meatballs, shredded meat, meat sausage, etc.. Warm tip: If your baby is receptive to meat foods, then you can also increase the proportion of meat in your baby’s recipes appropriately. If the baby shows resistance and does not like the taste of meat, the mother does not have to worry because the baby can get the nutrients he needs from different foods.