Within 4-6 months after birth, breast milk can still meet all of your baby’s needs, but after this period, breast milk can no longer meet your baby’s needs and complementary foods should be added. How to add complementary foods to your baby? To add complementary foods to your baby, do not put salt and seasoning. Since the kidney function of infants is not yet well developed, adding salt to complementary foods too early will increase the burden on the baby’s kidneys. So, why is it not necessary to add salt to baby’s complementary food? When can babies add salt to their diet? What are the dangers? The dangers of a high-salt diet: 1. A high-salt diet can reduce the baby’s oral saliva secretion, which can cause bacteria and viruses to exist in the baby’s respiratory tract, thus causing the baby to become ill. 2, high salt diet will affect the absorption of zinc in the baby’s body, which will lead to zinc deficiency. 3, high salt diet will increase the burden on the baby’s heart and kidneys. 4, if the baby develops heavy salt eating habits from childhood, it is not easy to correct when they grow up, and heavy salt eating habits can easily cause high blood pressure and other diseases. When can babies add salt to their diet? 1, for 1-year-old baby food do not add extra salt, because the salt present in natural food can already meet the needs of the baby, and then add extra salt may be harmful to the baby. 2, for 1 to 3 years old baby, every day when cooking should also be as little salt as possible. Generally, young children between the ages of 1 and 6 should not exceed 2 grams of salt per day. Tip: In fact, for the baby’s very sensitive taste buds, the natural taste in vegetables and fruits is delicious, and these foods also contain enough salt. The 4 principles of adding complementary foods to your baby: 1. The variety of complementary foods from a single to a variety of foods Add only one new food at a time, and add another after a few days. In case your baby has an allergic reaction, you will be able to know which food is causing it. 2, the texture of complementary foods from thin to thick The first start to choose a fine texture of complementary foods for babies to learn to swallow the action, over time, gradually increase the consistency of complementary foods, so as to adapt to the development of the baby’s gastrointestinal tract. 3, the amount of complementary food added from less to more At first, only feed your baby a small amount of new food, about a small tablespoon, after your baby is used to the new food, and then slowly increase the amount. As your baby grows up, the amount of food he needs will increase. 4, the production of complementary food from fine to coarse When adding complementary foods, in order to prevent babies from swallowing difficulties or other problems should choose fine particles of complementary foods, as the baby chewing ability to improve, gradually increase the particles of complementary foods. The first time you feed your baby complementary food, you need to be patient, the first time you feed solid food, some babies may spit out the food, this is only because he is not familiar with the taste of the new food, it does not mean that he does not like. You may need to feed your baby for several days to get him used to the new taste as he learns to eat the new food. Create a pleasant atmosphere for your baby to eat. It is best to add new foods to your baby’s diet when he is in a relaxed mood. A tense atmosphere can spoil your baby’s appetite and interest in eating.