Rice flour is a scientific supplement that supplements and provides nutrition for babies. Parents can add rice flour for their babies after they can add complementary foods.
A. The benefits of rice flour for babies
Babies eating rice flour has the following benefits.
1, to supplement the lack of nutrition in milk: adding rice flour and other complementary foods can timely supplement the lack of iron and vitamin D in breast milk.
2, training baby’s swallowing ability: babies can start by eating paste-like, fine and soft food, and gradually adapt to and accept solid food eaten by adults.
3.Prepare for weaning: complementary foods gradually replace milk, so that babies gradually change from sucking milk to chewing food in the same way as adults.
4, open baby’s intelligence: adding complementary foods can give babies a variety of stimuli, and thus achieve the purpose of intellectual enlightenment.
5, training chewing ability: timely addition of complementary food is conducive to the training of baby’s chewing function, which is conducive to the development of the jaws and the eruption of teeth.
Second, the time for babies to eat rice flour
Babies can eat rice flour after 6 months of life, you can start with baby rice flour, and then slowly add other complementary foods after the baby’s gastrointestinal function is adapted. When adding complementary foods should follow the principles from one to many, from a small amount to the right amount, from thin to thick, from fine to coarse.
Three, how to choose rice flour for your baby
Not all rice flour is suitable for babies, parents can refer to the following points when buying rice flour.
1, choose branded products: it is recommended to choose large brands, good reputation products, their quality is relatively more secure.
2, check the product logo: look at the normal goods should have the logo is complete, the baby product-specific logo and whether the instructions are printed on the packaging.
3, check the nutrition table: to see if the specific nutrients contained and their content are within a reasonable range.
4, check the package description: check whether there are suggestive instructions on the outer packaging, such as supplemental foods for the weaning period.
5, look at the color and odor: normal beige, uniform size, pure flavor, emitting the unique flavor of rice flour, and no other odor.
6, look at the tissue shape and washability: its properties are loose and no lumps, mud paste after brewing.
Fourth, the baby eat rice flour precautions
Although rice flour is suitable for babies, but parents need to pay attention to the following points when feeding their babies rice flour, so as not to cause discomfort to babies: 1.
1, brewing rice flour water temperature should not be too high, with boiling water to dry to about 40-50 degrees brewing rice flour is appropriate.
2, when feeding rice flour need to be spoon fed, not recommended to use the bottle.
3, choose a formula with more nutrients rice flour, no added sucrose and salt.
4. Rice flour should not be treated as a regular meal, so as not to meet the needs of infants’ growth and development.
5, modulation of rice flour should be diluted first and then gradually increase the consistency.
6.Feed 1-2 spoons for the first time, slowly increase to 3-4 spoons after the baby gets used to it, and feed 1-2 times a day.