After a period of supplementation, many parents see that their children are eating quite well, so they let their children eat the same meals as they do in order to save time. Is this practice appropriate or not? How old can babies be when they can eat adult meals? Today we will discuss this topic with you. Can babies eat adult meals too early 1, increase the gastrointestinal burden, affecting digestion and absorption Baby’s teeth can only come out at about 2 1/2 to 3 years old, without the help of teeth, the baby’s chewing ability is relatively poor. If you let your baby eat the same food as yourself too early, it is likely that the food will not be chewed and swallowed directly into the stomach. The food that has not been fully digested and decomposed will increase the burden on the baby’s stomach and intestines, leading to indigestion such as diarrhea and bloating. In addition, if your baby eats coarse-fiber vegetables or meat that is not easy to chew, there is a risk of food getting stuck in the throat, leading to choking and other dangerous situations. 2, increase the burden on the kidneys, resulting in baby paranoia Undeniably, adult meals are more tasty because of the many seasonings added to them, such as salt, but doctors do not recommend giving salt to babies under 1 year old. Because breast milk, powdered formula, infant nutritional rice flour, noodles and other baby foods contain salt or sodium, as long as parents feed normally, babies will not have a sodium deficiency in their bodies and will be able to meet their own developmental needs. If the baby’s taste is too early and too much intake of “heavy” food during the development of the baby’s sense of taste, it will stimulate the baby’s taste organs, affecting the baby’s taste preferences, such as only like to eat salty or sweet food, and refuse to taste the original food. Therefore, parents try not to give a year-old baby to eat heavy food, especially salt. Of course, 1 year old is not a watershed for adding salt to babies. As long as your baby is eating normally, there is no need to add salt intentionally. If you find that your child is less interested in food, you can add it, but do so as little as possible. How old can babies eat adult food? The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that after the age of 1, parents can start to consider allowing their babies to eat the same foods as adults. The specific time to start, the situation of each family is different, but also need to integrate the following factors: 1, the baby’s chewing ability The strength of the chewing ability is a key factor in determining whether the baby can eat adult meals, but each baby’s chewing ability is different, and needs to be enhanced through acquired exercise. So what can be done to strengthen the baby’s chewing ability? First of all, and the most basic, good start, that is, according to the principle of fine to coarse, from thin to thick, from a small amount to a large amount, from one kind to many kinds of complementary foods, added correctly! Parents need to change the shape and softness of the food at the right time, according to the baby’s acceptance level. For example, when the baby is 6 months old, you should give him some paste or mud food, the first complementary food is recommended to add rice flour; 7 or 8 months old, you can give your baby some soft porridge or noodles, porridge and noodles can add some chopped vegetables. At the beginning of adding chopped vegetables, the baby’s stool may carry some vegetable scraps, but as long as there is no diarrhea and other indigestion, parents do not have to worry too much; 8, 9 months old, at this time the baby has teething, you can give your baby some hard food, such as teething cookies, or baked bun pieces, not only to enhance the baby’s chewing ability, but also to relieve the discomfort of the teething period 1 year old, you can cut vegetables, meat and other side dishes into pieces, meat and other side dishes cut into pieces and given to the baby to eat. 2, the baby’s digestive ability In addition to chewing ability, but also consider the child’s digestive ability. If the baby’s digestive ability is not good, eating adult meals, there will certainly be vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms of indigestion, and over time, it will affect the child’s growth and development. So, to know if your child’s digestion is good, you just need to see if the baby’s stool is normal, or monitor the growth and development can be. 3, the healthiness of the family recipes When the baby can eat adult meals also depends on your family’s recipes and the food itself. If the ingredients used are safe and healthy, balanced nutrition, less oil and salt dishes, you can try to eat together after the baby is 1 year old; if your family’s recipes use excessive salt or spicy and irritating food, even to about 3 years old, you can not give your baby to eat. Because the baby is in a tender stage before the age of 3, all organs of the body, spicy and irritating food will stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, easy to cause fire, so that the baby constipation, nosebleeds, dry mouth and tongue, sore throat and other symptoms. In addition, it will also over-stimulate the baby’s taste organs, leading to the phenomenon of partial eating. Therefore, before the baby is 3 years old, parents try not to put onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers and other stimulating foods when cooking. After the age of 3, you can put less, but still can not put chili. In addition, it is best to use cooking methods such as steaming, stewing and simmering.