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- The importance of introducing warm food
- Tips for giving warm food to babies
- 1. When can you give warm food?
- 2. Before giving, test the food temperature first
- 3. Pay attention to the way it is presented
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At the age of 6 months, your child is allowed to try foods other than breast milk, such as fruit juice. Then, a variety of other foods can also be given when he reaches the age of 9 months. For example, mashed biscuits are mixed with warm water or warm milk porridge.
Well, giving warm food should not be originated. Because the heat from food can make a baby's mouth uncomfortable or even injure his gums or tongue. Come on, consider some things that must be considered before giving a warm meal to your child.
The importance of introducing warm food
Introducing foods with different temperatures for children is important. This helps babies enjoy various types of food, both warm and cold because babies are only used to food with normal temperatures.
Heat is needed to make baby food softer and easier to digest. Sometimes parents also deliberately heat baby food so that the food is far more delicious at the same time to kill hidden organisms in food.
Tips for giving warm food to babies
Then how do you introduce food with temperatures like this? Understand the following important things to make it easier for you to introduce warm foods to babies.
1. When can you give warm food?
Warm food can be given when the baby's mouth area is not in trouble. If the baby experiences oral thrust(fungal infection in the mouth) or teething, you should not give hot or warm food.
The hot temperature of food can cause pain and pain. So, you better give food with normal temperature or a little cool.
2. Before giving, test the food temperature first
To ensure that the temperature is right, you must first try it. For example, you want to give a bottle of warm milk, then put a metal spoon into the inside of the milk bottle. Metals can deliver heat well, which means heat can absorb the metal spoon.
After the spoon is inserted, hold the spoon in for three seconds. Then, attach the tip of the spoon to your lower lip. As for hot food, you can blow the food on the surface of the spoon. After you make sure it's warm enough, then the food is given to the baby.
Give a small spoonful of food to see how the baby reacts to warm food. If the baby doesn't like or rejects his mouthfuls, don't be forced.
3. Pay attention to the way it is presented
Apart from the temperature of the food, make sure you serve the food properly. Note the cleanliness of baby food containers, baby feeding utensils, as well as hot water which is usually used to thin food. Always check the packaging of baby food products and store them tightly in the refrigerator.
