Infant non-staple foods are prone to allergic sources and do not need to be postponed to the US 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines (Infants)

In the past, it was believed that in non-staple foods for infants and young children, “easy to causeallergyThe concept and practice of “giving as far as possible”It has been around for years, and in recent years, some people have been advocating the concept of “no need to delay giving, it is recommended to add directly to infant non-staple food”, which is also clearly mentioned in the latest US 2020-2025 dietary guidelines. In addition, What are the dietary recommendations for babies?

The United States announced the latest nutrition guidelines for 2020-2025. In addition to providing dietary recommendations and practical practices for all age groups, it also emphasizes the inseparable relationship between implementing a healthy diet and disease prevention. The following focuses on infants and young children. :

Newborns under six months old are recommended to breastfeed exclusively

It is recommended that infants and young children under six months be completely breast-fed and can continue to be breast-fed until one year of age or older. If formula milk is used, formula milk fortified with “iron” must be used to avoid iron deficiency in infants. In the United States, it is also emphasized that in addition to full intake of formula milk, babies who drink breast milk completely or partly can hardly get enough vitamin D from their diet. Therefore, they need to be given 400 IU of vitamin D daily.

Start eating non-staple foods at 4-6 months and encourage the intake of diverse and nutritious foods

Babies should be given nutrient-rich non-staple foods when they are about six months old. It is not recommended to give them early within four months or start giving them more than six months old. Babies who drink breast milk especially need to supplement non-staple foods with iron and Zinc foods, such as meat, seafood, and nutrient-fortified foods, to maintain neurological development and immune function.

Determine whether the baby can start eating non-staple food:

Can raise the head, control the neck and head
Able to sit on one’s own or support
I want to stuff things into my mouth
Will try to catch small things like toys or food
Will swallow food instead of pushing it out

It is recommended to add allergenic ingredients to non-staple foods within one year of age

In the past, foods thought to cause allergies, such as peanuts, eggs, dairy products, nuts, wheat, crustaceans, fish and soybeans, should be added to non-staple foods as long as possible. However, it is now believed that there is insufficient evidence to show that delayed exposure can Avoid allergies. According to the US Dietary Guidelines: For infants with a high risk of peanut allergy, exposure to peanut-containing products before one year of age can reduce the infant’s risk of peanut allergy.

Infants and young children should avoid adding sugar, sodium, and honey to the diet of unsterilized drinks

Infants and children under two years of age should completely avoid added sugars in their diets, because babies’ nutritional needs are high but their stomachs are small, and their diet should come from nutrient-rich foods. Eating sugar-containing foods can easily lead to deficiencies in other nutrients. Establish taste preferences, if you eat sweets, it will have a great impact on your future diet preferences. Sodium content should also be restricted in the diet. Common high-sodium foods include: salty snacks, commercially available children’s foods, and processed meats. The intake of young children should be restricted.

In addition, it is also necessary to completely avoid baby contact with honey. Honey may contain botulinum spores, which can cause serious illness or death of the baby; and unpasteurized food, including unpasteurized fruit juice, milk, yogurt or cheese, also It should not be eaten by babies, it may contain bacteria that can cause serious illness in babies.

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