The menu for the carnivore

Did you know that your kid meat is necessary for normal development? But it is true, in the composition of meat includes a number of vitamins A, B1, B12, as well as fat and protein. Iron, which is found in meat, helps prevent such diseases as anemia. Meat should be given to the child after 7 months.

But what to choose meat shops, and maybe a special children's delicacies? According to pediatricians, the second option is preferable. You can also choose a meat and mashed potatoes, it is of two kinds: a puree of pure meat or vegetable-meat canned. On children's food is entered strict control, so it's safe to say that in the children bought canned goods will be all the necessary vitamins.

In the market there are many varieties of canned meat - this pork; beef and veal; and meat chickens, turkeys. Even offal: brains, tongue, liver.

But you should know that at the same time led to the diet toddler two completely new food is absolutely forbidden! It is best to start with canned meat and vegetable origin. How Come? The answer is simple: in these canned vegetables contain components that are already familiar with your crumbs. They are rich in fats and proteins of plant and animal origin.

The child's body metabolizes bad animal fat, so when choosing a puree, pay attention to the fat content of the product, it must be of the non-fat meat. Fat products generally contain vegetable oils, - that soybean, sunflower, olive, canola, corn oil. They enrich mashed fatty acids that allows the body to more easily absorb the product.

In canned meats are often added spices: pepper, cloves, thyme, pepper, garlic powder, etc. But children under one year is desirable, such spices less. Therefore, when buying children's canned food, it should be noted.

Sol puree children generally do not added, but if the salt is present, its content is not more than 0.7%. Therefore, pediatricians advise at an early age the child does not eat salt. If a child from an early age to consume salt in large quantities, it threatens the development of hypertension.

The kid is recommended in the diet administered first meat sauce with various side dishes - cabbage, carrots, potatoes, as these products are already familiar child's body and will be absorbed better. Gradually, you can go to a purely meat Canned meat and vegetable origin. Ratio of canned meat is up to 12%.

The first meat that is better to give a child - it's beef. With 7 months in the diet can introduce meat products as mashed pork, poultry or veal with green peas. Puree the liver, tongue, onions from 8 months. Mashed potatoes with spices and vegetables are allowed with the 9th month.

Meat sauce are 3 types depending on the degree of grinding: homogenised - for children from 7 months; puree - 8 months; and children from 9-12 months can already krupnoizmelchennye and canned meat. In homogenized canned smaller proportion of different spices.

When choosing canned special attention should be paid to the degree of grinding. Because your baby grows, learns to chew food, and he needs grow larger pieces of meat.