Summer drinks for children up to 3 years

Summer thirst experienced by all - from the smallest to the biggest. If older children may ask yourself a drink, a regular intake of liquid infant should think only of his mother. Let's try to answer the question what and how often children drink up to 3 years old in the summer.

Infants under six months who are exclusively breastfed in the intense heat recommend dopaivat boiled water - up to 150 ml per day.

Children six months to a year in the heat consumed in 2 times - up to 300 ml. From 1 year to 5 years at 3 times - up to 450 ml of 1, 5 and two years at 4 times - up to 600 ml. From two to three years - up to 800 ml.

Kids are best given drink after a meal or in between meals. Juices and fruit drinks, let your child after a meal, so as not to kill your appetite.

Let all drinks are at room temperature. In no case do not throw them in the ice - in the summer, oddly enough, very easy to catch a cold! Angina in the heat - it's sad.

Hot drinks in the summer to drink as you do not want. The exception is a warm herbal or green tea, which is perfectly quenches thirst and has a tonic effect.

The best way to quench your thirst - child drink little and often. Carefully monitor the baby, in the hot season often happens dehydration. If you notice that the child is lethargic, his parched lips and dizzy - start to drink it every 5-10 minutes in warm water, juice or compote.

Children up to 3 years following suit summer drinks:

1. Water. Baby - boiled for older kids - mineral without gas or purified drinking. From sweet soda water more harm than good. In many soda sugar, flavorings and colorings, flavorings and preservatives, with carbon dioxide. All this is fraught with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, allergies, kidney damage child.

In addition to soda banned more and kvass. Because it is produced in the fermentation process, it will not work the kids up to 3 years. Chemical components kvass - a lactic acid and acetic acid, nitrogenous substances, sugar, mineral substances and alcohol (0,05-1,44%, more typically 0.4%).

2. Juice. It is better if you prepare it yourself. Fresh juice is required to plant half with water. Fruit drinks let the children after 3 years: preparation technology in sweet broth from marc berries after heat treatment is added &&171; crude&&187; fruit juice, which may cause digestive disorders and cause intestinal infections.

3. Compote. Most benefit from a fresh fruit compote with no added sugar. He will approach even kids. Cook it from one kind of fruit or berries not red - to avoid possible allergies. Once compote cool down - just drink it. The fact that all the heat is very perishable.

Apple or pear compote

Cherry compote for older children. You will need: 250 g cherries, 1-2 apples, 1 lemon, 250 grams of sugar, 3 liters of water. Preparation: Boil water in a pan, sprinkle in the sugar and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Fruits rinse thoroughly, remove seeds, cut the apples slices and add to the cooked syrup. Bring everything to a boil and cook until done more for 3-5 minutes. At the end of cooking, squeeze the juice from the lemon in the compote. Serve chilled. Note cook compote need in an open container.

4. Tea. Very useful herbal teas of fennel, lemon balm and chamomile. Kiddies over 1.5-2 years allowed to offer weak tea, especially diluted milk.

5. broth hips. It is rich in vitamin C. Preparation: 1 tbsp. l. pounded hips pour a glass of boiling water, bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes on low heat, then infused in a dark place for 8-10 hours.

6. Uzvar of dried fruits (This is a soft drink from dried fruits and berries, sometimes with the addition of honey, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas dish). Cook it without adding sugar. 2 liters of water need about 500 grams. dried fruits. Water, bring to a boil, add the dried fruit and 2 tbsp. l. honey, zest. Once again, bring to a boil and close the lid. Cover the pan with thick towel. Uzvar not cook, only brewed (insist).

Most Valuable uzvar - pear from dried pears. This drink is useful for men, because it is anti-inflammatory.

7. Kissel. It can be given to children from 10 months to use when cooking sour berries and add a minimal amount of sugar. Kissel from bags do not let children.

Kissel for baby

8. Homemade lemonade older children can be. You will need: 1 lemon - 1000 ml of water, 2 tbsp. l. sugar. Lemon wash with warm water, cut into small pieces, squeeze the juice in a juicer or crush in a blender. The resulting mass pour boiling water, add sugar and let stand for an hour. The resulting drink drain and cool.

Another simple recipe for making lemonade. You will need: 1 cup of water, 1/4 lemon, 2 ch. L. sugar. Pour in boiling water and dissolve the sugar. Cool. Washed lemon must parboiled, then it is required to squeeze out the juice. This juice should be poured into the cooled boiled sugar water and mix well. Done!

Meals for children in summer

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