Food diversification: discovering taste
Between 4 months and 6 months, your little one’s diet changes. Indeed, its digestive system is now mature enough to tolerate well-cooked and mixed vegetables and fruits, then the first grains. Even if mother’s or infant’s milk is still the mainstay of his diet (at least 500 ml / day), complementary foods are now necessary to cover his daily needs. Place the first spoonfuls of carrot or pumpkin purees, respecting the child’s rhythm. These sweet-flavored vegetables, steamed and finely mixed, allow your baby to awaken his taste buds. On the fruit side, we will first turn to apple or pear compotes prepared in the same way. But you can also start food diversification with small jars, specially designed to meet your child’s needs, and which allow you to take the right amount according to his appetite! From the age of 4 months, you can also introduce cereals, such as those from the Nutribén® brand, which are a source of energy.
The benefits of cereals in the baby’s diet
Nutribén® instant cereals, guaranteed palm oil-free, comply with strict specifications and adapt to the development of the little one. Those intended for infants undergo technological treatment that allows easy dispersion in milk as well as better digestion, because the capacity of the pancreas to digest starch is further reduced in infants of a few months. Nutribén® formulas are also less sweet, to avoid the risk of addiction. In addition, they contribute to the energy supply of the toddler thanks to the proteins, minerals, vitamins, essential fatty acids and carbohydrates they contain and which are gradually absorbed by the body. To prevent any risk of allergy, it is important to start with gluten-free cereals, such as gluten-free cereals from the Nutribén® brand, the 1st fruit cereals or its cream of rice. These do not contain any trace of milk, to prevent possible risks of allergies to cow’s milk proteins. From the 6th month of baby, you can opt for Nutribén® 8-cereal formulas which contain gluten. They are enriched with calcium and vitamins for the proper development of the baby. Your choice of flavors: honey, honey and 4 fruits, and honey and biscuit flavor. From 12 months, you can introduce apprentice gourmets to chocolate biscuit cereals, a Nutribén® cereal porridge with chocolate cookies designed for your baby from 12 months, as part of a varied diet. Discover all Nutribén® cereals