Recommendations for healthy complementary foods for five-month-old babies
Five-month-old babies are already able to sit and stand with their heads held up, and begin to become interested in the food around them. At this time, appropriately adding some complementary foods to the baby can provide sufficient nutrition and help the baby grow better. The following are recommended healthy complementary foods for five-month-old babies.
1. Vegetable puree
Five-month-old babies can already start eating some pureed vegetables. You can choose milder vegetables, such as pumpkin, carrots, corn, etc., first cook them until they are mashed, and then use a blender to blend them into puree. The vegetable puree made in this way has a soft texture and can better adapt to the baby\’s stomach. When feeding your baby, you can slowly increase the amount to allow the baby to adapt.
2. Fruit puree
In addition to vegetable puree, fruit puree is also a good choice. Five-month-old babies can try to eat some fruit puree, such as bananas, apples, pears, etc. In the process of making fruit puree, it is best to choose ripe fruits, stir the pulp into puree, and add appropriate water to dilute it. Remember not to add sugar or any other seasonings.
3. Porridge
The body of a five-month-old baby is not very capable of digesting rice, so you can feed the baby some porridge. Add the rice to the water and cook for 10-15 minutes until thick and soft. When feeding to the baby, you can add an appropriate amount of water to dilute it to avoid choking, and it can also better adapt to the baby\’s stomach.
4. Egg yolk
Five-month-old babies can try some complementary foods containing egg yolks. Egg yolk is a very nutritious food, rich in protein, lecithin and vitamins. You can boil the egg yolk and chop it into pieces or mash it into a puree, add an appropriate amount of water to dilute it, and feed it to your baby together with rice, vegetable puree, etc.
Conclusion
Appropriate addition of complementary foods to five-month-old babies can provide them with richer nutrients, but when adding them, appropriate ingredients and correct preparation methods must be selected. The above four foods are all better choices, but when feeding, you should pay attention to letting the baby adapt and slowly increase the amount. At the same time, do not add any seasonings or sugar to the baby, and try to keep the original taste of the complementary food to avoid causing harm to the baby\’s body.
