Posted in Nutrition For Baby on 20. Dec, 2008
Baby food is very convenient but it will never be a substitute for real food when your little one is starting to grow. For children aged 7 to 12 months, a strict diet of baby food can lead to sustained eating problems as they grow even older. Growing babies need to receive the textural stimulation [...]
Posted in Nutrition For Baby on 03. Nov, 2008
Tofu, part of the legume family, is coagulated soymilk – the method by which it is made is similar to the way that cheese is made from milk. It is also called “soybean curd” or “bean curd”. It first appeared in China in the 2nd century BC and is now a staple food in China, [...]
Posted in Nutrition For Toddler on 25. Aug, 2008
Marmite is a nutritious food that should be introduced to your toddler. My son likes it very much. It is a dark brown-colored savory spread made from the yeast that is a by-product of the brewing industry. It has a very strong, slightly salty flavor. The most common use is as a spread on toast [...]
Posted in Nutrition For Pregnancy on 22. Jul, 2008
Some pregnant women may be advised or choose to restrict milk consumption and may not take appropriate supplements. We hypothesized that maternal milk restriction during pregnancy, which can reduce intakes of protein, calcium, riboflavin and vitamin D, might represent a health risk by lowering infant birth weight. Milk is an important source of vitamin D, [...]
Posted in Nutrition For Toddler on 17. Jul, 2008
The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommends that children age 1 to 3 years get about 40 calories per inch of height a day. This means that your 32-inch-tall toddler ideally should eat about 1,300 calories a day for normal growth and weight gain. You should prepare balanced meals and healthy snacks for your toddler. [...]
Posted in Nutrition For Toddler on 14. Jul, 2008
Toddlers should have 500 milligrams of calcium a day. This requirement is easily met if your child gets the recommended two servings of dairy foods every day. An important part of a toddler’s diet, milk provides calcium and vitamin D to help build strong bones. In addition, milk also contains carbohydrates, protein, fat, and zinc, [...]
Posted in Nutrition For Baby on 23. Jun, 2008
You can introduce rice cereal into your baby’s diet any time between the age of 4 and 6 months. Rice cereal is a nutritional baby food that can provide essential nutrition such as protein and iron to your baby besides breast milk and infant formula milk. There are many flavors in the market. You can [...]
