9 How to Make a passion which

If a small baby since you already know the less healthy food, like junk food, snack MSG, or carbonated drinks, I wonder if he is a bit difficult to want to eat healthy. Vegetables, fruits or other healthy foods is rather difficult to eat children. However, if not accustomed to, over time your child can suffer from obesity. Here are ways you can do to persuade children to eat healthy.

1. Supplies in the closet
Inventory you have in the pantry will affect the diet of the child. Avoid high-fat snacks, salty, and sweet from your shopping list. Instead, choose foods such as fruits and vegetables to be stored. Especially foods that are easy to carry and eat, like apples, bananas, and baby carrots. Other healthy foods, such as nonfat yogurt, natural peanut butter, whole-grain crackers and low fat milk.

2. Invite the whole family to participate
Encourage your child to participate in taking the groceries. For example, by giving each one a grocery list of healthy foods that are going to buy. Children should not enter the food that is not listed in the list into the shopping cart. They will be familiar from exposure to healthy food by itself.

3. Calcium intake
Children need calcium, especially being in its infancy. You must be smarter in running tactics. For example, add low-fat cheese high in calcium into the breakfast omelet, or melted cheese on bread high in calcium. Very clever to be creative in order to vitamin requirements are met and a healthy baby.

4. Dip-dye
Dip-dip vegetables and fruit to make meals more enjoyable. Try to serve pieces of apples along with low-fat vanilla yogurt. In order for your child also knows that any healthy food taste good. Plus, so that he no longer afraid to try food in addition to regular food he ate at the dinner table or in the cafeteria.

5. So the role models
Be a role model and teach children to balance the choices while eating out. Add a green salad and a message in order that low-fat sauces. Choose mustard instead of mayonnaise on a sandwich spread. Choose foods that are steamed rather than fried.

6. Expand fiber
When children are familiar with the salty junk food and lots of fat, it is difficult to get them to like foods that are rich in fiber. In fact, fiber when combined with plenty of water can prevent constipation. Fibrous food is very good to have 5 or more grams of fiber per serving. While the food is considered good enough to have a dish between 2.5 to 4.9 grams per serving. Some foods that have good fiber content, among other things, a baked sweet potato eaten with the skin is cleansed, and wheat chips (flakes).

7. Serve small portions
To ensure that your child is not eating too much, make sure it only get food to the dish to taste. Prevent your child does not eat too many snacks, separate snack for him in small portions. For example, prepare a special meal for him a place containing snacks should he eat. This is useful to avoid it consuming too much food, as well as control it takes food out of the portions.

8. Add healthy foods
Do not forget to serve fruit at home. In addition to low calorie, fruit is also rich in vitamins and minerals. Eat fruit before a meal can be filling before the big meal. The result, the stomach feel fuller before meals, thus reducing the influx of calories.

9. Measure-measure
Teach your child how many servings are reasonable. For example, a rice dish which is quite roughly as big scoop of ice cream scoop. To make your child accustomed to seeing the estimates, let your child take the rice with a scoop of ice cream from a bowl of rice for dinner tonight. Size ate enough meat to children around the stack of playing cards. So, take the comparison as would eat later.

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The key Concern Parents

"Come on ladies! Do not nap at home. Planting vegetables in the garden. Banana cluster should not be eaten alone, yes," so call Katherine Mera, posyandu cadre of District Lasiola, Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara, which provoked laughter and applause dozens of people.

A smile was tugging at the lip of the jurors in the presence of Mera, one of the contestants on the show extension "Jamboree PKK cadres and IHC Belu" in Belu District official home page, last December. Got a standing ovation, Katherine Mera relief and smiled broadly.

Obtained according to theme, Mera Khaterine must deliver material on nutrition counseling. Even though haltingly and occasionally paused for forgetting, Mera clear message. Parents, especially mothers, should be concerned and pay attention to her nutritional needs, especially children, by processing the food materials are available with a simple, but creative. No need of food made from expensive, such as meat, poultry or eggs, which are important nutritional content balanced. It could be cooking corn, sweet potatoes, spinach, and soup with tempeh or tofu dishes.

Caring parents are factors a child's nutritional condition. Food that is abundant in the house would not be any good if not treated properly by the mother or other family members. If this happens, do not be surprised if the children are malnourished, and even malnutrition. Moreover, if the children were given only modest meals or even snacks to trick the stomach to be full.

"Malnutrition occurs because children less attention from parents. Children's nutritional needs of abandoned and neglected because their parents more often in the garden. Not because there is no food at home, "said the signs, a midwife at Puskesmas Wedomu, Manleten Village, East Tasifeto District, Belu regency.

Unconscious

Parents often do not realize their children due to malnutrition, said Head of the Family Health Department of Health Belu Theresia MB Saik, children who are malnourished can still move normally and agile so that they then left into the garden and entrusted to a relative, parent, or in-laws.

"Every mother would want their children healthy, but because of difficult family economic conditions have helped him earn a living. Attention to the child to be reduced, including how to cook and feed the right time, "says Teresa.

The pattern of feeding behavior to children, especially post-exclusive breastfeeding 0-6 months, is important because the age of 2-3 years including the critically vulnerable to malnutrition. In general nutritional condition of children ages 6 months to 1 year is still good, but after one year of age are usually a lot of malnutrition. "Above a year usually starts less milk, while additional food is inadequate nutritional intake," says Teresa.

To meet the nutritional needs of children aged 8 months, Meriana (36) to make porridge, spinach, and bananas as a side dish of ASI. Odd jobs that her husband did not allow the family to buy eggs, meat that costs much less than Rp 60,000 per kilogram. To get the nutritional needs of children, Meriana plant vegetables, cassava, and bananas in the garden.

Lack of understanding

Not diolahnya food properly, according to Unicef ​​nutrition expert, Sonia Blaney, due to lack of understanding of the following types of nutritious foods how to process them. Sonia stressed there was no association between child malnutrition and food availability factor for the year 2008 was not reported crop failure, shortage of food, or natural disasters in the province.

UNICEF Health Section Chief Anne Vincent added, the cause of malnutrition are complex, not just a problem of food shortages. Access to food, health care, and behavior patterns of feeding nutritious take effect.

"The absence of mothers who breastfeed and complementary feeding to prepare for busy working in the garden and the lack of awareness of personal hygiene and the environment also has an effect," he said.

Unfortunately, malnutrition has always been associated with lack of food so that when there is malnutrition, local government response is to ask for food aid. "From the field findings, the child died of malnutrition is not simply die of malnutrition, but as it was already ill and are not handled well by the health workers so that was getting worse," said Anne.

To reduce and to anticipate malnutrition, according to nutrition expert at Unicef ​​Indonesia NTT, Helena Ndolu Seran, the method used can no longer just the extension, but also assistance from the pregnancy, early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD), exclusive breastfeeding 0-6 months, and provision of complementary feeding.

"If the extension only, there will be no change in behavior. It takes time. Can not be fast. The important thing is the midwife or health worker can be patient, not ordering, and listen well to dig information from the public, "said Helena.

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The Right Time to Give Food

Introducing solid foods to infants may be at once exciting and stressful for both mother and baby. The reason is, it indicates the baby has started strong and growing, but whether the baby is strong enough to accept it? When is the best time to give solid food to infants? Because, to give solid foods to infants, we not only consider his age, but also pay attention to any signs that he can already do.

In general, your baby will begin to give a signal when it is ready for solids around 6 months of age. Around this age, he already could be more reluctant to actively participate in the process of eating. Here are some common indicators that your child is ready for solid food and begin to develop a sense of feeling on.

* She can sit up (either alone or be helped), and can support himself in the head.

* He opened his mouth for the spoon close to her lips, then closed.

* He can show you when he began to feel full or still hungry when the food started to be fed. The sign, he would turn away from the spoon when he had enough, or keep open his mouth when still feel hungry.

* He let his tongue at the bottom and flat when you put the spoon into his mouth.

* He showed an interest in food eaten by people around him.

In addition, when the baby reaches 6 months of age, enzymes in the digestive started growing up, and was able to ingest and destroy solid food. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the age of 6 months can be an important time for the baby's nutritional needs. A baby will likely need extra iron he could pull from the nutrient-dense foods. For example, from a slurry of iron-fortified infant. Be sure to give a distance of about 4-7 days between new foods to see any allergic reaction or not. Remember, that provide breast milk and formula milk should remain the main source of nutrition during the first year of a baby boy.

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Do not Force Food

The immature digestive system to make a baby should not be given solid food before its time. At age 6 months, then it starts perncernaan system ready to process solid foods.

Milk (ASI) is the staple food of infants from birth. When your baby is growing up, the energy required course more and more. That's why he needs to be introduced to solid food. The need for food is generally started when the baby is 6 months old.

Because of ignorance, still we often see parents who are too quick to give solid foods to babies. Age of the baby just turned two months of trial and error had been fed a special porridge, even bananas. The reason so fast big boy, if not considered that the baby was not enough with the milk. This action according to the experts it can cause indigestion.

Rudimentary
The so-called solid food for babies is more solid foods with consistency, not a family meal. For example slurry filtered, milk porridge, rice teams, special biscuits, including fruits and vegetables are crushed.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF (the world body which handles issues involving children) benefits of breast milk has as much to make them issue a statement that mothers continue to breastfeed exclusively until baby is 6 months old.

The statement was not solely because of the benefits of breastfeeding. According to Drs. Saptawati Bardosono, MSc., Ph.D., the world body's digestive enzymes to realize that babies under 6 months old, not yet ready. Giving solid foods before the age of 6 months of fear it would make the baby diarrhea due to incomplete absorption process.

Another important thing to consider, if the baby is given solid food before his time, milk production will decrease. This in turn can interfere with emotional closeness between baby and mother are intertwined.

Looking at these factors in breast milk is very good for food until the baby is 6 months old. After that, when digestive enzymes are ripe, then the baby should be introduced to solid food.

At the age of 6 months, explained, Mary L. Gavin, MD, Steven A. Dowshen, MD, and Neil Izenberg, MD, in Fitkids book, A Practical Guide to Raising Healthy and Active Children, from Birth to Teens, baby's head and neck has also been quite strong. And it also affects the process of feeding.

Must Gradual
When the baby is able to control the head and neck, fed him food that will not be issued again. Apparently, before that age, when the baby is fed, reflexively he would issue the food.

Another sign that is often used to start giving solid food can also be seen from the development of the baby. When the baby starts to sit, poked his head when presented with food, or grab your food being eaten, it could be a sign that the baby is ready for solids. However, experts still provide a benchmark age of 6 months.

Giving solid foods should be done gradually. "Obviously the baby so that digestion is not surprised," said Dr.. Saptawati. This condition is fully understood. Digestive system which had been fed only breast milk fluid, a sudden arrival of a new solid object.

In order for the digestive system can recognize and adapt well, of course, the food should be given little by little. The introduction of various types of food also must be given gradually, for example ranging from milk porridge, plain porridge, rice team, until the rice.

Biscuits are diluted with milk formula or breast milk can also be included. So also with fruits and vegetables, must be crushed first.
If it is possible, solid foods can be given three times a day in small portions.

Examples of Solid Foods:
6 months of age
1-2 tablespoons milk porridge, twice a day.
Vegetables in the amount of about 1-2 tablespoons, crushed.
Fruit in small amounts, about 1-2 tablespoons, crushed.

Age 7 months
2-3 tablespoons milk porridge, two times per day.
2-4 tablespoons vegetable, crushed.
2-4 tablespoons fruit, crushed.
Fish, meat, chicken, 1-2 tablespoons, crushed.
Potatoes 1 tablespoon, crushed.

8 months
2-3 tablespoons milk porridge, two times per day.
6-8 tablespoons vegetable, crushed.
2-4 tablespoons fruit, mashed.
Meat, fish, chicken, 1-2 tablespoons, crushed.
Potatoes, rice, 1-2 tablespoons, crushed.

Age 9 months
3-4 tablespoons milk porridge, twice a day.
2-3 tablespoons vegetable, crushed.
3-4 tablespoons fruit, crushed.
Fish, meat, chicken, 1-2 tablespoons, crushed.
Potatoes, rice, 2-3 tablespoons, crushed.

Age 10 months
3-4 tablespoons milk porridge, twice a day.
3-4 tablespoons vegetable, crushed or chopped.
3-4 tablespoons fruit, crushed or chopped.
Fish, meat, chicken, 1-2 tablespoons, crushed or chopped.
Potatoes, rice, 2-3 tablespoons, crushed.

Age 11 months
Porridge milk 4 tablespoons, twice a day.
3-4 tablespoons vegetable, crushed or chopped.
3-4 tablespoons fruit, crushed, crushed, or chopped.
Fish, meat, chicken, 2-4 tablespoons, crushed or chopped.
Potatoes, rice, 4-5 tablespoons, crushed or chopped.

Age 12 months
Porridge milk 4 tablespoons, twice a day.
3-4 tablespoons of vegetables, roughly chopped.
Fruit 3-4 tablespoons, chopped.
Fish, meat, chicken, 3-4 tablespoons, chopped.
Potatoes, rice, 2-3 tablespoons, chopped or slightly destroyed.

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Introduce Baby Food Tricks

Changing eating habits of infants aged 0-6 months to 1 year it took the mother of creativity. According to Dr. Fiastuti Witjaksono, SpGK, MS, maternal role begins when the baby began to be introduced by the transition from milk solids.

"The introduction may begin when the baby was six months. If it's too late will not be able to chew a perfect child, and he will ngemut when eating. The problem is that mothers are usually less painstaking in introducing the food," said Dr. Fiastuti in a press conference "100% Nutrition for Heart Fruit "held by MeadJohnson in Jakarta, some time ago. In fact, said Dr. Fiastuti, good chewing ability to stimulate the muscles of the neck.

To introduce solids to your baby can try some of the following trick:

Give food without flavor (plain)
Should introduce children early on with a sense of the plain. Reduce sugar, salt, or provide fresh milk (especially chocolate instead of vanilla). If a child from infancy accustomed to eating food with flavor variations, when the toddler child will quickly get bored with food. Conversely, if the plain sense of who was first introduced, so toddlers children begin to enjoy the sweet or salty foods which then makes it more voracious eating. Too often give sweet foods will cause children to become overactive. Do not be surprised if the child is still happy with his toys while bedtime has arrived.

A varied menu suitable for children
Usually for convenience, dishes are made uniform for consumption both parents and children. For example, you prepare the vegetables nodes and corn cakes for lunch, and give the menu for the little guy. This method makes it difficult for the toddler who is learning his new food. Provide a varied menu suitable for toddlers, and not adult food.

Cut into small pieces
In presenting the food, adjust to the child. If you make sandwiches, cut into small sizes with a decorative appearance. Create a glance at the child food, and ready to eat. That way, her little mouth could chew slowly, and even grain makes them happy meal.

Do not mix the food with water
How often do you mix the rice with soup to feed the baby? This way it does not help children to spend their food, especially if the child takes a long time to eat. Mixed rice with soup full faster because it makes children more solid food. Do not be surprised if three times the bribe, the child has no appetite.

Combine carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
Nutrient intake in the diet should be gradual. No need to worry too much if the food composition is not perfect. Just make sure in every child's diet contains carbohydrates, protein, and fat, with greater carbohydrate composition (2 / 3 of meals). Size to see the extent of unmet nutritional intake is simple, weight should be age appropriate. Children weighing less can be said to be malnourished, as are overweight. However, it is returned to the child's age. Dr. Fiastuti said there was a matter of formulation of nutrition, but simply every year the child's weight should increase by 2 kg.

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Full Nutrition Solid Foods Toddlers

After all these months to meet the needs of her breast milk, your baby is now ready to accept a new flavor on the tongue. He's ready to try solid foods first. What foods can begin to introduce you, but nutritious enough?

The first important thing to remember when going to start giving the first solid food for children is patience, so K advice Marilyn Tanner, MHS, RD, nutrition expert at Washington University School of Medicine. According to him, when going to introduce solid foods to children, it might take about 15 attempts until he could actually receive a particular food.

Tanner suggested to increase the variety of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, protein and healthy fats. The following are foods that he suggests:

1. Avocado
Rich in fiber, carbohydrates and good fats, and some protein content. According to Tanner, avocados also contain iron, vitamins A and C, as well as niacin, magnesium, and potassium. Because the shape that can be mashed, did not take long to prepare. If your baby is just learning to accept solid food, you should prepare an avocado that is completely softened and remove the outermost and innermost parts that are difficult to chew.

2. Banana
Soft texture easy to chew the baby, plus potassium, folic acid, biotin, and seleniumnya baby needs.

3. Sweet potatoes
Boil or cook potatoes in microwave about 3 minutes, cut, soften, and you'll get a sweet soft foods, rich in vitamin A, protein, iron, and potassium for the little guy.

4. Tofu
Fresh and very gentle taste of tofu could be something beneficial for some infants. Tofu able to absorb the flavors of other spices, so there are many ways for you to prepare tofu. Tofu is a good source of protein and carbohydrates, calcium, and iron.

5. Yogurt
Yogurt is rich in protein, carbohydrate, and fat. Babies will love the creamy texture. In addition, yogurt is also rich in calcium, potassium, and folic acid. If you choose low-sugar yogurt instead of the already added sweetener, you can add your own fruit (make sure it is smoothed) for extra vitamin C.

Before giving solid foods, be sure to consult your pediatrician about the food safe to eat the little guy.

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