The Japanese weaning menu for babies must follow the principle from a little to a lot, from liquid to solid, from one food group to four food groups, and at the same time pay attention to the child's psychology, it is necessary to create a child's psychology. Most comfortable when eating, avoid over-force the child becomes afraid to eat. The first step if complying correctly will create good eating habits for children in the future.
The benefits of Japanese weaning baby food
Help your baby have the ability to eat raw early
Right from the start of solids, babies are familiar with raw foods. This means that the baby will eat immediately with dilute porridge cooked at the ratio of 1:10 (1 rice, 10 water) and then ray through the net instead of eating flour. The rawness as well as the consistency of the dish will increase gradually with the age of the baby.
Eating raw early will help your baby learn the best chewing and swallowing reflex. Avoid the situation that children can only swallow, passively eat when they eat anything, this makes children prone to vomiting, choking is very dangerous.
Know the taste
One of the biggest advantages of the Japanese weaning method is that it helps children recognize the taste of each different food . Accordingly, when preparing food for the baby, the mother will cook each dish separately and not mix it together.
Health safety
In the Japanese weaning approach, mothers usually won't add any other spices to their baby's food when they start weaning, or only add very little salt to about 1/4 of an adult's serving. Children have the habit of eating bland from the beginning will help protect the kidneys, do not force them to "work" too hard.
Children eat well
With this Japanese-style weaning method, your baby will be able to eat on a dining chair, without walking, without turning on the TV, no phone, computer ... Form a serious eating habit from a young age, no crying, no suck. The baby also learns how to feed by hand. When older, the mother also teaches how to eat with a spoon and fork.
Note when giving baby Japanese snacks
When the baby is 5-6 months old is the right time for the mother to start feeding the baby. Weaning at this stage is mainly focused on helping the baby get used to the taste of food, developing his taste buds. When feeding Japanese-style weaning babies, mothers should also note the following:
The baby's first spoonfuls will be porridge cooked in the ratio of 1 part rice, 10 parts water. Very thin, very easy to digest for babies to practice swallowing. Then the porridge will be gradually thickened so that the baby will learn to eat solid porridge and then switch to eating rice.
Baby's meals should contain 3 food groups: starch, protein and vitamins . These dishes will be regularly changed so that your baby will gradually get used to many different foods.
Mom does not need to add seasoning to baby food.
How to cook Japanese weaning: mothers should take advantage of ingredients to create attractive colors for the food, helping children to be more interested in weaning.
In the process of feeding the baby with solids, mothers should practice the habit of eating the right meals.
When the baby knows how to sit, the mother let the baby sit with the parents and practice the baby to scoop the food. This helps the baby to be more independent.
When feeding children Japanese-style weaning foods, mothers let children eat according to their needs, so they should not be pushed.
When introducing new foods to babies, mothers should try in about 3-4 days.
Japanese weaning menu for babies for 5-6 months period
- The raw porridge: The rate of 1 rice flour / 10 water.
- Food must be pureed and smooth to make it easy for children to eat.
- No seasoning.
5 months
6 months
Japanese weaning menu for babies for the period of 7-8 months
- The rawness of the porridge: The rate of 1 rice flour / 7 water (10gr rice flour with 70ml water).
- This stage does not need seasoning, if the mother still wants to season, only add a very small amount.
- In addition to the two main meals, you can give your child dessert with grated banana, crushed papaya, grated mango, dilute orange juice ...
Japanese weaning menu for babies from 9 to 11 months
- This time your baby can eat broken rice porridge, or broken rice. Porridge: Ratio of 1 rice / 5 water.
- At this stage, the mother can taste light.
- In addition to the two main meals, you can give your baby dessert with grated banana, crushed papaya, grated mango, diluted orange juice ... Eat more yogurt, snacks.
Table of Japanese snack menu
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