Weaning Diet
Weaning Diet
Introduction
Breast milk always the best nutritional supplement for baby at the first six months, especially for those premature. The mother should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months. However, the parents should take note into the correct timing on when to wean their child.
What is weaning diet? Kelly Bonyata (2011) stated that weaning process start when the first time a baby takes food from a source other than breast milk. It can be formula milk from bottle or mashed banana from a spoon. Weaning diet will normally introduce into the infant’s diet gradually. Normally, this is a baby’s first solid food. It also called as the process of introduce “non-milk” food to a baby at around 6 months old. The objective of supplementary feeding is for the child to get used to the other kind of food other than breast milk or infant milk. Weaning diet consists of diet prepared from a variety of nutrients in balanced composition for babies aged 6 till 12 months. Weaning diet should consist of balance diet which is adequate for growth and development. A balance diet is the food that made up of three basic functional food groups. There are (i) energy giving food, (ii) body-building food and (iii) protective food. (i) Energy giving food
Energy giving foods are carbohydrates, fats and sugar. The sources for carbohydrates such as rice, bread, noodles, biscuits, potatoes and etc. Fats such as cooking oil, butter, margarine, fatty part of meat. Sugar such as syrup, jam and honey. Excessive intake of all the mentioned above will result in being overweight and obese. However, these food are important in provide the body with energy for physical movement and work. (ii) Body building food
Body building foods are important during the fast growing years of infancy, childhood and adolescence. Body building food consists of protein and iron which is necessary for the growth of bones, teeth and formation of blood. The sources for these are for example
Introduction
Breast milk always the best nutritional supplement for baby at the first six months, especially for those premature. The mother should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months. However, the parents should take note into the correct timing on when to wean their child.
What is weaning diet? Kelly Bonyata (2011) stated that weaning process start when the first time a baby takes food from a source other than breast milk. It can be formula milk from bottle or mashed banana from a spoon. Weaning diet will normally introduce into the infant’s diet gradually. Normally, this is a baby’s first solid food. It also called as the process of introduce “non-milk” food to a baby at around 6 months old. The objective of supplementary feeding is for the child to get used to the other kind of food other than breast milk or infant milk. Weaning diet consists of diet prepared from a variety of nutrients in balanced composition for babies aged 6 till 12 months. Weaning diet should consist of balance diet which is adequate for growth and development. A balance diet is the food that made up of three basic functional food groups. There are (i) energy giving food, (ii) body-building food and (iii) protective food. (i) Energy giving food
Energy giving foods are carbohydrates, fats and sugar. The sources for carbohydrates such as rice, bread, noodles, biscuits, potatoes and etc. Fats such as cooking oil, butter, margarine, fatty part of meat. Sugar such as syrup, jam and honey. Excessive intake of all the mentioned above will result in being overweight and obese. However, these food are important in provide the body with energy for physical movement and work. (ii) Body building food
Body building foods are important during the fast growing years of infancy, childhood and adolescence. Body building food consists of protein and iron which is necessary for the growth of bones, teeth and formation of blood. The sources for these are for example