From the eighth month you can start introduce the meat in our baby's diet. Meat contains proteins that help strengthen the immune system and helps in the formation of new tissues, also provides iron and essential amino acids.
It is important to know which meat is the most suitable for our child, whether it is crushed or started chewing. When buying it, the best pieces will be the most tender and lean, because when crushed it will have a more pleasant texture and if you chew, it will fall apart better.
The best option to cook the meat, is to make it grilled and in its point, because it retains its nutrients better and a more sweet texture is achieved. Stewed meat is also healthy and as a result gives a very tender meat.
If you buy meat with some fat, remove it before cooking it, and if they are very large pieces, such as a chicken or turkey breast, open it with the knife so that it cooks well and equally. Chicken and turkey are very appropriate soft meats to start introducing them into your diet. The pork is tasty, but it is necessary to cook it just, because it is one of the meats that lose more quality if it is done too much.
The veal is also tasty, but you have to remove the nerves before crushing it and the same if we give pieces to chew, it must be well cleaned of fat and nerves. The ox should start giving it in smaller portions for its intense flavor, so that the change is not surprising.
If you make a rabbit, you should keep in mind that it is a very fibrous meat and it supports the crushing worse, the part that has more meat will be better. And the lamb, which has a much stronger flavor and greater amount of fat, it is recommended to start eating after approximately 18 months, you can not abuse the lamb, because it contains saturated fat.
The ideal for our son to start eating meat, is to mix it with vegetables, but do not forget that fish also provides many proteins and very healthy properties for its growth.
