Many of you are already immersed in the Christmas holidays and who else who least takes stock of these twelve months that seems to have flown by. We are also offering you the highlights of the blog and today is the turn of the best posts on food and health of 2014.
Articles that have aroused your interest in the abundant readings or comments and that we do not want anyone to miss. We bring issues of infant feeding as well as during pregnancy and for the whole family, so that, whatever your case, you will find in this selection interesting readings.
Up to twelve months or custard, "petit suisses", yogurts or "actimeles"
Babies cannot drink cow's milk, but neither can cow's milk derivativesBecause they contain too many unmodified proteins that babies' kidneys have difficulty excreting. This article explains in detail the inconveniences of these foods for babies under twelve months.
Babies can pass "from the tit to the macaroni"
Breastfeeding prepares babies to chew, so why start complementary feeding with porridge? This can be started by supplementing breast milk (not replacing it) with other foods, no need to get used to porridge and not to chew.
Eight foods your baby can start eating with his hands
And if you want examples of foods that children can start eating with their hands, those who can and those who do not, and what these foods provide, in this post we tell you. A different way to start feeding babies from six months and more and more families experience.
If you want to help your child in language development, change the porridge to solids
We have just seen that you can offer the baby solid foods appropriate to their age, and another reason is that chewing helps good language development, since by chewing we set in motion multiple movements involved in the articulation of linguistic sounds.
How to get children to eat fruit: five keys
It is one of the healthiest foods but sometimes we have a hard time including it in the family menu ... With these tips we will make the children eat more fruit, approaching the recommendations of ideal consumption of these foods (next to the vegetables, five portions a day).
Time to eat with the baby, time to be relaxed and happy
Because mealtime has to be a relaxed and happy moment, although sometimes when starting complementary feeding is not so easy. Here are some tips to get it.
Do you really still think that a chubby child is healthier?
Obesity is an epidemic worldwide and every day there are more children and even obese babies in the world. But a chubby child is not synonymous with a healthy child, there are many health risks in excess weight and food, like physical activity, has a lot to do with it.
The first year of life determines the food preferences of children
Did you know that children who follow a diet low in fruits and vegetables during their first year of life maintain these preferences at six years? Therefore, from the beginning, we must offer a healthy diet to our children. Let's not forget: the first year also counts.
Nutrition tips to keep obesity at bay (inside and outside the home)
These health tips are useful for the whole family, because both at home and abroad you have to try to eat healthy, without favoring overweight, choosing healthy foods, even if this does not prevent any occasional whim (which comes in handy) in these dates!).
Attention to fish methylmercury if you plan to get pregnant
In anyone's diet we must monitor the consumption of fish with high mercury content, especially in pregnant women, young children or women seeking pregnancy. What fish contain this toxic metal? What does WHO say about it? We tell you everything in this article.
Eating out during pregnancy, what should be taken into account?
We give you all Tips for eating safely during pregnancy, also when we go to a bar or restaurant. To avoid any risk when choosing our dishes and continue with a healthy pregnancy.
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