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Guiding principles for complementary food preparation 嬰兒副食品添加原則及方法
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Guiding principles for complementary food preparation 嬰兒副食品添加原則及方法
2024/1/15
The objective of complementary feeding for 4 to 23 month-old infants.
Complementary feeding is defined as extra food offering in addition to breast milk to help babies meet their nutrition requirement. Giving non-staple food can train babies to masticate and swallow food. Therefore; it promote them to adapt into adult diet pattern.
Principles of complementary feeding
- RESPONSIVE FEEDING
- Feeds infants directly and assist older children when they feed themselves, noticing their hunger and satiety clue.
- Feeds infants slowly and patiently. Do not force them if they refuse food.
- If infants refuse many foods, experiment with different foods combination, taste, texture and encourage methods.
- Keep eye contact during feeding, because it is the time to increase intimacy with your baby.
- SAFE PREPARATION AND STORAGE OF COMPLEMENTARY FOODS.
- Wash your hands thoroughly before, during and after food preparation.
- Use clean utensils to store foods safely and serve foods immediately after preparation.
- Use clean cups and bowls when feeding children. Do not use feeding bottles too difficult to clean-up.
- NUTRIENT CONTENT OF COMPLEMENTARY FOODS.
- Feeds a variety of foods to ensure nutrition requirement are met. Meat, poultry, fish or egg should be provided daily, or as often as possible.
- Vegetarian diet is inappropriate for infants at this age.
- Provide Vitamin D-rich foods such as vitamin D fortification rice cereal, fish, egg and mushrooms.
- Choose iron-rich foods such as pork, liver and dark green vegetables. Moreover, provide vitamin C rich fruits to facilitate iron absorption.
- Avoid food that is too hard to chew and swallow such as popcorn, cornbread and nuts.
- Avoid honey offering because of the concern of Clostridium botulinum contained.
- To cultivate a good dietary habit; provide food with light taste.
Pratical guidelines on the quality,frequency and amount of food to offer children 6-23 months of age
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Age
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Texture
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Frequency
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Amount of food an average child will usually eat at each meal
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6-8M
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Start with thick porridge, well mashed foods.
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2-3 meals per day.
Depending on the child`s appetite, 1-2 snacks may be offered.
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Start with 2-3 tablespoonfuls per feed, increaseing gradually to 1/2 of a 250mL cup
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9-11M
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Finely chopped or mashed foods, and foods that baby can pick up
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3-4 meals per day.
Depending on the child`s appetite, 1-2 snacks may be offered.
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1/2 of a 250mL cup/bowl
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12-23M
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Family food,chopped or mashed if necessary
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3-4 meals per day.
Depending on the child`s appetite, 1-2 snacks may be offered.
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3/4 of a 250mL cup/bowl
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- 衛生福利部國民健康署(2018,10月26日).嬰兒期營養參考手冊。https://www.hpa.gov.tw/Pages/Detail.aspx?nodeid=485&pid=8338
- Abeshu, M. A., Lelisa, A., & Geleta, B. (2016). Complementary Feeding: Review of Recommendations, Feeding Practices, and Adequacy of Homemade Complementary Food Preparations in Developing Countries - Lessons from Ethiopia. Frontiers in nutrition, 3, 41. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2016.00041
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