Infant's Nutritional Needs: Essential Food for Growth

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The food items in the infant's health plays a crucial role in their development and growth as food is a basic essence for growth and at an developing age it is very important to be pertinent and updated with the food requirements of the infant. Infant food plays a major role in their growth, brain development, and immune system. Therefore, a special attention is required by all the parents and family members in the food preparation of infants.

It is well said that the food provided to the infant will help them in their life forever and therefore make sure that the food prepared and provided to the infant is as per the guidance of the pediatrician.

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The Food one need to Provide to their Infant:-

1. Breast Milk is the most necessary food for the infant as it helps in proper development, growth and provides a good immune system to the infant.
2. Cow milk is not a correct supplement of milk for the infant and therefore, for the mothers who are unable to lactate it is better to provide a prescribed formula milk to the infant depending on their age.
3. While moving to solids for the infant make sure that you do not add salt or sugar in the food preparation for better bone development, better immunity and for helping them to avoid risk of various chronic diseases and blood pressure issues.
4. Make sure once you have started with semi solids you are providing them proper nutrients and therefore, provide them home cooked food and avoid packaged and processed food.
5. Cerelac bought from the market contain high sugar and therefore, if you believe in giving cerelac in the food to your infant then plan to make it at home with necessary recipes available over the youtube or ask old mothers who have prepared the same before.
6. Make sure you give them curd during summers in their food diet as curd is antioxidant and it's good for development and provides great health to the infant.

There are various food recipes for infant food which one can easily take from a reputed dietary guidance or your prescribed pediatricians for proper development of your infant.