How to make baby eat meat

Once baby starts food diversification, it is important to offer him the most varied diet possible. The introduction of meat into its meals is therefore an important step. But very often, parents find themselves with many questions: what can we give as meat? White meats? Red meats? How much?

Discover here all the recommendations to introduce meat into baby's diet from the start of the BLW .

How to eat meat to baby?

Baby meat benefits:

Giving baby meat will bring him proteins, and iron easy to treat by his body, to develop well.

It is advisable to vary the meats to bring the amino acids and the iron that baby needs. White meat nourished with grass ensures better quality of fatty acids than red meat. Beef meat, rich in protein and zinc, will promote the proper functioning of the immune system and will increase muscle mass.

  • Source of high biological value proteins;
  • Source of iron;
  • Rich in zinc;
  • Rich in vitamin B.

Meat in baby feeding:

From the start of the food diversification led by the child, it will be possible to introduce meat into baby's diet. We start gently with white and lean meats (chicken, turkey, pork) much more digestible for baby. Subsequently, beef and minced meat will be able to appear in the baby's plate. White pork or turkey ham can also be offered to baby. Favor those reduced to salt as much as possible.

The meat will be offered:

From 6 months :

  • Large straps of well -cooked and tender meat;
  • in gourmet recipes.
A recipe for good little beef dumplings. Ideal finger food to start the BLW .

Attention points with baby meat:

It is important to offer small amounts of baby protein The recommended daily doses are as follows:

  • 10 grams up to 1 year;
  • 20 grams up to 2 years old;
  • 30 grams up to 3 years old.

Remember that baby's food balance is achieved over a week. Do not panic if baby is more greedy on some days.

How to cook baby meat?

The meat will always be well cooked when offered to baby. It is strongly advised to wait for baby's 4 years before offering him raw or little cooked meats. Discover the different ways of introducing baby to meat in all its textures:

Fondant texture : meat in preparations embellished with potatoes or sweet potatoes such as chicken and sweet potato dumplings.

Soft texture : the meat introduced into the preparations of muffin, cakes, dumplings, etc.

Some recipes with baby meat:

Having started purees at 4 months and wanting to start BLW from 6 months is quite possible. Or you are wondering how breast / infantile milk and BLW combined.

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