How to feed babies Japanese style

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The goal of Japanese-style weaning is to help children develop normally and not be obese, even when they are adults. The menu of the Japanese-style weaning method often focuses a lot on dishes made from vegetables as well as the balance and harmony of other nutritional ingredients.

1. What is the Japanese-style weaning method?

The Japanese way of feeding babies weaning is done by combining with many different foods to create a diverse and rich meal, while stimulating the taste buds and suitable for each stage of the child's development. young. As a result, it will help children eat better, more, digest and absorb nutrients better, meeting the needs of the child's development.
In the methods of weaning, the Japanese method of weaning will be done without the need for a food processor. Instead, parents can use a mortar and sieve to smooth the food, making it easier for children to swallow and feel the full flavor of the foods in the dish.
In the first weeks, when children approach this method of weaning, parents should give them thin porridge that is smoothed with a sieve, helping children get used to spoons as well as swallowing skills. After the children get used to the liquid and smooth porridge, parents can give the children a thicker porridge with finely ground vegetables. In the next stage, children can eat rice cooked with broken rice from thin to thick with fish, meat, vegetables...
The advantage of the Japanese method of weaning is that it can help children form good skills. chewing, swallowing and grasping. From there, help children choose their favorite foods with a spoon or spoon.
In particular, children can eat foods separately, which will help them enjoy the full flavor of that food. When children grow up, they will not experience anorexia or picky food.

2. The clear goal of applying the Japanese method of weaning

With this type of weaning, the child will focus on using foods of natural origin such as vegetables, fruits, fish, meat... The goal of Japanese weaning is to help children develop normally. often and without obesity, even in adulthood.

The menu of the Japanese-style weaning method often focuses a lot on dishes made from vegetables as well as the balance and harmony of other nutritional ingredients such as protein, vitamins, starch and special ingredients. specially build children a low protein diet. Because children between the ages of 12 and 18 months should only eat 20 grams of protein per day.
Through Japanese-style weaning, children will be educated on how to eat from an early age. Children who eat this way know how to chew food and take the initiative in eating.
However, many parents think that the baby is too young to implement solid foods like this. But when babies reach 6 months old, they need to be supplemented with nutrients other than breast milk to help their growth process better, and at the same time form healthy eating habits for children. Therefore, the first time can help children get used to food, practice eating habits so that children are more interested in using food as well as the current diet.

3. How to properly feed your baby with Japanese weaning?

When feeding babies with solid foods, the Japanese often do not use bones and meat to cook soups to prepare food for children, but use grated dried fish and seaweed to cook. These foods are rich in the nutritional content of calcium. Therefore, parents who apply the Japanese way of feeding their children weaning should not be too concerned about choosing foods, they can feed their children similar to the way the Japanese do, but not the right type of product. . For example, parents should replace using shaved fish and seaweed with tubers such as carrots, cabbage, spinach, pumpkin... these foods are very good for the comprehensive development of children.

Here are the Japanese-style weaning menus suitable for each age group:
Japanese-style weaning menus for children from 5 to 6 months: When the baby is new to the habit of solid food, they can eat thin porridge. , puree, sifted fine. Porridge is cooked with the ratio of 10 grams of rice and 100ml of water and no seasoning is added. After the baby is used to solid foods as well as swallowing liquid foods, parents can give them some easy-to-digest vegetables that have been steamed and finely sifted such as carrots, pumpkin, and potatoes. .. Note that parents who use food for children at this age need to be smooth and easy to swallow. At this stage, children eat solid foods mainly to familiarize them with foods other than milk, and at the same time help them get used to the reflex of swallowing food as well as learn to eat with a spoon. Japanese-style weaning menu for children from 7 to 8 months old: Children at this stage can swallow solid and coarse foods more than before. The child's porridge is now cooked with a ratio of 10 grams of rice to 70ml of water and still does not need to add spices to the porridge for the baby. In addition to porridge, children can eat other dishes such as vermicelli, vermicelli, noodles, noodles, ... to change their taste. At this stage, parents should introduce children to more foods and give them a variety of foods with protein-rich food sources such as fish, chicken liver... Weaning menu according to the method Japanese for children 9 to 11 months old: When children at this age have mastered swallowing skills and can eat more raw foods than before. Children can eat crushed rice or broken grain porridge. Porridge is usually cooked with the ratio of 10 grams of rice and 50ml of water. At this stage, it is possible to add a little spice but the content is extremely small... In addition to two main meals, parents can give their children dessert with soft ripe fruits, or yogurt, cheese. . In order to make weaning easier, parents should only introduce each food to the child when the child begins to eat solids and gradually increase the amount of food as the child's age increases. This method helps children have a frugal diet with flavors extracted from soups from vegetables, onions and garlic...
To gain more nutritional knowledge and take care of children according to age, parents should often Regularly visit the website vimec.com and book an appointment with the leading doctors, pediatricians - nutritionists of Vinmec International General Hospital when needing advice on children's health.