What is the best thing for babies to eat instead of breastfeeding?

Different mothers have different opinions on the matter of breastfeeding. Many mothers will stop breastfeeding their babies as early as possible for the sake of their own figure, while some mothers will stop breastfeeding very late completely for the sake of their baby's health. Generally speaking, there is no standard time to stop breastfeeding the baby. Mothers can choose the time to stop breastfeeding according to their own needs. So what should the baby eat after stopping breastfeeding?

What is the best thing for babies to eat instead of breastfeeding?

Eat nutritious, soft and easily digestible food. The chewing and digestion abilities of one-year-old children are very weak. Eating rough food is difficult for them to digest and can easily lead to diarrhea. Therefore, give your child some soft, rotten food. Generally speaking, the staple foods include soft noodles, rice porridge, small wontons, etc., and the side dishes include minced meat, meat floss, vegetable puree and egg custard, etc. It is worth mentioning that cow's milk is an essential food for children after weaning, because it is not only easy to digest, but also extremely rich in nutrients, and can provide children with various nutrients needed for their physical development.

After the baby is weaned, it usually takes about a week for the baby to regain his previous appetite. He will be very fussy and refuse to eat in the first few days. If you must wean the baby, just persist for a few days. If you do not have to wean the baby, you can wait until the baby is about one year old. In this way, the baby will be better and can eat everything. It is best to wean the baby after the summer.

When adding complementary foods to babies, some parents only focus on staple foods, and feed their babies soft rice, noodles, various rice porridges, and pastries in various ways, but they feed their babies less side dishes (fish, vegetables, and soy products), or vice versa. This violates the scientific principles of dietary balance and is not conducive to the healthy development of the baby.

Some parents think that soup is nutritious and can make rice softer, so they always feed their babies rice with soup. This is obviously a misunderstanding. First of all, the nutrients in the soup are only 5%-10%, and more nutrients are in the meat. The fact is that the baby does not get more nutrients. Moreover, eating soup-cooked rice for a long time will burden the stomach and may cause the baby to suffer from stomach problems from an early age.

Some parents find that their babies don’t like to eat vegetables and have dry stools, so they use fruits instead of vegetables, thinking that this can relieve their baby’s constipation, but the effect is not ideal. This practice is wrong. Fruits cannot replace vegetables. Vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables, are rich in fiber, which can ensure smooth bowel movements and the intake of minerals and vitamins.

Milk cake is a transitional food from breast milk to porridge, and its nutritional content is no different from porridge, both of which are carbohydrates. If the baby can eat porridge or rice porridge after weaning, he or she no longer needs to eat milk cake. Feeding babies milk cakes for a long time is not conducive to the development of their teeth and the cultivation of their chewing ability.