We continue with our review of the best post of 2015, a compilation that brings together the content that you liked the most during this year. Today is the turn to child feeding and we see that The most read of the year has to do with complementary feeding, childhood obesity and the most common habits of our children at lunchtime.
Complementary feeding: complete guide
When we are first-time parents and it is time to start the complementary feeding, it may seem quite complicated (although in reality it is not). With this simple guide you can know everything you need, from the selection of foods that babies can consume to the forms of preparation and quantities necessary according to their weight.
How to know how much artificial milk your baby has to drink?
This is one of the most frequent doubts that have those mothers who give the bottle to their baby. In this post we tell you how to know what is the right amount to give the baby from the beginning, how often and How to measure if the baby is eating enough or on the contrary, is taking too much.
Does your child refuse to try new foods? Don't press it
Trying new foods can be an almost traumatic situation for some children ... that's why parents need to be patient and help them make it easier for them to become familiar with new flavors and textures. In this post we give you some keys to do so and that that becomes something natural and even pleasant for them.
When to start feeding the baby for dinner?
This is another of the doubts that usually arise when we start the complementary feeding, since when they start eating the different foods they are distributed throughout the day and at night two things happen: or the baby is very sleepy and it is impossible give him dinner or the habit is to breastfeed (or failing the bottle) to catch the dream. In this post We give you the guidelines of what should be the ideal dinner for a baby and when they can start giving them.
Despite the recommendations, most babies start complementary feeding early
Although complementary feeding should start at 6 months (or 4 months if we allow what some guides say) there are many babies who start eating early, even before 4 months, although it is completely discouraged. Here we tell you what are the most common reasons for this phenomenon and the reasons why it is better to wait at the right age to start complementary feeding.
An alarming increase in obesity is expected in Spain by 2030: what can parents do?
Childhood obesity is one of the problems that has been increasing the most thanks to the drastic changes in eating habits. In this post We give you some recommendations that we can follow from the moment of pregnancy to prevent our children from being overweight.
What should a complete snack have for children?
Preparing a full snack for children is important so that they can recover from all the activities they carry out during the day. In this post we will tell you what should it contain, at what time it should be given, what the amounts depend on and what foods we should avoid so that your energy needs are covered.
Cartoon characters could act as a trigger for overweight in children
In this post we tell you about a study and an interesting experiment that was carried out with 300 children who they give us a pretty surprising picture about the influence that some drawings can exert about the preferences of our kids at lunchtime.
Are sausages as carcinogenic as tobacco? We ask nutrition experts
A statement from the WHO (World Health Organization), which put processed meats such as sausages, cold cuts and bacon in the group of carcinogens (where other products such as tobacco and asbestos and red meat are found) , in the group of "possible carcinogenic substances" revolutionized the whole world by the consequences that this can have on our health. From Babies and More We consulted on the subject two experts in nutrition, who clarified the most important questions on the subject.
Why less resources, higher risk of childhood obesity?
One of the consequences of the crisis is the increase in children with obesity. Only in extreme cases does malnutrition occur, but malnutrition is much more frequent and we have it closer than we think. Here we talk about several studies that indicate that economic difficulties are usually enemies of good nutrition, since it is cheaper to fill the shopping cart with junk food.
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