The best age for babies to drink yogurt, there are many benefits for babies to drink yogurt

Yogurt has a smooth, sweet and sour taste and is loved by both adults and children. Yogurt is also good for gastrointestinal motility and is very beneficial to human health. But after all, yogurt is a dairy product, and there are many issues to consider when children drink yogurt. If a child drinks yogurt too young, indigestion may occur, especially for infants and young children, who may even suffer from diarrhea if they drink yogurt. However, yogurt has many benefits, and there will be no problem as long as you know the right time to drink yogurt.

1. How old can babies drink yogurt?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants and young children can try drinking yogurt after they are 6 months old. In fact, yogurt is included in the American Academy of Pediatrics' daily diet model for infants aged 8-12 months. Australia recommends that babies over 6 months old can try adding yogurt as a complementary food, but it is not recommended to use yogurt as the main source of milk for babies. Because babies under 1 year old should be fed with breast milk or formula. Breast milk or formula is still the first choice for children aged 1-3 years.

Infants and young children can eat a moderate amount of yogurt every day after they are 6 months old, especially those who are prone to constipation, although it has not been proven that yogurt can improve constipation. A moderate amount of yogurt may help improve gastrointestinal function, and young children with lactose intolerance can also eat yogurt. When you first start adding milk, be sure to start with a small amount. If your baby is confirmed to be allergic to milk, you can delay adding it slowly. After the age of 1, you can eat yogurt normally as long as there are no contraindications. The appropriate intake is 50 to 100 ml per day.

2. What are the benefits of drinking yogurt for babies?

(1) Yogurt is suitable for guiding infants in the transition from liquid food to solid food. The weaning period is a special period when babies transition from liquid food to solid food. Yogurt is a semi-solid food, and drinking yogurt gives a stronger sense of fullness than milk.

(2) Yogurt has a good effect on promoting baby's growth and development. Yogurt contains galactose. Galactose is a component of cerebrosides in the brain and nervous system, and is closely related to the rapid growth of the baby's brain after birth.

(3) Yogurt reduces the occurrence of constipation. The lactic acid and other metabolites in yogurt have a certain stimulating effect on the intestinal mucosa and can promote the peristalsis of the digestive tract.

(4) Yogurt promotes calcium absorption. The lactic acid produced after fermentation can effectively improve the utilization rate of calcium and phosphorus in the human body, so the calcium and phosphorus in yogurt are more easily absorbed by the human body. Drinking a cup of 150 grams of yogurt can meet 1/3 of the daily calcium requirement for children under 10 years old.

3. What should babies pay attention to when drinking yogurt?

(1) Be careful to identify the ingredients to avoid buying processed lactic acid milk as yogurt for your children;

(2) For babies, choose pure yogurt;

(3) Do not heat. Yogurt is best eaten cold. If the weather is too cold or if it is eaten by small children, in order to prevent the discomfort caused by the low temperature of lactic acid bacteria milk, you can put the lactic acid bacteria milk bottle in a basin of warm water for a few minutes to warm it up. However, it should be noted that the water temperature should not exceed the normal body temperature, otherwise it will reduce the nutritional value of lactic acid bacteria milk.

(4) Yogurt is very corrosive to teeth, so you should rinse your mouth immediately after drinking it.