How to choose milk powder for two-year-old babies

A two-year-old baby’s teeth are almost fully grown. At this time, you can give the baby some easily digestible staple foods such as bread and noodles, but the child’s stomach is not strong enough to bear the burden of these things. At this time, the baby still needs to drink some milk powder. For a two-year-old baby, how should you choose milk powder? Let’s take a look together below.

1. Not suitable for drinking whole milk powder

First of all, some nutrients in fresh milk are not easily absorbed. For example, the high phosphorus content in fresh milk will affect the absorption of calcium, while the high casein content will easily coagulate into lumps when encountering stomach acid and will not be easily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.

Secondly, the minerals in fresh milk will increase the burden on the kidneys, causing children to experience symptoms such as chronic dehydration, dry stools, and inflammation.

Finally, the fat in fresh milk is mainly animal saturated fat, which will irritate the baby's delicate intestines, causing chronic hidden blood loss in the intestines and causing anemia and other diseases.

2: Until what age can infants drink formula?

If conditions permit, babies can drink formula milk until they are six years old. In principle, children over 3 years old can drink fresh milk and whole milk, because the child's digestive system gradually develops and matures, and needs to be supplemented with the rich nutrients in milk.

Well, after reading the above introduction, I believe you already know how to choose milk powder for a two-year-old baby. As mentioned above, since the stomachs of babies of this age are still relatively fragile, they cannot fully digest whole milk powder. You should try to choose skimmed milk powder or milk powder with less fat content. It is best to insist on breastfeeding for babies under two years old.