How many months is it best to supplement iron for babies?

After the baby is born, the nutrients in his body are no longer provided by the mother, but need to be synthesized by himself or supplemented by highly nutritious and easily digestible foods. If the baby has symptoms such as anemia caused by iron deficiency, timely supplementation is needed, otherwise it will have a great impact on the baby's development. So when is the best time for babies to supplement iron? How much is the best supplement? Let’s find out.

1. How many months is it best to supplement iron for babies?

The need to supplement iron for babies has been emphasized when the baby is 3-4 months old. However, after all, the digestive ability of babies at 3-4 months old is still too weak, so the amount of complementary food added is naturally less, and the iron content in the baby's body is still insufficient. Therefore, babies are most likely to develop anemia symptoms due to iron deficiency at 6 months.

2. Baby Iron Supplement Recipe

1. Chicken liver sesame porridge

Ingredients: 15 grams of chicken liver, 15 grams of chicken bone soup, 100 grams of rice, a little soy sauce and cooked sesame seeds.

Preparation method:

(1) Boil the chicken liver in water, remove the blood, then change the water and boil for 10 minutes. Take it out and grind it in a bowl.

(2) Put the chicken broth into the pot, add the ground chicken liver and cook until it becomes a paste;

(3) After the rice is cooked into porridge, add the chicken liver paste, a little soy sauce and cooked sesame seeds, and mix well.

Nutritional tips: This porridge is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B1, B2, niacin and other nutrients. It has a good iron supplement effect!

2. Assorted egg custard

Ingredients: 10 eggs, 25 grams of dried shrimp, 125 grams of tomatoes (or fresh tomatoes), 125 grams of chopped spinach, 3 grams of sesame oil, and 15 grams of water starch.

Preparation method:

(1) Crack the eggs into a bowl, add appropriate amount of salt and warm water, mix well and set aside.

(2) Add water to a pot and bring it to a boil over high heat. Place the egg bowl into the steamer and steam it for 15 minutes until it becomes like tofu pudding.

(3) Add an appropriate amount of water to a wok. When the water boils, add chopped dried shrimp, chopped spinach, tomato sauce or chopped tomatoes, and an appropriate amount of salt. Thicken with starch and drizzle with sesame oil. Pour the starch over the egg custard when eating.

Note: Add cold boiled water or warm water to the egg liquid, not cold water. Do not add soy sauce when thickening the sauce, and do not make the sauce too thick.