How much rice cereal should a six-month-old baby eat?

After the baby reaches 6 months old, in addition to drinking breast milk or formula every day, they will gradually start to add a variety of complementary foods, such as egg yolks, millet porridge and other easily digestible foods, as well as fruit puree, meat puree and other complementary foods bought from the supermarket or made by themselves. Most families will choose rice cereal, or rice porridge, with different flavors for their babies to eat. So how much rice porridge should a six-month-old baby eat every day?

1. How much rice cereal should a six-month-old baby eat?

Babies can now be given complementary foods three times a day. Complementary foods can be added between meals. Every baby has a different appetite. Generally speaking, it is best for babies to eat small and frequent meals. The amount of rice porridge should be determined according to the baby's appetite. Don't copy it mechanically. Every child has a different appetite. It is recommended to start with the amount of milk powder they usually eat. At the beginning, you can only add a small spoonful of rice porridge. If the baby finishes eating and does not cry, you can add some more next time. If the baby still cries, you can add more next time. If the baby can't eat, touch his stomach. If it is bulging, add less next time.

2. The harm of using rice flour instead of milk to feed infants

What babies need most during their growth stage is protein. The protein content in rice flour is too low to meet the needs of babies' growth and development. If only rice flour foods are used instead of milk for feeding, protein deficiency will occur. The specific manifestations are: delayed growth and development, affecting the baby's nervous system, blood system and muscle growth, as well as low resistance, insufficient immunoglobulin, and easy to get sick. Therefore, infants under 1 year old should still be fed mainly with formula milk. Babies who are fed with rice flour for a long time grow slowly in height, but their weight does not necessarily decrease. Instead, they become white and plump. Their skin is filled and tight with fat converted from excessive sugar intake, which is medically called mud-paste skin. However, these children are strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and often suffer from anemia, rickets, and are susceptible to diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia.

3. How to choose baby rice cereal

1. Try to choose products from brand companies with large scale and good product and service quality. The product formula design of these companies is relatively scientific and reasonable, the control of raw materials is relatively strict, and the quality is guaranteed.

2. Check whether the labels on the packaging are complete. National standards stipulate that the outer packaging must indicate the factory name, address, production date, shelf life, implementation standards, trademark, net content, ingredient list, nutritional composition table and consumption methods, etc. It is best not to buy products that lack any of the above items.

3. Check whether the nutrition information in the table is complete and the content is reasonable. The nutritional ingredient table generally indicates basic nutrients such as calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin D, some B vitamins, and trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, and phosphorus. Other added nutrients should also be indicated.