Can eight-month-old babies eat oil?

It is usually after 6 months that babies can gradually start adding complementary foods to breast milk or formula. Some parents are eager to let their children get in touch with various complementary foods as early as possible, but ignore the baby's actual digestive ability. Since almost all ingredients in cooking oil are fat, which is not easy to digest for very young babies, in order to avoid indigestion in babies, try not to feed oil to babies under 8 months old.

Half of the energy provided by breast milk comes from fat, with an absorption rate of 60% to 90%, providing powerful power for the baby's rapid growth. But the fat in vegetable oil is very different from the fat in breast milk. The fat composition in breast milk is more reasonable, and it contains enzymes to digest fat, so it is not difficult for the baby to digest it. However, the baby's own enzymes for digesting fat will not mature until eight months after birth. Therefore, it is not recommended to feed babies foods with high vegetable oils and fat content before eight months, as this can easily cause symptoms such as diarrhea.

2. How much oil should babies eat at different stages?

On the basis of a normal diet, the amount of vegetable oil that babies consume every day is as follows:

8 months to 1 year old: Children at this stage have already started to eat complementary foods, and mothers can add a little oil when preparing complementary foods for their babies. For example, just add a few drops at the end of various porridges, pastes or noodles.

1 to 3 years old: Cook appropriately, use moderate amounts of oil, and eat less fried foods. When cooking for babies, use less oil than for adults.

3 to 6 years old: The diet of children at this stage is not much different from that of adults. Mothers should pay attention to cultivating their babies' healthy eating concepts from now on and eat less fried foods.

1. Walnut oil

Walnut is a well-known "brain-boosting food". The walnut oil made from it not only has a clear color and light taste, without the strong greasy taste and astringency of walnuts, but also retains the nutritional essence of walnuts. Walnut oil is rich in phospholipids, which can promote the baby's intellectual development.

2. Olive Oil

Olive oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, minerals and vitamins and has high nutritional value. Moreover, the processing of olive oil keeps the nutrients in their natural state, making it very suitable for baby consumption.

Peanut oil contains linoleic acid, linolenic acid and other essential fatty acids for the human body, which can promote the baby's growth and development and enhance immunity. The zinc content in peanut oil is the highest among edible oils, which helps the baby's intellectual development. In addition, the phosphatidylcholine, lecithin and choline in it are also beneficial to the baby's intellectual development.

4. Sesame oil

Sesame oil has the effect of promoting blood circulation and can also moisturize the intestines, which is helpful in improving baby's constipation. Sesame oil is also rich in vitamin E and linoleic acid, and is easily absorbed by the human body. It is suitable for direct consumption but not for high-temperature cooking.