Nutrition of the child per year

One year old for a child is like the first anniversary! Now the baby is no longer so small, he becomes more independent. By this age, many crumbs make their own independent steps and explore the world without the help of adults. And in order for the acquaintance with everything new to be more interesting and more active, it is worth providing the baby proper nutrition, which will become the guarantor of a reserve of strength and health.

How much should a child eat per year

The question of how much a baby should eat per year is individual. Each baby has its own level of activity and calorie requirements. According to doctors, normally a one-year-old baby should eat about 1,300 kcal per day, while the amount of food per day should not exceed 1.3 liters. If we talk about the proportion of BJU, then the calculations are based on the norm: for each kilogram of the baby's weight, there are 16 g of carbohydrates / 4 g of fat / 4 g of protein. Moreover, about 75% of all consumed proteins should be made up of animal proteins, the rest of plant proteins.

What can a child eat per year

If earlier the baby ate mainly liquid food, then starting from this age it is necessary to gradually accustom him to solid foods. The basis of nutrition, of course, remains a semi-liquid food, but at times the diet should be diversified with dishes with solid pieces. Refuse too dry food, the crumb can choke on such food. Be sure to make sure that the baby's diet is varied.

Preferred foods include:

• Milk products. Despite the fact that the baby is almost an adult, he also needs dairy products, and the total amount per day should be about 0.6 liters. This amount includes kefir, yogurt, fermented baked milk, etc. If fermented milk and dairy products are not prepared on their own, but are purchased in the store, then try to buy those products that are suitable for the baby by age. In the preparation of such products, only high-quality ingredients are used, which undergo strict quality control. Also, don't forget to check the expiration date. Give your baby cottage cheese and cottage cheese, which you first pass through a sieve. If the cottage cheese is dry, mix it with yogurt - it will be very tasty. It is allowed to add sour cream to the first courses, but with the proviso that it will not be very fatty.
• Sweets. Of course, it is still too early to give sweets and chocolates, but to pamper the baby with jam, marmalade, cookies, dried fruits and honey(provided there is no allergy) it is already possible. From one year old, you can start to sweeten dishes, just a little. The daily standard for sugar for a one-year-old baby is no more than 40 g.
• Bread. By this age, it is permissible to include white bread in the diet. It is very good if you cook the baked goods yourself. White bread is much more easily absorbed by the baby's body and is also well digested. The daily norm for bread is 100 g.
• Berries and fruits. Gradually continue to introduce berries and fruits into the diet of the child, but do it carefully. It is not yet clear how the crumbs' body will react to this or that fruit or berry, give up large portions, let's just a little. And one more rule - do not give many different types of fruits and berries on the same day. Ideally, one day is one new product. Firstly, this way the body will better absorb new things, and secondly, in case of a negative reaction, for example, with allergies, it will not be difficult to identify the source of the disease. If the berries and fruits are soft, for example strawberries, peaches, then they can be given in pieces, and if they are hard, which have a dense peel, they need to be crushed into purees. Berries and fruits can be added to cottage cheese. The norm per day is 200 g of fruits and berries in total.
• Vegetables. Another important element of the baby's diet. They contain a lot of fiber, which allows protein to be absorbed better and faster. For this reason, vegetables are best served with meat. In addition to previously permitted vegetables, the diet can be diluted with green peas, beets and turnips. In the beginning, it is better to cook mashed potatoes from them, and by one and a half years it can be boiled and stewed pieces of vegetables.
• A fish. It should be included in the crumbs menu no more than a couple of times every seven days, in about 40 g. Moreover, on the day when fish is planned for serving, other meat must be excluded. Give preference to dietary varieties: pink salmon, pollock, hake, pike perch, sea bass.
• Fats. The baby gets the bulk of the necessary fats from meat, but this does not at all negate the vegetable fats that are in vegetable oil. When preparing meals for crumbs, it is impossible to allow oils to undergo heat treatment, in which carcinogens are formed. Vegetable oils can be used to season porridge or mashed potatoes.
• Eggs. If the baby does not have allergies, then quail and chicken eggs must be present in his diet. If yolk was previously on the menu, now you can also give protein. As for the frequency of use, it is better if the baby eats them every other day, one unit at a time. From them you can cook steamed omelets or just boil them steeply.
• Pasta. Despite the fact that pasta can be included in the baby's menu, experts advise not to lean on them too much. It is better if they attend once or twice a week, no more. This is due to the presence of fast carbohydrates in pasta. Pasta can be served either neat or soups can be cooked with them.
• Meat. Every day, the baby needs to eat an average of 100 g. Types of meat that are acceptable for feeding a one-year-old baby: rabbit, lean pork, chicken, turkey, veal. It is allowed to cook offal for the baby: liver, tongue and heart. It is advisable to use meat for cooking steamed cutlets, meatballs, meatballs and meat soufflés.
• Cereals. These are the main sources of slow carbohydrates and, in general, cereals are very useful and must be present in the children's diet. Prefer buckwheat, oatmeal, semolina, corn, millet and rice. The baby should be given no more than two servings per day. This is enough for the body to receive everything it needs and at the same time there will be no negative consequences, such as, for example, constipation.
• Liquids. Liquid, and preferably water, is almost the most necessary element of the diet. But there are no standards for water at all, the more the better. But so that the baby does not get bored with the tasteless liquid, he can be given compotes, herbal decoctions, weakly brewed teas, dairy drinks, juices from vegetables and fruits.

Menu for a child per year

Each mother, taking into account the taste preferences of her child, can draw up an individual menu for the crumbs, based on the list of permitted products. A universal menu for a one-year-old baby is as follows:

• For breakfast: 200 g of oatmeal porridge + half an egg + 50 g of juice.
• For lunch: 30 g vegetable soup + 10 g white bread + 160 g vegetable puree + 70 g fish soufflé + 60 ml vegetable or fruit juice.
• For an afternoon snack: 50 g of fruit puree + 60 grated cottage cheese with berries or fruits + 150 g of kefir.
• For dinner: 100 g pumpkin puree + 10 ml milk + 50 g baked apple.

Or like this:

• For breakfast: 180 g of milk porridge + 100 ml of tea + 50 g of meat dish.
• For the second breakfast: 100 g of fruit puree.
• For lunch: 30 g of vegetable salad + 100 g of soup + 50 g of meat dish and 100 g of garnish + 100 ml of fruit juice.
• For an afternoon snack: 15 g of baby cookies + 150 ml of milk or kefir.
• For dinner: 180 g of vegetable dishes + 100 g of kefir or milk.