When it comes time to introduce your baby to foods other than breast milk or formula, parents are faced with the question: which product to choose?
Grandmothers, who are also mothers-in-law, in such a situation, without thinking, answer - of course, apples.
There is just one thing: modern pediatricians do not recommend using apples for first feeding.
And they have several reasons for this.
1. The first reason is that after tasty apples the baby is unlikely to want to eat vegetables.
When you start feeding your baby, in addition to everything else, you set yourself the task of introducing the little person to a huge variety of tastes. Apples have a distinct taste, most often sweet, and, without a doubt, will appeal to the baby. However, after such a treat, the baby will not even look in the direction of zucchini, cauliflower or broccoli.
2. When milk is no longer able to provide all the needs of a rapidly growing organism, it is time to introduce complementary feeding. First of all, the child should be provided with building material, and this, as we know, is protein.
In apples, the amount of protein is insignificant and is approximately 0.4 g per 100 g.
3. Finally, we cannot ignore the fact that apples can act as allergens, especially when it comes to red fruits.
In addition, apples cause bloating and increased gas formation.
