Tips for moms: when you can give your child a strawberry for the first time

Summer, a garden, a summer residence and a lot of vitamins in the form of juicy, ripe and tasty fruits - the gifts of our land. And here is a little karapuzik running around the garden behind a butterfly. The butterfly sat on a bright red berry, and the look of the crumb is already riveted not to the motley insect, but to the juicy strawberry, it reaches for it, tears it and starts to drag it into the mouth ... Stop! Is it possible? When can I give a child strawberries? Will not the baby get sick of it? And in general, how many children can strawberries? Even an adult is hard to resist this fragrant berry, not to mention a small child who wants to try everything at once. That is why, before you find yourself in a similar situation, you need to ask in advance and find out when you can give the child a strawberry.

A little about the benefits of strawberries

First of all, it is useful for vitamins A, B and C. But besides this, it is also rich in microelements, more specifically folic acid, phosphorus, iron, calcium and magnesium. Strawberries remarkably strengthens the immune system and thus a little protects against diseases such as flu and colds.

It improves appetite, quenches thirst, improves blood composition. It is also very tasty. But if you ask the pediatrician when you can give the child a strawberry, then in response you will surely hear that there is no need to hurry. A pediatrician does not advise bad.

Strawberry for children: how and when

Despite a lot of positive qualities, this berry is very insidious, it can provoke a crumb of a strong allergy. If you do not know when you can give a child a strawberry, then for the future remember that you do not need to enter it into the ration of crumbs before it turns year. At the same time to introduce the baby to her need to gradually, first give one small berries and carefully follow the reaction of your child. If no undesirable changes have occurred, for example, the appearance of a rash or diarrhea, then you can slightly increase the dose. Remember the following rules:

1. Do not give the child strawberries or strawberries before he turns 12 months old. Better later than early.
2. Never give the baby many berries at once, because at a small age the body of the baby is still weak. It is very difficult for him to cope with new food, especially in large quantities.
3. Before you make your child happy with a bright juicy berry, you must thoroughly wash it. Otherwise, it can become not only an allergen, but also a causative agent of infectious diseases, as well as a carrier of small parasites.

Alternatives

Of course, every mother wants to sate her beloved and beloved karapuzik with vitamins and minerals, especially when nature itself provides them. And four berries per day - this is very small, but from this situation there is an interesting and easy way out. Simply gather together all the fruits of the berry, on which the baby does not have allergies, gently cut them, put them in a kremanku, fill with yogurt, and you will get a wonderful fruit salad, which the child is unlikely to refuse. Thus, your child will enjoy a new dish, and you will be satisfied that the child has received the necessary dose of vitamins.