Introduce cereals: no rush

 The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding up to six months. From this age onwards, solid foods can be introduced.

Cereal bottles are one of the most common options for baby feeding, although not all children accept them. If this is the case with your child, you don't have to worry. According to experts, there is no reason to worry while the child is breastfeeding.

Because? Because cereals are no more food than breast milk. In fact, breast milk is considered the best food in the world, the most complete, and the most balanced,  since it has all the vitamins and all the nutrients that any child needs for proper development and growth.

If you are also wondering if children sleep more by eating cereals, the answer is no. In fact, it has long been proven that children who are fed cereals at night do not sleep more than those who breastfeed. And even if this were the case, experts recommend not sacrificing breast milk in favor of cereals, thinking that this way the little ones will sleep more and better. Absolutely!

Now, no matter how much breast milk is defended, from a certain age onwards, the child's diet will have to be enriched and, therefore, new foods will have to be introduced into it as he or she grows.

It is at that moment when you will have to keep in mind that babies eat without salt, so even if you think the food is bland, do not add salt to any of the preparations you make.

In addition, sugar should be avoided as much as possible. This element is present in practically all industrial products. So, don't give him an extra source. We advise you that the main source of sugar is what fruits and cereals already have.

Overweight and obesity

Because we receive the energy and nutrients necessary to develop at all levels from food, it is important that it be as varied as possible at all ages. Yes, yes, also in the first years of life.

Something that unfortunately is not always achieved in our country, in light of the data on the levels of obesity and overweight that are recorded here. Currently in Spain there is a serious problem of overweight and obesity among the child population, which is why it is important that the products we feed the little ones are as natural as possible, always!

To achieve this, it is important that we try to cook them at home, and that we avoid pre-cooked dishes as well as fast food and excess fats.

Avoiding overweight also consists of educating in healthy habits. Only in this way will we be establishing a good foundation so that today's children will be healthy adults tomorrow.