Ablactation, a special moment

The diet of a young man follows these steps:

• 0-4 month’s lactation
• 5-12 months ablactation
• > 1 year of progressive adult diet beginning

Except the mother’s (or standard) milk, a baby should begin to eat other foods at about the age of four to six months old. The teeth start to come out and about at this age, the infant gradually develops the ability to swallow solid foods. Giving the child a spoon to eat and a glass of liquid, we are helping to learn to swallow. When the infant reaches the age of nine months to a year, he can stand and catch objects and giving him food that he can eat only with his hands, we help him to develop the skill of his hands.
The replacement of exceptional quality and completeness of breast milk in the diet of children with a nutritious diet, is a big challenge for parents, which is something they do with great care. During breastfeeding, the infant takes the best food: the mother`s milk. The 50% and more of calories contained in breast milk comes from fat, which make it have a high calorific value and helps in developing the brain and the nervous system. Then the child who is growing rapidly, should add more calories in the diet, derived from carbohydrates and protein, as well as the fiber, minerals and vitamins. The aim is to gradually achieve balanced proportion of calories from carbohydrates, proteins and fats that takes an adult and which characterize a typical healthy diet (15% protein, 55% carbohydrates, 30% fat) until the end of the second year of life. Cereals are the main source of carbohydrates for a child after ablactation. In conclusion, the baby food based on flour and cereals and soups and pasta compact, may be included in the diet of the baby. The size and texture of the pasta is compact are ideal to facilitate the transition from a liquid diet to solid food consumption.