Benefits and harm of apple juice
Fruit juices help to diversify children's dietmenu, enrich the growing organism with valuable substances - minerals and vitamins. Specifically, apples are useful for hypovitaminosis and anemia, a tendency to constipation. Rich in pectin, the fruit normalizes bowel function, stimulates the production of digestive juice, and promotes the removal of toxins.
Apple juice for babies is made from green or yellow apples, as they are less allergenic Photo: Getty Apple juice for babies contains:
- organic acids - malic and citric;
- Sahara;
- copper;
- potassium;
- ascorbic acid;
- biotin;
- pyridoxine;
- manganese;
- vitamin PP;
- pantothenic acid;
- magnesium.
The product is especially rich in iron, chromium,molybdenum. Green apples are considered the most useful. They contain an increased dose of vitamin C, which makes the juice sour. Yellow and red fruits taste sweeter, but it is not recommended to include the latter in the diet of infants due to the risk of developing allergic reactions. Another important point is that apple juice has a laxative effect, so children prone to loose stools are given it in combination with carrot juice.
How to administer apple juice to a baby
It is advisable to introduce pure apple juice into your diet.at 7 months. At first, the child is given the drink twice a day, 0.5 teaspoon at a time. After 24 hours, if there is no bowel disorder or skin rash, the infant is given 5 ml of juice. Over the next 5–6 days, the dose is gradually increased by a teaspoon, bringing the daily volume of the drink to 30 ml. At 8 months, the baby should drink 50 ml of juice daily, at 10 months – 70 ml, at one year – 100 ml.
Apple juice should be introduced into the infant's diet at 7monthsPhoto: Getty Important! Before introducing complementary foods, be sure to consult a pediatrician. In some cases, the doctor may recommend starting juices later. Which product is better - homemade or store-bought? Factory-made apple juices for baby food are natural, do not contain sugar, dyes, flavors or preservatives. After opening the package, they can be stored for 3 hours at room temperature or 24 hours in the refrigerator. Store-bought juice is safe for the baby, but it contains fewer nutrients than freshly squeezed juice, since they are partially destroyed during sterilization. How to make apple juice for a baby at home? The fruit needs to be washed, peeled, and the core removed. Pour boiling water over the pulp, grate on a fine grater. Using gauze, squeeze out the resulting gruel. It is even easier to get juice using a juicer. So, natural apple juice should be introduced into the child's diet after 7 months. Do this gradually over the course of a week, increasing the volume to 6 teaspoons. Read also:
