Photo: Getty ImagesBut first we will see what we know aboutrules of introducing complementary foods in Russia. Professor Sergey Belmer, expert of the brand "Fruto Nyanya" will help us in this. The terms, sequence and assortment of complementary foods are always selected individually for each baby. A universal complementary scheme that could be applicable to all children does not exist. There are general recommendations and rules for introducing complementary foods that need to be considered:
Recommended intake at each age and foreach product has its own and is presented in the National Program for Feeding Children of the First Year of Life in the Russian Federation. An approximate scheme for introducing complementary foods to children of the first year of life:Photo: pediatr-russia.ruPhoto:Getty ImagesIt is better to use industrially produced products because this is a guarantee of chemical and microbiological safety, optimal degree of grinding, necessary vitamin and mineral composition.It is also important that the product for introducing complementary foods is hypoallergenic, that is, it guarantees that it will not cause allergic reactions in the child. In order to minimize the risk of adverse reactions to the introduction of complementary foods, Professor Sergei Viktorovich Belmer recommends that parents choose complementary foods with proven hypoallergenic properties.Russian pediatricians adhere to the recommendations of the National Program for Optimizing Feeding of Children of the First Year of Life in the Russian Federation, which take into account the characteristics of children in our country.