Milk mixtures: how not to make a mistake with a choice?

In any magazine, prospectus or brochure for mothers, you unequivocally read that breast milk is the best food for your baby. With this it is impossible to argue, but there are situations when a woman is not able to provide a baby with milk. In this case, it becomes necessary to use milk mixtures.

It is impossible to create an artificial analogue of breast milk artificially. It is unique in its composition, and individual scientists are still unable to single out individual components. It should be noted that modern food for children as close as possible to the composition of mother's milk.

Still recently the assortment of mixes in shops was very poor. And the composition left much to be desired. The main components of the mixtures of the previous generation were cow's milk, sugar and starch.

Modern dairy food contains a huge number of different ingredients, including vitamins, prebiotics, immunomodulators. For the composition, similar to the composition of milk, they are called highly adapted.

How to choose milk formula?

Today, the shelves of shops are bursting with a huge number of types of baby food. When a young mother is faced with his choice, he feels confusion. In any case, if there is a need for artificial feeding, consult a pediatrician about a mixture for your baby. Going to the store for food, pay attention to the following:

• Recommended age. Usually all boxes with food have marks 1,2,3. These numbers mean the age group for which the mixture is intended. Food at number 1 is available for children up to 6 months of age. The next age group is from six months to a year. The mixture under number 3 is already intended for children over 1 year old. Buy milk formulas suitable for your child's age, as their composition and caloric content are different.
• Composition. In modern mixtures it is a huge list, in which there are a lot of incomprehensible words. The basis is milk whey, milk and vegetable fats.
• The degree of adaptation of the mixture. There are milk mixtures highly adapted, adapted and low-adapted. For the tiny kids, only the first option is suitable. After six months, you can switch to adapted and low-adapted mixtures, because they cost several times cheaper.

Today there are many kinds of mixtures. For example, NAN milk mixtures have a sour milk diet, suitable even for newborn babies. The sour milk mixture is easily digested, does not cause indigestion of the stomach and improves the functioning of the intestine. Also, NAN brand food contains Omega-3 and Omega-6, which are extremely necessary for a growing body. A protein OPTIPRO provides a normal development of the baby.

Another sales leader - milk mix Nutrilon. This food is saturated with prebiotics, which normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract and allow faster normalization of the intestinal microflora. Nutrilon mixtures are perfectly tolerated by the children's body and practically do not cause allergic reactions.

Milk mixtures: the way of preparation and the norms of nutrition

The powder of the mixture must be dissolved in water. It is better to use special water for children, pre-boiling it. Pour the mixture into the water, then the lumps will not form. Use for this purpose only a measuring spoon, which is attached.

The mixture can not be stored even in the refrigerator. The rests of food should be immediately poured out and rinsed thoroughly.

Children aged 1 to 3 months can eat no more than 120 grams of the mixture at a time. Newborns and do master a maximum of 60 grams. But kids, who have reached the age of 3 months, are already able to eat 150 grams. A half-year-old crumb will be saturated with 180 grams, and a one-year-old baby with 240 grams. Feed the baby at intervals of 3-4 hours, since the mixture, in contrast to breast milk, is very slowly digested.