Pediatricians are very categorical about the introduction of complementary foods in the baby’s diet. There is an unwritten rule: if the baby is exclusively breastfed, then it is better to start complementary foods with mashed vegetables. However, if the baby ate the adapted mixture for the first time in his life (or ate mixed), then doctors advise dairy-free cereals as the first step to adult nutrition.
What products are better to use from 4-5 months?
Pediatricians are advised to start complementary foods with the following dairy-free cereals:
Rice is the leader in starch, buckwheat and corn is richer than rice in terms of dietary fiber. Consider this option of the first feeding, as dairy-free rice porridge "Nestle". Reviews about it are diverse and allow you to fully appreciate the quality of this product.
Brand "Nestle"
The history of the Nestle brand dates back to 1867. Then the German pharmacist Henry Nestle created a substitute for mother's milk for feeding infants. In those days, infant mortality was high if they were not able to be fed mother's milk. Henry Nestle made a revolution.
The product he created contained cow's milk, wheat flour, and sugar. The company was named after the creator of "Henry Nestle's Milk Flour" and began to supply products throughout Europe.
“Nestle” began to be imported to Russia from the end of the 19th century, when a merchant from St. Petersburg, Alexander Wenzel, signed a contract with Henry Nestle for the supply of products to Russian territory.
Variety of products today
Nestle is one of the few manufacturers whose assortment is wide and has long gone beyond the scope of infant formula. In the field of baby food, products are represented by cereals of different age categories and adapted mixtures (several items of different price categories and even dietary mixtures for allergies). This also includes the Gerber brand, which has established itself as a supplier of high-quality mashed potatoes on a children's table from the very beginning of complementary foods.
Nestle porridges are distinguished by a large number of items. Many mothers choose them to start feeding, because this is a brand with a 150-year history that you can trust. Buckwheat porridge, corn, dairy-free rice porridge "Nestle", reviews of which are always positive, are used to familiarize a child with new products most often. It should be remembered that rice is well absorbed and you can start feeding with it if the baby has an unstable chair. Buckwheat stimulates digestion and contains a lot of fiber, corn grits helps with constipation.
Reviews of milk-free rice porridge "Nestle"
Why do mothers trust the start of complementary foods to the Nestle brand?
Dairy-free rice porridge "Nestle", the composition of which is simple and elementary, contains:
- rice flour;
- maltodextrin (a derivative of starch);
- bifidobacteria;
- 9 vitamins and 7 minerals (minerals: phosphorus, sodium, calcium, zinc, iodine, potassium and iron. Vitamins: PP (niacin), B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid), A, E).
The advantages of this product:
- can be administered from a very young age: from 4 months;
- only natural raw materials are used for manufacturing;
- the composition lacks flavorings, preservatives, sugar, dyes, GMOs, milk powder;
- gluten and lactose free, suitable for children with allergies.
All these factors force parents to opt for the specified product. Reviews of milk-free rice porridge "Nestle" prove its quality and benefits:
- babies begin to gain weight better;
- tummy problems disappear;
- this porridge brings variety to the diet painlessly (because it is absolutely hypoallergenic), if complementary foods began with another product;
- it can be diluted with a mixture or milk, and it will become even more nutritious;
- parents are pleased with the lack of sugar and gluten in the composition.
Nestle is a company that is ready to offer the consumer not only the widest assortment, but also aimed at preserving the traditions of production, the basis of which is naturalness, safety and benefit.