Children’s kefir for complementary foods: how to give a baby? Video

Kefir is an important source of calcium and is indispensable during the period of active growth of the bones and teeth of the child. It is easily absorbed due to the lactic acid bacteria included in the composition, which have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the digestive system.

Vitamins of group B, necessary for a child for the good functioning of the nervous system, are also present in large quantities in kefir. Milk proteins are absorbed better from this product than from whole milk.

The lactic acid bacteria that make up kefir take root in the intestines and suppress the reproduction of harmful microflora. A fresh drink has a laxative effect on the work of the intestines, and a three-day one has a strengthening effect.

Kefir very rarely causes allergic reactions, they do not happen even in children suffering from cow’s milk intolerance

For babies who eat breast milk, the introduction of kefir should be at the age of eight months. Bottle-fed children can consume this fermented milk drink as early as six months.

The introduction of kefir, like other products, should occur gradually. You should start giving the drink from 30 milliliters, bringing the amount of kefir used to the norm in one glass.

Kefir for an infant should be selected based on the individual tolerance of the drink by the body. If all types of kefir are suitable for the baby, then it is better to alternate them to achieve the maximum positive effect.

To prepare delicious kefir for an infant, you need to take:

• 1 glass of sterilized milk for babies
• 3 tablespoons of kefir starter culture

Pour the sourdough into the milk, mix the resulting mixture thoroughly and let it brew. Ready-made kefir can be given to the baby after 10 hours.

To prepare kefir, you can use ordinary pasteurized or whole cow’s milk, but before use it must be boiled and cooled.

Pediatricians suggest making kefir for babies using the following products:

• 1 liter of milk
• 30 grams of sour cream
• bifidumbacterin (you can buy it at any pharmacy)

Add sour cream and bifidumbacterin powder to boiled and cooled milk to 40 ° C, stir the future kefir and leave to ferment for several hours.

When preparing kefir for an infant at home, ideal cleanliness and sterility should be observed so that disastrous health consequences do not come out. If it is impossible to make homemade food, you can purchase a children’s drink in the store.