KNOW THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF STRONG BABIES

There are many different nutrients that we need to help our bodies grow strong and function properly.   For babies, many of these are absolutely crucial to ensuring proper development and growth.

While many parents might stress about what the proper amount of nutrients should be, rest assured that your baby will likely be receiving all that he or she needs without any type of nutritional intervention at all. If you are breastfeeding and/or formula feeding, these two sources provide all the fats, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients like fats and carbohydrates that a baby needs.

Adding a well rounded and balanced diet of solid foods only serves to complement and enhance the nutrition received from milk. It is most important to offer your baby a well rounded diet of foods so that you decrease the likelihood of needing to use supplements.

Learn about the importance of different vitamins, minerals, fats and proteins for babies at different stages of growth. You’ll also find a useful breakdown of the nutrients and the best food sources of getting those nutrients into your baby’s diet.

Nutrients Babies Need & The Foods To Get Them

 

Iron plays a critical role in helping to maintain healthy red blood cells and carry oxygen through our blood. It also helps the body’s immune system function properly by defending us against bacteria, viruses and other unsavory things that could make us ill.

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Strong Bones and Teeth and More!

Calcium is stored in our bones, teeth, and even in muscle and other tissue. It is very important to the growth of healthy bones and those teeth that start coming out around the age of 6 months.

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Protein Is Easy To Include In Baby's Diet

Protein is what enables the healthy growth of our bodies and also is important for maintaining and repairing our cells. Protein helps keep our skin healthy, our fingernails strong and also helps our immune systems make antibodies to take on germs, viruses, bacteria, and other things that can cause illness.

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Zinc Helps Us Grow!

Zinc, found in the cells of our bodies, plays a large role in the proper growth of our bodies and the normal functioning of our immune systems. Zinc is also important for the healing, normal sexual development and reproduction.

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