Menu for 9-month-old malnourished and underweight babies

Children 9 months old are entering a period of many physical and intellectual development. Therefore, parents should build appropriate nutrition for the development of children. Especially for malnourished 9-month-old children, how should parents build a menu to help children develop better physically and intellectually?

Children's weight and height are of the greatest concern to parents, because these are indicators of a child's physical development. Parents often ask whether a 9-month-old baby is malnourished, so that parents can build the best development regime for the child. Accordingly, children at each stage will have different growth rates, depending on aspects of life such as living environment, genetic factors, nutritional status... Parents can determine Determine if your baby is growing at a healthy rate for weight by relying on the standard weight-for-age chart published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Accordingly, 9-month-old children were malnourished when the weight was lower than 6.6 kg for girls and 7.2 kg lower for boys.
9-month-old baby is malnourished, which means that parents need to consult a pediatrician and build a suitable nutrition for the child to help the child develop the best both physically and mentally. morale.

For children at the developmental stage, especially 9-month-old malnourished children, it is extremely important to build a reasonable diet for children. Therefore, parents' understanding of their baby's nutritional needs will help them develop their height and weight in the best way during this period. Besides breast milk, babies need additional nutrition through solid foods. Parents should build a diet for a 9-month-old baby including 3 main meals and at least 2 snacks with full of nutrients as follows:
On average, about 500 - 600 ml of breast milk in a day for children. The menu in 3 main meals can be alternated such as rice paste, flour, meat/fish, porridge, cooking oil, green vegetables and fruits. In which, the amount of nutrients contained in the meal includes 15g of oil (fat), green vegetables, fruits, 60-90g of plain white rice, 60-90g of meat (shrimp, fish ..)... Menu in 3 Snacks can contain easily digested foods such as cheese, yogurt, biscuits, fruit,... The weaning menu for 9-month-old babies needs to ensure adequate supply of 4 groups of nutrients. consists of protein, lipid, starch, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Many foods contain starch such as rice, oats, rice, noodles, legumes.. Foods high in protein such as shrimp, meat, fish, egg yolk... Green vegetables, milk such as yogurt, Cheese and butter are foods rich in vitamins and minerals.

Besides, in order for a 9-month-old baby to develop a standard weight, parents need to pay attention to some issues in the baby's weaning diet. Children at this age have started teething and learning to chew, so parents can give them solid foods, wholegrain porridge, and minced vegetables without grinding or crushing like a baby. previous paragraph. In addition, parents should also practice feeding their baby with foods such as vegetables, fruits... that will help them discover the taste of food and encourage them to practice chewing and be excited about the meal. and eat better.
The nutritional menu for children should be rotated regularly to ensure adequate nutrition and should be enhanced with zinc and iron in the child's menu such as red meat, oysters, shrimp, chicken liver, liver. pigs... Parents should also note that children at 9 months old can't eat foods such as egg whites, fresh milk, shellfish such as oysters, snails, mussels... because of the risk of allergies. high food response. Babies also need to be adequately hydrated to avoid constipation.

Along with building a nutritious diet to meet the nutritional needs of the 9-month-old baby, parents can add to the baby's weaning diet menus for 9-month-old children with impaired Nutrition is as follows:
Peanut flour is cooked with ingredients including 25 g of plain rice flour (equivalent to 5 teaspoons), 20 g of crushed roasted peanuts (equivalent to 4 teaspoons), 1 teaspoon of vegetables green and 1 bowl of water. Chickpea flour combined with pumpkin is cooked with ingredients including 15g of rice flour (equivalent to 3 teaspoons), 15g of chickpea flour (equivalent to 3 teaspoons), 40g of pumpkin cut into small pieces and crushed, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 bowl of broth. Shrimp powder is cooked from ingredients including 24 g of plain rice flour (equivalent to 5 teaspoons), 15 g of peeled and pounded fresh shrimp, 2 teaspoons of crushed greens, 1.5 teaspoons cooking oil and 1 bowl of water. Meat powder is cooked from ingredients including 25g of plain rice flour (equivalent to 5 teaspoons), 16g of lean meat, 2 teaspoons of chopped greens, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 bowl of water. Fish meal is cooked from ingredients including 25g of plain rice flour (equivalent to 5 teaspoons), 15g of fish fruit with bones removed, 2 teaspoons of chopped green vegetables, 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. water bowl. Liver powder (chicken liver, pork liver) is cooked from ingredients including 25g of plain rice flour (equivalent to 5 teaspoons), 15g of minced chicken or pork liver, 2 teaspoons of chopped greens , 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 bowl of water. Thus, the nutritional menu for underweight 9-month-old children should be rotated by parents to ensure adequate supply of nutrients, vitamins and minerals to help children absorb and develop better.

In addition, parents also need to pay attention to supplement the necessary micronutrients such as: Selenium, Chromium, Vitamins B1 and B6, Ginger, acerola fruit extract (vitamin C),... Especially biological zinc. to improve the taste, help children eat well, reach the correct height and weight, and exceed the standard, have a good immune system, strengthen resistance to less sickness and less digestive problems.
For more nutritional knowledge and child care for each age, parents should regularly visit the website vimec.com and make an appointment with the leading doctors, pediatric and nutrition experts of the National General Hospital. Vinmec when needing advice on children's health.