22 Apr 2022 | 3 min Read
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By helping to build your baby’s immunity, they would be able to stay healthy and keep diseases at bay. You can do this by ensuring they drink enough water, get plenty of sleep every day and eat the right food. There are certain foods that can help boost your baby’s immunity. We have listed them below.
It is widely known for its cold and cough curing properties. When had on a regular basis, it can also help prevent your baby from actually catching a cold. It can also cure digestive problems. If you introduced your baby to solid food at 6 months, you can introduce them to ginger when they turn 8 months old.
Carrots contain high amounts of beta-carotene which is later converted into vitamin A by your baby’s body. Vitamin A helps maintain your baby’s vision and general development of the eyes. It is also beneficial for the growth and development of your baby.
It is perfectly safe to introduce your baby to yoghurt when they are 7-8 months old. Some doctors do recommend starting your baby’s solid diet on yoghurt. Its cultures can help with your baby’s digestion. Also, yoghurt contains a lot of proteins that are essential for your baby’s growth. As long your baby is not allergic to it, you can feed him yoghurt on a regular basis – add some fruit or vegetables with the yoghurt.
You can introduce your baby to garlic when they turn 7 months old. Garlic has many health benefits including improving a baby’s ability to heal their wounds. Include tiny chopped up pieces of garlic in your baby’s diet and wait to observe if there’s any allergy before feeding them garlic again.
Of course strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are good for your baby as they are a great source of vitamins and antioxidants. But these can only be introduced after your baby has been introduced to a whole lot of normal food. But here by berries, we are talking about the botanical term. Berries like bananas, brinjal, grapes and oranges are all great for your baby.
Papaya has Vitamin C and B which are both beneficial for your baby. Vitamin B helps convert our food into fuel, allowing us to stay energized throughout the day. Vitamin C helps strengthen your baby’s immune system and helps fight infections and keep illnesses at bay. It also contains potassium and folate, good for the overall health of your baby.
This is a super food that you must introduce to your baby as it is loaded with iron, Vitamin C, beta carotenes and antioxidants. They help to boost your baby’s immunity and ability to keep infections at bay.
Our baby’s health is so important to us. After all, our babies are only happy when they are healthy and there is nothing bothering them. By providing a well-balanced diet to your baby, you can help make their little bodies strong enough to fight against infections.
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