Healthy baby and mother!
ACCORDING TO HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXPERTS
While you are pregnant
Eating a variety of foods from the following four food
groups every day will provide all the basic nutrients you and your baby
need:
- Vegetables and fruit
- Grain products
- Milk and alternatives
- Meat and alternatives
A proper diet during pregnancy increases your chances of
having a healthy baby and lowers the risk of a low birth weight.
Once your baby is born
Breast milk is the only food babies need during the first
six months. It continues to provide the best nutrition up to age 2 and beyond,
combined with the other foods being introduced into the child’s diet when they
are 6 months old.
If breast milk is not chosen, instant formula is preferable
to cow’s milk until 9 months of age. As of 9 months of age, the quantity of cow’s milk drunk by the baby
until 2 years of age must not exceed 500
to 750 ml (2 or 3 cups) per day.
Providing a good diet for a baby from the very first months
of its life will allow for good development and growth.
