Make your own baby food can actually be the first step to ensure you get the nutrients your baby as needed. Should not hesitate to enter. The following are eight secrets for mothers to know when to make food for their babies:

1. In the control of

“When you make your own baby food, you decide what you are allowed to enter, so you know that the food is fresh and healthy,” said Karen Ansel, a spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and the Diet and author of The Baby & Toddler Cookbook. Ansel said also make your own baby food that would be much better than store bought. It would also be a better experience for you and your baby.

2. More nutritious

Ansel said, while baby food purchased at a store that food is cooked at high temperatures to kill bacteria, not kill the vitamin, but it might just be able to change the mineral content. A recent study published in the journal Food Chemistry, shows, baby food available in health food stores mengadung less than 20 percent of minerals and trace elements is recommended. In fact, a lot of baby food available in stores also contain starch, additives and preservatives and do not use organic ingredients, so it puts your baby at risk of contamination with harmful pesticides .

3. Many options

Some baby foods do offer interesting combination, but when you make your own, you can have food choices. You can also create multiple variations of food texture.When a baby between the ages of 9 months, you can add different herbs and spices to add flavor.

“With all the talk or introduce a different taste a baby, your baby will eat better. By not giving your baby the same foods over and over again their languages ​​become more flexible,” said Ansel.

4. Not something that’s embarrassing

Make your own baby food does not need to take some time. If you do it in bulk and store in the refrigerator, you spend a few hours each week to prepare food.When your baby is 7 months, all fruits (except apples) can be given by means of crushed or ground without cooking.

5. Infants to prevent feeding picky

“Making your own baby food, can reduce the chances of the baby is growing as a difficult eater (not difficult),” Huber said. Meanwhile, Ansel adds, as long as parents continue to give their baby a wide variety of foods for a long time baby will eat well and not just a lover of certain foods.

6. Teaching children to eat vegetables

“We do not want a country full of 18 who have never realized that they never ate broccoli before,” said Catherine McCord, founder Weelicious.com. McCord said, if you can make the baby feel like eating fruits and vegetables, the future, it will be able to enjoy it.

7. Meals a moment of happiness

“Parents are the number one influence in shaping children’s eating habits,” said Ansel. When the transition from child to young child, you can create a variety of healthy foods for children and spend time with baby. Eat with your baby several times a week, or let them select a few pieces of vegetables, it will become easier for her love of vegetables at a later date.

8. Rarely allowed to buy food

You can not always be able to produce their own food for your baby, so it does not matter if at some point you intend to buy baby food. Be sure to read the label, because all brands contain the same food as much as possible and look for organic to avoid pesticides.

In kajiaannya, researchers took samples of colostrum and mature milk of new mothers. In addition, the researchers also collected blood samples from healthy women, and infant formula. Then the researchers tested the levels of TRAIL in colostrum, milk, blood and mature milk formula.

The researchers found that breast milk and colostrum each contain 400 and TRAIL tingat 100 times higher than blood. Although the content of TRAIL was not detected in infant formula.

“Breastfeeding has an important role in preventing certain types of childhood cancer such as lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, and neuroblastoma.However, endogenous TRAIL laurutan is a strong candidate to explain the overall effects of biological breastfeeding in the fight against cancer, “the researchers said.

Mothers who choose to participate in this study are eligible because they did not show signs of eclampsia, infection, or fever.

“This is the first finding that measures the levels of TRAIL in colostrum and milk. This study found concentrations of TRAIL were significantly higher in colostrum and breast milk than in serum TRAIL levels,” concludes researcher.

Said the researchers, who have an oil content of special counsel is specifically able to enter the mitochondria, an important part of how cells of the body to convert food into energy. Many antioxidants contained in fruits and vegetables like carrots or tomatoes are also able to block free radicals – but unable to penetrate the mitochondria.

“The problem is that the antioxidants in the other ingredients do not penetrate into the mitochondria. Accordingly, free radicals continue to damage the mitochondria, leading to production stoppages and energy cells dying and death.The analogy that during the oil spill (at sea), if one comes to clean up oil spills rather than repair the perforation, then oil will continue to be overthrown, and the fish will die, “said the Researchers at the University Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico, Christian Cortes-Rojo, who presented his findings at the annual conference of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Free radicals are unstable is a natural metabolic processes of waste, that number could rise sharply in the body due to various factors such as air pollution, smoking and radiation. These free radicals can create a disaster in the body by triggering a chain reaction that destroys the cell membranes, proteins and even DNA. This is one of the main triggers the aging process and is expected to play a major role in destroying the arteries and cancer.

In laboratory studies, researchers found that avocado oil can apparently make yeast cells to survive exposure to high concentrations of iron that is an element that can produce large amounts of free radicals.

“We need to investigate further if we found in yeast also occur in higher organisms like humans,” said Cortés-Rojo.

Avocado oil has a composition similar to olive oil or olive oil. Oil consumption is also associated with lower previous cases of chronic disease in some Mediterranean countries and the Mr Rojo-Cortes confirmed this finding may lead the lawyer as “olive oil in the Americas.”

Previous research in Mexico, which is the largest producer of avocado country, showed that the lawyer can reduce cholesterol levels in blood and some fat associated with diabetes.

The study results show, amorfrutin not only reduce the levels of blood sugar, but also capable of functioning as a. Anti-inflammatory and very well tolerated by the body in other words, licorice may also be adapted for use in the treatment of complex metabolic disorders.

Even from the results of experiments conducted on mice, amorfrutin also prevent fatty liver – a disease usually caused by eating foods high in fat.

“The health benefits are based on the fact that the work of amorfrutin molecules attached directly to the receptors in the nucleus, called PPAR (gamma),” said Sascha Sauer, one of the principal investigator.

PPAR (gamma) plays an important role in the formation of fat cells and glucose metabolism.

Sauer explained, amorfrutin molecules can activate different genes that reduce plasma concentrations of certain fatty acids and glucose. Reduction of glucose will prevent the development of insulin resistance – a major cause of diabetes in adults.

“While there are already drugs on the market that affect the PPAR (gamma) receptor, but it has not been proven safe and effective, because some of them have side effects such as gain weight and cardiovascular problems, “said Sauer.

While relying on the results of research conducted to date, amorfrutin very effective and well tolerated by the human body.

“But that does not mean that drinking a tea made of licorice or licorice consumption could cure diabetes,” explained the researchers.

“Because the concentration of substances in licorice is still too low,” Sauer said.

Researchers reveal the effort pengembangkan special extraction process to obtain amorfrutin substances of the plant in sufficient concentrations. If this succeeds, then it can be used to produce amorfrutin extracts on an industrial scale. In addition, the researchers added, amorfrutin not only promising for treating complex metabolic disorders, but also can be adapted as prophylaxis (prevention).

But there is evidence to suggest that diet has an influence on milk production, as cited below Lifestrong:

Healthy eating

A pregnant woman should eat more than normal women to get enough energy for milk production. Breastfeeding women need about 500 extra calories each day.Pregnant women should also eat a variety of foods and vitamin supplements, for different nutrients a baby needs them. Pregnant women should receive at least three proteins and five servings of calcium each day, and eat foods rich in iron.Some foods that can be the first choice among other green leafy vegetables, whole grains, fresh fruits, fish high in omega three fats and dairy products low in fat.

Fluid

In addition to eating a variety of healthy foods, breastfeeding women should drink plenty of fluids. Besides water, you can also meet the needs of the body fluids of pure fruit juice (no sugar) and low-fat milk to help increase milk supply. Nursing mothers should get at least 8 glasses of fluid each day, preferably without caffeine. You can also try herbal teas that are designed to stimulate milk production.

Special food

Although most women produce enough milk for their babies, even if nutrition is not good, but poor nutrition can affect the quality of their milk. This will definitely affect feeding your baby needs. There are certain foods that can increase milk production. These include, oats, garlic and ginger. If your milk supply is low, try eating oatmeal for breakfast every day, and add pizzazz a little more to your diet.

Complete

Besides food, there are several dietary supplements that are marketed for nursing mothers, which is claimed to increase milk supply. Although there are few scientific studies that tested the effectiveness of these supplements, but many nursing mothers who reported the successful use of these herbal supplements.The experts of breastfeeding and the Institute of Clinical Newman recommends fenugreek capsules. Other plants that are recommended for increasing milk production is raspberry leaf and alfalfa. However, before using herbal supplements while breastfeeding, please consult a doctor or pediatrician.