Question
What should a 6-month-old infant primarily consume? Is medical treatment necessary? How long will it take to see improvement after treatment?
Answer
A 6-month-old infant, due to their underdeveloped chewing abilities, should introduce complementary foods in small, easily digestible quantities to adapt to their digestive capacity. Porridge-like or paste-like foods, such as rice porridge and rice gruel, are very suitable in the early stages of introducing complementary foods. When preparing, you can add a small amount of egg yolk, fish puree, or millet puree to enhance nutritional value. At this stage, the infant is suitable for eating vegetable puree. Choose fresh dark green vegetables, wash the leaves clean, chop them up, steam and cool them before feeding. Fresh fruits like apples, bananas, fresh oranges, tangerines, and pears should be cleaned first, then juiced or fed with a spoon. Protein-rich foods such as egg yolks and animal blood (such as chicken, duck, and pork blood) contain abundant iron and protein and are easy to digest, making them ideal for infants.