Question
Is the baby’s diet sufficient to meet the nutritional needs for growth? The baby is now four months old and weighs 16 pounds. The daily diet includes half an egg yolk at 9 am, breast milk at 1 pm, a special millet porridge at 2 pm, breast milk at 2 pm, and millet porridge from 7 to 8 pm, as well as breast milk 3 to 4 times a day. Could this dietary structure lead to malnutrition? Additionally, is the special millet porridge or the commercial porridge better for the baby?
Answer
Babies of this age should primarily be fed with formula milk, and if the formula milk is insufficient, a small amount of rice flour can be added as complementary food. The diet you provided should be sufficient and not cause malnutrition. Both the special millet porridge and the commercial porridge are suitable, but the appropriate product should be chosen based on the baby’s needs.