Baby and Toddler Food Preparation

Author: Yuan Mei
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Publish Date: 2000-10-01
Features: The healthy growth of infants and young children begins with intrauterine embryonic development. After birth, whether they can grow and develop healthily depends on scientific nutrition and feeding. Scientific nutrition depends on food selection, cooking methods, reasonable meal planning, and feeding that aligns with children's physiological and psychological development. The main physiological characteristics of infants and young children are: the younger the age, the faster the development rate and the higher the nutritional needs; however, the younger the age, the poorer their chewing, digestion, and absorption abilities, making it impossible for them to consume adult food. Therefore, to meet the special nutritional needs of infants and young children, specially formulated baby food must be prepared. To promote the scientific feeding of infants and young children and ensure their healthy growth, Professor Yuan Mei of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital has compiled this baby food recipe book. The main content includes: the growth and development characteristics and nutritional needs of infants and young children, the preparation and cooking tips for supplementary foods, feeding methods and nutritional recipes, the production of handheld foods and foods for teething and special periods, food procurement and storage, and infant-related diseases and their prevention. This book is rich in content, illustrated with images, scientific, practical, and easy to understand, making it a reference book for parents of infants and young children, and also suitable for early childhood educators to read. This book has been reviewed by Academician Hu Yamei of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Honorary President of Beijing Children's Hospital, and Chief Physician Ding Zongyi of the Nutrition Department of Beijing Children's Hospital.