Children grow up healthy and smart is the dream of all parents. To achieve that dream requires the right efforts. Utilizing KMS (Card Towards Health) properly, monitoring baby’s growth every month is an example of optimizing your little one’s growth and development. The focus of growth and development is not only monitored physically but also psychologically and cognitively. This is greatly influenced by the nutritional intake of the baby, especially in the first 1000 days of birth. So it is necessary to fulfill nutrition to support children intelligence.
Supporting children’s intelligence is important in realizing the Golden Indonesian Generation in 2045. Children’s brain or cognitive intelligence can be supported by good nutritional intake by meeting the nutritional needs of children appropriately. So what are the tips for fulfilling nutrition to support children intelligence? Let’s review!
Important Nutrients Fulfilled for Kids
In the first 1000 days of birth, the main nutrients that babies need are fully available through breast milk. Breast milk or breast milk needs to be given intensively for 6 months. Why so? Because breast milk contains complete nutrition that can support optimal baby growth. The growth in question is not only physical growth but also cognitive development and immunity. Cognitive development or the baby’s thinking power is strongly influenced by nutrition from exclusive breastfeeding.
There are two types of breast milk texture that mothers must know, namely hindmilk and foremilk which indicate the fat content in milk. Hindmilk is milk that is thick in texture, usually coming out at the end of a breastfeed. The more the amount of hindmilk there is, the more fat will be in the breast milk. While foremilk is the milk that comes out at the beginning of breastfeeding. Foremilk in breast milk has a low fat content.
Then after the baby is 6 months old, they are introduced to nutritional intake other than breast milk. Processed MP-ASI that is nutrient-dense is the right solution to support optimal growth and development of babies.
Complementary Nutrition to Support Baby’s Brain Intelligence
There are several additional food ingredients that can support children brain intelligence, such as:
- Fruits
Fruits are a source of vitamins and minerals that can support the health of the baby. Fruits that are recommended to support the intelligence of the child’s brain include bananas, avocados, pears, melons, strawberries, and oranges.
- Vegetables
Like the role of fruits, vegetables are also a source of vitamins, minerals to substances that can have a significant influence on the growth of babies. Vegetables that are recommended to support the intelligence of your baby’s brain include spinach, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes, and ripe beets.
- Grains
The grains referred to here are whole grains. The reason is that refined grains do not meet the essential nutrients and nutrients such as magnesium, dietary fiber, calcium, and B vitamins that babies need during the first year. The recommended grains to support the intelligence of the baby’s brain are brown rice, grits, and oatmeal.
- Meat
Meat is an important nutrient intake for baby growth and development. Meat is the best intake as an energy source for active little ones. The recommended meats to support the intelligence of the baby’s brain are beef, lamb, chicken, and fish.
- Milk and yogurt
We often hear the term 4 healthy 5 perfect. If the four nutrients above are available, it needs to be filled with nutrients from milk or yogurt. Many people think that milk is only a complementary nutrient, so it does not significantly affect the basic nutritional needs of children. Even though it is important to consume milk, because milk is the main source of vitamin D. If the child is deficient in vitamin D, his growth and development will not be optimal.
In addition to fulfilling their nutrition, it is also important to monitor the nutritional status of children every month. This is done so that the possibility of malnutrition such as deficiency or excess nutrition can be detected early on. Avoid conditions such as stunting and also
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