It is safe to add salt to infant's diet to provide taste.Like us, infants also do not like salt-free food.
Certainly, Children like sweet taste as well.Adding sugar increases the caloric content of food and makes it more palatable.However, sugar should not be added to water.Brushing of teeth should be encouraged after eating a sugary substance to prevent dental caries. Unprocessed honey is not permitted especially if stored for long periods.Harmful bacteria can grow as honey offers a good culture medium.The child should be eating the regular family food by about 12 months.It must be understood that this is a gradual process that should begin from 8-10 months of age.The child should be offered foodstuffs from the family diet those are less spicy right from that age.Tonics are not necessary. A child aged 6 months may require supplements of iron to take care of his rapid growth.If prepared properly, commercially available infant foods provide adequate nutrition to the infants.They do not offer any additional advantage over homemade preparations and are more expensive than homemade infant food preparations referred to above . No doubt, commercially available preparations are more convenient to prepare.But, finally your child should learn to make the family diet by the age of one year.
