Milk powder for artificially fed babies or infants after weaning, its importance is self-evident, there are many kinds of milk powder on the market now, how to choose a suitable milk powder for their children, so that parents take great pains.
Buy age-appropriate milk powder: Nowadays, most milk powder is sold separately according to the age of the child. Relatively small infants and young children can choose breast milk powder, which is closer to the composition of breast milk, absorption is also better. The classification of milk powder by age is generally: 0-6 months, more than 6 months, 1-3 years old, 3-6 years old and other stages.
See the shelf life before buying: When buying milk powder for children, you must pay attention to the shelf life, the closer the date, the better.
The purchase of milk powder should be based on their family's economic situation: if the economic conditions are good, you can choose joint venture or imported milk powder; Families with general economic conditions, as long as they choose regular, large-scale home production of milk powder can be.
Pay attention to whether the manufacturer indicated on the milk powder packaging is a regular family.
When selecting, first squeeze the packaging of milk powder to check whether there is air leakage: if there is air leakage, powder leakage or no air in the bag, it indicates that the bag of milk powder has latent quality problems.
Check if there is a lump in the milk powder: Shake the tank, if there is a lump in the milk powder, it indicates that the milk powder has deteriorated.
Do not pursue the brand of milk powder too much: in fact, there is no particular difference between brands and brands. Basically, all domestic milk powder are at the same level, although the price is slightly high or low, but from the perspective of nutritional composition analysis, there is little difference. Similarly, the difference in quality between imported milk powder or joint venture milk powder is not very large.
The quality of milk powder can not be distinguished from the appearance: many parents think that when choosing milk powder, they should pick "something that looks a little yellow", thinking that "the more yellow the milk powder, the more sufficient the milk content." Such thinking is biased. Some milk powders have natural pigments added to them, which can also look yellow. In addition, many milk powder are now fortified with nutrients, fortified iron, fortified vitamin A, vitamin D, etc., in order to preserve these fortified nutrients, some special treatment has been carried out on the packaging, some nutrients require light preservation, the packaging uses some non-transparent materials to package, parents can not see the situation inside when purchasing.
It is not necessary to pay too much attention to how many nutrients contained in milk powder: the milk powder on the market at present is not domestic or imported, as long as it is fed within 1 year of the baby, the nutrients contained in various milk powder are roughly close to breast milk. Although some brands of milk powder are fortified with certain nutrients, for babies, the increased nutrients do not have a substantial effect on the child. Because in addition to drinking milk, children over 6 months of age also need to eat complementary foods, many nutrients can be supplemented in complementary foods. It can be seen that parents do not have to choose one or two nutrients carefully when purchasing.
Parents do not have to worry about the processing of milk powder: milk powder processing is a very mature process, and whether it is imported or joint venture milk powder, or domestic milk powder, they are processed in a small way. As long as it can be approved by the state, the national authority to test qualified and certified normal listing, their processes are qualified.
The higher price of imported milk powder sold in the general market is not due to the difference in nutritional content between imported milk powder and milk powder, but due to a variety of factors such as the cost of transportation, higher profits, and the possibility of less loss of nutrients during processing. Therefore, the price of domestic milk powder is low, the main reason is low cost.
Finally, there are some individual principles for choosing formula. : Children with asthma, diarrhea and skin problems can choose desensitized milk powder; Children with iron deficiency can supplement high-speed iron milk powder; Premature infants should choose easy to digest premature infant milk powder. If your child has diarrhea, it is best to switch to lactose-free formula immediately. Of course, these specific choices are best made under the guidance of a clinical pediatrician. In addition, once the child ADAPTS to a certain brand of milk powder, do not replace it frequently, so as not to cause digestive disorders in children and affect the absorption of nutrients.