Alimentación complementaria: ¿cómo introducir nuevos alimentos? feeding|complementary|how|to introduce|new|foods Beikost: Wie führt man neue Lebensmittel ein? Alimentação complementar: como introduzir novos alimentos? Complementary feeding: how to introduce new foods?

A partir de los 4, 5 o con suerte los 6 meses nos empiezan a decir que tenemos que “introducir” at|starting|from|the|or|with|luck|the|months|to us|they start|to|to say|that|we have|to|to introduce Starting at 4, 5, or hopefully 6 months, we are told that we have to 'introduce'

alimentos diferentes a la leche en la dieta de los bebés. foods|different|to|the|milk|in|the|diet|of|the|babies foods different from milk into the diet of babies.

Es lo que se conoce como alimentación complementaria. it is|what|that|itself|it is known|as|feeding|complementary This is known as complementary feeding.

En esta píldora vamos a hablar de cómo introducir nuevos alimentos y reflexionaremos un poco ||||||||||||поразмышляем|| in|this|pill|we are going|to|to talk|about|how|to introduce|new|foods|and|we will reflect|a|little In this pill, we are going to talk about how to introduce new foods and reflect a little

acerca de este concepto de alimentación complementaria… about|of|this|concept|of|feeding|complementary on this concept of complementary feeding…

Y bien; hasta este momento hemos funcionado con teta, con bibe, con teta y bibe… como sea, el and|well|until|this|moment|we have|functioned|with|breast|with|bottle|with|breast|and|bottle|however|it may be|the Nun, bis zu diesem Punkt haben wir mit der Brust, mit Lätzchen, mit Brust und Lätzchen gearbeitet... wie auch immer, die And well; up to this point we have been functioning with breast, with bottle, with breast and bottle… whatever, the

caso es que ya le teníamos más o menos pillado el tranquillo al asunto de la alimentación, case|it is|that|already|to him/her|we had|more|or|less|caught|the|calm|to the|matter|of|the|feeding Tatsache ist, dass wir das Thema Fütterung mehr oder weniger in den Griff bekommen hatten, point is that we had more or less gotten the hang of the feeding thing,

cuando nos tenemos que adaptar a otro cambio, el de la alimentación complementaria (con when|ourselves|we have|to|to adapt|to|another|change|the|of|the|nutrition|complementary|with wenn wir uns auf eine weitere Veränderung einstellen müssen, nämlich die der Beikost (mit when we have to adapt to another change, that of complementary feeding (with

los niños todo son cambios). the|children|all|they are|changes children, everything is changes).

¿Cómo lo hacemos? how|it|we do How do we do it?

¿Por dónde empezar?, ¿cómo podemos hacerlo para introducir nuevos alimentos?... by|where|to start|how|we can|to do it|in order to|to introduce|new|foods Where do we start?, how can we do it to introduce new foods?...

Os lo voy a explicar: to you|it|I am going|to|to explain I am going to explain it to you:

introducir un nuevo alimento en el cuerpo de nuestro hijo es fácil. to introduce|a|new|food|into|the|body|of|our|son|it is|easy introducing a new food into our child's body is easy.

Le abrimos la boca, le metemos la cuchara hasta el fondo y si hace falta nosotros mismos to him|we open|the|mouth|to him|we put|the|spoon|until|the|bottom|and|if|it makes|necessary|we|ourselves |||||||colher||||||||| Wir öffnen seinen Mund, stecken den Löffel bis zum Anschlag hinein und wenn nötig, nehmen wir ihn selbst in die Hand. We open their mouth, put the spoon all the way in, and if necessary,

podemos cerrarle la boca y obligarle a tragar. we can|to close his|the|mouth|and|to force him|to|to swallow |fechar-lhe||||||engolir we can close their mouth and force them to swallow.

Técnicamente no tiene mucha dificultad. technically|not|it has|a lot of|difficulty Technically it is not very difficult.

Pero en realidad no es eso lo que queremos. but|in|reality|not|it is|that|the|that|we want But that's not really what we want.

Lo que queremos no es introducir alimentos dentro de su cuerpo, lo que queremos es que what|that|we want|not|it is|to introduce|foods|inside|of|your|body|what|that|we want|it is|that What we want is not to introduce food into your body, what we want is for you

los pruebe, que disfrute, que pasemos todos un buen rato, ver las caras que pone, si le them|he/she tries|that|he/she enjoys|that|we spend|all|a|good|time|to see|the|faces|that|he/she makes|if|to him/her Probieren Sie sie aus, genießen Sie sie, lassen Sie uns alle eine gute Zeit haben, sehen Sie die Gesichter, die Sie machen, wenn Sie sie mögen, wenn Sie sie mögen. to taste it, to enjoy it, to have a good time together, to see the faces you make, if you

gusta, si no le gusta… Más que introducir, nos gusta el concepto de ofrecer. it pleases|if|not|to him/her|it pleases|more|than|to introduce|to us|it pleases|the|concept|of|to offer we like, if they don't like it... More than introducing, we like the concept of offering.

Los mayores elegimos la comida que le ponemos delante al bebé, pero no se la introducimos, the|adults|we choose|the|food|that|to him/her|we put|in front|to the|baby|but|not|itself|it|we introduce Als Erwachsene wählen wir die Lebensmittel aus, die wir dem Baby vorsetzen, aber wir führen sie nicht ein, The adults choose the food that we put in front of the baby, but we do not introduce it to them,

solo se la ofrecemos. only|itself|it|we offer we just offer it.

Si el bebé quiere comerá, si no, no lo comerá. if|the|baby|he/she wants|he/she will eat|if|not||it|he/she will eat Wenn das Baby essen will, wird es essen, wenn nicht, wird es nicht essen. If the baby wants to eat, they will, if not, they won't eat it.

No pasa nada, nosotros se la hemos ofrecido. no|it happens|nothing|we|to itself|it|we have|offered It's okay, we have offered it to him.

Quizá hoy no es el día que él decide probarla. perhaps|today|not|it is|the|day|that|he|he decides|to try it Maybe today is not the day he decides to try it.

No pasa nada, si ha sobrevivido 4, 5 o 6 meses solo a base de leche, probablemente no le no|it happens|nothing|if|he has|survived|or|months|only|to|basis|of|milk|probably|not|to him It's okay, if he has survived 4, 5, or 6 months only on milk, he will probably be fine for a few more days like this.

vaya a pasar nada por seguir algunos días más así. he goes|to|to happen|nothing|for|to continue|a few|days|more|like this He probably won't have any issues continuing like this for a few more days.

Es preferible tomárselo con calma y disfrutar todos del proceso, que apretar y apretar para it is|preferable|to take it|with|calmness|and|to enjoy|everyone|of the|process|than|to tighten|and|to tighten|to Es ist besser, es ruhig angehen zu lassen und den Prozess gemeinsam zu genießen, als zu drängeln und zu drängen und zu drängen. It is preferable to take it easy and enjoy the process together, rather than pressuring and pressuring to

que se coma lo que le hemos puesto delante, y que acabemos pasando todos un mal rato… that|itself|it eats|what|that|to it|we have|put|in front|and|that|we end up|passing|everyone|a|bad|time make them eat what we have put in front of them, and end up having a bad time for everyone...

La OMS, Unicef, la AAP, la AEP y demás sociedades médicas recomiendan introducir (aunque como the|WHO|UNICEF|the|American Academy of Pediatrics|the|Spanish Pediatric Association|and|other|societies|medical|they recommend|to introduce|although|as ||||AAP||a AEP|||||||| The WHO, Unicef, the AAP, the AEP, and other medical societies recommend introducing (although as

hemos dicho, preferimos el término ofrecer) alimentos distintos del pecho a partir de ||||||foods|different|from the|breast|to|starting|from we have said, we prefer the term offer) foods other than breast milk starting from

los 6 meses, y nunca antes de los 4. the|months|and|never|before|of|the the 6 months, and never before 4.

Esto quiere decir que hasta ese momento nada de cacitos de cereales para que duerma mejor, this|it wants|to say|that|until|that|moment|nothing|of|little bits|of|cereals|to|to|she sleeps|better This means that until that moment no cereal porridge to help them sleep better,

ni infusiones, ni zumos para que haga caca, ni agua, ni nada. nor|infusions|nor|juices|to|to|she makes|poop|nor|water|nor|nothing |||sucos||||cocô|||| no infusions, no juices to help them poop, no water, nothing.

Solo teta (o leche adaptada si no puede ser teta por lo que sea). only|breast|or|milk|adapted|if|not|she can|to be|breast|for|the|that|it may be Only breast milk (or formula if breastfeeding is not possible for any reason).

Sin embargo, lo más habitual es que antes de los 6 meses, o incluso a veces antes de without|however|the|most|common|it is|that|before|of|the|months|or|even|to|times|before|of However, it is most common that before 6 months, or sometimes even before

los 4, la mayoría de los bebés hayan probado alimentos diferentes a la leche materna o the|the|||||||||||milk|maternal|or 4, most babies have tried foods other than breast milk or

fórmula adaptada. formula|adapted formula.

Hay que saber que antes de los 4, esta introducción de alimentos diferentes a la leche puede suponer there is|to|to know|that|before|of|the|this|introduction|of|foods|different|to|the|milk|it can|to imply It should be noted that before 4, this introduction of foods other than milk can represent

problemas a nivel inmunitario, gastrointestinal, renal o respiratorio. problems|at|level|immune|gastrointestinal|renal|or|respiratory problems at the immune, gastrointestinal, renal, or respiratory level.

Así que no, aunque sea navidad, fallas, cumple del abuelo o del tío, no hay que darle a so|that|not|even if|it is|Christmas|Fallas festival|birthday|of the|grandfather|or|of the|uncle|not|there is|to|to give it|to So no, even if it's Christmas, Fallas, grandpa's birthday, or uncle's, you shouldn't give them

probar el pastel, chocolate, polvorón o turrón para hacer la gracia o “porque le gusta to try|the|cake|chocolate|a type of crumbly sweet|or|nougat|to|to make|the|joke|or|because|to him/her|he/she likes to try the cake, chocolate, polvorón, or turrón just to be nice or "because they like it

mucho”. a lot a lot".

Llegados a este punto en el que se van incorporando nuevos alimentos a la dieta del bebé es cuando having arrived|at|this|point|in|the|which|themselves|they go|incorporating|new|foods|to|the|diet|of the|baby|it is|when At this point, when new foods are being introduced into the baby's diet, is when

muchas veces comienzan a surgir problemas y tensiones con la comida (aunque algunos many|times|they begin|to|to arise|problems|and|tensions|with|the|food|although|some problems and tensions with food often begin to arise (although some

niños ya tenían la etiqueta de “mal comedores” desde mucho antes, y en otros casos los problemas children|already|they had|the|label|of|bad|eaters|since|a lot of|before|and|in|other|cases|the|problems children had the label of 'picky eaters' long before, and in other cases, problems

pueden aparecer más tarde). they can|to appear|more|later may appear later).

Una primera confusión viene del propio concepto de AC. a|first|confusion|it comes|of the|own|concept|of|AC ||||||||AC(1) A first confusion comes from the very concept of complementary feeding.

Por alimentación complementaria entendemos la alimentación complementaria a la lactancia materna, pero que no es la for|feeding|complementary|we understand|the|feeding|complementary|to|the|breastfeeding|maternal|but|that|not|it is|the By complementary feeding, we mean the food that complements breastfeeding, but is not the

fuente principal a nivel energético o nutritivo, ya que ese papel está reservado a la leche source|main|at|level|energetic|or|nutritious|already|that|that|role|it is|reserved|to|the|milk main source of energy or nutrition, as that role is reserved for breast milk

materna durante el resto del primer año de vida. maternal|during|the|rest|of the|first|year|of|life during the rest of the first year of life.

Para entender mejor este concepto, el estupendo nutricionista Julio Basulto nos propone la to|to understand|better|this|concept|the|wonderful|nutritionist|Julio|Basulto|to us|he proposes|the |||||||||Basulto||| To better understand this concept, the wonderful nutritionist Julio Basulto proposes the

comparación con la ropa y los complementos. comparison|with|the|clothing|and|the|accessories comparison with clothing and accessories.

Por un lado, tenemos los complementos: un collar, un pañuelo, un bolso, unos pendientes, for|a|side|we have|the|accessories|a|necklace|a|scarf|a|bag|some|earrings On one hand, we have accessories: a necklace, a scarf, a bag, earrings,

etc. nos pueden ayudar a personalizar nuestra imagen, darle un toque diferente, pero no etcetera|to us|they can|to help|to|to personalize|our|image|to give it|a|touch|different|but|not etc. can help us personalize our image, give it a different touch, but they do not

nos visten, no son fundamentales. us|they dress|not|they are|fundamental they dress us, they are not fundamental.

Si salimos a la calle un día de invierno con collar, pendientes y sombrero, pero sin if|we go out|to|the|street|a|day|of|winter|with|necklace|earrings|and|hat|but|without If we go out on a winter day with a necklace, earrings, and a hat, but without

ropa, probablemente la echemos de menos. clothes|probably|it|we miss|of|less clothes, we will probably miss them.

Sin pantalones, camisa, chaqueta, abrigo… lo normal es pasar frío en invierno. without|pants|shirt|jacket|coat|the|normal|it is|to spend|cold|in|winter Without pants, shirt, jacket, coat... it is normal to feel cold in winter.

Por lo tanto, lo fundamental es la ropa y lo accesorio los complementos for|the|therefore|the|fundamental|it is|the|clothing|and|the|accessory|the|complements Therefore, the fundamental thing is the clothing and the accessories are secondary.

Nadie nos va a señalar por la calle si un día olvidamos la corbata o los pendientes. nobody|us|it is going|to|to point out|through|the|street|if|a|day|we forget|the|tie|or|the|earrings No one is going to point us out on the street if one day we forget the tie or the earrings.

En este sentido, la cantidad de alimentos distintos a la leche materna que tomará un in|this|sense|the|quantity|of|foods|different|from|the|milk|maternal|that|it will take|a In this sense, the amount of foods different from breast milk that a

bebé a esta edad en realidad no es tan importante, es más importante que disfrutéis todos de |||||||it is||important||||that|you all enjoy|everyone|of baby will consume at this age is actually not that important; it is more important that you all enjoy.

la comida, que sea un momento agradable y que el niño tenga la oportunidad de experimentar the|food|that|it be|a|moment|pleasant|and|that|the|child|he has|the|opportunity|to|to experience the food, that it be a pleasant moment and that the child has the opportunity to experience

con diferentes olores, sabores y texturas. with|different|smells|flavors|and|textures different smells, flavors, and textures.

Es más, podríamos decir que hasta los dos años, es más importante que el niño disfrute it is|more|we could|to say|that|until|the|two|years|it is|more|important|that|the|child|he enjoys Moreover, we could say that until the age of two, it is more important for the child to enjoy

con la comida y que sus preferencias se decanten por alimentos saludables, que el aporte de with|the|food|and|that|his|preferences|themselves|they lean|towards|foods|healthy|that|the|contribution|of ||||||||se inclinem||||||| the food and for their preferences to lean towards healthy foods, than the contribution of

nutrientes para su desarrollo que se le proporciona con la alimentación complementaria. nutrients|for|its|development|that|itself|to it|it provides|with|the|feeding|complementary nutrients for their development that are provided through complementary feeding.

En este periodo se debería estimular la masticación, la deglución, presentar nuevos sabores y in|this|period|itself|it should|to stimulate|the|chewing|the|swallowing|to present|new|flavors|and During this period, chewing, swallowing, introducing new flavors and

texturas, ayudar a desarrollar habilidades motoras y la preferencia por alimentos saludables, textures|to help|to|to develop|skills|motor|and|the|preference|for|foods|healthy textures should be encouraged, helping to develop motor skills and a preference for healthy foods,

a expresar sus necesidades, respetar sus señales de hambre y saciedad, enseñar formas adecuadas to|to express|its|needs|to respect|its|signals|of|hunger|and|satiety|to teach|ways|appropriate to express their needs, respecting their hunger and satiety signals, teaching appropriate ways

de relación, ect. of|relationship|etc of relationship, etc.

Si nos limitamos a hacer el avioncito con el puré de verduras, por muchos nutrientes if|us|we limit|to|to make|the|little airplane|with|the|puree|of|vegetables|for|many|nutrients If we limit ourselves to making the little airplane with the vegetable puree, no matter how many nutrients

que introduzcamos en su cuerpo (en este caso sí que es adecuado el verbo introducir) that|we introduce|in|its|body|in|this|case|indeed|that|it is|appropriate|the|verb|to introduce we introduce into their body (in this case, the verb 'introduce' is indeed appropriate)

Al final nos vamos a perder muchas oportunidades de enseñarle todos estos aspectos relacionados con la comida in the|end|us|we are going|to|to lose|many|opportunities|to|to teach him/her|all|these|aspects|related|with|the|food In the end, we are going to miss many opportunities to teach them all these aspects related to food.

Y que, de verdad, sí que son importantes. and|that|of|truth|yes|that|they are|important And that, really, they are important.

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