What are the breastmilk substitutes for infants?

For infants, no one food is superior to breast milk, but if the mother lacks milk or for some reason can't breastfeed the baby on time, only breast milk substitutes can be used.

One, infant formula milk powder

Infant formula is an infant formula that replaces breast milk produced exclusively for infants and comes in two formulas. All of them are based on milk and have been modified on the basis of milk to make them more suitable for babies' growth and development needs. Formula I is called baby milk powder; formula II is called mother milk powder.

Infant Formula (Formula I): Soybean and caramel are added to the milk, and iron, vitamin D, etc. are reinforced. The dry powder made by the spray drying method is easy to store and carry, and also easy to digest.

Mother-fat milk formula (Formula II): It is based on the milk to add appropriate amounts of desalted whey powder, minerals (iron, zinc, etc.), vitamins (A, D, C, E, etc.) to make the ingredients more similar to Breast milk.

Formula milk powder has a more reasonable ratio of protein, fat, and carbohydrate than milk, which is more suitable for infants' needs. It also adds iron, zinc, and vitamin AD that are lacking in milk, which is beneficial to baby's growth and development. It is lack of breast milk. Good alternatives.

There are many varieties of baby milk powder currently available on the market, many of which are imported milk powder. Compared with domestic milk powder, the price of imported milk powder is much higher, but not every quality of imported milk powder is proportional to the price, and the taste of some milk powder Very poor, some may still have quality problems. Therefore, when purchasing, it is necessary to see if there is any food quarantine, date of shipment, or ingredient list for China's import and export, and do not buy blindly. Of course, many imported milk powders have a good process, and they dissolve quickly and are easy to dispense.

Second, baby rice flour

Baby rice noodles are baby foods based on cereals (rice, flour), which are developed based on the needs of infants' growth and development. There are common dry cakes, baby treasures, give you power, give you love, Heinz rice flour, etc. The main ingredients are Is a cereal, which adds soybean flour, egg yolk powder, sugar, vegetable oil, vitamins, minerals (salt, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc.), there are some rice flour added milk.

When mothers choose to use rice flour, they must carefully read the ingredients list to see what they have fortified and how much to strengthen. Latte is said to be fortified according to national standards. The iron content per 100 grams is 6-10 milligrams, including baby treasure and your love, egg yolk baby rice flour and so on. There are also special enhancements, such as Blood Potion and Heinz Rice Flour, in which blood treasure contains 20 mg per 100 g and Heinz rice flour contains 40 mg per 100 g. If the child himself drinks iron-fortified powdered milk, he does not need to eat special iron-fortified rice flour. If you are breast-feeding or drinking milk, you can use special iron-fortified rice flour after 4 months, but you should not use it for a long period of time to prevent excessive iron. During the child's 4-12 months, parents can combine standard fortified rice flour and specially fortified rice flour for children to eat, which not only reduces appetite and excess iron, but also prevents iron deficiency.

Infant rice flour is cheaper than milk powder, but for small infants who lack breast milk, infant formula milk is more suitable as a “staple food”, and baby rice flour is more suitable as a complementary food.