How to introduce eggs during weaning: advice from the nutritionist
Introduction
When the time comes for little ones to approach foods other than breast milk or formula, many new parents wonder how to introduce eggs during weaning.
The topic is important because, as is well known, the focus is on an allergenic food. In the next lines of the article, preceded by an index to give you the possibility of going into detail with a simple click on the paragraph titles, you will find all the answers.
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How to give eggs during weaning
Until a few years ago , when it came to introducing eggs during weaning, the gold standard was to postpone their inclusion as much as possible, even reaching 12 months in the case of egg white.
To date, as you can read in this article , no scientific evidence of the benefits of chronoinsertion has been identified, even in children with close relatives who suffer from allergies.
The egg can therefore be introduced from the first steps with complementary feeding on demand .
The only precaution to take, as specified by Doctor Dell'Oro at the beginning of this video , involves avoiding, on the days in which she brings eggs to the table, the inclusion of other allergens in the child's dietary plan.
It is also important to avoid including other sources of protein in the same meal.
After this necessary introduction, it is possible to get into the heart of the advice on consistencies and safe cuts (in the video course you will also find more specific information on other foods).
In the video linked above, Dr. Dell'Oro shows some examples. The egg can be served scrambled, but also in the form of an omelette.
In the second case, it is recommended to cut the food into a stick , the thickness of the index finger of a female hand, so as to allow the puppy, during the period in which the palmar prehension is dominant, to grasp the food with the fist and eat it.
Small note: the strip should be long enough to stick out of the baby's fist.
Also excellent is a hard-boiled egg, which can be placed on the plate cut into lengthwise slices.
