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This is a bit random but as I'm breastfeeding my 7 month old and have just started him on solids, I was pondering how his diet of breastmilk looked as far as the macronutrients were concerned and learned that:
The average macronutrient composition of breastmilk is approximately 1.2 g/dL for protein, 3.6 g/dL for fat, and 7.4 g/dL for lactose (the main carbohydrate in breastmilk). https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/breastmilk-composition
and then wondered if a child's diet, and then an adult's diet should differ in these ratios or not.
My two "go to" meals for him that I make at the moment are pureed chicken liver with roasted pumpkin, and pureed pear with homemade goat's milk yoghurt and some poached egg (more yolk than white).
Most of the store-bought baby foods are full of carbs - all pureed fruits and rice cereals - so I figure what I am making at home must be a better balance.
Any other ideas for baby foods?
The average macronutrient composition of breastmilk is approximately 1.2 g/dL for protein, 3.6 g/dL for fat, and 7.4 g/dL for lactose (the main carbohydrate in breastmilk). https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/breastmilk-composition
and then wondered if a child's diet, and then an adult's diet should differ in these ratios or not.
My two "go to" meals for him that I make at the moment are pureed chicken liver with roasted pumpkin, and pureed pear with homemade goat's milk yoghurt and some poached egg (more yolk than white).
Most of the store-bought baby foods are full of carbs - all pureed fruits and rice cereals - so I figure what I am making at home must be a better balance.
Any other ideas for baby foods?