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Family allergies
If a family member suffers from food-related allergies, it's important that you talk to your doctor or health visitor before introducing any of the foods below into your baby's diet:
* Milk products.
* Wheat-based foods which contain gluten, for example, breakfast cereals, wheat flour or rusks. Look for foods with the gluten-free symbol.
* Nuts and seeds including ground nuts, peanut butter and other nut spreads.
* Cows' milk as a drink until your baby is one year old. It's only OK for mixing foods or in cooking from six months onwards.
* Citrus fruits, including citrus fruit juices.
* Eggs.
* Shellfish and fish.
Allergies to nuts, nut products and some seeds may only affect one per cent of the population, but for those who are at high risk (people with allergies such as hay fever, asthma and eczema in the family) it's best to steer clear of them altogether.
Other foods to avoid giving your baby:
* Salt - babies can't cope with more salt than that which is naturally found in foods.
* Sugar - encouraging a sweet tooth can lead to tooth decay. Add formula or breastmilk to sweeten up your baby's food if necessary.
* Honey - contains similar properties to sugar and will also cause tooth decay. You shouldn't give honey to your child until he's at least one year old, as it occasionally contains spores which can cause very serious illness.
* Nuts - whole nuts should not be given to any children under five years of age in case they choke on them.
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Vitamin A- Liver, egg yolks, full-fat dairy goods, oily fish. Promotes healthy eyes; protects against respiratory infection; promotes growth; encourages healthy bones, teeth and gums; an antioxidant.
Betacarotene- Leafy green vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins. Converts to vitamin A; is an antioxidant.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)- Whole grains, oatmeal, vegetables, dried yeast, liver, pork, peanuts. Provides energy; aids carbohydrate digestion; helps nervous system, muscles, heart and mental function; reduces stress.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)- Leafy green vegetables, fish, yoghurt, liver, cottage cheese, milk. Promotes growth, healthy hair, skin and nails; helps to metabolise carbohydrates, fats and proteins; energy production; stress handling.
Vitaminn B3 (nicotinic acid)- Lean meat, wheatgerm, figs, dates, avocados, fish, eggs, wholewheat produce, brewers yeast. Essential for sex hormones, thyroid hormone, insulin, cortisone and glucose tolerance. Necessary for the nervous system and brain; helps metabolism and energy; keeps blood fats balanced.
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)- Wholegrains, wheatgerm, bran, crude molasses, nuts, green vegetables, chicken, egg yolks, meat and liver Vital for the adrenal glands; aids the conversion of fats and carbohydrates into energy; helps manufacture antibodies; promotes wound healing.
Vitamin B6- Wheatgerm, bran, poultry, meat, liver, cantaloupes, cabbage, milk, blackstrap molasses, egg yolks, tuna, sardines, mackerel, leeks, kale, sprats, trout, salmon and cod. Produces antibodies and red blood cells needed to help absorb Vitamin B12 and to aid protein metabolism.
Vitamin B12- Liver, beef, pork, fish, shellfish, eggs, milk and cheese. Promotes growth; improves concentration and encourages a healthy nervous system.
Folic acid- Deep green leafy vegetables, carrots, egg yolks, apricots, pumpkin, beans, avocado, whole wheat, rye, cantaloupes. Necessary to help the body use proteins and carbohydrates; forms antibodies; wards of anaemia; and protects against neural tube defects early in pregnancy.
Biotin- brewers yeast, brown rice, nuts, fruit, egg yolks, beef liver. Aids metabolism of fats and proteins; maintains healthy skin, scalp and hair.
Choline- Green leafy vegetables, liver and lecithin, wheatgerm, egg yolk. Aids memory; controls cholesterol build- up; helps detoxification by eliminating toxins and drugs from the liver.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)- Citrus fruits, strawberries, green leafy vegetables, cantaloupes, sweet peppers, cauliflowers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, kiwi fruits, bean sprouts, melons, spinach. broccoli, cabbages, turnips, liver, Healthy immune system; anti- viral; anti- bacterial; boosts formation of skin, bone, cartilage and connective tissue including gums and blood vessels; needed to help the body cope with stress.
Vitamin D (calciferol)- Sardines, herrings, tuna, egg yolks, fish oils, dairy produce. Needed for bone and teeth formation; works with vitamins A and C to prevent colds.
Vitamin E-Wheatgerm, vegetable oils, broccoli, brussel sprouts, almonds, olive oil, eggs, spinach, soya beans, tomatoes, fresh nuts, carrots, sunflower seeds, wholegrain cereals. Antioxidant; protects cell membranes; helps prevent scarring; anticoagulant; and protects against chlorinated water.
Vitamin K- Yoghurt, alfalfa, leafy green vegetables, safflower oil, kelp, fish liver oils, egg yolks, milk. Essential for blood clotting agent; useful in bone metabolism.
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Family allergies
If a family member suffers from food-related allergies, it's important that you talk to your doctor or health visitor before introducing any of the foods below into your baby's diet:
* Milk products.
* Wheat-based foods which contain gluten, for example, breakfast cereals, wheat flour or rusks. Look for foods with the gluten-free symbol.
* Nuts and seeds including ground nuts, peanut butter and other nut spreads.
* Cows' milk as a drink until your baby is one year old. It's only OK for mixing foods or in cooking from six months onwards.
* Citrus fruits, including citrus fruit juices.
* Eggs.
* Shellfish and fish.
Allergies to nuts, nut products and some seeds may only affect one per cent of the population, but for those who are at high risk (people with allergies such as hay fever, asthma and eczema in the family) it's best to steer clear of them altogether.
Other foods to avoid giving your baby:
* Salt - babies can't cope with more salt than that which is naturally found in foods.
* Sugar - encouraging a sweet tooth can lead to tooth decay. Add formula or breastmilk to sweeten up your baby's food if necessary.
* Honey - contains similar properties to sugar and will also cause tooth decay. You shouldn't give honey to your child until he's at least one year old, as it occasionally contains spores which can cause very serious illness.
* Nuts - whole nuts should not be given to any children under five years of age in case they choke on them.
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Vitamin A- Liver, egg yolks, full-fat dairy goods, oily fish. Promotes healthy eyes; protects against respiratory infection; promotes growth; encourages healthy bones, teeth and gums; an antioxidant.
Betacarotene- Leafy green vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins. Converts to vitamin A; is an antioxidant.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)- Whole grains, oatmeal, vegetables, dried yeast, liver, pork, peanuts. Provides energy; aids carbohydrate digestion; helps nervous system, muscles, heart and mental function; reduces stress.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)- Leafy green vegetables, fish, yoghurt, liver, cottage cheese, milk. Promotes growth, healthy hair, skin and nails; helps to metabolise carbohydrates, fats and proteins; energy production; stress handling.
Vitaminn B3 (nicotinic acid)- Lean meat, wheatgerm, figs, dates, avocados, fish, eggs, wholewheat produce, brewers yeast. Essential for sex hormones, thyroid hormone, insulin, cortisone and glucose tolerance. Necessary for the nervous system and brain; helps metabolism and energy; keeps blood fats balanced.
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)- Wholegrains, wheatgerm, bran, crude molasses, nuts, green vegetables, chicken, egg yolks, meat and liver Vital for the adrenal glands; aids the conversion of fats and carbohydrates into energy; helps manufacture antibodies; promotes wound healing.
Vitamin B6- Wheatgerm, bran, poultry, meat, liver, cantaloupes, cabbage, milk, blackstrap molasses, egg yolks, tuna, sardines, mackerel, leeks, kale, sprats, trout, salmon and cod. Produces antibodies and red blood cells needed to help absorb Vitamin B12 and to aid protein metabolism.
Vitamin B12- Liver, beef, pork, fish, shellfish, eggs, milk and cheese. Promotes growth; improves concentration and encourages a healthy nervous system.
Folic acid- Deep green leafy vegetables, carrots, egg yolks, apricots, pumpkin, beans, avocado, whole wheat, rye, cantaloupes. Necessary to help the body use proteins and carbohydrates; forms antibodies; wards of anaemia; and protects against neural tube defects early in pregnancy.
Biotin- brewers yeast, brown rice, nuts, fruit, egg yolks, beef liver. Aids metabolism of fats and proteins; maintains healthy skin, scalp and hair.
Choline- Green leafy vegetables, liver and lecithin, wheatgerm, egg yolk. Aids memory; controls cholesterol build- up; helps detoxification by eliminating toxins and drugs from the liver.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)- Citrus fruits, strawberries, green leafy vegetables, cantaloupes, sweet peppers, cauliflowers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, kiwi fruits, bean sprouts, melons, spinach. broccoli, cabbages, turnips, liver, Healthy immune system; anti- viral; anti- bacterial; boosts formation of skin, bone, cartilage and connective tissue including gums and blood vessels; needed to help the body cope with stress.
Vitamin D (calciferol)- Sardines, herrings, tuna, egg yolks, fish oils, dairy produce. Needed for bone and teeth formation; works with vitamins A and C to prevent colds.
Vitamin E-Wheatgerm, vegetable oils, broccoli, brussel sprouts, almonds, olive oil, eggs, spinach, soya beans, tomatoes, fresh nuts, carrots, sunflower seeds, wholegrain cereals. Antioxidant; protects cell membranes; helps prevent scarring; anticoagulant; and protects against chlorinated water.
Vitamin K- Yoghurt, alfalfa, leafy green vegetables, safflower oil, kelp, fish liver oils, egg yolks, milk. Essential for blood clotting agent; useful in bone metabolism.
Source:Link