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BABY HEALTH “The sugars (fructose) in fruit are digested and absorbed into the bloodstream at a slower rate and therefore do not seem to influence the blood glucose levels in the same way that sweets or baked goods do. There is no harm in giving a small portion of fruit as part of your child’s dinner or as an after- dinner treat,” says Dr Swanepoel. Is meat okay? “Children can start eating meat from as young as six months - start with softer meats like mince meat, chicken livers and flaked fish. Meat, chicken, pork and fish are high in protein and should be included as part of the child’s daily diet. The texture of the meat can be modified according to the child’s age: always start with puréed or mashed food and progress to semi-solids and finally finger foods. From around nine months, allow your child to start feeding themself finger foods such asa piece of soft chicken or salt-free biltong. This helps to build oral motor skills and brain development,” says Bortz. “Ideally, no sugar should ‘y> ‘S' be consumed by children der the age of three. Sugar is known asa pe eae me rich, h like eee , ;” says Bortz. When it comes to the I aie “Be mi L with portion sizes. Atoddler can comfortably eat a of raisins, nt to a whole punnet of grapes which, in its fresh fruit form, would beimpossible ( ‘0 consume in one sitting.” @
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