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Special Concerns When Introducing Vegetables
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The following vegetables
contain nitrates:
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Rhubarb
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Radish
- Carrots
- Beets
- Turnip
- Squash
When these vegetables are
boiled, nitrates leak out into the cooking water. When babies eat a high amount
of nitrates, it can make the baby very sick (Ministry of Health, 1985).
For babies who are less than
6 months old, do not add the cooking water from the nitrate vegetables when you
are making baby food.
When you make baby food, use
breastmilk, formula, or boiled water that has been cooled to mix with the
purée.
Do not give nitrate
vegetables to infants who have diarrhea often. |
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