Summer fruit characteristics and recommendations

Summer arrives and with it the heat, thirst and the need to eat things fresh and refreshing. This definition perfectly into summer fruit, which by its nature is a very good choice of food for the children.

For the quantity of water (around 85-90%) off thirst, bring minerals to help replenish eliminated by sweat, contain sugars that provide energy and vitamins and protective factors for children.

The fruits of summer are also a nutritional claim for children, as they have a striking color and taste somewhat sweeter than those of another season.

Let's see what these fruits, which have features and when they can begin to take our children:

* Melon.jpgMelón: It is a fruit rich in potassium (more than bananas) and it is a good remineralizador. 90% of the melon is water and provides 33 Kcal per 100 grams. It is rich in vitamins A, B and C.
The melon may begin to offer children to six months, though its sweet taste could be given to unusual fruits start to taste sweet.

* Sandia.jpgSandía: One of the most refreshing fruit since 95% of it is water. For this reason there is some talk of it as "the strong drink."
Provides 16 Kcal per 100 grams and despite its sweet taste the sugar content is low.
You can begin to offer children from six months, but the same sweet taste that melon (although less so) and be practically water, fruit would be advisable at these ages.

* Melocoton.jpgMelocotón: This is a fruit with slight acidity, which stimulates the gastric secretions to facilitate digestion.
A peach is 90.7% water, and it is also part of the most refreshing, and provides 27 Kcal per 100 grams.
The fruit itself can be offered to children from six months, while the skin is quite allergenic. Like peeling the fruit without touching the skin is almost impossible to recommend the peach does not offer up to 12 months.

* Fresa.jpgFresa: It is an important source of vitamin C because it contains more than oranges. Ellagic acid, which has antibacterial and antiviral activity.
90.5% of the strawberries and add water is 27 Kcal per 100 grams.
The strawberry is one of the "red fruits", which release histamine. This means that it can cause allergic reactions so you can begin to offer 12 months (and even better if done at 18 months).

* Arandano.jpgArándano contains anthocyanins, which are pigments that enhance the sensitivity of the retina and relieve circulatory disorders. 85% of water and add blueberries is 25 Kcal per 100 grams.
The cranberry juice, very tasty, keeps intact the characteristics of the fruit.
The wild blueberry is a fruit that, like strawberry, histamine release. For this reason we can begin to offer 12 months (but better at 18).

* Albaricoque.jpgAlbaricoque: It is a fruit rich in provitamin A (beta-carotene) that is converted into vitamin A in our body what it needs under.
It has a water content of 86% and provides 42 Kcal per 100 grams.
When cousin-brother of peach, apricot has the same problem with respect to the skin. So it is better not to give it to babies until they are 12 months.

Frambuesa.jpgFrambuesa * Contains lots of fiber and anthocyanins (like blueberries) and ensures a good amount of minerals. It also has salicylic acid (such as aspirin) and therefore helps to combat the fever. A 84.6% of the water and add raspberries is 34 Kcal per 100 grams.
It is a red fruit that are allergenic to risks similar to those of strawberries. They may begin offering the babies from 12 months (although it is best to wait until 18). To contain salicylic acid are not recommended for those allergic to aspirin.

* Cereza.jpgCereza: It is rich in vitamins A, B and C. It contains flavonoids, which are useful in combating free radicals.
Its water content is 86.2% and provides 38 Kcal per 100 grams.
Not one of the most allergenic fruits and plums are familiar, which can be eaten for six months. For this reason there is no contraindication to providing babies from six months (previously pitted and chopped, of course).

Having reviewed the fruits of summer, is just throw a little imagination to prepare so curious and appealing. Maybe it will be useful to have a look at some of the recipes already published in Infants and drink as melon or watermelon gazpacho.

In the case of babies after six months, cut into small pieces and allow themselves to be carried to the mouth of the dish cogiéndolos will combine learning and nutrition. We must bear in mind, however, that the quantity of fruit for children under one year should not be very high since the caloric intake of the fruit is low in comparison with milk and other foods.