Saturday, February 1, 2014 www.insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 15, 2015 | 32 1 2014 Learn the facts about iron for your baby Parents only want the best for their babies and Fable: The addition of vitamins and minerals in impact on baby's health. It does so by carrying oxygen from the lungs throughout the body and also when it comes to feeding their little ones, there is baby food is "unnatural" or "processed." no exception. But despite good intentions, some Fact:Most babies are born with enough iron stores helps muscles store and use oxygen. misunderstandings may be leading many parents to to meet their needs until six months of age. At that If you suspect your baby has constipation after miss the mark when it comes to iron in their baby's point, their iron stores start to deplete and breast starting solid foods, it is important to offer extra diet. Experts tell us iron is an essential nutrient and is milk alone can no longer meet all of his or her iron water (2-4 oz/day), and more vegetables and fruit, critical to baby's growth and cognitive development, needs. This is important because iron is essential for which add fibre to your baby's meals. (NC) helping baby remember the new things learned each growth and normal cognitive development. Without day. To set the story straight, here are the fables and Finley Chelsea Anne Buczek Morgan Jones Quinn Violet enough iron, an infant or child is at increased risk of Grimes the facts when it comes to iron for your baby: iron deficiency. In Canada, the addition of iron-fortified cereals Fable: Homemade foods are always better for baby's diet since they're more natural and the ingredients more than 50 years ago helped reduce iron deficiency in infants and children. Better still, some brands like are fresh. Fact: When first introducing baby to solid foods, Nestlé Gerber ensure one serving of infant cereal many parents choose to prepare homemade foods has 100 per cent of your baby's daily iron. such as puréed brown rice, or vegetables and fruit Fable: Iron is constipating. like sweet potato and apples.While homemade baby Fact:Although some parents think iron in food is the foods are made with love and they provide healthy cause of baby's constipation, research has shown this nutrition, they can also be lacking as a source is not the case. In fact, the introduction of solid foods of iron, which is an essential nutrient for baby's can lead to normal changes in the colour, texture and development. It's important to make sure babies get frequency of a baby's bowel movements. sufficient amounts of iron by offering puréed meat Iron on the other hand, is not a cause of stomach like beef, Rowyn chicken Amelia or lamb Swan and meat alternatives like Colin Joseph Frontini and it instead has Thomas James Stanley upset or constipation, a positive pumpkin butter, chick peas or lentils. R0012509340 B G BARKER BEBB BLACK Barker, Chase Thomas Monday, September 22, 2014 Parents: Andrew and Shana Barker Bebb, Quinn Emily Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Parents: Mike and Whitney Bebb and big brothers Zachary and Gavin Black, Marcus A. GIBSON GRAY Gibson, Malcolm John Saturday, October 4, 2014 Parents: Mike and Jen Gibson and Big Brother Jack Gray, Isaac Saturday, October 4, 2014 Parents: Clifford and Wendy Gray H Thursday, May 22, 2014 Parents: Stephanie Black and Radek Rutkowski R0012528741 HESLOP Heslop, Tyler MacKenzie Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Parents: Ryanne MacKenzie and Boyd Heslop