Juggling the seemingly never-ending tasks and worries that come with caring for your baby can be challenging. When it comes to your baby’s meals, you may be unsure of where to begin! That’s why we suggest using Heartful Sprout. We have put a lot of efforts into data-driven meal planning service. Below is a summary of our priorities.
Our #1 priority: Not compromising on YOUR convenience and baby nutrition
Our goal is to help make your baby’s eating journey significantly easier by helping you with meal planning and prep. We are committed to giving you peace of mind that your little one is well-nourished and healthy. Through our core values, we promise to ensure that your baby will receive the proper nutrients and vitamins, while having a diverse, colorful, and simple diet!
Our #2 priority: Introducing a variety of foods
One of the main concerns that our service hopes to address is picky eating in your baby. In order to reduce this problem, we have created meal planning services without repeating daily menus. Because of this, your baby will be able to try plenty of new foods and to eat a variety of flavors, rather than consuming the same food every day.
As your baby continues trying new foods, he or she will be less likely to develop aversions to certain ingredients. Many experts say that this will reduce picky eating situations. Plus, a new menu every single day is exciting for parents as well! After all, no one wants to prepare a boring diet for their baby.
Our #3 priority: Controlled food introduction
Like we’ve said, a key feature of our service is the introduction of new ingredients into your baby’s diet. Our algorithm introduces new foods on a regular basis but with intervals. According to the American Academy of Allergies, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAI), it is best to wait approximately 3 days between introducing novel foods to your baby.
That way, you can monitor and control any allergic reactions, pinpointing the exact foods that aren’t right for your baby. We completely acknowledge this principle, which is why we try to incorporate new ingredients every 1-3 days.
This technique will help your baby become exposed to a variety of new textures and flavors, significantly enhance his or her development, without overwhelming your baby with new ingredients in every meal.
Our #4 priority: Reducing food allergy risks
As we’ve already mentioned, allergen introduction is a primary focus of our service as well. According to pediatricians, it is beneficial to begin introducing allergens to your baby as early as age 6 months or whenever your baby starts solid foods.
To make this process easier for you, our meal plans include ingredients such as eggs, yogurt, and peanut products (all which are typical allergens). By consistently including these products in your baby’s diet, you will be able to spot any allergies early on and even possibly prevent or reduce your baby’s allergic reactions.
Our #5 priority: Balanced food groups
Incorporating ingredients from every essential food group, our recipes ensure that your baby receives every nutrient and mineral that is necessary for healthy growth and development. We adhere to strict dietary guidelines created by experts when estimating how much of each food group babies should consume.
Instead of valuing one food group over the others, we make sure to include each one in your baby’s diet, as they all have important health benefits for your baby.
Do you have your preferences toward plant-based? We have features to incorporate that as well.
Back to YOUR convenience
Last, but certainly not least, our service aims to make choosing and preparing your baby’s meals easy for you! We completely understand that your days are filled with constant tasks, worries, and concerns.
Because of this, we hope to make your involvement in your baby’s diet simple and stress-free. So, by providing you with quality tips and personalized meal plans based on thorough research on baby nutrition, we hope to take a little off of your plate!
If you would like to know more about different meal planning concepts offered on our app, refer to this post.
References:
Callahan, Alice. “How to Introduce Solid Foods to Your Baby.” NYT Parenting, 4 Feb.
Kuzemchak, Sally. “How Long to Wait Between Introducing New Baby Foods.” Parents,
2022, www.parents.com/recipes/scoop-on-food/how-long-to-wait-between-introducing-new-baby-foods/.
