My child does not like dairy products, what should I do?
At the beginning of food diversification, you will begin to introduce dairy products because baby gradually takes in smaller quantities of milk. But now, baby does not like yogurts and other dairy products. However, as they grow, they are essential to cover their calcium needs. So what if baby does not want to take dairy? How to make him love it?
TIPS FOR GETTING BABIES TO LIKE DAIRY PRODUCTS
Vary the dairy!
All types of natural dairy products can be offered to babies: yoghurt, fromage blanc, petit-suisses, etc. If these are standard yoghurts, they are made from cow’s milk, which is not very suitable for your baby’s nutrition. It is advisable to use specific dairy products for babies which comply with the regulations concerning foods for young children, and which can be found in the baby department.
Vary the tastes!
To make babies appreciate these natural dairy products, you can flavor them with, for example:
fruit compote or fruit purées without added sugar preferably
pieces of fresh seasonal fruit
2nd age cereals in its dairy
spices like cinnamon,
orange blossom water
grated coconut
a few small crushed baby biscuits
citrus juice (lemon, orange, grapefruit)
a powder of walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds…
It is also possible to add a very small amount of sugar to his plain dairy, without overdoing it, so as not to accustom him to the sweet taste.
Vary the containers!
In addition, what may please your baby is to present his dairy products in different containers: bowl, small cup, small verrine…
More original forms such as the milkshake (yogurt and mixed fruit) and the bowl of cottage cheese/yogurt with pieces of fruit on top also allow for variety!
Finally, homemade dairy products such as milk semolina (not very sweet) or homemade yogurts with or without a yogur maker are very popular with children.