How To Promote Your Toddler’s Digestive Health

Most parents tend to associate their toddler’s digestive health with a happy tummy. And that’s about it! However, did it ever cross your mind that your toddler’s digestive health goes beyond a healthy tummy? As a matter of fact, his digestive health actually says a lot about his overall health, growth, and development. Photo credit: Freepik Digestive system breaks down the foods that your toddler eats into energy and nutrients his body needs. Easy digestion will ensure that the nutrients from the foods that your child consumes are optimally absorbed to support his healthy growth and development. Therefore, making sure you pay attention to your toddler’s digestive health is important as his body could run into troubles in absorbing the essential nutrients if you don’t take enough care of it. Improving Your Toddler’s Digestive Health The foods that your toddler eats and the lifestyle that he embraces have a direct impact on his digestive health. Photo credit: Freepik Taking steps to improve your child’s digestive health can help his digestive system function more efficiently – thus, enhancing his general well-being, boosting his immune system, and supporting his optimal growth. The following section consists of easy ways you can practice to achieve better digestive health for your toddler: 1. Fibre, please! Fibre is the part of food that cannot be digested by the body. It keeps the digestive tract moving along as it should, helps to keep bowel healthy, and prevents constipation. According to the Malaysia RNI 2017, the recommended dietary fibre intake for 1 to 3-year-old children is 14 grams per day. That being said, start sneaking in fibre-rich foods into your toddler’s daily diet, such as whole grain bread, high-fibre cereals, peas, fruits, and vegetables. 2. Eat little and often Photo credit: Freepik Eating a large amount of food may strain and burden your toddler’s digestive system. To ensure a proper digestion, consider serving smaller meals more frequently in a day. Better yet, offer healthy and varied wholesome diet or minimally processed foods to your toddler. 3. Encourage adequate sleep Sleep is necessary for a healthy life and young children in particular need to get sufficient amounts of sleep on a regular basis to maintain good health. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that toddlers aged 1 to 2 years old get between 11 and 14 hours of total sleep, including naps, every day. If your child does not get enough sleep, he is more prone to digestive challenges and his immune system may be adversely affected too. 4. Water is the way to go Water is important to maintain your child’s health, aid his digestion, and prevent constipation. Proper digestion makes minerals and nutrients more accessible to the body. In line with the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines, children of 1 to 3 years of age are required to drink about 4 glasses a day to stay healthy. 5. Get off the couch and start moving! Photo credit: Freepik Say “yay” for regular exercise! Let your toddler run, skip, jump, or dance for at least a few minutes a day at the playground, park, or right in the comfort of your home! Besides the many physiological and emotional benefits that exercise has to offer to your growing child, are you aware that regular exercise actually does support the digestive process as well? A regular physical activity stimulates the digestive tract, whilst increasing intestinal activity – allowing food to pass through it much quicker. 6. Drink milk that is gentle to tummy Photo credit: Friso® Gold Easy-to-digest milk causes less digestive discomfort, elevates nutrients absorption to the body, and consequently, contributes better support to your toddler’s healthy growth and development. Introducing the New Friso® Gold, upgraded with NOVAS™ Signature Milk Friso® Gold is a premium milk formula brand that is 100% produced and imported from the Netherlands. For better digestibility, Friso® Gold is now upgraded with NOVAS™ Signature Milk, a high-quality milk for your toddlers with a distinct characteristic of naturally small molecules with soft structure. The Natural Choice for Tiny Tummies Ever wondered what makes Friso® Gold‘s formula milk so naturally nutritious and healthy for your child? With over 140 years of dairy expertise, Friso® Gold sources their high-quality milk from their own farms in the Netherlands. Friso® Gold‘s farmers specially select a high-quality cow breed, the Holstein-Friesian cows, and custom-feed them, so they can produce high-quality milk for your child. The cows that produce NOVAS™ Signature Milk are carefully and specially chosen by Friso® Gold‘s farmers based on health, milk quality, and milk composition so that your child gets the natural nutrients he needs. Not only that, Friso® Gold adopts the unique LocNutri™ Mild Heat Treatment Technology that helps preserve nutrients. The single mild-heat-processing using LocNutri™ Mild Heat Treatment Technology allows Friso® Gold to lock in over 90% of natural nutrients of the milk to support easy digestion. As you might have known, nutrients in their natural state are much easier for delicate tummies to digest. This means your child’s tummy does not get stressed and there is less chance of them getting constipated. Also, having recently launched TrackEasy, a QR code that enables parents to scan and trace milk’s full journey from source to arrival, Friso® Gold is now at the forefront of digital innovation to ensure its product authenticity, safety, and quality. A New Milk Formula to Meet Your Child’s Nutritional Demands Now made with naturally small molecules and soft structure, the new Friso® Gold is definitely your best choice of formula milk that’s easy to digest and supports nutrient absorption for your toddler’s growth! Here are more reasons why you should let your child drink the new Friso® Gold: Upgraded with high-quality NOVAS™ Signature Milk that is easy to digest. Produced from premium sources and using single unique processing in the Netherlands. Preserves over 90% of natural nutrients with LocNutri™. Contains no added sucrose or flavour. Naturally delivers essential nutrients. Start building your toddler’s strong digestive system to support a healthy gut and provide the required energy for your child’s development with Friso® Gold now! Remember, mummies, when your child has good digestion, he will be stronger from the inside! Try the new Friso® Gold and get a free sample here today! Read more information about the newly-upgraded Friso® Gold, Gold with NOVAS™ Signature Milk on their official website. Follow them on their Facebook page for other interesting updates too!

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