Undoubtedly, the main emphasis in baby food is on naturalness, usefulness, and product safety. All these qualities are obtained by babies by natural feeding. Artificial nutrition manufacturers are also not far behind.
If you follow the instructions for the use of mixtures, the effect of proper balanced nutrition will be achieved. However, it doesn’t always work out as my mother wants: spread - fed, - euthanized the child. I prepared the mixture, but the little man is not in the mood to eat it completely. And due to economy, sometimes nutritional deficiency raises a completely logical question - how much is the diluted mixture stored? Read about it in the article below.
Milk dry mixes vary slightly in the preparation and storage of finished products. After analyzing their composition and understanding the characteristics of nutrition, you can easily adapt to the preparation and storage at home of a children's diet without compromising the health of the baby.
Composition and features
The most common adapted mixtures are presented as follows:
- Based on cow's milk. This is adapted milk animal fat (oil) with the addition of lactose. As close as possible to breast milk.
- Based on goat's milk. The composition is similar to the previous one, only goat animal fat is the basis. It is believed that it contains least of all allergens. Such a mixture is transferred to children in whom pediatricians observe diathesis and dermatitis from cow's milk. Goat products are not inferior in useful properties.
- Based on soy. The main composition is soy protein with the addition of sucrose. Mixtures are prescribed for children whose animals do not digest animal fats, lactose.
- Hydrolyzed baby. This is a food product based on protein hydrolyzate. Such hypoallergenic food is prescribed for children with increased sensitivity to animal fats and soy. It is worth considering that in hydrolyzed mixtures there is a percentage of lactose, which is able to fully fortify the child and normalize the intestinal microflora.
- Lactose-free for children. It is considered highly adapted and is prescribed to infants with lactase deficiency. The lactase enzyme is replaced by glucose to obtain the necessary substances and their digestion.
Proper preparation of the mixture and its storage
The developers and creators of the adapted infant formula carefully approach the choice of nutrition components, their saturation, calorie content, combination with each other. Quality products are immediately distinguished by their structure. This is especially noticeable when cooking.
Adapted food from all manufacturers has the same cooking technology for eating. The recommended amount of the mixture is added to the sterile container with a measuring spoon and diluted with boiled water of a certain temperature. The ingredients are shaken in a bottle. A homogeneous milky mass should be obtained, without lumps.
Ideally, when the child has eaten all the cooked mass. In the days when he did not eat, and the mixture is enough for the next meal, no brand recommends storing it in any form. If you have not touched the food, then according to the instructions it is worth looking at how much the diluted mixture is stored at room temperature, whether storage in the refrigerator is allowed. For each brand of baby food, the cooking instructions indicate that it is impossible to heat the finished mixture in microwave ovens. Heating to the set temperature is possible only in a water bath.
How long is the diluted infant formula stored?
The conditions and shelf life are determined by the manufacturers of each adapted mixture, depending on its basic composition and related ingredients. Storage depends on many characteristics. In this case, the method is taken into account - with a completely sealed closed, with an opened package and in diluted form, ready for use.
It should be noted that the mixture not started, depending on the manufacturer, is stored from 24 to 36 months. Opened packaging is stored for 3 to 4 weeks. At the same time, all manufacturers recommend storing the opened pack with the lid tightly closed or in the package with a zip lock in a cool place, but not in the refrigerator.
Products based on cow and goat milk and soy mixtures
The instructions for preparation indicate how much the mixture is stored in diluted form, depending on its composition. Now we will consider the most famous.
Foreign and Russian manufacturers do not recommend keeping the diluted mixture based on cow and goat milk ready-made for feeding in the future for newborns and children with congenital anomalies (prematurity).
How long is the diluted mixture stored at room temperature? Pediatricians answer as follows: for children older than 4 months, a 2-hour breeding field is considered. In a cold place (+4 ... + 6 ° C) food is allowed to be stored for no more than a day. However, feeding them and adding a new portion of the product to it is unsafe for the health of the child.
Official representatives allow soy mixtures to be stored for up to 4 hours at a temperature not exceeding 25 ° C, and in the refrigerator for up to 30 hours.
Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis as well as the above, are diluted with water. How much is the diluted mixture stored in this case? Time depends on where it is supposed to protect it from damage. If a large amount of food is diluted, then the necessary part for momentary feeding should be cast in a separate container and feed the child for an hour. Use the untouched portion of the mixture within 24 hours. Store in a refrigerator at standard temperature.
Lactose free
How long is the diluted infant formula stored? Lactose-free ready-to-use should be used within 2 hours after dilution. It is not recommended to feed a child with food leftovers, even if 2 hours have not yet left. The manufacturer claims that in the refrigerator the mixture will retain its beneficial properties for 10 hours.
Mixture feeding outside the home
Great discomfort creates feeding the baby outside the home. And the sterility of the dishes can not stand, and the mixture is inconvenient to prepare. We have already figured out how much the diluted mixture is stored. Moms, based on the recommendations of the instructions, take ready meals with them for a walk and boldly stand for 2-4 hours.
However, it is worth remembering that the recommendations give room temperature, not summer heat and frosty freshness. It is proposed to take boiled water in a thermos and separately dry product. If necessary, you can prepare the mixture in a clean container. After all, the most important thing is a healthy and safe diet of the child, and not convenience for parents.