What are PRO and PRE biotic's?
Why you should get familiar with ingredients:
Great question! Since nowadays almost everything is packed with sugar and harmful ingredients, even for little infants, parents now try to get a better understanding and more familiar with the ingredients that are within baby formula. Since baby formula should be the next option after breastfeeding, it should include. much of the same ingredients or particles right?
Well, the human body is absolutely remarkable when it comes to the pregnancy and how nutrients are passed off from mother to child. Yet, not only nutrients are passed off to keep the baby alive, other important key factors such as certain development stages and anti bacterial immunizations that make sure the baby stays healthy now and in the long run.
When it comes to baby powder formula It is important to trust a brand that displays all their information and ingredients freely, such as HIPP, Holle and Lebenswert.
2 huge key components are PRO and PREbiotics:
Probiotic:
already lives in your body and does it's job of breaking down nutrients to convert into energy and distribute to other parts of your body. Probiotics can be found in digestible food products like yogurt and sauerkraut. They can also be taken as a dietary supplement in capsule form.
Prebiotic:
Prebiotics are indigestible but help with the growth of Probiotics. Prebiotics can be found in the skin of apples as well as garlic beans and vegetables. Prebiotics can also prevent disease and make sure the immune system is healthy.
These two ingredients are used in baby formula to ensure a healthy gut as well as a healthy and working digestive system and immune system. When both Pre and Probiotics are combined they work together to make sure everything is working and developing the way it should be in the infants body. The human body gets these Pre and Probiotics through food we consume on a daily basis.
How does an infant get Pre and Probiotics?
An infant will get Pre and Probiotics from either being breastfeed or from baby formula. In the case of formula feeding; these ingredients are added to make sure that your baby is not lacking any gut health or digestive health.