Extra virgin olive oil is a very healthy food in the Mediterranean diet, and especially in the diet of our children.
Extra virgin olive oil is a very healthy food in our diet, and especially in the diet of children. Olive oil is rich in antioxidants and essential vitamins for growth such as A, D, K and E, in addition to decreasing the risk of heart disease in adulthood.
Scientific studies have proved that the composition of olive oil is the most similar to the fat in breast milk. That is why since we started preparing the first baby vegetable porridge, it is recommended to add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil.
Extra virgin olive oil has a special property: its high level of oleic acid, a fatty acid that helps prevent childhood cholesterol while regulating digestive functions by normalizing intestinal activity.
The oil has a minimum acidity, favoring the digestion and rest of the baby, also important for the taste to be well accepted from the first months. The extra virgin olive oil has a predominance of apple and a light touch of fresh grass.
The olive oil will become a good ally for the papillas of the babies as well as to spread on a slice of bread in the breakfast of the children when they are older.
We have to feed our children as well as possible, and nothing better than using extra virgin olive oil.