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Cranberries for children: is it possible or not?
Medical expert of the article
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Cranberries for children are a huge source of useful substances that strengthen children's immunity and improve metabolic processes in the body. If parents want their child to be healthy, they need to introduce cranberries into the child's autumn-winter diet (preferably fresh or in the form of uncooked fruit drinks from fresh berries).
Some sources recommend using cranberries in children's diets starting from six months - in the form of fruit drinks and compotes. Other experts believe that any dishes and drinks made from cranberries should not be given to children under three years of age.
Parents should decide for themselves what to do, having tried to introduce the berry in the form of a drink and in small doses. If there is no allergy, then the baby can safely be given up to a glass of cranberry compote or fruit drink per day. Only these drinks need to be prepared with honey (add to warm or cooled liquid) and in clean water.
It is also better to add honey to cranberry puree, since sugar causes a decrease in immunity and also worsens the absorption of calcium in the body. These are not acceptable things at all, since a child needs calcium in large quantities and for everything: teeth, bones, hair, nails, and so on.
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