Nine gold and ten silver, there is no more suitable time to eat crabs than now.
Crabs are delicious, but such delicious mothers dare not add them to their babies’ supplementary foods. They are always worried that their babies will have adverse reactions if they eat crabs.
In response to mothers’ concerns, nutritionist Li Liangli will tell you today [whether and how the baby can eat crabs].
Can the baby eat crabs?
Crabs are generally not the ingredients that appear in conventional supplementary foods, because many parents worry that eating crabs will cause baby allergy.
However, delaying the addition of certain foods will not reduce the probability of allergy.
In short, if your baby is allergic to crabs, he will also be allergic even if he adds them later.
On the contrary, if your baby is not allergic to crabs, why not add crabs to his supplementary menu as soon as possible?
What are the nutritional values of crabs?
- The source of high-quality protein, the protein content per 100g crab is higher than that of pork (average); Less fat and carbohydrate content; Rich in calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other trace elements.
The main reason for eating crabs for babies is to eat the rich high-quality protein in crabs. The fat content of crab roe and crab cream is too high and it is not easy to digest if eaten too much. For babies with immature gastrointestinal function, it is better not to eat or eat less.
Therefore, the baby mainly eats crab meat.
What should I pay attention to when eating crabs for my baby?
Crab is an allergic food. Before giving it to your baby for the first time, you should first rule out whether your baby is allergic to crab meat.
You can take a little crab meat and try it for about half an hour. If the baby does not have any allergic reaction, then give the baby crab meat.
In addition, the processing and cooking of crabs are especially exquisite. Apart from ensuring the absolute freshness of crabs and cooking them thoroughly, some parts of crabs cannot be eaten by babies. Crab stomach, crab heart and other parts should be removed and cannot be eaten!
Recommended Recipe: Crab Carrot Egg Cake
Month Age
8 ~ 9 months old
Ingredients
80 g of cooked crab meat, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of flour, 50 ml of milk and 5 g of edible oil
Steps
1. Pour eggs and milk into flour and stir until there are no obvious particles.
2. Pour crab meat and carrot into batter and stir well.
3. Heat the pan and cool the oil. Pour in the batter and spread it out with a scraper. Pan-fry over medium heat for one minute, turn over the surface and fry for another minute to take it out.
4. Cut into a size suitable for the baby to grab, or use abrasive tools to press out lovely small patterns.
Making Tips
1. When steaming crabs, some ginger can effectively remove fishy smell. The steamed crabs have firm meat quality. After mixing with eggs and milk to form batter, it will bring its own natural flavor even without salt.
2. The addition of carrots enriches the ingredients of this complementary food, making this dish include aquatic products, eggs, dairy products and vegetables. If the baby likes onions or mushrooms, the mother can also add them according to her preference.
3. Older babies can be baked in the oven before eating. The crab meat, carrot and egg cakes after cooking are crisp and delicious, which can arouse the baby’s appetite.
4. This supplementary food can be cut into appropriate sizes. As finger food, no matter as dinner or snack, I believe it will make the baby fall in love with it!
It turns out that babies can also eat delicious crab meat! Not only crab meat carrot egg cake, it is also a good choice to cook a small bowl of crab meat porridge or a crab meat stewed egg for the baby.