Most parents know that when the baby is about 6 months old, supplementary foods should be added.
However, adding what to the baby gives parents a headache. We should not only consider the nutrition, but also consider whether it is suitable for the baby’s current growth and development. We often don’t know how to make what supplementary food for the baby.
Dr. Clove is so considerate, of course, he thought of this problem early on and has already prepared a series of recipes for his parents.
Today, let’s start with the recipe for the 6-month-old baby. Parents, please pick up the recipe quickly ~
Six-month-old babies have just begun to come into contact with supplementary foods, mainly paste-like foods, such as rice paste, vegetable paste, fruit paste, meat paste, etc. It is recommended to give priority to adding foods rich in iron, such as iron fortified rice flour, red meat paste, etc.
However, the baby’s staple food at this stage is still breast milk or formula milk. The supplementary food is mainly to gradually diversify the baby’s food. The quantity does not need too much. The supplementary food can be fed 1-2 times a day and 1-2 spoons at a time.
Some babies may refuse to try because they are not familiar with it. They can choose to let the baby taste the supplementary food when he is not too hungry. At first, the baby may not eat one spoonful at a time. Don’t worry and don’t force the baby to finish eating. Take your time. After the baby receives the supplementary food, it can gradually increase to about 4 spoonfuls at a time.
Note that only one thing is added at a time, the observation is no problem, and then try new types.
Banana puree
Ingredients
- Banana 1/4 breast milk or formula milk
Practice
1. Peel bananas, peel off white silk, remove head and tail, and take the amount of 1/4 in the middle.
2. Put bananas into a bowl and press them into fine banana puree with a spoon.
3. Breast milk or formula milk can be added according to the baby’s condition.
4. Mix banana puree well.
Comments by Doctor Clove
In addition to bananas, sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkins, peaches, apples and other vegetables and fruits can be made into complementary foods by using similar methods. Sweet potatoes and the like can be steamed, apples and the like can be beaten into delicate mud by cooking machines. According to the baby’s situation, appropriate amount of breast milk, formula milk or cold boiled water can be added and stirred evenly.
Parents can make a variety of fruit puree and vegetable puree suitable for their babies as long as they use their brains a little.
Pumpkin rice flour paste
Materials
- Pumpkin 50g baby rice flour 10g warm boiled water 60ml
Practice
1. Peel and remove seeds from pumpkins and cut them into small pieces.
2. Steam the pumpkin.
3. Press the steamed pumpkin into pumpkin mud with a spoon for later use.
4. Pour 60ml of warm boiled water into the rice flour and stir while pouring.
5. Make the rice flour fully contact with water and mix it into paste.
6. Add pumpkin mud into rice flour and stir well.
Comments by Doctor Clove
Before trying pumpkin rice paste, the baby should try the original rice paste first, and then try the rice paste with other ingredients.
In addition to pumpkins, tomatoes, pears, vegetables and other vegetables and fruits can also be matched with rice paste to make rice paste with various flavors for babies to try.
Chicken puree
Materials
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Chicken 30g
Practice
1. Wash the chicken and chop it into minced meat.
2. Steam the chicken in a steamer.
3. Take out the steamed chicken paste.
4. Pour a moderate amount into a bowl and feed.
Comments by Doctor Clove
Apart from chicken, fish and red meat can be made into meat paste by similar methods for babies to eat.
Parents need to pay attention to the fact that babies under one year old do not need to add extra salt, and even if they eat meat paste, they do not need to add what condiments. Adults think that meat paste is tasteless, but babies will like it very much.
The supplementary food for the baby does not require very high cooking skills. Even if you are not good at cooking and have not even cooked much before, you can still make the supplementary food that the baby likes according to the recipe given by Dr. Clove.