The correct amount of pumpkin:

When giving pumpkin to children, do not exceed the amount of one staple food every day.

The water content of the pumpkin food is lower, the dry matter content is higher, the non-reducing sugar and starch content, the ratio of starch to total sugar is greater than 1, the fiber is less, and the vitamin A and vitamin C contents are also relatively high. It is a very good health product. In addition, pumpkin is also extremely rich in helic acid, carotene, and vitamin B, making it a very good autumn food. "Pumpkin is sweet and warm, can replenish vital energy, unblock collaterals and relieve pain, detoxify and kill insects." Pumpkin seeds have insecticidal effects in traditional Chinese medicine. Eating more pumpkin can be used to treat roundworms and tapeworms in children.

When children eat too much pumpkin and take in excessive amounts of β-carotene, β-carotene will be deposited in the cuticle of the epidermis, causing problems such as the nose, philtrum, forehead, palms, The skin on the soles of the feet, around the eyes, around the nails, around the joints, or in places with the most wrinkles on the body will turn into a lemon-yellow color, making the child look like jaundice. This symptom is called carotene yellow skin. disease.

How to make pumpkin puree for baby food supplement

Method 1:

Cut the pumpkin into half a circle or a circle, peel off the skin and cut into small pieces. Adjust the amount yourself. Anyway, if there is too much to eat, put it in an ice tray and freeze it. Steam it next time you eat it, and the nutritional content will be almost unaffected. convenient.

Put it into a pot and steam it over water. Turn on the fire and turn down the heat for more than ten minutes. How long it takes to steam depends on your quantity and the size of the pieces you cut. If you think it's almost done, you can open it and try it with chopsticks. If it's soft, it's fine.

Take it out and let it cool slightly.

Put it into a food supplement tool and grind it into a puree with a pestle.

It’s done. Finally, pour it into an ice tray, wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer.

How to make pumpkin puree for baby food supplement

How to make pumpkin puree for baby food supplement

Method 2:

Ingredients: 100 grams of pumpkin, washed 60ml of prepared formula milk

Method

1. Wash the pumpkin and peel it

2. Cut the pumpkin into very small pieces

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3. Put the pumpkin pieces into the filter (so that the filter can act as a steamer and drain away excess water vapor in time), and steam for 10 to 15 minutes

4. Pour the pumpkin pieces into a grinding bowl and grind them into a puree with a small spoon

5. Pour the pumpkin puree into a small bowl, then pour in the prepared formula