First, share tips for novice mothers to add complementary food time.
Exclusive breastfeeding:
After 8 months, it will be added gradually. If the baby's growth rate is slow or not up to standard in the sixth month, it is necessary to add complementary food in advance.
Pure milk powder feeding:
It will be added gradually from 4 months.
Mixed feeding:
Gradually add according to the baby's growth and development between 4 and 6 months.
The baby can drink porridge from 6-8 months at the earliest. At first, it starts with a single rice porridge without adding any other ingredients, and then slowly after getting used to it. Here, Sister L uses her five years' practical feeding experience to give you a recommendation of what vegetables to eat porridge with from different ages.
6- 12 months mini-baby period
The baby just started to add complementary food, and the small intestine is still in the process of being confused and excited to adapt. We should not choose too many kinds of vegetables, and we suggest adding only one kind of vegetables at a time, so that the small intestine can be eased again. Here we recommend several green leafy vegetables, which are rich in nutrients and can care for your baby's delicate stomach.
Recommended green leafy vegetables 1: spinach
Babies in this period need to strengthen the nutritional absorption of calcium and iron. Spinach is rich in minerals (calcium and iron) and also contains vitamin C to help iron absorption, which is very suitable for babies who have just added complementary food.
Tips on spinach
A. Spinach needs to be blanched in advance to remove oxalic acid, and the cooking time should not be too long, because vitamin C is easy to oxidize after being heated, which will affect the absorption of iron.
B. When you give your baby spinach porridge, you can better absorb inorganic iron in spinach together with egg yolk.
C. Don't give your baby spinach for dinner to prevent calcium deposition.
Green leafy vegetables recommendation 2: broccoli
A recent study in Japan proved that the average nutritional value of broccoli ranked first. Its contents of vitamin C, protein and minerals are very high, and it is also rich in folic acid. As far as Chinese medicine is concerned, it is the recommended medicine for babies with weak spleen and stomach and developmental retardation!
Tips on broccoli
A. Broccoli is not easy to clean, so it needs to be soaked in salt water for a few minutes, which helps to remove vegetable worms and pesticide residues.
B. It is not advisable to cook for too long, for fear that the baby can chop it up if it is not digested. Cooking for too long will destroy the magical anti-cancer nutrients it contains.
C. It is a perfect match with the millet porridge that regulates the spleen and stomach!
12 months or more baby period
The baby has tried many kinds of complementary foods. With the rapid increase of height and weight, you can start to add more green vegetables with richer and more comprehensive nutrients to the porridge. To ensure that the baby gets all-round nutrients and looks great. Recommend two kinds of magical green vegetables, both of which can be called the king of green vegetables. Cooking porridge tastes great, too
Green leafy vegetables recommendation 3: asparagus
With the gradual weaning, the baby's immunity needs to be maintained by his own small body. Asparagus contains a variety of amino acids needed by human body, which can help babies improve their immunity, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, stimulate appetite and help digestion. The most amazing thing is that it is rich in vitamin B9, which is also good for the baby's brain nerve development!
Tips on asparagus
A. Asparagus has a high purine content, so it must be cooked thoroughly before it can be given to the baby. When cooking porridge, stay with porridge for a while.
Green leafy vegetables recommendation 4: celery
Celery contains protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, calcium, iron, zinc, selenium and more than 20 kinds of nutrients. In particular, the iron content is 20 times that of tomatoes, and it is also a brain-nourishing and fire-clearing dish, which is very suitable for fast-growing babies.
But how to cook porridge with celery? Will the baby like the taste? At the end of the article, I will share with you a very delicious celery, chicken, tofu and vegetable porridge.
1, celery cut into small grains, blanched and removed.
2, the chicken breast is cooked and cut into meat foam.
3. Cut the tofu into small pieces.
4. After the porridge is sticky, add a little shredded ginger, celery, chicken foam and tofu pieces, and then cook on low heat 15-20 minutes. Babies after one and a half years old can add some salt to taste.