Apple is a kind of fruit suitable for all ages, but when the baby is young, he may not be able to eat hard food. Parents can squeeze the apple into juice or make it into apple puree for the baby to eat. So should the baby steam the apple puree?
Does the baby need to steam the apple puree?
If your baby has diarrhea, you need to steam the apple puree. If it is not during diarrhea, you don't need to steam the apple. In winter, you can heat the apple before giving it to your baby.
If the baby is young, for example, it is best to steam the apples at five to six months. If the baby is going to be one year old, it is not necessary. You can directly make the baby into juice or fruit puree to eat.
The benefits of baby eating apple puree:
Smarter
Apple is rich in zinc, which is a component of many important enzymes in human body and an important element to promote growth and development, especially an indispensable element to form nucleic acid and protein closely related to memory. Eating apples often can enhance memory and has the effects of strengthening brain and improving intelligence.
Prevention of rickets
Apples are rich in minerals and vitamins. Babies often eat apples to prevent rickets.
nourish the blood
Babies are prone to iron deficiency anemia, and iron can only be absorbed under acidic conditions and in the presence of vitamin C, so eating apples has a good preventive effect on iron deficiency anemia in infants.
Relieve diarrhea
Apples can promote the health of digestive system and reduce diarrhea.
Prevention of constipation
Boil apples and carrots in water, and take them with water when cooked. The baby's stool will become soft and smooth again.
Maintain skin
Apple is rich in magnesium, which can make skin ruddy, shiny and elastic.
Clean the mouth
If an apple is eaten in 15 minutes, the organic acids and fruit acids in the apple can kill bacteria in the mouth, thus protecting teeth from tooth decay and gingivitis.
Protect the heart
Apple fiber, pectin, antioxidants, etc. can reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol content in the body, so eating one or two apples a day is not easy to get heart disease. Apples also contain boron, a mineral that helps to maintain bone density and protect the heart from heart disease.
The practice of baby eating apple puree:
Ingredients: 25g apple puree, baby rice flour, orange juice.
Production method:
1, first pour about180ml of warm water at 40-70℃ into 35g of nutritious rice flour; Pay attention to stirring while pouring, so that rice flour can fully contact with water. The method of stirring is to stir for one minute at a uniform speed in one direction, and then leave it for 30 seconds after it is mixed into paste;
2. Then pour the apple puree and orange juice directly into the prepared rice flour and stir well.
Applicable people: supplementary food for infants, which is added according to the baby's physical development and the recommendation of doctors and nutritionists.
1, wash the apples first, put them on the chopping board and cut them into four pieces;
2. Then remove the stone inside;
3. Steam it in a plastic bowl;
4. Steam for about 10 minutes. Take out the steamed apples and scrape out the pulp with a spoon. These pulp are apple puree.
Ingredients: 1 apple, 100ml yogurt, proper amount of sugar.
Practice:
1 Wash apples, peel them, cut them into pieces, mash them, boil them in a pot, and add sugar.
2. After boiling until it is thick, pour it out and let it cool.
3. Pour in yogurt and mix well.