First, choose fresh vegetables to protect your baby's health.
The choice of green vegetables is very important for the porridge prepared for the baby. Fresh and green vegetables are rich in nutrients. When shopping, you should carefully observe the leaves of vegetables and choose vegetables with complete leaves, bright colors and no wormholes or rot marks. Common vegetables suitable for babies are spinach, Chinese cabbage, rape and so on.
Second, clean vegetables to remove impurities and pesticide residues.
When cleaning vegetables, first soak the vegetables in clean water for 5- 10 minutes, and let the sediment and impurities settle to the bottom. Then, wash the vegetables repeatedly until the dirt on the leaves is completely removed. In order to avoid the influence of pesticide residues on baby's health, you can add a little salt or baking soda when cleaning vegetables, and then rinse them after soaking.
Third, chop vegetables to facilitate the baby to chew and digest.
Drain the washed vegetables and cut them into small pieces. The size of chopped green vegetables depends on the baby's chewing ability. Generally speaking, the younger baby needs to be cut more finely, and the older baby can be cut into slightly larger particles. Chopped vegetables are more easily digested and absorbed by the baby to avoid problems such as indigestion.
4. Boil the broth to add delicious taste to the green vegetable porridge.
The broth of green vegetable porridge is the key to determine the delicious taste of porridge. You can use fresh meat and bones, chicken skeleton, shrimp skin and other ingredients to cook soup. When boiling, add a proper amount of onion, ginger and garlic to taste, then turn to low heat and simmer until the soup is clear and fragrant. If you have enough time, you can cook the broth in advance, store it in cold storage, and then heat it when you use it.
Five, cooking porridge, grasping the heat, presenting the best taste of porridge.
Wash the prepared rice and put it in a casserole or rice cooker. Pour in the boiled broth, and the amount of broth depends on the number of rice grains. Generally, it is appropriate for rice to overflow the broth 1-2 cm. After the fire boils, turn to low heat and simmer slowly, stirring constantly during the period to prevent the porridge from burning the pot. Cook until the porridge is sticky and soft, and the rice grains bloom, then turn off the heat and take out the pot.
6. Add chopped green vegetables to improve the nutritional value and taste level.
Cool the cooked porridge until it is warm, add chopped green vegetables and stir well. The addition of chopped green vegetables not only increased the nutritional value of porridge, but also improved the taste level of porridge. The fragrance of green vegetables and the delicacy of porridge complement each other, which makes the baby's appetite open and eat with relish.
Seven, intimate tips to make green porridge more nutritious and delicious.
When making green vegetable porridge for your baby, don't add salt or seasoning to avoid adding burden to your baby's kidneys.
You can add a little carrot, broccoli and other vegetables to the green vegetable porridge according to your baby's preference to enrich the nutrition and taste of the porridge.
With the growth of baby's age, you can gradually increase the size and variety of chopped green vegetables and exercise your baby's chewing ability.
The prepared green vegetable porridge should be eaten in time and not stored for too long, so as not to spoil the taste or breed bacteria.