Yam is rich in vitamin B 1, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, mucin and other nutrients, which can improve the baby's immunity.
It is particularly worth mentioning that yam is rich in "amylase" and "choline".
Yam is a good product for both medicine and food, and its amylase and polyphenol oxidase can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote digestion, increase appetite and reduce fatigue.
According to research, choline contributes to the formation of memory in the brain. Choline will be absorbed and utilized by human brain after it is absorbed from food. Babies actively eating some yam is conducive to improving their learning and memory ability.
Although yam is nutritious, it can't be eaten often, and it is easy to be constipated if you eat too much.
Because yam is easy to be allergic, it is generally recommended to eat it after 9- 1 1 month in the middle and late stage of complementary food.
It's the first time to give it to the baby, give a spoonful first, and observe whether the baby has allergic reaction.
Allergic symptoms of yam:
Around the mouth, in the mouth and tongue will be red and swollen.
Itchy skin
Sometimes there will be symptoms such as stomach pain and vomiting.
In severe cases, it may cause difficulty breathing.
Yams often sold in the vegetable market are iron bars and yam. It is better to buy yam if it is fried, because it is crispy. Iron bars taste powder, which is suitable for making soup, yam porridge and yam mud.
The practice of Chinese yam supplementary food:
Chinese yam pancake (at the completion stage of complementary food, suitable for one year or older)
Ingredients: 50-60g of yam, 70g of meat pie (pork or chicken), 4 onions1,2 tablespoons of wheat flour, and a little salt.
Practice:
Step 1: Wash, peel and grind the yam. Cut lean meat into minced meat and diced onion.
Step 2: put all the ingredients into a large bowl, stir well, and add a little salt to taste.
Step 3, heat the pan, coat it with a thin layer of oil, pour the stirred ingredients into the pan with a weak medium fire and spread it evenly.
Step 4, fry for two or three minutes with low fire, fry until golden, and then fry on the other side.
Finally, cover the pot and cook for three or four minutes.
Step 5, put it on the pot and cut it into small pieces with a knife. Let it cool a little, and it won't burn your hands, so you can grab it and eat it directly for your baby.
Small yam pancakes, fragrant and crisp, let the baby fall in love with eating from the heart!
Roasted yam and egg yolk (later stage of supplementary food)
Ingredients: 60g yam, 50g carrot, one egg yolk, soup 1 tsp, a little soy sauce, starch 1 tsp.
Practice:
Step 1: Wash yam, peel it and scrape it into mud. Cut carrots into pieces.
Step 2: put all the ingredients in a big bowl and stir well.
Step 3, heat the pan, coat it with a thin layer of oil, spread it like fried eggs on medium heat until golden, and then turn it over and fry the other side.
Yam lean meat porridge (mid-supplementary food)
Ingredients: 50g yam, 30g lean meat and 60g raw porridge.
Step 1, peeling Chinese yam and cutting into rice grains; Cut lean meat into meat foam.
Step 2: After the porridge is boiled, pour in the yam and lean meat, turn on the fire, stir well, cover the pot, and cook for about 5 minutes before serving.