In order to help babies absorb better nutrients and grow and develop better, mothers can add some complementary foods to their babies according to their age. At first, the baby's complementary food mainly consisted of vegetable juice or fruit juice. Below, the editor will introduce several complementary food recipes suitable for babies to mothers.
It should be noted that babies at 3 months old should be exclusively breastfed to meet their physical development needs, and complementary foods can only be added when the baby is 6 months old. Here are the baby food recipes:
Infant complementary food recipe
1. Tomato juice
Ingredients: Half a tomato
Method: Blanch ripe tomatoes in boiling water for 2 minutes, then remove and peel them; Chop the peeled tomatoes into small pieces; Wrap the chopped tomatoes in clean gauze and squeeze out the juice, or use a juicer.
Note: Use a small knife to lightly cross the bottom of the tomato, then put it in boiling water to heat it, so that the skin is easy to peel off.
2. Carrot juice
Ingredients: 1 carrot
Method: Wash the carrots and cut them into small pieces; Put it in a small pot, add 30-50 milliliters of water and bring to a boil. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes; After filtering, pour the juice into a small bowl.
Note: Carrots grow directly in soil and are susceptible to pollution. It is recommended to peel the skin thicker and leave only the heart as raw material.
3. Rapeseed juice
Ingredients: 6 pieces of rapeseed leaves
Method: Add 50ml of water to a small pot and bring to a boil; Chop the washed rapeseed leaves and put them in a small pot of boiling water. Cook for 1 minute and then turn off the heat; After drying, filter and pour into a small bowl.
Note: After washing the rapeseed leaves, soak them in clean water for 20 minutes to remove residual pesticides.
4. Cucumber Juice
Ingredients: Half a cucumber root
Method: Peel the cucumber; Wipe well with a washboard; Wrap the cucumber shreds in clean gauze and squeeze out the juice, also using a juicer.
5. Apple Juice
Ingredients: Half an apple
Method: Peel and core the apple; Use a cutting board to remove threads; Wrap the shredded apple with clean gauze and squeeze out the juice.
Note: Apple juice is divided into two types: cooked and raw. Cooked refers to filtering out the juice after the apples are cooked. Mature apple juice is suitable for children with weak gastrointestinal tract and indigestion, while raw apple juice is suitable for infants with good digestive function and normal bowel movements.
6. Strawberry Juice
Ingredients: 3-4 strawberries, 1 tablespoon of water
Method: Wash the strawberries thoroughly; Chop, put into a small bowl, and crush with a spoon; Pour in the filter spoon, squeeze out the juice with the spoon, add water and mix well.
Note: The juice made with a juicer will have a layer of foam. Scoop it out with a small spoon and mix it with water.
7. Kiwi Juice
Ingredients: Half kiwi fruit, 1 tablespoon of water
Method: Peel and cut the ripe kiwi fruit in half; Chop, put into a small bowl, and crush with a spoon; Pour into a filter spoon, squeeze out the juice, add water and mix well.
8. Jujube Juice
Ingredients: 10-20 red dates
Method: Soak dried red dates in water for 1 hour, while fresh red dates only need to be washed; Take it out and put it in a bowl, put it in a steamer, steam it for 15-20 minutes after steaming; Pour the red date juice from the bowl into a small cup.
Whether it's fruit juice or vegetable juice, the production method and ingredients are very simple. Moms can give their babies a try! The addition of complementary foods should follow certain principles, from one to multiple, from small to moderate, from thin to thick, and follow a gradual process.
