Nutritious and Delicious Purees
Purees are not only a necessary food for babies aged 4-6 months when starting complementary foods, but can also serve as snacks for older babies, full of nutrition and deliciousness!
Eggplant Puree
Ingredients: 100g eggplant.
Method:
1. Wash the eggplant, peel it, and cut it into thin strips.
2. Place the eggplant strips in a steamer and steam until soft.
3. Place the cooked eggplant into a mortar and pestle and mash into a puree.
Tip: Eggplant is rich in nutrition and contains abundant calcium. It's best to use younger eggplants for this recipe, as older ones have seeds which are difficult for young babies to swallow.
Chicken Liver and Potato Puree
Ingredients: 1 piece of chicken liver, 1 potato.
Method:
1. Wash the potato, peel it, cut into small pieces, and steam until cooked.
2. Wash the chicken liver and steam until cooked.
3. Place the steamed potato and chicken liver into a mortar and pestle and mash into a puree. Mix with a little warm water and serve.
Tip: Chicken liver is rich in Vitamin A and iron, making it an excellent choice for supplementing iron in a baby's diet.
Orange and Rice Cereal Puree
Ingredients: 1 sweet orange, 3 scoops of infant rice cereal.
Method:
1. Wash the orange, cut it in half, and juice it using a juicer.
2. Strain the fresh orange juice and dilute with a small amount of warm water.
3. Prepare the rice cereal with hot water, then add the prepared orange juice and mix well.
Tip: Sweet oranges are rich in Vitamin C and have a sweet and sour taste. Using fresh orange juice to make the cereal not only increases its nutritional value but also improves its texture, making it more appealing to babies.
Pumpkin Puree
Ingredients: 100g pumpkin.
Method:
1. Wash the pumpkin, peel it, and cut into small pieces.
2. Place the pumpkin pieces in a steamer and steam until cooked.
3. Mash the cooked pumpkin with a small spoon into a puree. Add a small amount of warm water and mix until smooth.
Tip: Pumpkin contains a good amount of carbohydrates and has a pleasant texture, making it a good choice for supplementing a child's carbohydrate intake. However, excessive carbohydrates can ferment in the intestines, causing diarrhea in babies, so it should not be overfed.
Egg Yolk and Rice Cereal Puree
Ingredients: 1 egg, 2 scoops of infant rice cereal.
Method:
1. Boil the egg until cooked, then remove the yolk.
2. Mash the yolk into a puree with a small spoon.
3. Prepare the rice cereal with hot water, then add the mashed yolk and mix well.
Tip: Egg yolk contains lecithin, which is essential for the development of a baby's nervous system. The fat in the yolk exists in very fine particles, making it easy for young babies to digest.
Banana and Rice Cereal Puree
Ingredients: 1 banana, 3 scoops of infant rice cereal.
Method:
1. Peel the banana and use a small spoon to scrape the banana into a puree.
2. Prepare the rice cereal with hot water, add the banana puree, and mix well.
Tip: Banana and rice cereal puree has a great texture, is sweet and delicious, and is very popular with babies. Because bananas are high in carbohydrates, they should not be overfed to avoid affecting a child's milk intake.
Potato and Milk Cereal
Ingredients: 1 potato, 2 scoops of infant milk powder.
Method:
1. Wash the potato, place it in a steamer, and steam until cooked.
2. Peel the cooked potato and mash it into a puree with a small spoon.
3. Mix the milk powder with a small amount of warm water to make milk, then mix it with the potato puree.
Tip: Potatoes are rich in B vitamins, which can not only improve the texture of the cereal but also supplement nutrition.