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How to make porridge for babies to eat? Teach you the correct method
Among the many complementary foods that babies can eat, rice porridge is one of them, and it is also one that pediatric experts strongly recommend. However, parents need to understand that the rice porridge should be made into food that babies can eat, not like adults.
First, at what age can babies eat rice porridge?
Newborns just separated from their mothers are all in the process of gradual adaptation. Their resistance is very poor, and their digestive function has not been fully developed. The secretion of various enzymes is very little, especially amylase is even less. Rice porridge is starch, and its digestion requires amylase. Infants under 3 months old have not fully developed salivary glands (no saliva), and they cannot digest and absorb rice porridge well. Moreover, it is easy to cause digestive disorders such as diarrhea, which can eventually lead to malnutrition diseases such as anemia and rickets. It is best to add rice porridge after 3-4 months.
Second, the method of adding rice porridge as complementary food for babies
Natural rice porridge:
1. First, soak a handful of rice in water, soak for about 3-4 hours, and grind it with a special rice powder bowl and a grinding stick. These two special utensils for children are only sold in Linwu County, Hunan, and cannot be bought elsewhere. It is estimated that they are not produced anymore.
2. Leave some water in the bowl, grind it slightly, and the rice will be broken. The dregs will sink to the bottom of the bowl, and the white rice gruel water looks very nice.
3. Then add some more water, dilute the rice gruel and pour it into another stainless steel bowl.
4. Then, in the pot used for cooking vegetables, pour a bowl of water, put an不锈钢 bowl into it when the water boils, and stir the rice gruel water in the same direction with a pair of chopsticks. In no time, a thick rice porridge appears.
Pumpkin and red date peanut rice porridge:
1. Prepare the materials
A small piece of pumpkin (about 2 liang), about 10 peanuts, several dried red dates, and 2/3 cup of rice as measured by the rice soy milk machine’s measuring cup;
2. Cut the pumpkin into cubes, and remove the seeds from the dried red dates and cut them into cubes;
3. Put pumpkin cubes, dried red dates, peanuts, and 2/3 cup of rice (rice should be washed first) into the soy milk machine, add water to the low water level, and select the rice porridge function; a fragrant and delicious rice porridge is ready in 20 minutes;
Third, select rice porridge for babies in stages
Rice porridge for infants is stage-based, just like formula milk.
The first stage starts from 4 months old, and the rice porridge for infants at this stage may add coarse grains such as carrots, yam, and pumpkin, which are relatively light in taste. The main consideration is that the baby’s gastrointestinal function has not been fully developed at this stage, and it is unable to digest heavy flavors. It also avoids the habit of picky eating in babies;
The second stage starts from 6 months old, and the rice porridge at this stage often adds fish, liver, beef, and other ingredients, which are more nutritious, and the baby is also capable of absorbing these nutrients;
The third stage starts from 8 months old, and the nutrition is more abundant and diverse.
Attention points for adding rice porridge as complementary food for babies
Start with a small amount: Start with 1-2 spoons, and if the child does not have an allergic reaction, you can gradually increase the amount;
Start with a thin consistency: At the beginning, add more water and less rice powder to facilitate the baby’s digestion.
Start with a single variety: It is not advisable to add other meats and vegetables to rice powder to avoid affecting the baby’s digestion.
Once a child shows symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation, crying, and so on, it is necessary to stop adding rice porridge.
