How to make mashed potatoes for a child
Little kids are our everything. And how you want them to grow up strong, healthy and happy. That is why, from an early age, mothers take care of the child's getting all vitamins, his correct and healthy development. However, when the child is still small and has only completed the first complementary foods, it is extremely difficult to balance his nutrition so that he consumes everything he needs, and at the same time does not have digestive problems, which is extremely important. This is where mashed potatoes come to your aid.
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What to make mashed potatoes from
Basically, you can make mashed potatoes for a child from almost any ingredient. Both vegetables and fruits will do. Nobody will forbid you to make mashed potatoes from meat. If only it was. The most important thing in the matter of complementary feeding of mashed potatoes is not to give everything at once, but to introduce each product gradually in order to track the reaction of the baby's body to one or another ingredient.
Modern doctors say that it is best to start introducing the baby to mashed vegetables. Since they work more gently in relation to the baby's body, which is still fragile and not accustomed to such food. Vegetables are much easier to digest and do not irritate the intestines and stomach, and also satisfy hunger well. They do not contain fructose, which can negatively affect the functioning of the pancreas.
After the baby tastes the vegetables, you can start making the berries puree. You have to be very careful here, since the berries, although tasty, are very insidious. The child may develop allergies. Therefore, introduce berry puree into the diet starting from a teaspoon.
After you have introduced vegetables and fruits, you can start adding meat puree. It is best to use rabbit or turkey meat for this. Since they are dietary and the easiest to digest.
How to make delicious mashed potatoes
To prepare tasty mashed potatoes, the first step is to choose those products that are most to your child's liking. Someone likes berries and bananas, while others prefer turkey meat. There are a lot of product combinations. But to make any puree, you will definitely need a blender. We present to your attention several options for the most delicious puree for your baby.
Fruit puree
For the preparation of fruit puree, we suggest you opt for a pear. This is a wonderful fruit. It contains a sea of vitamins and the same amount of auxiliary substances. Pear puree will help the baby's body to cope with harmful substances, as well as improve the functioning of the digestive tract.
The pear should have a green skin and a little hard, but not hard like a stone.
Preparation:
- Take a pear, remove all unnecessary: peel, seeds.
- Rinse it in water and cut into slices.
- Take a container suitable for stewing, add a little water to it and toss the pear pieces.
- Put the container on fire and cook for fifteen minutes.
- Once the pear is ready, grind it with a blender.
Chill the puree a little. You can give it to your baby both warm and completely cooled down.
Fruit + vegetables
One of the best combinations among fruits and vegetables is a squash with an apple. They complement each other both in terms of taste and content of nutrients.
Preparation:
- Take an apple, preferably green. The zucchini must be young. Wash them.
- Apple and zucchini should be removed from the excess: the peel and seeds.
- Cut them into small pieces.
- Pour into a saucepan, add a little water and cook for twenty minutes.
- Grind the cooked ingredients with a blender and put on fire again. Bring to a boil.
- Then cool the puree and you can give it to your child.
How to make complementary puree
Vegetables are best for complementary foods, especially broccoli or cauliflower. Perhaps they are not the best to taste, but as something new, they will still be interesting to the child.
We present to your attention a recipe for broccoli puree for complementary foods. It is perfect for the baby in terms of the content of vitamins and active substances. It is non-allergenic and easy to digest.
Preparation:
- Take several brushes of broccoli, rinse in water.
- Throw them into a saucepan and cover with a little water. Cook for seven minutes.
- Grind the finished broccoli with a blender. Cool it down.
