Everyone knows that although coarse grains are not as delicate as finely processed rice and flour, they have relatively high nutritional value, so coarse grains have now become a must-have food on every household's dining table.
Adults have many benefits to eating coarse grains. So is it suitable for babies to eat coarse grains? How big can you eat coarse grains? How to make it more suitable for babies?
Today we will talk about the topic of feeding baby coarse grains. What are the types of coarse grains in
? What's the good thing?
coarse grains refer to cereals that have not been finely processed or have retained germ, endosperm, and bran after simple processing, and their nutritional value is more complete. It contains rich dietary fiber , vitamin B group, unsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and other ingredients.
Cereal coarse grain varieties are very rich, such as brown rice , oat rice , buckwheat , barley , coix seed , millet, oats, quinoa , corn, whole wheat flour , etc.
Now what we are talking about does not refer to cereals, but also potatoes and mixed beans.
potato coarse grains are potatoes, yam , and sweet potato that we often eat. These potatoes have lower starch content than fine-processed grains, and are also rich in potassium, vitamin C and antioxidants.
and mixed beans refer to red beans , mung beans , kidney beans, peas, broad beans and other , and the high-quality protein content in beans is high, and it contains amino acid that is easier to digest and absorb by the human body.
We all know that B vitamins can prevent angular stomatitis ; while dietary fiber can absorb more water, expand to more than ten times its own, increase the feeling of fullness, reduce the chance of obesity, and prevent constipation. So it is also very good for the baby.
When can a baby eat coarse grains and how much can he eat?
The main purpose of adding coarse grains to your baby is to intake dietary fiber, B vitamins and minerals.
However, for babies, dietary fiber is not the better the more you eat. Too much will easily cause abdominal distension, affect gastrointestinal function, and reduce the absorption of other nutrients. Especially for babies who are prone to abdominal distension and diarrhea, don’t eat too much.
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the amount of dietary fiber a child consumes per day is +5 grams of his age. In other words, one-year-old babies can consume 6 grams of dietary fiber every day.
The baby starts to add complementary foods for 6 months, but breast milk and formula milk are still needed as the main foods. complementary foods for are added to supplement the insufficient nutrition in breast milk and formula milk and exercise the baby's ability to swallow and chew.
Therefore, the addition of coarse grains needs to be added after the baby is fully adapted to the rice noodles and eliminates the possibility of allergies. Then, gradually add millet rice noodles, oat rice noodles and other coarse grains that are easy to digest and absorb, and the intake cannot exceed one tenth to one fifth of the total staple food of the baby.
As the age of the year increases, 8-month-old babies can eat very cooked millet porridge, whole wheat noodles, etc., and can also use a cooking machine to make coarse grains into rice paste for the baby to eat.
Babies after one year old can try adding steamed buns containing one-quarter to one-half whole wheat flour and the very cooked grain porridge .
Babys after two years of age can try adding grain rice .
It should be noted that when adding coarse grains, you should proceed step by step, follow one principle of adding one kind, and then observe for two to three days. If you do not have allergies, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, etc., you can continue to add them.
Otherwise, you need to reduce the amount of addition, or use other cooking methods to make coarse grains easier to digest and absorb.
Coarse grains. This is done by babies, like to eat
. When making coarse grain complementary foods, we can use cooking machines, pressure cookers and other tools to beat the coarse grains into a paste, cook the mixed grain porridge until soft and rotten, or ferment the whole wheat flour and cook it. Make the coarse grains as fine as possible and rotten as possible to allow the baby to digest and absorb them better.
Below are three recipes for steamed cakes suitable for babies over 8 months old
1. Purple potato rice paste steamed cakes
Ingredients: 30 grams of purple potato, one egg, 10 ml of water, and 15 grams of rice flour (flour can also be replaced)
Method: Steam the purple potato, then put all the ingredients into the food supplementary machine, beat for 3 minutes, beat into a delicate batter, pour it into the prepared container, cover the plastic wrap and tick the holes, boil the water and steam it in the pot for 20 minutes, and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Yam mixed grain steamed cake
Ingredients: 100 grams of yam, 2 eggs, a little sweet potato, a little purple potato
Method: Put 100 grams of yam into a food supplementary machine, beat two eggs, stir for 3 minutes, and beat into a paste. Then pour it into the mold, add a little sweet potato diced and purple potato diced, cover it with plastic wrap, and pierce the holes. Put cold water on the pot and steam for 25 minutes.
3. Corn steamed cake
Ingredients: 100 grams of corn, 1 egg, 60 ml of formula milk, 40 grams of low-gluten flour
Method: Put 100 grams of corn, one egg, and 60 ml of formula milk into a food supplementary machine, stir into a paste, sieve, add 40 grams of low-gluten flour and stir evenly. Choose your favorite mold, brush oil and pour in the stirred corn paste , cover the lid of the mold, steam in the pot for 20 minutes, and simmer for 5 minutes.
isn't you drooling all the time? Go and try it!
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