The reduction of foods not only thickens baby food, but on the contrary, can also turn foods from solid to dilute. Let's pocket some tips to create a delicious food for your baby, mom!
How to dilute weaning baby food without compromising on quality? Water, breast milk, formula, who will be the leader in this quality “race”?
Want to dilute baby food, what should be used?
1 / The "excess" water after cooking
When processing food , whether using the method of boiling or steaming will lose a certain amount of nutrients. So, mothers can keep this water to dilute the food after pureing. Just add to your baby the lost nutrients, while changing the thinness of the dish.
Note for mothers: Do not use boiled water or steamed carrots, because this water has a fairly high nitrate content, not good for your baby.
2 / Breast milk "miracle"
This is the best ingredient you can use to dilute your baby's food. Not only giving your baby a familiar taste, using breast milk also helps to supplement the baby's nutrients in breast milk. However, mothers should pay attention not to use thawed milk to dilute food for babies. Thawed breast milk will not be refrozen. Therefore, if you cook too much, you cannot use it all, you have to throw it away, you cannot split it down to freeze it.
3 / Formula milk - Mother's "adopted"
Can be used to thin foods, but like breast milk, formula isn't perfect for freezing. It is recommended that freezing formula can lead to the breakdown of fat in the milk, affecting the immature digestive system of the baby. In addition, this can also affect the color and texture of the food. Therefore, if using formula milk, mothers should only prepare a sufficient amount of food for babies to eat in 1 time.
Sweet fragrant vegetables for children 8-12 months old Just continuing to "loyal" to the weaning vegetables in the period of 6-8 months, children from 8-12 months old have just had a few new options. for your snack menu. In particular, the way of processing vegetables for children in this period is also "upgraded" to help the baby more delicious
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