Today, many mothers choose to freeze processed foods and reheat them to save time cooking food for babies. Does this way of processing lose food value and how to optimize the nutrients that your child has?
The general rule of thawing and warming weaning baby foods is to use only a moderate amount of food, just enough for the baby's diet during the day, at most for 2-3 days. Thawing and re-freezing food not only affects the taste, but also affects the quality of the food. In addition, mothers should also note the following:
Whether thawed or reheated, mothers should also check the temperature before feeding the baby
1 / Thawing food
- If you use the microwave oven, you should use a glass bowl and cup. Because according to research, compared to plastic, glassware will be safer. Stir the food well to make sure it dissolves completely, and doesn't get clumped.
- Water bath: Take out the food pellets and put them in a small bowl. Then put this cup into a larger bowl with available boiling water in it or we can put this small cup in a pot / deep pan filled with water and then turn on the stove to boil water for 10-20 minutes.
- Thawing with the refrigerator: Transfer the food from the freezer to the refrigerator's cooler. This will take more time than using a microwave or water bath. Food will take about 12 hours to thaw. Therefore, when choosing this method, you need to plan in advance!
Note for mothers: Absolutely do not thaw food by leaving it in the natural environment. This only gives the bacteria more chance of attacking your baby's food .
2 / Warm up food
- Using the microwave: Put the amount of food to be reheated into a glass cup, reheat every 15 seconds. After each reheating, mother will stir the mixture well and continue to reheat until the mixture is dissolved and reaches the desired consistency.
- Warm up by stove: Use a small pot, low heat and stir together to prevent food from burning. Before giving baby food to solids, mothers should check the temperature first. It is possible to try a small amount on the wrist.
Note for mothers: The amount of leftover food in the cup when feeding the baby will contain saliva or infection. Mom should discard this leftover food to ensure the baby's health. In addition, mothers should not warm foods that are too hot. The food after thawing and reheating only needs to be at room temperature for your baby to eat.
Once thawed and re-frozen, foods can be stored for up to 72 hours in the refrigerator. Furthermore, to avoid contamination, this food should be stored in a tightly-closed container.
Things to know about frozen foods Not only are the expiry dates different, different foods will also differ in properties and colors when frozen. Some other foods are completely unsuitable for freezing. To ensure the best source of nutrition for your baby, let's take a look at the properties of some types with MarryBaby ...
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