The benefits of rice porridge for a small body
Rice cereal is a storehouse of useful elements and vitamins.
Experts classify rice porridge as a product that is ideally absorbed by the infant’s imperfect digestive system. With rice, the child’s body receives calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, magnesium, vitamins H, E, B, P. When prepared, porridge has a beneficial effect and has certain advantages:
- As a cereal crop, rice does not contain gluten, which makes it a hypoallergenic product. For children under one year old, it is very important not to provoke allergic reactions so that their gastrointestinal tract develops correctly and prepares for eating regular food.
- Well-absorbed by a child’s digestion, boiled rice easily releases all the beneficial elements into the body.
- Once in the baby's stomach, the sticky structure of rice porridge envelops the walls of the organ, creating protection against irritants.
- The carbohydrates contained in cereals provide the baby with the necessary amount of energy, causing a feeling of fullness.
- Rice normalizes the functioning of the baby's gastrointestinal tract and has a good effect on the proper functioning of the kidneys.
- Cereals are useful for hair growth and for the normal formation of bone tissue.
Cooking instructions
Preparing rice milk porridge for infants always begins with careful processing of the cereal. First, the grains are poured with hot water and left for 10-15 minutes.
Then the soaked grains are rubbed between the fingers to finally get rid of the smallest remnants of starch and dirt.
The resulting cloudy liquid is drained, replacing it with clean, cool liquid.
The water is changed until it becomes clear. The washed cereal is placed in a colander and the liquid is allowed to drain.
Pour water into a small saucepan or saucepan and add washed rice. Place on the stove.
After the water boils, reduce the heat to low and cook for about 15 minutes with the lid slightly ajar. Then warmed breast milk or diluted formula is added to the saucepan. The contents of the saucepan are mixed and left to cook for another 10 minutes.
The finished rice is left to simmer under the lid for 10 minutes. In order to make the porridge more liquid, it is diluted with breast milk or boiled water. Cow's milk is significantly different in structure from breast milk, so it is better to postpone its use until later.
How to cook “Rice milk porridge”
Prepare your ingredients.
First, put the milk on the stove, it needs to be brought to a boil.
Rinse the rice once with water, then place it in a saucepan with thick walls, add a centimeter of water and place on low heat.
Salt the rice and cook over low heat until the water boils, stirring occasionally.
Then pour hot milk (300 ml) into the rice. Cook until the rice is done. If you notice that the milk has boiled away, but the rice is not ready, add more milk.
5 minutes before the end of cooking, add vanilla and regular sugar to the rice. Stir.
When the sugar has dissolved and the rice is ready, turn off the heat, add butter, stir the porridge, close the pan and cover with a towel. Let the porridge brew.
You can serve the finished rice milk porridge with raisins, nuts, or just as is. Bon appetit!
When and how to introduce rice porridge into complementary foods?
A breastfed baby can try the first spoonful of rice porridge at 6-7 months. If your baby eats formula, you can introduce a new product at 5 months, but be sure to observe your baby’s reaction to food that is unusual for him.
How to properly prepare rice for cooking?
In the store you can always buy ready-made porridge for baby food, the packaging of which has instructions for its preparation. If you decide to cook the porridge yourself, follow these rules:
- Carefully sort the rice, remove impurities in the form of black grains and colorless flakes.
- Rinse the sorted grains several times, alternating cold and warm water. At the last drain, the water should be completely clear.
- Place the cereal in a colander and pour boiling water over it. Then rinse again under cold water, wait until all the water has drained, Now the rice is ready to cook.
How to prepare rice porridge for complementary feeding?
Since we are going to cook porridge for a 6-month-old baby, it is advisable to make it in water. For infants, you should not use whole rice; it is better to use rice flour. To prepare rice porridge for babies using water, we will need:
- rice flour – 15 grams;
- water – 100 ml.
Preparation:
- Pour water into a ladle or small saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Add rice flour to the water. We set the fire to the weakest setting. Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. Cool to room temperature. The rice supplement is ready.
Rice porridge on water
DESCRIPTION
Rice porridge with water is a classic diet dish. Cooking with water, and not with milk, allows you to exclude extra calories and fats from the dish, and leave all the most useful things: complex carbohydrates, vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals. To prepare delicious rice porridge with water, you need to rinse it thoroughly. First, use warm water to get rid of starch and white pollen, and then hot water to remove excess fats that could get on the rice during storage.
Water rice porridge recipe
INGREDIENTS
- Rice - 2 cups
- Salt - 1 tsp.
- Water - 4 glasses
- Butter - 70 g.
COOKING
- If you have the desire and time, we sort through the rice grains, sifting out the husks and unusable grains.
- We wash the rice several times. First in warm water until it becomes transparent. Then in hot water 1 time. Drain the water.
- Pour the rice cereal into the multicooker bowl.
- Pour in 4 glasses of water, add salt and set the GREAT cooking mode. 30 minutes on this cooking program will be enough for the rice to absorb all the water.
- After a sound notification about the end of the cooking program, open the multicooker. Using a wooden spoon, check to see if there is any water left at the bottom of the multicooker bowl. If there is no water left, add 70 g of butter to the rice.
- Stir and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Rice porridge with water is ready!
Liquid rice porridge on water
Preparing liquid rice porridge using water is very, very simple. To do this, you don’t even need to catch the moment of evaporation of all the water from the pan or multicooker bowl.
INGREDIENTS
- Rice – 1 cup
- Water – 4 glasses
- Salt, sugar - to taste
- Butter - to taste
COOKING
- Pour water into a saucepan or slow cooker and bring to a boil. Add salt and sugar to taste.
- While the water is boiling, wash the rice grains as described above.
- Pour the rice into a container of boiling water and reduce the temperature to low.
- Stirring constantly, cook the liquid rice porridge in water for 30-40 minutes.
- As you stir the rice, starch will be released into the boiling water, due to which the water will acquire a white tint and the porridge will become slightly viscous.
Note: this porridge will be an ideal dish for people with digestive system disorders, as well as for people with problems associated with the gastrointestinal tract. In this version, you don’t have to add butter to the porridge.
Rice porridge on water with pumpkin
INGREDIENTS
- Rice – 1 cup
- Pumpkin – 250 g.
- Raisins – 1 handful
- Sugar – 1 tsp.
- Cinnamon – ½ tsp.
- Water – 800 ml.
- Butter to taste
- Salt - a pinch
COOKING
- We wash the rice grains several times as described in the DESCRIPTION. Next, fill it with hot water and let it sit for 30 minutes.
- Cut the peeled pumpkin into small cubes.
- Place butter (preferably melted) in a baking pot, then half of the rice that has settled in hot water, half of the pumpkin cubes, then the remaining rice and pumpkin in layers.
- put butter, put half the pumpkin, ½ rice, the remaining pumpkin and rice on top.
- At the end, add salt and sugar to taste, add raisins if desired and fill the dish with water. Place the pot in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for an hour.
Recipe for crumbly rice porridge with water
INGREDIENTS
- Rice – 1 cup
- Water – 2 glasses
- Salt – ½ tsp.
- Vegetable oil
COOKING
- Bring the water to a boil, add salt, stir.
- Pour 1 cup of pre-washed rice cereal into boiling water.
- Add a little vegetable oil to make the rice porridge in water crumbly.
- Cook rice over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- As soon as the rice has swollen, rinse it in cold water. This little trick will help make the rice porridge as fluffy as possible.
Calorie content of rice porridge on water:
77 kcal per 100 grams
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Directions for use and precautions
Rice porridge is not suitable as a daily complementary food. It is recommended to give rice to babies 1-2 times a week. If a child is prone to constipation, then he should be offered rice no more than once every 7-10 days. Excessive consumption of rice porridge can lead to hypocalcemia and problems with bone tissue. This is explained by the presence of fluorine in the composition, which at high concentrations interferes with the absorption of this mineral. Also, the frequent presence of rice in the diet can lead to persistent constipation.
Rice porridge is usually well tolerated by the baby's body. Negative reactions are possible only to sugar and other additives. Therefore, porridge should be prepared from harmless ingredients. It should be taken into account that some babies are allergic to rice protein.
Infants should gradually include rice porridge in their diet. First, the baby is offered a teaspoon of the dish. If within two days there are no negative changes in the baby’s health, then the single portion is increased. By the age of one year, the volume of porridge is increased to 100 grams.
An excellent option for first feeding: rice porridge, and how to prepare it for a baby
From about six months of age, the child begins to be fed. The baby is offered porridge as the first adult food.
They saturate the body with nutrients and give a boost of energy.
Rice porridge for babies is considered one of the useful ones.
Rice contains a lot of valuable components necessary for the normal functioning of the body. For example, it contains a lot of vitamins B, PP, E, N. It is a source of complex carbohydrates. Rice contains sufficient amounts of zinc, iron, phosphorus, iodine, calcium, selenium, and magnesium.
Today there are about 150 varieties of this cereal. But not all varieties make tasty milk porridge. Long-grained varieties come out crumbly when cooked.
Medium-length rice produces a sticky, but not sticky, porridge. Round varieties of cereal are recommended for making mousses, soups and casseroles.
They make a delicious porridge with milk. It is the round varieties that are recommended to be chosen for preparing dishes for infants. Rice also comes in white and brown. The latter variety is considered more useful. It has a higher concentration of complex carbohydrates and minerals.
In particular, there are many B vitamins, which are needed to ensure energy exchange and good condition of the coronary vessels. There is practically no salt in this cereal crop. Its calorie content in the form of porridge is approximately 90 kcal per 100 g of product.
Rice porridge for babies is useful for the following:
- protects the stomach and intestines from irritation. Achieved due to the ability of rice to envelop the mucous membrane;
- strengthens the immune system, which is quite weak in infants;
- ensures normal formation of bone tissue and teeth;
- has a beneficial effect on the course of metabolic processes;
- replenishes energy costs. Babies are actively growing and developing. To ensure the normal course of this process, they need strength;
- prevents the development of vitamin deficiency;
- removes toxic compounds from the body. This has a good effect on the functioning of the kidneys, stomach and intestines;
- ensures normal development and function of the myocardium;
- helps increase muscle mass;
- increases hemoglobin, prevents the development of anemia;
- activates brain function, stimulates mental development;
- has a beneficial effect on the condition of the epidermal integument;
- ensures the normal formation and functioning of the nervous system.
In the period up to one year, the baby grows and develops rapidly. At this time, he needs a daily supply of nutrients. Rice porridge satisfies these needs.
Pediatricians especially recommend including rice in the diet of children who are prone to diarrhea. Cereals have a binding effect. Enveloping properties prevent digestive problems.
At what age can complementary foods be introduced?
Rice is well absorbed by children's bodies. Therefore, this cereal is suitable for preparing porridges for babies. Infants begin to be introduced to adult food from about six months of age. Artificial children are introduced to complementary foods from 4-5 months.
Pediatricians advise starting to introduce your baby to adult food with gluten-free cereals . Gluten is poorly digested by the child's body, causing allergic reactions. Experts recommend starting complementary foods with buckwheat and rice.
How to cook rice for a baby?
Round rice is worth choosing for making puddings, milk porridges and casseroles. The medium-sized grain is suitable for light side dishes. Steamed cereal is ideal for pilaf. There are two ways to prepare rice porridge for babies: from whole grains and from grains ground into flour.
The latter method is more convenient and simplifies preparation. You can grind a certain amount of cereal and then take small portions of it for cooking. In the recipes below, milk means breast milk or adapted milk formula.
Milk porridge made from rice flour:
- 20 grams of rice;
- baby water (about 50 ml);
- half a glass of milk.
Cooking algorithm:
- Grind rice cereal to flour in a coffee grinder;
- put the product in a bowl and fill with cold water;
- put on the stove and bring to a boil. Cook for five minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk;
- turn off the heat and remove from the stove.
Whole rice milk porridge:
- milk – 120 ml;
- rice - half a glass;
- baby water - a glass;
- butter - half a teaspoon.
Cooking algorithm:
- rinse the cereal and boil it in water;
- cool and grind in a blender or using a sieve;
- add milk;
- put on fire and boil for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally;
- add oil and cool.
Whole rice porridge
It is convenient to cook rice milk porridge in a slow cooker. To do this, 100 g of cereal is washed and placed in the bowl of the device. Add a glass of water and the same amount of milk.
Mix everything with a special spoon and set the “milk porridge” mode. After the process is completed, turn on the “heating” function for 15 minutes. The finished dish is mixed and then ground, adding butter.
Porridge made from rice flour is more homogeneous. This is an ideal option for the first feeding of 4-5 month old babies. Children from six months of age can be given pureed porridge.
Recipes for children's dishes based on rice
Rice is used in the preparation of not only porridges, but also casseroles and meatballs:
- curd and rice casserole . For a one-year-old baby, you can make a curd-rice casserole. You will need about 250 g of cottage cheese, two tablespoons of sugar, 100 g of round rice, 50 g of raisins, two tablespoons of yogurt or kefir, and a chicken egg. To grease the baking dish, you will need a piece of butter. Boiled rice must be mashed with cottage cheese with a fork. Add egg, kefir, salt, raisins. Mix everything thoroughly and place in a baking dish. Place in the oven for 40-60 minutes. You can prepare curd and rice casserole in a slow cooker;
- rice porridge with apple . Infants can be given rice porridge with apples. To prepare it you will need two tablespoons of cereal, ground in a coffee grinder, one apple and a small piece of butter. All components must be combined and simmered over low heat for a quarter of an hour;
- apple iceberg in a sea of rice. When a child is closer to one year old, you can prepare an interesting and tasty dish called “Apple Iceberg in a Sea of Rice.” The ingredients you will need are one apple, two tablespoons of rice flour, a couple of plums and a few black currants. Rice must be poured with 150 ml of water and boiled for five minutes. Then add the berries and plum pulp and simmer for about 5 minutes. Bring the cooled porridge to a puree using a blender;
- rice with fish . You will need 50 g of hake fillet, two tablespoons of ground rice, 20 g of carrots, a teaspoon of butter, onions (10 g). Rice, vegetables and fillet must be boiled. Combine all components and grind in a blender. Add salt to taste. Add broth and bring to a boil. The dish turns out tasty and healthy.
Until 12 months of age, the dish should be ground through a sieve. Children after one year are allowed to give lightly crushed boiled rice.
Rice porridge is not suitable as a daily complementary food. It is recommended to give rice to babies 1-2 times a week. If a child is prone to constipation, then he should be offered rice no more than once every 7-10 days.
Excessive consumption of rice porridge can lead to hypocalcemia and problems with bone tissue. This is explained by the presence of fluorine in the composition, which at high concentrations interferes with the absorption of this mineral. Also, the frequent presence of rice in the diet can lead to persistent constipation.
Rice porridge is usually well tolerated by the baby's body. Negative reactions are possible only to sugar and other additives. Therefore, porridge should be prepared from harmless ingredients. It should be taken into account that some babies are allergic to rice protein.
Infants should gradually include rice porridge in their diet. First, the baby is offered a teaspoon of the dish. If within two days there are no negative changes in the baby’s health, then the single portion is increased. By the age of one year, the volume of porridge is increased to 100 grams.
Rice porridge for a one-year-old baby
Your baby is 1 year old and already knows the taste of rice well. The baby’s digestive system is also ready for food variety. It's time to prepare a variety of rice porridges for a 1-year-old child, and we will help you with recipes. At your discretion, you can add pieces of fruit or berries to the finished porridge. First, let's prepare porridge from ground cereal in milk, which can be obtained by grinding whole grains. We will need:
- ground rice - 2 tablespoons without top;
- milk – 2/3 cup;
- butter – 12 teaspoons;
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
- Pour the crushed cereal into a saucepan, add milk, let it boil, and cook over low heat until cooked.
- Add butter and salt to the finished porridge. Let it cool a little and feed the baby.
Crispy rice porridge is the best breakfast for a child
There are several ways to prepare crumbly rice porridge in water, we will look at them today. The ingredients for all cooking methods will be the same.
We will need, of course, the rice itself, as well as water, salt and butter to taste. In order to prepare rice porridge in the first way, you need to bring water to a boil, and only then add rice cereal to it. The proportions are one to two, that is, we need two glasses of water and one glass of rice.
It is also recommended to immediately add butter during cooking; you can add a little vegetable oil. Once we have added all the necessary ingredients, we can reduce the heat. In order for the porridge to turn out crumbly, you need to stir it thoroughly and cook over low heat. As soon as you notice that the grains of rice have swollen, you can remove the pan from the stove. Now let it brew for about half an hour.
The second method of preparing fluffy rice involves the same cooking technology, with the only difference being that after cooking, we rinse it with warm water. After washing, you can add oil and then let the porridge brew.
The third method involves preparing rice grains by boiling them; here it is important to catch the moment when the rice grain swells. After the grain of rice has swelled, you can move the pan to a water bath and thus bring the porridge to readiness.
If your child does not like crumbly rice porridge, you can make it more liquid. To do this, you need to use one of the above rice cooking technologies. However, it needs to be cooked much longer and over low heat. If you stir the rice thoroughly throughout the cooking process, you will be able to break down the integrity of the rice grain and achieve a smooth consistency. It is also necessary to double the amount of water.
Preparation
1. After studying the recipe, you need to prepare the ingredients. First you need to measure out the water, pour it into a saucepan and put it on the stove.
2. After this, you need to prepare the cereal, fill it with cool water and drain. Rinse until the water becomes clear.
3. Pour the cereal into the water, stir so that it does not stick together. When the water boils, cook over low heat for ten minutes.
4. After this, you need to measure out 100 milliliters of fresh milk, boil and pour into the porridge.
5. At this stage, you can add sugar and stir. Continue cooking for another ten minutes.
6. When the porridge becomes soft, you can remove the pan from the stove. Add a little oil and leave to simmer covered for ten minutes.
7. When serving, you can add a little of your favorite jam to the porridge.
Whole grain rice porridge recipe
You can also prepare rice porridge for a baby with milk using whole grain rice. For this we need to take:
- ground rice - 1 tablespoon;
- milk – half a glass;
- water – half a glass;
- butter – 1.2 teaspoons;
- sugar – ½ teaspoon;
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
- Pour the cereal into a saucepan, pour in water, wait for it to boil.
- Add milk, salt and sugar to boiling water with rice.
- Place the finished porridge in a blender bowl, grind it, put it on a plate and season it with oil.
If you want to diversify your baby's menu, replace milk with vegetable broth.
Delicious rice porridge with water for children
In order for rice porridge to be as tasty as possible and look appetizing, so that the child wants to eat it right away, you need to know a few cooking secrets.
If you are preparing rice porridge with water, and this most often happens if you are doing it for a child, then this is what you need to do. First of all, you need to prepare the rice cereal. To do this, you need to sort out the grains that are not suitable for consumption, and also thoroughly rinse the grains that you are going to cook under running water. Remember that by washing rice cereals, you not only get rid of the dust that has accumulated on it, but also remove excess starch. Starch is on the surface of the grains, and there are also other substances that could get onto the grain during storage. It is advisable to use warm water to rinse rice grains, then you can rinse them again with hot water.
This is what concerns the preparatory stage. You should also know how to prepare crumbly rice porridge using water, since many people end up with an unappetizing dish and the grains simply stick together.
Tender porridges with fruits and vegetables
When the baby is accustomed to rice puree, the porridge can be varied with various useful additives:
- apple
- banana
- carrots
- pumpkin
In order to avoid allergies, supplements should be introduced gradually, monitor the body’s reaction to complementary foods, and keep a food diary. Cook rice porridge along with an apple, pumpkin or carrot, cut into small pieces. Peel the apple. We wipe the resulting mixture, dilute it with milk, and boil. You can make a tender porridge with raw apples or carrots, chopped on a grater. We do the same with banana. A baby can receive this mixture closer to its first year of life. Advice. Use green apples as a supplement. They contain more vitamin C and iron than their red counterparts. When eating green fruits, allergies are less likely to occur.
Check out the video recipe for porridge containing green apple.
Cooking features for children of different ages - table
Child's age | Type of rice recommended to use for making porridge | Type of porridge |
4–6 months | medium round rice | dairy-free porridge made from rice or rice flour without sugar and salt |
7–8 months | dairy-free porridge made from rice or rice flour with the addition of fruit and vegetable purees, butter (as they appear in the diet) | |
9–10 months | long grain rice (brown or parboiled) | |
11–12 months | milk rice porridge with pieces of fruit, rice pudding, curd-rice and pumpkin-rice casserole |
Rice porridge with pumpkin
Levchuk Victoria Aleksandrovna©
The multicooker is a salvation for many mothers; most dishes are delicious, quick and relatively easy to prepare in it, the main thing is to get used to it. Rice porridge with pumpkin is an excellent combination of products; if you choose a sweet variety of pumpkin, you don’t need sugar. The taste, smell, and most importantly the color of this porridge is simply amazing.
Rice porridge with pumpkin is suitable for children over 8 months.
Products included in baby's complementary feeding: Rice , pumpkin, water.
Rice porridge with pumpkin
Print recipe |
- Dish7-8 months, Water, Breakfast, Porridge, Multicooker, Vegetables, Rice, Pumpkin
- KitchenChildren's kitchen
Portions | Preparation time |
4 servings | 10 minutes |
Cooking time |
28 minutes |
Portions | Preparation time |
4 servings | 10 minutes |
28 minutes |
Rice porridge with pumpkin Print recipe |
- Dish7-8 months, Water, Breakfast, Porridge, Multicooker, Vegetables, Rice, Pumpkin
- KitchenChildren's kitchen
Portions | Preparation time |
4 servings | 10 minutes |
Cooking time |
28 minutes |
Portions | Preparation time |
4 servings | 10 minutes |
28 minutes |
Ingredients
- 80 grams long grain white rice
- 80 grams white round rice
- 500 grams pumpkin
- 4 glasses of water
Servings: servings
Instructions
- We mix two types of rice, round is needed for a viscous consistency, for children younger than 6,7,8 months you can take one type of rice, still pass the porridge through a blender.
- We peel the pumpkin and cut it into large pieces, or small pieces, but then you will need to cook the rice first, and then the pumpkin with rice.
- But we like it quick, so we put rice in the slow cooker, pumpkin on top, and fill it with water.
- Cook in a multicooker on the “Rice” mode for about 28 minutes.
- To achieve a homogeneous consistency, you can use a blender. For 7-8 month olds, you can use a potato masher to get a texture with small half pieces.
- For adults, you can add sugar and cinnamon to rice porridge with pumpkin. But it will be sweet even without spices.
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Useful tips
In culinary practice, each dish has its own preparation nuances, and rice porridge also has them. If you have little experience in preparing such dishes, use the advice of experienced chefs:
- It is better to cook porridge for a child in a thick-walled container. In an enamel pan it can burn, but in an aluminum pan it will absorb harmful substances from the metal, which can harm the baby.
- You should not cook rice with milk alone; be sure to add water at the beginning of cooking so that the grains of the cereal soften well.
- Add all spices, salt, sugar, fruits and other ingredients to the prepared porridge. Do not indulge your child with a lot of sugar, try to add it to a minimum. If your baby enjoys eating porridge without sugar, give it up.
Types of "Saracen wheat"
There are dozens of types of cereals in nature; wild varieties and brown rice are used in cooking, but the most popular is white grain of three types:
- Round grain with a lot of starch. You can use it to make casseroles, puddings, and desserts. Such dishes can be prepared for a baby from 10-11 months
- Medium grain absorbs a large amount of moisture and sticks together during cooking. It can be added to soups and cooked porridge. This type is used for the first complementary feeding.
- Long grain is perfect for porridges, salads and side dishes
- Parboiled rice is made from unrefined grains. Nutrients from the cereal shell pass into it. Used to prepare pilaf - the grains do not stick together
An infant whose complementary feeding begins with rice is not afraid of allergies. The cereal does not contain gluten, which causes unwanted reactions from the still immature digestive system.
Can rice harm a baby?
We talked in detail about the benefits of rice for the body of a small child, but there are also disadvantages to this product. What mistakes should be avoided when introducing rice into complementary foods:
- Mommy needs to take into account that rice broth and the cereal itself have strengthening properties. If your baby has problems with bowel movements after eating rice porridge or is constipated, temporarily stop giving him this product. You can replace rice with buckwheat and corn flour.
- Allergic reactions to rice are very rare, but when introducing complementary foods for the first time, various additives should be avoided. For the same reasons, you should not cook porridge with milk. Introduce it gradually, a few drops at a time, slightly increasing the proportion of milk in the product at each feeding.
- Remember that for infants all new dishes must be monocomponent, that is, consist of one product. Tasty additives are introduced when the baby’s digestive system adapts well to the new food.
- When preparing food for a child under one year old, refrain from adding granulated sugar and rock salt; use sweet syrup and saline solution.
Take the recommendations of pediatricians and children's nutritionists seriously. Your baby’s stomach and intestines are too vulnerable; they react differently, sometimes negatively, to certain foods. If you decide to feed your baby, carefully monitor his reaction. As a rule, artificial babies tolerate the transition to other types of food more easily. Infants require caution, because their stomach is accustomed to gentle and nutritious mother's milk, and it is difficult for it to adapt to coarser and heavier food.
Milk porridge
Rice porridge with milk for a child is a more nutritious dish than one prepared using only water. However, here you need to be careful and be absolutely sure that the little one is not allergic to milk protein.
To prepare, take the following products:
- cereal – two hundred grams;
- half a liter of milk;
- two hundred ml of water;
- Art. spoon of sugar;
- 30 grams of butter (butter).
- Rinse the rice several times. Pour the cereal into a saucepan and add water.
- After boiling, continue cooking until there is very little water left. Don't forget to stir constantly.
- Add milk and sugar. Continue cooking over low heat until fully cooked.
My son loved this porridge when he was very little, but now he prefers the dairy-free version.
How to cook porridge for a child?
Rice porridge - recipe.
Cook in a ratio of 1 part rice to 1.5 parts water. Those. For example, for 1 cup of rice, 1.5 cups of water.
Rinse the rice, place it in a saucepan and add water. Cover tightly with a lid. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat for about 2 minutes, then a little over medium heat and then over low heat. Total cooking time is 12 minutes.
During cooking, do not open the lid and do not stir the rice.
Let it brew for another 10-12 minutes.
Buckwheat porridge - recipe.
Cook in a ratio of 1 to 2m. Those. for 1 cup of buckwheat - 2 cups of water.
We rinse the buckwheat, put it in a saucepan, fill it with water and close the lid tightly. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until the water has completely boiled away. Do not lift the lid during the process and do not stir the buckwheat.
Despite established habits, it is not recommended to add sugar and milk to buckwheat porridge, since they neutralize the numerous beneficial properties of buckwheat porridge.
Millet porridge - recipe.
For 1 cup of millet - half a teaspoon of salt and 1 tbsp. l. oils It is cooked in a ratio of 1 to 2m. For 1 cup of millet you need 2 cups of water.
Pour 2 cups of water into a saucepan, add salt and oil. When the water boils, add pre-washed millet to it and cook until thickened.
After this, the porridge must be left to steep for an hour.
Semolina porridge without lumps - recipe.
More for variety than for benefit. For 1 glass of water, 2 tablespoons of cereal.
Pour water into a saucepan, add cereal and cook, stirring constantly. This is what will allow you to cook the porridge without lumps and with an even consistency.
Oatmeal recipe.
Oatmeal is prepared in a ratio of 1 to 1.5. For 1 cup of cereal, 1.5 cups of water.
Rinse the oatmeal under running water and add 1.5 cups of cold water. Stirring, bring to a boil, skim off the foam and cook for another 5-7 minutes over medium or low heat.
Once ready, let it brew for another 5-7 minutes.
During the process, you can salt the porridge, add a little sugar and butter.
Millet and rice porridge “Friendship” - recipe.
For 1 glass of cereals (half a glass of rice and half a glass of millet) - 1 liter of water. Rinse the cereals.
Pour water into a saucepan, add cereal, add sugar and salt. Bring the porridge to a boil, and then simmer over low heat for another 30 minutes with the lid tightly closed. The main thing is that the porridge does not burn! When the porridge is ready add a little butter.
If you want to serve porridge with milk, remember: Milk is added to ready or almost ready porridge!
It makes no sense to cook porridge with milk, because when it boils, the structure of the milk protein is disrupted and the milk turns into an indigestible product!
Ready-made porridge
For the youngest infants, it is permissible to purchase ready-made porridge powder. It can be “Beech Nut” based on flour, soybean oil with the addition of calcium phosphate. If you are concerned about the presence of soybean oil in the finished product, we recommend trying the Baby Sitter Rice product. “Hipp bio-rice decoction” is a natural product with the addition of vitamin D that is well absorbed by the baby’s body. But “Gerber rice” is loved by few mothers: it is very liquid, and it is not possible to achieve the desired thickness, even by increasing the portion of the powder. Manufacturers usually print the recipe for ready-made porridge on the back of the box. Follow it, then the dish will be ideal for a baby on any feeding. Nutritionists advise buying “dairy-free” porridge, and then adding the mixture to which the child is accustomed. Gluten-free rice porridge comes with various fruit additives. Young mothers should approach them with caution - often such fillers cause allergic reactions in the baby.