- There is a joyful event in the family - a new person has appeared. Now he is the center of the universe for the whole family. Surrounding the newborn with care and attention, the mother strives to give her baby all the best and most useful. In the first six months, breast milk is considered the best food and drink for the baby. But now the baby is already 6 months old and it’s time to introduce complementary foods and additional drinks. Compote as a drink for babies is an excellent option. It's tasty and healthy. The kid will definitely like it.
At what age can you give it to a child?
Not all mothers know at what age you can give your baby extra liquid. If the child is completely dependent on mother's milk, then it is not advisable to supplement the milk until six months. But this does not apply to the hot season. In extreme heat, additional drinking water can be given. From the age of six months, the baby begins to be fed additionally. At the same age it is worth trying compote. You need to start with half a teaspoon, gradually increasing the volume of liquid.
If the baby was initially on formula, then you can give various foods and drinks from 5 months. But the main rule remains unchanged - the introduction occurs gradually.
Delicious compote with ginger
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Number of servings: 15
Energy value
- calorie content – 129.1 kcal;
- fats – 0.4 g;
- proteins – 1.3 g;
- carbohydrates – 30 g.
Ingredients
- dried apricots – 200 g;
- ginger (candied) – 100 g;
- granulated sugar – 250 g;
- cinnamon – 15 g;
- water – 2.5 l;
Step-by-step description of the process
- We cut the prepared clean dried apricots into two equal halves or quarters (depending on the size of the dried fruits), and chop the candied ginger into thin strips.
- We transfer the prepared products into a large saucepan, sprinkle them with the amount of granulated sugar specified in the recipe and fill them with 2.5 liters of filtered drinking water and place them on a burner with medium flame.
- As soon as bubbles begin to appear on the surface of the liquid, reduce the heat to low, add 15 grams of ground cinnamon and, covering the container with a lid, leave the compote to cook for 6-7 minutes.
- Remove the finished drink from the stove, cool and serve – Bon Appétit.
Tip: in order to give the drink a deep, rich shade, during cooking, simply add a little rose hips or hibiscus to it.
How to cook properly
To prepare the correct and healthy compote, there are a number of rules:
- One-component compote. The child’s digestive system is not yet fully formed, so it is necessary to introduce the baby to new foods one at a time so as not to overload the little body. It is not recommended to make a drink from several products at the same time.
- Fruits must be hypoallergenic. Allergies are a common companion for children. Until the body is stronger, it is better to give the child meals from foods that will not lead to a rash or diathesis.
- The water for the drink is only purified. Tap water contains large amounts of impurities and heavy metals that can cause harm. Boiling alone is not enough for high-quality cleaning. It is best to use water filters or purchase already purified water.
- Fresh fruit without defects. Wrinkles, signs of rotting and wormy fruits are not suitable. Ripe, beautiful, not overripe fruits.
To preserve the maximum amount of vitamins in the finished drink, you should use a slow cooker.
Fresh apple compote recipe
Apple compote for babies is easy to prepare. To prepare a drink from fresh apples, you need to take 1-2 (depending on size) green apples and 1 glass of purified water. Peel the apples, remove the core and cut into small slices. Pour water over the slices and cook over low heat. After boiling, remove the foam and leave to cook for 5-10 minutes. At the end of cooking, let the drink brew for 60 minutes. Serve the compote warm, close in temperature to breast milk.
Dried apple compote recipe
First of all, you need to choose the right dried apples. They must be bright in color and free from defects. Drying exclusively from green apples.
Dried Apple Recipe:
- Fill the dryer with cold water and leave for several hours.
- After the fruit has swollen, carefully drain the water. Rinse the swollen slices thoroughly in warm water.
- Place apples in a saucepan of boiling water. Cook over low heat for 25-30 minutes. Let it brew.
The drink is ready to drink.
Making a drink with raisins
When the baby is already accustomed to the first one-ingredient compote, the children's drink can be varied by adding raisins. We prepare a classic compote from dried apples. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add pre-soaked and thoroughly washed raisins. The component adds sweetness to the drink without additional sweeteners.
If you choose raisins as the main and only component of the drink, then the recipe for preparing such a drink is extremely simple:
- rinse the raisins well;
- pour boiling water over it;
- cover with a lid and leave to brew until morning.
Strain the finished drink through gauze or a sterile bandage.
Compote with rose hips
Rose hips are a storehouse of useful microelements and vitamins. However, it should be given with caution - the risk of allergies is high. Therefore, it is not advisable to use rose hips as an ingredient for the first compote.
Attention! Although rose hips are allowed from six months, it is better to wait a little and make a drink out of it for an already one-year-old child.
But if the baby’s immune system is weakened or teething is slow and very painful, then you can gradually introduce rose hips into the diet. It contains calcium and a large amount of ascorbic acid. Rose hips can be steamed or boiled.
To prepare a drink with rose hips, pour 10 grams of the main ingredient with hot water and leave for 4-5 hours. Give the baby a warm decoction.
Rose hip decoction:
- Grind the dried berries.
- Pour two tablespoons of crushed berries into a glass jar and add two glasses of water.
- Place the jar in boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes. After finishing cooking, the drink is infused for one hour.
Strain the infused broth through cheesecloth.
Drink with dried apricots
Dried apricots are chosen that are dull and dry. This is important, because such dried apricots contain the least amount of chemicals and harmful substances. Compote of dried apricots is very easy to prepare for babies. Rinse 100 grams of the ingredient well and add purified water for 60 minutes. Pour the soaked drying agent into boiling water along with the remaining liquid. Boil over low heat and turn off. Let cool. The drink is ready.
For the first time, it is better to dilute the drink with purified boiled water in the following proportion: 2 parts water and one part decoction. For the second test, dilute the drink with water in equal parts and only for the third time give a pure decoction.
Compote with currants
To prepare a drink from currants, you need to take 100 grams of berries without defects, remove any debris and rinse thoroughly. Pour in cold water and cook for about 20 minutes. Give your baby a drink at room temperature.
Recipe for compote with prunes
Prune compote for babies is prepared as follows:
- Pour boiling water over 200 g of prunes for 5-10 minutes;
- rinse under running water;
- add prunes to the pan and add a liter of water;
- After boiling, remove the foam and cook for 20 minutes over low heat.
Prunes are a particularly healthy ingredient. If a child suffers from constipation, this drink will help eliminate the problem. But don’t get carried away - prunes can cause fermentation, and this is fraught with colic and increased gas formation.
Compote of raisins and dried apricots for children
Both types of dried fruits have unique properties. The most important are strengthening the immune system and restoring the functioning of the digestive system. Before you cook raisin and dried apricot compote for your child, you need to prepare in advance. In order to cook a delicious compote of raisins and dried apricots for children, you will need the following ingredients.
- 50 gr. dried apricots;
- 50 gr. raisins
Both products contain natural fructose, so there is no need to add sugar to the drink. The concentration of the drink increases if it is allowed to brew for some time. If this happens, you need to slightly dilute it with boiled water.
Both types of dried fruits are soaked in boiling water for several minutes and washed. All that remains is to pour a liter of boiling water over the dried grapes and apricots and boil for 15 minutes. When ready, remove the brew from the stove and allow to cool to room temperature. To enhance the taste, you can add a little honey. This product has many beneficial properties, therefore, it can be used as an ingredient without fear.
Medicinal properties
Dark varieties contain more substances important for human life than their light counterparts.
Main medicinal properties:
- immunomodulatory,
- bactericidal,
- tonic,
- antioxidant,
- choleretic,
- wound healing,
- anti-inflammatory,
- regenerating,
- expectorants,
- antipyretics,
- diuretics,
- restorative,
- sedatives,
- hypotensive.
Decoctions prepared according to various recipes, depending on the identified pathology, have a full range of healing qualities:
- They serve to prevent infections of a viral or bacterial nature.
- Stabilizes blood pressure.
- Strengthens bone tissue.
- Improves blood count indicators.
- Stimulates intestinal activity.
- Normalize water-salt balance.
- Helps treat anemia.
- Strengthens the cardiovascular system.
- Activate the removal of toxins.
- Frees the body from toxins.
- Improves the functioning of the nervous system.
- Helps eliminate flatulence.
- Reduce cholesterol concentration.
- Used for intestinal colic.
- Helps relieve irritability and eliminate insomnia.
- Eliminate constipation.
- Helps with indigestion.
- Improves the color and overall condition of the skin.
- Activate cerebral circulation.
- They have a beneficial effect on the activity of the liver, the functions of the genitourinary and endocrine systems.
- Helps to quickly recover after excessive stress.
- Eliminate swelling.
- Treat gout and pneumonia.
- Improves the condition of teeth and gums.
Raisin decoctions are valued as preventatives against colds and disorders of the cardiovascular system.
Before starting to use medicinal compounds, you should consult with an experienced doctor.
During pregnancy and lactation
The baby receives all the necessary vitamins through mother's milk. You won’t be satisfied with dried apricots alone, so your diet should be varied. This applies not only to the period of breastfeeding (breastfeeding) and caring for the child, a person should always treat his body carefully, at any age.
For constipation, the broth can be given to a month-old baby and even a newborn. It helps to improve bowel movements and the baby does not suffer from colic as much. The mother should also include dried fruits of this type in her diet. By drinking a glass of warm infusion before feeding, you will help the child's body adapt to new conditions. For one-year-old babies, they prepare puree from the dried apricots that remained in the compote. From 1.5 years of age, the concentration of the drink may be higher than in the first year of life.
Dried apricots contain many useful elements: A, B1, B2, C, PP, as well as beta-carotenes. Fiber, potassium, glucose, iron, calcium, magnesium and other substances ensure the stable operation of all systems, support the body being rebuilt during pregnancy, affect the immune system, help metabolism and improve mood.
A pregnant woman and a nursing mother must do everything to please the child, and dried apricots, as a receptacle of vitamins, simply must be present in the diet, albeit in small quantities. It copes well with constipation, which often plagues pregnant girls along with hemorrhoids, as it produces a laxative effect, normalizes intestinal function and alleviates toxicosis. For many pregnant women, these dried fruits are a real savior, especially in the autumn-winter season.
When losing weight
Sugar contains a lot of harmful carbohydrates, which slow down metabolism, provoke fat deposition and have a bad effect on the condition of the skin and teeth. If you adhere to proper nutrition or want to follow a strict diet, this does not mean that compotes are prohibited for you. Moreover, they contain less carbohydrates than dried fruits themselves. There are 51 grams of dried apricots per 100 g. Contraindications apply only to uncontrolled consumption in large quantities, and a glass of infusion will not harm.
When preparing the drink, it is advisable to avoid sugar. It can be replaced with fructose. In general, when losing weight, it is not recommended to heat dried fruits, but to consume them as a light snack, but water is always better at dulling the feeling of hunger. In addition, it is an excellent diuretic.
