Porridge is necessary for the health of the baby

Porridge is necessary for the health of the baby. Thanks to complex carbohydrates they provide the baby with energy for several hours. Also in the cereals contain B vitamins, which are needed for the normal development of the nervous system, vitamins PP, E, A and D. In addition, cereals are a storehouse of trace elements. But each kashka is valuable in its own way.

Buckwheat - this porridge is rich in proteins, starch, useful fats. It contains vitamins B1, B2, B6, PP and minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium. Due to its composition this croup heals - it reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, and reduces the level of excess cholesterol (but this does not apply to children).

Rice - this cereal is the champion, according to the starch content (about 77%). It also contains vitamins PP, E, group B and folic acid, which is a remedy for anemia.

Oats. In oatmeal porridge there is a lot of protein, and vegetable fats are almost twice as much as in buckwheat. This porridge, like a decoction from it, is very helpful in gastrointestinal diseases, hepatitis, diabetes mellitus.

Barley - this cereal is very useful, due to its high content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. It also contains vitamins E, D, A, and trace elements. And this cereal makes pearl and barley groats. Decoction of these croups is a great help for coughing. It has an enveloping and softening effect. Also, the barley porridge has a lot of fiber, which is good for constipation.

If you are just starting to expand the baby's diet, then choose a one-component porridge buckwheat, rice or corn. These cereals can be given as early as five months to babies who feed on the formula, and six to seven if they are breastfeeding. These cereals are well digested, have high nutritional value and do not contain gluten - a protein that is often able to cause an allergic reaction in children. It is best to buy special children's soluble powder in the form of powder, which dissolve in warm water or milk. In such cereals, the content of important microelements and vitamins is balanced according to age. Such cerebrums are dairy and dairy-free, from one cereal and several.

In ready-made cereal, you can add mashed fruits, which the kid has already had time to try, for example, malinka, apple, peach. Also, you can offer a small gourmet ready-made cereal with fruit from jars.

A kid who often has colds and takes antibiotics or has problems with the intestines can offer such a soluble gruel with the addition of probiotics and bifidobacteria. Probiotics are useful lactic bacteria that colonize the intestines. They produce substances that kill or limit the multiplication of pathogenic bacteria, strengthen the immunity of crumbs, contribute to the improvement of intestinal peristalsis. Also, probiotics increase the body's resistance to various infections.

If you are preparing porridges with probiotics, then never fill them with hot water or milk. More beneficial bacteria die under the influence of high temperatures.

Beginning at ten months the child can already eat porridges that contain gluten, for example, wheat, as well as flakes of barley and oats. By the end of the first year of life, you can offer your baby coarse-grained home-made cereals (buckwheat, barley, wheat). They contain a lot of potassium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, B vitamins, as well as unsaturated fatty acids. If these muffins do not immediately come to the kid's liking, do not force him to eat. Just offer useful grains a bit later. To diversify the ration of the baby in cereals, add them to the first dishes and desserts. For example, the soup will be very tasty and nutritious, if you put rice, buckwheat or pearl barley into it. For the preparation of desserts, it is best to use semolina.

If your baby suffers from constipation, offer him a corn or wheat mush. In them you can add more prunes. They contain a lot of fiber, which stimulates the work of the intestines. Rice porridge and rice decoction will be indispensable for a stomach disorder.

To make the dishes of cereals tasty and useful, you need to know some culinary tricks. So, first of all, when preparing a baby kashka, do not forget to pick up the rump. No matter how carefully manufacturers do this, the rubbish and raw grain will still fall. Then it must be thoroughly rinsed. Millet, pearl bar and rice must first be washed with warm water and then with hot water. Rinse the barley with lukewarm water.

To buckwheat or pash porridge turned friable, it can be pre-lightly fried. Do not forget that you need to put the groats in boiling water and cook over low heat until it absorbs all the water, so it retains more vitamins. After the porridge is almost cooked, season it with butter. You can pour, if desired, porridge with milk.