Instead of buying expensive baby food, you can make fruit and vegetable smoothie at home using a conventional blender. Here are five recipes useful vitamin mixtures for children.
When your child is 4-6 months, he begins to pay attention not only milk, but also in other foods. Having dealt with his bottle of milk, a child may try to take something from your plate. If you already had a case, it is time to add to the diet of a child some soft foods. But before you go to the store for children's mashed potatoes, try to cook it at home. Here are five recipes for healthy baby food, which can be done in a few minutes in a blender.
Stores infant formulas contain more sugars and less salt and natural fibers that are present in the home home-made mixtures.
In addition, store sweep sterilized due to what killed the vitamins and other nutrients. And, of course, price - domestic infant formula will cost you half the price.
So, if you have a blender and a few minutes to spare, why not try to do your mix? Here are five recipes that perfectly fit the child.
Five recipes for infant formula in a blender
1. Applesauce
Ingredients:
- water - 100 g;
- red or yellow apples are medium-sized, peeled and cut into small cubes - 3 pcs .;
- cinnamon - 1 pinch.
Mix the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for about 12 minutes, until the apples are tender. After that we send the mixture into a blender and mash.
During cooking, you can add as much water as necessary. Serve as is or puree can freeze it into molds for ice and give a hot day.
2. Raspberry-banana puree
Ingredients:
- banana - 1 pc .;
- raspberries - 0.5 cups.
Put the ingredients in a blender and blend to the desired state. The child will surely enjoy the natural sweetness of the mixture, and not only him - to enjoy fruit and berry smoothies are not only children but also adults. For example, it is possible to add a vitamin mixture sweet cream or yogurt Greek.
3. Fruit breakfast "Fiesta"
Ingredients:
- Water - 75 g;
- oat flakes - 1 hr. l .;
- crushed raisins - 1 hr. l .;
- small banana (mashed) - 0.5 ps .;
- flaxseeds ground (prevent constipation) - 0.5 hours. l.
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low and cover the pan and cook for another 10 minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender and mixed until the desired consistency.
This puree is particularly useful for the prevention of constipation. Furthermore, the mixture is rich in minerals and vitamins, which strengthen the growing organism. You can give it and the older children who do not pre-wiping in a blender.
4. Puree of chickpeas and vegetables
Ingredients:
- unsalted chicken broth - 1 cup;
- milk (breast or baby food) - 0.25 cups;
- chickpeas - 1 cup;
- small bulb (sliced) - 0.5 ps .;
- carrots (peeled and chopped) - 1 pc .;
- celery (washed and sliced) - 1 branch;
- garlic (sliced) - 1 clove;
- bay leaf - 1 pc .;
- Dried thyme - 1 pinch.
Mix all ingredients except milk and thyme in a saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, covered, until all ingredients are soft.
Drain broth in a separate pot, remove and discard bay leaf. Add the milk and thyme and heated for five minutes.
Pour the mixture into a blender and add a little of the remaining broth. On the amount depends on the final consistency of broth. Mix in a blender until the consistency of mashed potatoes.
5. Mashed eggs, vegetables and rice
Ingredients:
- egg yolks hard-boiled - 1-2 pcs.;
- Brown rice (boiled) - 1 cup;
- Vegetables (cooked and chopped) - 0.25 cups.
Mix all ingredients in a blender until the consistency of mashed potatoes. If you do not want to use the egg yolks, the mixture can be prepared without them.
In any case, before preparing the mixture, consult your pediatrician about the foods that can and can not give the child.