Sunday, December 31, 2023

Recipes for children from the age of 6 months



Food suitable for children from the age of 6 months

Contribution of 340 Kcal/day:

1- barley cream soup:

- Ingredients:

  • cup of homemade vegetable broth.
  • tablespoons of barley.
  • 3 tablespoons cooked and finely chopped or processed chicken.
  • 100 g of cream cheese (double cream).

- Preparation:

  • Put the broth in a saucepan and heat it.
  • Add the barley and stir well until cooked.
  • Add the chicken and cheese.
  • Mix everything.

2- Red apple and banana puree:

- Ingredients:

  • 1 small banana, very ripe.
  • 1 small red apple
  • 1 small cup of breast milk.

- Preparation:

  • Peel the banana, remove the strings and mash it with a fork until it forms a puree.
  • Peel the apple, remove the seeds and grate it.
  • To make this dish even more nutritious for your baby, add mom's milk to the puree and mix.

3- Chicken and squash porridge:

- Ingredients:

  • 200g skinless chicken, cut into large cubes
  • 1 small piece of pumpkin cut into large cubes.
  • 100 g of cream cheese (double cream).
  • Safe water, necessary amount.

- Preparation:

  • Boil the chicken in cubes.
  • Boil the squash until tender. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients).
  • Process all ingredients in a blender or mash with a fork.
  • Add the cream cheese.

4- Corn flour with squash:

- Ingredients:

  • 1 small piece of pumpkin, cut into large cubes.
  • 1 medium black potato, peeled and cut into large cubes.
  • 1 cup of corn flour.
  • 3 cups of safe water.
  • Cheese or curd, fresh and grated. Quantity to taste.

- Preparation:

  • Boil the squash and the potato and puree them. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients).
  • Place 3 cups of cold water in a pot and add 1 cup of cornmeal. Stir well and bring to the fire. Boil for one minute.
  • Mix the corn flour with the pumpkin and potato purée. Before serving, add the grated cheese or curd and mix well.

5- Creole potato puree and oatmeal:

- Ingredients:

  • 3 medium Creole potatoes, cut into large cubes.
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh peas.
  • 4 tablespoons of oatmeal in ojuelas.
  • 1 small cup of breast milk.

Preparation:

  • Boil the potatoes and peas until tender and mash them. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients).
  • Place 3 cups of cold water in a pot and add the 4 tablespoons of oatmeal. Stir well and bring to the fire. Boil for 1 minute.
  • Mix the oatmeal in ojuelas with the Creole potato puree and peas. To make this dish even more nutritious for your baby, add mom's milk to the puree and mix.

6- Meat and vegetable porridge:

- Ingredients:

  • 200 g of beef, without fat or tough parts, cut into large cubes.
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut into large cubes.
  • 2 medium black potatoes, peeled and cut into large cubes.
  • 2 slices of zucchini or 2 green beans.
  • Safe water, necessary amount.
  • 100 g of cream cheese (double cream).

- Preparation:

  • Boil the meat in cubes.
  • Boil all vegetables, until tender. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients).
  • Process the meat together with the vegetables and the cheese in the blender.
  • If you don't have a blender, finely chop the meat, puree the other ingredients and mix.

7- Banana, spinach and oatmeal puree:

- Ingredients:

  • 6 spinach leaves, well washed.
  • 1 small banana, very ripe.
  • 4 tablespoons of oatmeal in ojuelas.
  • 1 small cup of breast milk.

- Preparation:

  • Peel the banana, remove the strings and mash it with a fork until it forms a puree.
  • Boil the spinach leaves for approximately 2 minutes. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients). Drain the spinach.
  • Place 3 cups of cold water in a pot and add the 4 tablespoons of oatmeal. Stir well and bring to the fire. Boil for 1 minute.
  • Process the spinach, the mashed banana and the oatmeal in a blender.
  • To make this dish even more nutritious for your baby, add mom's milk to the puree and mix.

8- Chicken and rice porridge:

- Ingredients:

  • 100g of rice.
  • 200g skinless chicken, cut into large cubes
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut into large cubes.
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh peas.
  • 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil.

- Preparation:

  • Boil the rice in water. Make sure it is very well cooked.
  • Boil the chicken in cubes.
  • Boil carrot and peas. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients).
  • Process in the blender, all the ingredients.
  • Before serving, add the oil and mix well.

9- Liver and vegetable puree:

- Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons of chopped onion.
  • 100 g of liver.
  • 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil.
  • 1 small black potato cut into cubes.
  • 100 g of boiled yota.

- Preparation:

  • Cook the onion in a little water until transparent.
  • Add more water and then the liver in small cubes and cook until the inside changes color.
  • Add the black potato and yota and cook for 20 minutes, until everything is tender.
  • Process all the ingredients in the blender or mash with a fork.
  • Before serving, add the oil and mix well.

10- Colorful porridge enriched with breast milk:

- Ingredients:

  • 1 carrot cut into large cubes.
  • 1 piece of pumpkin cut into large cubes.
  • 1 small black potato cut into large cubes.
  • 1 piece of cheese or curd, fresh.
  • 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil.
  • Mom's breast milk. Necessary amount.

- Preparation:

  • Boil the carrot, the pumpkin and the potato, until they are tender. (Steam cooking is preferable to better preserve nutrients).
  • Add the cheese or curd to the previous mixture, until they melt.
  • When the cheese or curd has melted, add the breast milk, mix everything together and turn off the heat. Process all the ingredients in the blender or mash with a fork.
  • Before serving, add the oil and mix well.