How to make sweet potatoes as complementary food for babies?

As we all know, sweet potato is a delicacy that is both nutritious and can be cooked in a variety of ways. People in the folks call sweet potatoes "yam", especially roasted sweet potatoes, which most netizens particularly like to eat. The taste is indescribable. The most important thing is that sweet potatoes can sometimes serve as a staple food to fill your stomach. So, how to cook sweet potatoes so that they can be used as complementary food for babies?

Sweet potatoes are rich in starch, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamins A, B, C, E and more than 10 trace elements such as potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium and linoleic acid. They have high nutritional value and are called the most nutritionally balanced health food by nutritionists. In terms of overall nutrition, sweet potatoes are the best among grains and vegetables. The shortcoming of sweet potatoes is that they lack protein and lipids, while milk is rich in protein and fat, which can make up for this shortcoming and provide nutritional supplements when paired with sweet potatoes. Here, the editor will introduce to you the method of making sweet potato puree, one of 100 types of baby food.

1. Milk sweet potato puree

Prepare ingredients: milk powder, sweet potatoes. 1. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes (potatoes), steam them, and mash them into paste with a sieve bowl or spoon. 2. After the milk powder is prepared, pour it into the sweet potato (potato) puree and mix well. Nutrition Tips: This milk sweet potato puree is suitable for babies aged 4-6 months. The best time to add complementary food to babies is between 4-6 months during breastfeeding. When trying to add complementary foods, you must also ensure that your child maintains a consistent feeding routine, and do not actively reduce the amount or frequency of breast milk or formula feedings.

2. Red dates and sweet potato puree

Prepare ingredients: 1 small sweet potato, 3 large red dates, 1 spoonful of milk powder, and about 30 ml of water. 1. Wash the sweet potatoes, cut them into small pieces, wash the red dates and steam them together in a steamer for about 15 minutes. 2. Prepare a spoonful of formula milk powder and mix it with about 30 ml of cold boiled water. 3. Put the steamed sweet potatoes into the food processor. Peel and core the red dates and put the red date flesh into the food processor. 4. After preparing the milk, turn on the machine and grind it.

3. Broccoli and sweet potato mash

Prepare ingredients: a few florets of broccoli and a few small pieces of sweet potato. 1. Wash and peel the sweet potatoes, steam them, cut into small pieces and put them into the baby food machine. 2. Blanch the broccoli in boiling water and put some of the cooked broccoli into the baby food machine. 3. Add water several times and stir until it becomes a paste. Do not add too much water at once, otherwise there will be too much water and too little vegetables to make a paste, and the vegetables will be just residue. The baby will gag as soon as he eats them and will not be able to swallow them at all. Nutrition tips: The time to add complementary food to the baby should be arranged before two breastfeeding or formula feedings. Give complementary food first, followed by breastfeeding, so that the child can eat enough at one time.