What complementary food should a four-month-old baby eat?

Baby food supplement is an issue that parents pay much attention to. Many babies start to eat supplementary food at the age of four months, while some babies start to eat supplementary food at a very old age. In fact, the addition of supplementary food to babies is related to age and feeding methods. So what kind of supplementary food should babies eat? There are many kinds of supplementary food that babies can eat, and the most common ones are rice noodles. There are many types of rice noodles and many manufacturers. You should choose carefully. At the same time, you can also choose porridge supplementary food. Commonly used porridges are:

Mung bean and lotus seed porridge: Soak the mung beans and lotus seeds in advance to save time in making.

raw material:

20g mung beans, 20g lotus seeds, 20g rice

practice:

1 Wash mung beans, lotus seeds and rice and soak them for 1 hour.

2 Put mung beans, lotus seeds and rice into the pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook into porridge.

Tips:

Mung bean and lotus seed porridge is rich in calcium, phosphorus and potassium. Lotus seeds also contain nutrients such as protein, iron, and vitamins, which help the development of baby's bones and teeth, and also help enhance baby's memory.

Yam millet porridge: It is simple to prepare and the cost is very low, but it has high nutritional value and has good therapeutic effects.

raw material:

20g yam, appropriate amount of millet

practice:

1 Wash the millet, peel the yam, cut into cubes, and wash them.

2 Put water, millet and yam into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer until cooked and serve.

Tips:

Millet contains more protein than rice; it contains 1.7 grams of fat and 76.1 grams of carbohydrates, both of which are no less than rice and wheat. Millet contains 0.12 mg of carotene, which is not found in general grains, per 100 grams. Its vitamin B1 content ranks first among all grains.

Soft noodles: Soft tomato noodles can help regulate the baby's gastrointestinal function.

raw material:

30g noodles, 1 tomato

practice:

1 Wash the tomatoes, blanch them in hot water, peel them and mash them.

2 Break the noodles into pieces and put them into the pot. After boiling, add tomato puree and cook until done.

Tips:

Tomato noodles are rich in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, organic acids and a small amount of protein. Organic acids such as citric acid and malic acid in tomatoes can increase the acidity of gastric juice and aid digestion.

Luffa and shrimp porridge: Luffa is sweet and cool in nature, and can clear away heat, cool blood and detoxify.

raw material:

Half a loofah, 40 grams of rice, some dried shrimp

practice:

1 Wash the loofah, peel it and cut it into small pieces; wash the rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes.

2 Pour rice into a pot, add water and cook into porridge. When it is almost cooked, add loofah pieces and dried shrimps and cook until done.

Tips:

Luffa contains saponins, luffa bitter element, citrulline, xylan, protein, vitamin B, vitamin C and other ingredients. When cooked with rice into porridge, it is effective in treating baby's cough or sore throat.

Winter melon and minced meat noodles: Winter melon is cold in nature, can nourish the stomach, produce body fluids, and clear away stomach fire.

raw material:

50g winter melon, 20g minced meat, appropriate amount of noodles, 1 tbsp broth

practice:

1 Wash the wax gourd, peel it, cut it into small pieces, put it into boiling water and cook it. You can cut the wax gourd into smaller pieces depending on the situation.

2 Boil the noodles in boiling water until they are tender, then remove from the water and break the noodles with chopsticks.

3 Put the minced meat, winter melon and broth into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes. Pour over the noodles and mix well with chopsticks.

Fruit porridge: Fruit porridge is fresh, fragrant, soft and smooth, delicious and nutritious.

raw material:

Half an apple, half a banana, a small piece of cantaloupe, a small piece of papaya, a few oranges, and some rice

practice:

1. Wash the rice and soak it for 1 hour; wash the apples, remove the cores and cut into cubes; peel the bananas and cut into cubes; wash the cantaloupe, peel, remove the pulp and cut into cubes; peel the papaya and orange and cut into cubes.

2 Add rice and water and cook into porridge. When cooked, add diced apples, bananas, cantaloupe, papaya and orange and cook for a while.

Tips:

Fruit porridge can help babies digest and is important for maintaining normal intestinal function and diversifying complementary foods.

What complementary foods do babies eat? Babies eat a lot of complementary foods. Due to their young age, their gastrointestinal absorption and digestion functions are not good, so the addition of complementary foods should start from simple to complex. In the early stage, they cannot eat greasy food, which many parents call "starting meat". Wait until the baby's ability to eat is strong and his gastrointestinal function is stable before adding meat. At this time, you should also observe the baby's stool to prevent many diseases from being caused by the addition of complementary foods, which will affect the baby's healthy growth.