How to add egg yolk to baby food?

When the baby is old enough to eat complementary food, all parents will add eggs or rice noodles to the baby as soon as possible. All mothers will encounter this problem. How to add it in time and how much complementary food to add are the most concerned issues for mothers. Let us learn about how to add complementary food or egg yolks.

Here’s how to add egg yolks:

1. Boil the eggs, peel them, take out the yolks and grind them into powder. Start by feeding 1/8 of an egg yolk per day, then gradually increase to 1/4, 1/2, and finally the whole egg yolk. Egg yolk powder can be mixed with boiling water and given to the baby between feedings; it can also be directly mixed with rice flour. At around 6 months old, you can switch to egg yolk porridge; at 7 or 8 months old, you can eat steamed eggs (including egg white).

2. After the eggs are cooked, take a quarter of the egg yolk, crush it with a spoon, add a small amount of water, and it is ready to use. If you are mixing feeding, add it to the milk powder.

3. It can be thinner at the beginning so that the baby can eat it. Observe the stool on the next day. If there is no problem, keep doing it for two or three days. If the baby's stool is good, start adding a quarter, then half, and then a whole egg yolk.

Recommendation: When you start adding complementary foods to your baby, you can first add a complementary food that is appropriate for your baby's age, such as rice cereal. After trying for 1 or 2 weeks, you can let your baby try eating egg yolks. Never add multiple foods at once in a short period of time.

The baby's intestines are very delicate, so when adding complementary foods to the baby for the first time, you must pay attention to the baby's absorption. Also, don't add too much at one time. Take it slow and add a little at a time. Wait until the baby is fully adapted, then try changing the way of feeding the baby. For example, you can stew egg custard, so that the baby can not only eat the egg yolk but also eat some egg whites. Finally, slowly add other complementary foods.