Babies should be particular about eating meat. It will be too late if we don’t add more meat.

Ever since babies were introduced to complementary foods, parents have been worried. When should they start giving their babies meat? If you eat early, you are worried about poor digestion; if you eat late, you are worried that your baby will not be able to keep up with the nutrition? Today, the meat-loving TaoTaoG will talk to you about the problem of babies eating meat. Benefits of eating meat for babies 1. Rich in nutrients Meat is rich in protein, B vitamins and minerals. These elements are important components of a balanced baby\’s complementary food. In particular, the amino acids in meat play an important role in the baby\’s physical development. The addition of meat is indispensable in baby\’s complementary food, so meat can be introduced when the baby first adds complementary food. 2. Prevent iron deficiency anemia. Babies aged 7 to 12 months old get about 1/3 to 1/2 of the energy from complementary foods; babies aged 13 to 24 months old get about 1/2 of the energy from complementary foods. ~2/3. Babies need to obtain up to 99% of the iron from complementary foods. For iron-rich high-energy foods, in addition to iron-fortified baby rice cereal, meat is the key food for making high-iron complementary foods for babies. ★ Common high-speed iron supplementary foods: Meat supplements: various red meat purees (lean beef, lean lamb, lean pork, etc.). Liver food supplement: Eat various liver pastes (pork liver, chicken liver, etc.) 1-2 times a week, a small amount every day. Animal blood: pig blood, duck blood, chicken blood, etc. (pay attention to the purchasing channel). 3. Saturated fat For adults, it is not advisable to eat too much saturated fat. However, saturated fat is indispensable in the diet of babies before the age of two. Rich saturated fat needs to be added to baby food supplements. Foods rich in saturated fat mainly include meat, poultry, full-fat dairy products, eggs, etc. When to add meat complementary foods \”Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016)\” points out that complementary foods should be added when the baby reaches 6 months of age (180 days after birth). When the baby reaches the time to add complementary foods, he can eat meat. Depending on the baby\’s age, the meat is cooked differently. The properties of meat food should gradually transition from paste (meat) to semi-solid (minced meat) to solid (meat pellets). Every time you add a new food, follow the principle of feeding from less to more. You can feed your baby a small spoonful first. After trying 2 to 3 times, if the baby does not reject it, you can gradually increase the amount in the next few meals. Adding meat supplements Parents can refer to the following meat supplements for their babies: fish, chicken, duck, pork, shrimp, beef, mutton, shellless aquatic products (squid, squid, octopus), shelled aquatic products (various Plant shellfish, crabs, lobsters), etc. What is the consumption amount of meat complementary foods? The \”Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016)\” gives the intake of meat complementary foods according to different ages of babies: ● Babies aged 7 to 12 months need 50g (1 tael) of meat and poultry every day. Fish; ● Babies aged 13 to 24 months need 50 to 75g (1 tael to 1 tael) of meat, poultry, and fish every day; ● Babies aged 2 to 3 years old need a daily diet of livestock, poultry, meat, eggs, and aquatic products. The total demand is 50~70g; ● The total daily demand for livestock, poultry, eggs, and aquatic products for babies aged 4 to 5 years is 70~105g. Processing of animal supplementary food ingredients: minced meat: lean pork or beef brisket with gluten removedMembrane, wash and cut into pieces, or crush into minced meat with a food processor, add appropriate amount of water and steam until cooked. Liver paste: Purchase pork liver from regular channels, rinse the surface with running water, cut the whole piece of pig liver into two halves, and use a knife to scrape out the liver paste on the cross section. Either steamed or cooked and minced into puree. Pork liver is a food that is very rich in iron. However, due to its extremely high vitamin A content, it is not suitable for frequent consumption. Generally, once a week is enough. Fish puree: Wash, steam or cook the fish, take the fish part and press it into puree with a spoon. Shrimp paste: Chop or crush the shrimp into shrimp paste, steam or boil it. Note*: During the processing of animal food ingredients, you can add a little ginger slices to remove the fishy pre-treatment, and then take them out before processing. Common meat supplement production process 1. Cod meat puree Ingredients: 1 piece of cod meat with the fish skin and bones removed. Method: wash the cod meat first, cut it into small pieces with a knife, steam it in a pot and then use a blender Beat into puree. Suitable for: 7-month-old baby 2. Chicken and tofu puree Ingredients: 1 piece of chicken breast, 1 piece of tofu Method: (1) Wash the chicken breast with clean water, cut it into small pieces with a knife, add the chicken after the water is boiled, and cook Remove the chicken until it turns white. (2) Rinse the old tofu, squeeze out excess water, crush it with your hands, steam it in a pot, put it in a blender with the chicken, and beat it into a puree. Suitable for: 7-month-old baby 3. Pork and potato balls Ingredients: 1 piece of lean pork, 1 piece of potato, a little flour Method: (1) Wash the lean pork and cut into small pieces with a knife. (2) Wash the potatoes and cut into small pieces with a knife. (3) Mix the small pieces of pork, small pieces of potatoes and flour evenly, and use a mixer to beat into a puree. (4) Wash your hands, dip them in some water, put the mashed pork and potatoes in the tiger\’s mouth, squeeze out small balls one by one, and put them into a pot of boiling water over low heat. When the meatballs float, cook for a while and serve them to your baby. Suitable for: 8-month-old baby 4. Rape and chicken liver porridge Ingredients: 1 piece of chicken liver, 1 rapeseed, 50g of rice Method: (1) Rinse the rice and soak it in water for half an hour, put the rice into the pot and add 4 times the rice Measure the amount of water, first bring to a boil over high heat and then reduce to low heat and simmer. (2) Remove the fascia from the chicken liver, wash it, boil it in boiling water for a while, take it out after the color turns gray, cut an appropriate amount into fine pieces, and add it to the cooked porridge. (3) Wash the rapeseed, blanch it in boiling water and cut into fine pieces, put it into the porridge and cook for a few minutes. Suitable for: 9-month-old baby 5. Soft rice with fish paste and broccoli Ingredients: 1 piece of fish, 1 broccoli, 50g of rice Method: (1) Heat a little vegetable oil in a non-stick pan, add ginger slices, and fry the boneless fish pieces, both sides are golden, take out the fish and mash it. (2) Blanch the broccoli until half cooked, then chop 2 florets. Heat a little vegetable oil in a non-stick pan, add minced garlic, sauté until fragrant, then add chopped broccoli and stir-fry until cooked. (3) If you want to make porridge, add half a bowl of porridge and mix in fish and vegetable mince before eating; if you want to make soft rice, add half a bowl of soft rice, mix and stir-fry until cooked. Suitable for: babies aged 9 to 11 months* Among the ingredients, you can also replace the fish with shrimp paste in the above recipes. Mothers can use their creativity to make more delicious complementary foods by analogy. Things to note when babies eat meat● When making meat supplements for babies, it is best to mix vegetables and meat together to avoid the problem of babies being picky eaters;● Meat for babies, the quality must pass. Fresh, tender meat has higher nutritional value; ● Give your baby meat instead of just drinking broth. Broth and bone soup have a higher fat content, but their nutritional value is far inferior to that of meat. .