After adding complementary foods to their babies, many mothers spend a lot of time trying to get their babies to eat something nutritious every day. Faced with various complementary feeding materials every day, many mothers don’t know where to start? For example, now is the yam harvest season, and many mothers choose it as complementary food for their babies. So, what is the best way to give yam to babies? Today Doudehui will take you to understand the varieties and methods of yam. What varieties of yams are there? There are two types of yam commonly found on the market: iron-bar yam and yam yam. What is their nutritional value? Nutritionally speaking, both yams are very good. The only difference is: Tieguang yam has a soft and waxy texture, suitable for making puree; Huai yam has a crisper texture, has more water, and is suitable for cooking. I often use yam as complementary food for my children. According to experience, it is best to choose iron bar yam for babies, which is softer, has a better taste, and is suitable for babies to eat. Good Mom\’s Parenting Experience for Parents 0-3 Years Old Ultra-clear PDF What are the benefits of using yam as complementary food? Yams contain a large amount of amylase, vitamins and other substances, which can supplement the various nutrients needed by the baby\’s body. It is recommended that the baby can add it appropriately after he reaches 7 months old. When using yam as food supplement, what should you pay attention to when handling yam? Experienced mothers know that if you handle yams directly with your hands, your hands will easily feel uncomfortable afterwards. Therefore, it is recommended that when handling yam, mothers should wear gloves or put a plastic bag on their hands after washing the outer skin of the yam, and then peel it. Or use boiling hot water to wash the yams and boil them directly in the water before processing. So, how to make yam delicious? I often make complementary foods for my babies. I use these 6 different methods, which are healthy, nutritious and appetizing. You may wish to try them. (1) Ingredients for millet and yam porridge: 100 grams of fresh yam, 50 grams of millet, and 3 red dates. Method: ① Wash and cut the yam into pieces, wash and remove the core of the red dates, put them into a blender and mash them. ②Add an appropriate amount of water into the pot, pour in the crushed yam and red date juice, cook it with millet to make porridge, and it is ready to eat. (2) Ingredients for yam and red rice porridge: 30 grams of red rice, 15 grams of glutinous rice, 10 grams of fresh yam, and appropriate amount of wolfberry. Method: ① Wash the red rice and glutinous rice and soak them in water, peel and dice the yam. ②Put the pot into the pot over high heat. Add red rice, glutinous rice and water into the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. ③Reduce heat to low and cook until thick, add diced yam and wolfberry and cook for 30 minutes. (3) Ingredients for yam and sesame porridge: 60 grams of japonica rice, 150 grams of yam, 1/2 tsp of black sesame seeds, 100 ml of fresh milk Method: ① Wash the japonica rice, soak for 1 hour, remove and drain; cut the yam Cut into fine particles; stir-fry black sesame seeds until fragrant, pour them into a blender, add water and fresh milk and blend well, remove the residue and leave the juice. ②Put the pot on the fire, add water to boil and dissolve, then pour in the slurry, stir slowly, continue to stir until cooked, and then eat. (4) Ingredients for yam and pork ribs porridge: 10 grams of yam, 20 grams of pork ribs, and a bowl of rice porridge. Method: ① Wash the yam and chop into small pieces; wash and chop the ribs into small pieces. ② Add water to the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and add the chopped yam. , pork ribs, simmer over low heat, add rice porridge and simmer for a while. Warm tip: Pork ribs can supplement babies with high-quality protein and minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, and yam can strengthen the spleen., can promote baby\’s appetite. (5) Ingredients for yam soup: 100 grams of yam, 50 grams of glutinous rice, a little wolfberry, two red dates. Method: ① Wash the yam cloud skin and cut it into small pieces; wash and remove the core of the red dates; wash the glutinous rice and soak it in water After 3 hours, put it into a blender with yam cubes and red dates to make juice and set aside. ② Put the glutinous rice, yam, red date juice and wolfberry into the pot and cook it into a soup. (6) Ingredients for yam, carrot and pork ribs soup: 200 grams of yam, 100 grams each of pork ribs and carrots, two slices of ginger. Method: ① Wash the ribs, blanch and set aside; wash the yam and carrots separately and cut into pieces ② Put the pot on the fire. Add an appropriate amount of water, ribs, and ginger slices, bring to a boil over high heat, then add yam cubes and carrot cubes, turn to low heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the ribs and yam are tender, then season and drink. Doudehui’s warm reminder: Different babies have different tastes. Mothers can try the above six different methods to find the taste that suits their babies. Mothers can also change the ingredients at any time to create more flavors. For the healthy growth of babies, I believe every mother can become a complementary food expert.
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