Useful porridge for baby food. We study, choose and prepare. How to cook porridge for feeding babies at home How to cook porridge for the first feeding

Porridges begin to be introduced into the baby's menu after vegetables, since cereals require more coordinated work of the digestive tract. A bottle-fed baby can try this dish for the first time at 5 months, and a baby who eats mother's milk at seven. How to cook porridge for the first feeding? Not all types of cereals are allowed to be introduced into the diet without preparation, but some are ideal for a baby.

Properly selected and cooked porridge is an excellent option for complementary foods for a toddler

First try

Starting to introduce porridge into the baby's menu follows the rules. Since cow's milk is a product that is difficult to digest, the first porridge on the child's table should be dairy-free (more in the article:). In addition, if parents are afraid of allergies, it is better to choose a hypoallergenic option in the store. It is advisable to avoid all dishes prepared on the basis of cereals containing gluten - a special type of protein.

Below are cereals with gluten, the introduction of which is desirable to plan after 8 months:

• semolina;
• oatmeal;
• wheat;
• barley.

What cereals to start complementary foods with (more in the article:)? For starters, gluten-free cereals are ideal: rice, buckwheat, corn. Only after the parents are convinced that the child responds well to these dishes, the introduction of gluten-containing products into the menu is acceptable.

Most often, pediatricians recommend starting the first feeding with porridge with dairy-free buckwheat. At the same time, it is allowed to add breast milk or a mixture to which the child is accustomed to. The introduction of dairy products is desirable to start only from the year. If ready-made buckwheat flour is used for babies, it is enough to dilute 1 tablespoon of the mixture in 30 ml of water or breast milk.

Complementary feeding with dairy-free buckwheat can be a great start for the introduction of cereals.

For each age - its own cereal

As we wrote above, it is better to start complementary foods with gluten-free cereals. As soon as the child gets used to the new type of dishes, it makes sense to try to introduce other cereals, including dairy ones. However, care must be taken not to cause a persistent allergic reaction in a child, which is quite difficult to deal with.

Consider the types of cereals that can be given to a child up to a year old, as well as those that are suitable for older children. In addition, we will deal with the scheme for introducing new dishes.

Table for entering different types of cereals by month:

Age	Type of porridge	A portion	Properties
5-7 months	Rice	120-170 ml	Well absorbed, but not suitable for children prone to constipation.
	Buckwheat		Contains iron, also well absorbed. Helps with constipation.
	corn		Contains a lot of fiber, like buckwheat, helps with constipation.
8 months	Millet	170-180 ml	There are a lot of micro and macro elements in millet, this cereal also stimulates the digestive tract.
9-10 months	oatmeal	180-190 ml	This cereal has a lot of fiber, which improves digestion. Lots of protein needed for growth as well as for muscle development.
From 12 months	semolina	200 ml	Contains a minimum of useful substances, prepared on a milk basis contributes to weight gain. There is a lot of gluten in semolina.

Rules for the introduction of cereals

Grains are more difficult to digest by the body than most vegetables, so they must be introduced according to the rules. If you offer your baby cereals haphazardly, you can cause gastrointestinal upset, abdominal pain and persistent allergies. It is worth being guided by several recommendations of experts so that the new product will benefit:

• It is always better to offer a new dish in the morning. If the child has digestive problems or tummy pains, they will be easier to deal with. In addition, cereals "charge" the body with energy, which is ideal for a morning meal.
• Porridge, like other types of complementary foods, should be offered to the baby before feeding. First, give him a small portion - half a teaspoon, then feed him as usual. If the reaction is normal, the next day again give the same portion, or a little more. In one to two weeks, the volume of the product is brought to the age norm and completely replaces the morning feeding.
• Porridge for the first feeding should contain only one type of cereal. Rice, buckwheat or corn should be mixed together later, when the baby gets used to the new food, so as not to guess later which of the components the child is allergic to.
• Mixing buckwheat or rice with breast milk is convenient if the baby turns away from the spoon. It will be easier for him to taste the new taste of a dish that smells familiar.
• If the baby does not want to eat, it makes sense to break the order of complementary foods - try to give it not only in the morning, but also in the afternoon. There is a chance that the child's appetite in the middle of the day will be better.

To start with, it is enough for the child to offer only 1 spoon of a new dish.

What should be remembered?

We must not forget about the drinking regimen. If the baby is breastfed and up to 6 months almost did not drink water, then during the period of introduction of complementary foods, it is time to start supplementing it. Water is allowed to be given at any time, even after meals.

Porridge, like other complementary foods, can cause allergies. Pediatricians recommend that mothers keep a feeding diary: write down everything that the child has eaten, his reaction to each new product. If signs of an allergy appear, the dish that provoked such a reaction should be removed from its menu.

If the baby is a potential allergic person, during this period he can be given a children's antihistamine (Fenistil drops), and in case of an atypical reaction, call an ambulance.

Do-it-yourself porridge for a baby

Today, any porridge for the first complementary foods can be bought in the store - both milk formulas and dairy-free ones are on sale. However, for starters, it’s worth making it yourself, then you don’t have to worry about the composition of the purchased product. To prepare a healthy dish at home, first you need to sort out and thoroughly rinse the cereal.

1. Dry the prepared cereals, then grind in a coffee grinder. You should not do the smallest grinding, it is enough to stop at the average. Pour the resulting powder with boiling water and boil for 5-15 minutes, stirring until tender. The proportions are as follows: 5 g of powder per half a glass of boiling water. When the baby gets used to the dish, it is advisable to change the proportions and make the consistency of the dish thicker.
2. This method is also simple - first you need to boil the cereal in water until tender. As a rule, 1 part cereal to 2 parts water is used. After the dish has cooled, it must be crushed with a blender, or rubbed through a sieve. When the baby is older, the porridge can be kneaded with a pestle until mashed. After that, pour a homogeneous mass with boiling water and boil for several minutes.

Method number one is good because the powder is prepared in advance and used as needed. Thus, the mother saves time that she can spend communicating with the child. The second method also does not take much time and will help out if there is no coffee grinder on the farm. Some pediatricians believe that in the second case a more healthy dish will turn out than in the first. The fact is that chopped cereals are boiled, stirring, otherwise it will burn. This means that porridge is cooked without a lid, vitamins leave it. Porridges for the first complementary foods should be cooled and used immediately so that they retain the maximum of useful substances.

Now let us dwell in more detail on the features of the preparation of each type of porridge. Consider which cereal is suitable for making porridge for babies, as well as cooking methods.

Buckwheat

Choose buckwheat groats should be light in color so that it is not too fried. A cut is also suitable, but garbage can come across in it, which is difficult to find and wash. Wash the grits, then grind in a coffee grinder, pour boiling water and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the second cooking method is used, you need to pour clean cereals with water in a ratio of 1: 2 and cook for about 20 minutes under the lid until cooked. Then wipe through a sieve, dilute with water and boil for a couple of minutes.

If this is the first porridge for the baby, you do not need to add sugar, salt and oil to complementary foods. Buckwheat has a natural aroma and a delicate taste that does not need amplifiers.

To prepare baby porridge, buckwheat must be chopped

Rice

For rice porridge, you can use any kind of cereal, but it is better to choose round-grained. Like buckwheat, rice needs to be washed, dried and ground into a powder. Pour a teaspoon of the resulting powder with a glass of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. The dish has a neutral taste, it is tender, homogeneous and well absorbed, but it can be given to a child only once a day.

corn

Corn grits contain carotene, which is indicated by its bright yellow color. In addition, it contains many other vitamins, as well as iron and silicon. Due to the low allergenicity and dietary fiber content, this dish is recommended as a complementary food for children. Corn grits come in different degrees of grinding, the finest is ideal for a children's table.

You need to take half a glass of boiling water and pour one tablespoon of corn grits into it. It takes about 40 minutes to cook the dish, then cool a little and chop with a blender. Then add more water or milk and boil again for 10 minutes.

Corn grits contain many substances useful for the baby

semolina

The favorite porridge for kids is semolina, it really tastes good. According to scientists, semolina is not very useful and the only advantage of this dish is its significant energy value. Thanks to this property, semolina porridge is shown to babies who are in no hurry to gain weight. However, the calorie content will decrease if you cook porridge in water, or in a mixture of milk and water.

Before cooking, semolina must be sifted. It will take 1 tbsp. cereals that need to be cooked for 10 minutes in 100 g of water. Then milk is added to the porridge and boiled for another 5 minutes. If you need to cook dairy-free porridge, then you should immediately take a glass of water for 1 tbsp. cereals.

oatmeal

Oatmeal for a baby should be prepared on the basis of ground flakes. In 1 st. l. ready-made oatmeal powder, add 100 g of water and cook for 5 minutes. You should get a homogeneous jelly-like mass. Over time, this dish can be made thicker if the child likes its taste. Oatmeal is good to make on a milk basis, it goes well with fruits, so it is perfect for feeding a child after a year.

Oatmeal for a baby should be almost homogeneous

Ready-made cereals

If the mother of the baby decided to start the first complementary foods with ready-made cereals, you need to choose the right product. In any supermarket or children's store there is a huge selection of cereals from various manufacturers.

• Choose a product based on the age indicated on the package. You should not consider other options for cereals, which indicate the age is older.
• If the dish hits the baby's table for the first time, it is important that it contains only one type of cereal. Regardless of whether the age of the baby corresponds to that indicated on the package, you need to buy only one-component mixtures. Mom should be aware of her responsibility and not risk the health of the child, hoping that the manufacturer has already decided everything for her. Production technologists believe that the child has already tasted the cereals that were included in the product.
• It is better to choose products of well-known, time-tested manufacturers. Serious companies value their reputation and try to use only well-cleaned cereals that have passed radiological control.
• Be sure to check the composition of the mixture indicated on the box, as well as the expiration date.
• Dairy and non-dairy cereals are sold in baby food stores. If the child is ready to try milk, do not rush to buy a package of milk-based formula. The composition of the product includes milk powder, to which an allergy may occur. It is better to add boiled milk to milk-free porridge instead of water at home.

When choosing ready-made store-bought cereals, you need to focus on those cereals that the baby has already tried

Almost all cereals from the store are prepared the same way. Usually they do not need to be boiled, the manufacturer suggests simply diluting the powder with water. A good product has a pleasant, pronounced smell of cereals, does not gather into lumps and does not contain preservatives or flavorings. Before giving a finished dish to a child, it is advisable to try it yourself in order to notice the taste of mold or rancidity in time. Unscrupulous manufacturers can put low-quality goods on sale.

The child does not eat porridge?

Not all children are happy to open their mouth towards a spoon. Some turn away from mom, not even wanting to try a new product. Very often, babies refuse porridge. How to fix the situation and what to do to make the child love rice or oatmeal? Child psychologists recommend not to despair, but to try to move the time for complementary foods. It happens that the baby has no desire to try anything, and after a week or two he already eats a new dish with pleasure.

How else can you stimulate a baby to eat with a spoon? There are several methods that work successfully:

• For the smallest, the “camouflage” method helps a lot. It is necessary to dilute the porridge with milk or a mixture that the baby is used to.
• You can try to touch the top lip of the crumbs with the tip of a spoon with porridge. The child reflexively licks his lips and feels a new taste. If he likes it, the baby will open his mouth and ask for more.
• Some grain mixes are designed for a bottle with a pacifier. It is important that the hole in the nipple is large enough for the thick liquid. Maybe it will be easier for a child to get used to an unusual product if it is given in a regular bottle. Over time, switch to spoon-feeding.
• If the child is already a year old, you can combine porridge with fruits or vegetables - banana, baked apple, stewed pumpkin. The dish will only benefit in taste.
• Excellent taste is obtained from the combination of cereals with cottage cheese.

We have described the main methods of making porridge for babies from different types of cereals. This dish should be introduced into the diet gradually, you need to remember that cereals are more difficult to digest by the body than vegetables. After the child appreciates the new dish and loves its taste, you can try to combine two or more types of cereals in one plate.

In the diet of a 6-month-old baby, you can already introduce the first complementary foods. Pediatricians recommend gradually introducing the child to vegetable purees and cereals. All components should be introduced into the menu gradually. One of the most useful and easily digestible foods is buckwheat porridge.

Buckwheat is a storehouse of vitamins and valuable trace elements. It is especially distinguished by its high content of B vitamins. It contains water-soluble proteins, most of the amino acids of which are essential. This means that the body cannot synthesize them, but they must be ingested with food.

Buckwheat porridge is quite easy to digest. Eating it very rarely causes allergic reactions. Despite this, parents need to carefully monitor the appearance of various kinds of rashes on the body of the baby.

As a first meal do not give your child porridge cooked from several cereals simultaneously. In the event of an allergy, it will be difficult to determine what exactly caused such a reaction.

The digestive tract of babies is not adapted to the digestion of rough food. That is why for kids you need to cook porridge using a special technology.

How to cook buckwheat porridge for babies?

Before you cook it, buckwheat must be carefully sorted out, sorting out all low-quality grains, as well as impurities. Then it must be poured into a colander and rinsed under running water. You need to wash it until the flowing water is completely transparent.

Next, you need to grind the cereal in a coffee grinder or simply pour it onto a clean surface and crush the core with a rolling pin. Shredded buckwheat is called a parting. It is in this form that it is used to feed babies in the first year of life.

Ready-made prodel can be bought at the store, but it is quite rare on sale. In addition, such cereals are quite difficult to wash, and it is considered less useful than self-chopped kernels. On an industrial scale, it is screened, as a result of which some of the valuable substances are lost. Therefore, it is better to grind the cereal yourself.

For the first feeding, porridge should be quite liquid. To prepare it, pour 200 ml of water into a small bowl, put it on fire and add 2 tsp. did. After the water boils, it is necessary to boil the porridge for 5-7 minutes over medium heat with constant stirring. When the porridge is ready, you need to cool it and feed the baby from a spoon or pour it into a bottle with a nipple. Salt and sugar do not need to be added to the porridge.

Complementary foods should be started with a small amount of the product. For the first time, you need only 1 tsp. porridge. Gradually, this number should be increased. In the absence of allergic reactions, after some time, you can cook cereals in milk. In this case, you need to use the same recipe for making buckwheat, but water should be diluted with milk in a 1: 1 ratio.

The transition to solid food is one of the most important steps in the first year of a child's life. Proper and timely introduction of complementary foods is the key to healthy growth and full development. The first serious dishes in the children's diet are usually milk and dairy-free cereals. Dishes with a convenient texture, hearty, have different tastes depending on the selected product. With all the wealth of choice, parents often do not know what kind of porridge to start complementary foods with.

Deadlines are always set individually. If the baby has enough milk, weight gain, development is within the normal range, then the introduction of porridge into the diet can be postponed until 7-8 months. In other cases, complementary foods can be started earlier, but only after 4 months (critical mark). Until this age, the digestive system does not produce the necessary enzymes.

Indications for the introduction of cereals up to 6 months:

1. Artificial feeding. The digestive system of a child who eats a mixture is better prepared to receive porridge than that of infants.
2. Lack of mother's milk. The introduction of a liquid mixture can lead to breast failure. If the child is 5-6 months old, then it is wiser to introduce mashed potatoes and dairy-free cereals as supplementary food.
3. Lack of formula, baby or breast milk. Situations are different. Porridges are cheaper, more satisfying than most infant formulas.

The preparation of the child is of great importance. If the baby begins to show attention to adult food, reaches for a spoon, then it is important to support him and diversify his diet.

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Difficult choice: ready-made or homemade cereals

There is still a lot of controversy around homemade and purchased instant cereals. Pediatricians unanimously support industrialized food. No matter how great the desire of young mothers to cook their own food, it is recommended to listen to the opinion of experts.

Advantages of feeding with instant cereals:

1. Baby food undergoes strict quality control. Raw materials for making cereals are tested in laboratories and undergo special processing.
2. Dishes are enriched with vitamins, mineral salts, do not require additional additives to improve the taste.
3. Porridges have a homogeneous texture, tender and uniform. Such dishes are ideal for children's digestive system, the risk of indigestion or stool disorder is minimal.
4. Fast cooking. Any complementary foods are introduced in small portions. Cooking 1 tsp porridge (which the child can also spit out) is inconvenient. Any amount of powder can be diluted with water.

When the child gets acquainted with solid food, porridge will completely replace one feeding, if necessary, you can gradually switch to home-cooked meals. But at first and at an early age, this is irrational.

Important! Finished milk porridge always diluted with water. The liquid is boiled, cooled to the temperature indicated on the package. It is unacceptable to add formula or breast milk to such a dish. Combining different foods can lead to trouble: colic, indigestion, and broken stools.

How to choose a purchased porridge for complementary foods

Only one-component dairy-free cereals are suitable for the first feeding. Additives in the form of fruits, prunes, vegetables in the product should not be.

The main criteria for a suitable porridge:

• lack of gluten;
• compliance with the age indicated on the package;
• without GMO;
• does not contain sugar, fructose and other additives.

Before buying, you need to evaluate the integrity of the package, check the expiration dates, storage rules. No need to buy porridge of one type for the future. Perhaps the child will not like it. Also, do not give up the type of cereal if you do not like it right away. Food from different manufacturers differs in texture, aroma and taste.

Why is gluten dangerous?

Often on packages of baby food you can see the mark "gluten-free". When choosing porridge, it is very important to know what it is. Gluten is a plant protein found in grains. The substance is useful, but not for everyone. In some cases, it can bring irreparable harm to the child's body. With individual intolerance, vegetable protein causes a serious disorder of the digestive system and an incurable disease, celiac disease.

Which grains contain gluten:

• rye;
• wheat;
• oats;
• barley.

The main difficulty is that an allergic reaction to gluten can manifest itself only after 2-3 weeks in the form of abdominal pain, flatulence, and heaviness in the stomach. The child is naughty, crying. The first signs of celiac disease will be noticeable even later, in most cases the diagnosis is established only after the examination. Therefore, the choice of food should be taken seriously.

Attention! Gluten can be found not only in cereals. Vegetable protein is also present in baby biscuits. The introduction of flour products requires a different approach, it should not coincide with cereals.

Cooking homemade porridge for complementary foods

If the choice of parents fell on homemade porridge for the first feeding, you need to cook according to all the rules. You can buy special flour for baby food at the store or make your own. The first porridges are always cooked on the water.

Proper food preparation:

1. Rinse the grits. If rice is used, then at least 5 times. Rinse the cereal until the water is completely transparent.
2. Dry cereal for porridge in a natural way on a napkin or in the oven.
3. Grind until flour.
4. Pour 100 ml of water into a saucepan, put on the stove.
5. Mix 1 tsp. cooked flour with 2-3 tablespoons of water.
6. Put the prepared mixture into boiling water, stir.
7. Boil until done. Insist 15-20 minutes, cool.

Store flour for making porridge in a dry glass jar with an airtight lid.

Rules for the introduction of complementary foods

The reaction of the child's body to a new product is unpredictable. Regardless of the type of dish, you need to start complementary foods correctly. Allergies, indigestion, stomach pain - these are just a few of the troubles that can happen.

Basic Rules:

1. A new product is introduced into the diet only for a healthy child. It is unacceptable to combine the introduction of solid food with travel, vaccinations, teething.
2. Start complementary foods with one-component dairy-free cereals. It is allowed to dilute a dairy-free product with breast milk or a mixture familiar to the child.
3. The first serving should not exceed 1 tsp. Gradually, within 7-10 days, bring the volume to 120-150 g per day.

If within 4 weeks after the introduction of the first complementary foods, the child does not develop allergies, any rash, he is calm and healthy, you can try a new type of cereal.

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What cereal to start with

Even if there is no hereditary predisposition to allergies and the child is completely healthy, you need to start complementary foods with gluten-free cereal. The most suitable and safe are 3 types of cereals.

Buckwheat

Buckwheat is an ideal cereal for the first feeding. It contains proteins, fiber, amino acids, mineral salts and vitamins. Main useful properties:

• low level of allergenicity;
• increases hemoglobin;
• makes the intestines work;
• relieves constipation.

In some cases, buckwheat can cause increased gas formation. The croup has a slight tonic effect. Therefore, the product is introduced into the diet of children with neurological disorders carefully.

Rice porrige

It is recommended to introduce this cereal after buckwheat. Otherwise, there is a high probability that after rice the child will not want to take another porridge. If buckwheat for some reason did not fit, then you can start with this cereal.

Beneficial features:

• the only cereal that contains 8 amino acids;
• helps to cope with diarrhea;
• low level of allergenicity;
• contains lecithin, useful for the brain.

Rice porridge is contraindicated in children prone to constipation.

Corn porridge

Corn porridge has a pleasant taste, aroma, beautiful color. Children eat it with pleasure, but it is recommended to introduce the dish into complementary foods after buckwheat and rice. Dishes are prepared from flour, which is well absorbed, soothes the tummy, relieves increased gas formation.

Beneficial features:

• rich vitamin and mineral composition;
• positively affects the blood, the immune system;
• relieves constipation.

The optimal age for the introduction of this product is 7-8 months. Gradually, closer to the age of 10 months, 1 year, the corn dish can be diluted with vegetables, fruits, meat and fish, used as a children's side dish.

When the baby is 6 months old, it is time for the introduction of the first complementary foods.

Most often, for the first products we choose either vegetables or cereals.

Buckwheat porridge for the first feeding is one of the best solutions. In this article I will tell you how to properly introduce it into the diet, what kind of cereal to choose and how to cook it.

We start complementary foods with buckwheat

1. In fact, breast milk provides the baby with all the nutrients and at 6 months and at 8, and even a year. Therefore, it is not necessary to worry that he is missing something and that he needs to introduce large portions of porridge;
2. The child matures psychologically and he has a desire to try what the parents eat;
3. It is food interest that is the reason for the introduction of complementary foods, and not that the child does not have enough mother's milk and it is time to accustom him to adult food.

Important! Complementary food provides the child's body with many useful substances, and also helps him form a taste, teaches him to chew and satisfies curiosity about the contents of the plate.

When choosing where to start complementary foods, focus on weight gain. If they are large - start with vegetables, small ones - with porridge.

When introducing porridge into complementary foods, follow certain rules:

• Give complementary foods in the morning, starting with a microdose or giving it at the tip of a teaspoon;
• After feeding, be sure to breastfeed your baby;
• Observe the baby during the day, if the baby does not have colic, changes in stool and behavior, rash during the day, then we declare this product safe and start using it regularly.

How to give buckwheat for the first feeding?

It all depends a lot on the complementary feeding system you choose.

1. In traditional complementary foods, you need to boil buckwheat in mashed potatoes;

• For the first feeding, buckwheat should be boiled in water, without salt, sugar and oil, the child should feel the natural taste of buckwheat. To do this, buy light-colored cereals, it has undergone less heat treatment;
• The consistency of the product should resemble puree and be without lumps;
• Dairy-free buckwheat porridge for the first feeding does not cause constipation in the baby and helps to strengthen the immune system;
• Whole buckwheat is considered more useful; chopped buckwheat is not suitable for a child.

Attention! Buckwheat strongly absorbs surrounding odors and moisture, which negatively affects its taste. Therefore, store the dry product only in a glass or ceramic container with an airtight lid.

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• In this case, you do not need to make puree from porridge, but simply give the baby a very soft, softened grain of buckwheat;
• For 1 sitting, you can give 3 microdoses of buckwheat. All. The acquaintance took place.

Useful properties of buckwheat and its possible harm

Buckwheat is ideal for the first feeding. This cereal is considered the most useful.

1. It contains many important elements that a baby needs;
2. This is a huge storehouse of vitamins and minerals;
3. It contains iron and phosphorus, copper and iodine, vitamins of group B, E and PP;
4. It also contains fiber, amino acids and vegetable proteins.

The value of this cereal for the child's body:

• carbohydrates saturate the baby's body with energy;
• proteins are involved in the development of bone and muscle tissue;
• fiber improves digestion and helps absorb nutrients;
• fruit acids improve the functioning of the digestive tract;
• improves immunity;
• fats favorably affect metabolism, normalize cholesterol levels;
• prevents anemia;
• strengthens the heart and blood vessels;
• does not cause allergies.

Buckwheat complementary foods ensure the full functioning of the child's body, supplying it with all the necessary substances.

Know! Very rarely, when there is an individual intolerance to the product, cereals can cause an allergic reaction. If the baby eats too much of it, he will begin to have flatulence and may experience constipation.

How to cook buckwheat porridge for babies

For infants, buckwheat porridge can be prepared at home or diluted ready-made, which is sold in the store.

How to cook buckwheat porridge for the first feeding

To cook buckwheat porridge for babies, you must follow a certain procedure:

1. sort out the cereal so that it does not contain debris and unpeeled grains;
2. rinse well several times under cold water;
3. pour a teaspoon of cereals with 100 ml of water, when the water boils, then cook the cereals for 15 minutes over low heat;
4. cool the finished porridge to a temperature of 37 degrees;
5. grind it in a blender.
6. you can add expressed breast milk. BUT! Only in cooled porridge, otherwise all useful substances will be destroyed by high temperature.

For infants, buckwheat should be boiled in water without salt.

How to cook milk buckwheat porridge

Cook milk buckwheat for the baby, too, according to the instructions. For this you need:

• bring water to a boil;
• pour cereal into boiling water;
• cook, under a closed lid, for 40 minutes, stirring;
• then ready to grind on a blender;
• add 100 ml of milk to the ground porridge and, after boiling, boil for another five minutes;
• then stir and set aside.

Pureed porridge

It takes longer to cook, but unlike many other pureed cereals, it retains the nutrients. The recipe for this porridge is as follows:

1. rinse 2 tablespoons of buckwheat;
2. dry it until it becomes light brown in the oven;
3. pour it with a glass of hot water and cook over low heat for 40 minutes;
4. wipe the finished cereal through a sieve;
5. water, in which the porridge was cooked, dilute the finished cereal.

This porridge is very popular with kids.

Ready porridge

One of the options for complementary foods is to buy ready-made porridge in the store.

• When choosing it, carefully study the composition and instructions;
• It is advisable to buy porridge without additives;
• In such finished products, the grain retains its sweetness and is absorbed faster by the baby.

Important! No matter how convenient store-bought porridge is, homemade food is considered safer for the first feeding.

• Start with dairy-free cereals.
• How to breed buckwheat porridge for the first feeding? Usually this information is written on the box. It is enough to dilute with boiled water (4-5 tablespoons) a tablespoon of cereals.

Attention! Any porridge should be cooked right before use, it is forbidden to leave complementary foods in the refrigerator!

If the child does not want to eat buckwheat porridge, you may be feeding him the wrong way, maybe you are doing it too early or force-feeding.

By such actions, you will only bring down the food interest of the baby and it will be quite difficult to return it.

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The introduction of complementary feeding and, in general, introducing children to adult food is a rather lengthy and extremely responsible process. Products that come after breast milk should not lead to negative reactions - intestinal upset, allergic conditions and poor digestion.

Porridge for - one of the best options for good nutrition for kids.

However, it is not easy to understand their diversity: gluten and gluten-free, dairy and dairy-free, corn and buckwheat - which ones are better to cook, when to introduce and give the mixture, with which one, which manufacturers to give preference to. All these nuances should be considered in more detail.

Introducing cereals into complementary foods usually begins from the second half of the year of life, subject to breastfeeding and normal weight gain. Artificers receive the mixture in 4.5 months.

Also, cereals are indicated for persistent rotavirus infections, accompanied by diarrhea. For such babies, high-calorie nutrition is necessary, which is what porridge is considered to be.

At optimal, the vegetable mixture should be introduced first, and only then it is time for the second feeding. Groats begin to give about a month after the introduction of vegetable puree.

There are 5 main “symptoms” by which parents will be able to understand that it is time to cook porridge for the baby:

• the child begins to erupt teeth;
• he is already confidently sitting in a high chair;
• he or a mixture;
• he shows interest in adult nutrition;
• he is able to lick liquid food off a spoon and swallow it.

If these signs are combined, then the baby is potentially ready for the introduction of porridge as the first complementary food. It remains to determine which products are the best for babies.

The best cereals for initial feeding are gluten-free cereals - buckwheat, corn or rice. Dishes from hercules, wheat or semolina are best left for later, since these cereals contain a likely allergen - the cereal protein gluten.

This food component is poorly absorbed by children in infancy, they have gaziki and pain in the tummy. A similar problem is associated with a lack of special enzymes that perform the function of breaking down gluten in the body.

Porridges for the first complementary foods are divided for a variety of reasons, so parents can choose the best and most suitable products for the child:

Porridges can conditionally include such products as:

• welling - cereal-milk mixture, resembling a very liquid porridge, you can give a baby who does not perceive thick food well;
• instant biscuits- hard slices dissolve easily in milk, and the resulting mixture resembles a thin porridge in consistency;
• porridge-muesli- the product contains fruit additives, biscuit pieces that will help a 9-month-old child to quickly master the ability to chew food.

What should be the best porridge for initial feeding? Dairy-free, gluten-free, mono-component porridge without additives, cooked from buckwheat, corn or rice, is best suited for dating.

The composition of each cereal is unique, so baby nutrition experts have developed their own recommendations that take into account the order of introduction of cereals, serving sizes and other important nuances.

Having chosen one cereal, you should cook it for the child for 2 weeks. When children's tummies get used to the new food product, the next type of cereal can be introduced.

Many mothers are not sure what is best for the baby: give porridge purchased at the pharmacy or cook it yourself.

For example, WHO notes that industrial porridge should be used for initial feeding, as it has several advantages:

• quick cooking (it only takes a few minutes);
• easy digestibility;
• balanced composition, also enriched with useful microelements;
• homogeneous consistency, after cooling they do not thicken;
• the absence of salts, harmful dyes and additional components (of course, this is typical for the best manufacturers);
• multilateral quality control;
• a special manufacturing technique, thanks to which the product is easier to swallow and digest.

The advantages of home-cooked baby cereals include:

• great naturalness of products;
• cost savings, since baby dairy products are quite expensive;
• homemade cereals make it easier to switch to an adult diet.

In the matter of complementary foods, you should focus on the child. Childhood impressions when feeding, the baby's appetite will tell parents which porridge is the best - homemade or purchased.

How to cook?

If industrially made cereals are used, then the question of how to cook porridge practically does not arise, since the technique for creating a dish is indicated directly on the packages.

Most often, the dry mixture is poured with boiled water (you should carefully monitor the temperature regime) and mix until completely dissolved. Cooking porridge should be right before eating, observing the following recommendations:

1. Children's porridge, offered to the baby for the first time, must be five percent (from a consumption of 5 grams per 100 milliliters of water). This is the best product consistency for initial feeding. Then the porridge will be 10%.
2. You need to start with a minimum volume - a teaspoon. It is best to "arm yourself" with a silicone cutlery suitable for sensitive children's gums.
3. The best injectable porridge is pureed, gluten-free, dairy-free, made from buckwheat or rice. It is necessary to ensure that the resulting dish is free of lumps and other inclusions. After feeding the porridge, the baby is given breast milk or the usual mixture.
4. Gradually, the portion of gruel increases - by about a teaspoon per day. For a week, you should bring the volume of the dish to 150 grams (this applies to a 6-month-old baby), then a single serving will only grow:
   • seven months - 160 grams;
   • eight months - 180 grams;
   • year - 200 grams.

If you are going to cook porridge on your own, the proportions and the above rules remain in effect. Just do not forget to chop the cereal before cooking in order to avoid lumps that the baby will not approve of, and then you can add milk formulas or mother's milk to the dish.

Rating of the best cereals

Baby porridge is an extremely popular product, so you can buy products from various companies and manufacturers on the domestic market.

When choosing the best dairy-free or gluten-free cereals, you should take into account not only the reviews of other mothers, but also the opinion of the best independent "specialist" - your own child.

A curious assessment of industrial cereals was given in the popular program "Test Purchase". We must pay tribute to all manufacturers - no unsafe impurities were found in cereals, but only two companies got into the rating: Heinz and Bebi.

Cooked products from other companies, including the popular Malyutka porridge, contained unpleasant lumps.

So, we propose to consider in more detail and in the most thorough way the rating of the best baby cereals, from which you should start feeding young children, as well as the reviews of parents that will help you understand which mixtures should be discarded.

1. Heinz

Experts are sure that the best cereals are found in the product line of these manufacturers.

Parents will be able to choose baby food based on the age and needs of the child.

There are many cereals sold in pharmacies and stores:

• dairy-free with additives;
• with milk;
• low-allergenic dairy-free;
• dainty (multi-grain with fruit).

Cooking Heinz porridge is simple - just dilute it in some water.

This infant formula is non-lumpy, pleasant tasting and relatively inexpensive. However, parent reviews show that the consistency of some products does not always resemble traditional porridge.

Dairy-free Heinz porridge First oatmeal with prebiotics (from 5 months) 180 g

2. Baby

Some of the best low-sucrose cereals are produced by this company.

Manufacturers offer the widest range of different products for all age groups.

Parents will be able to please the child with cereals:

• dairy-free (both "clean" and containing fruit);
• dairy (rice with berries and nuts);
• low-allergenic dairy-free with prebiotics (belong to the premium class);
• premium dairy (mono-component and poly-component).