Intensive complementary feeding, in addition to breast milk, begins in infants from the seventh month after birth. Already at the eighth month, nutritionists not only allow, but also recommend introducing meat products into the baby's diet, as a rule, meat, chopped in the form of mashed potatoes and always together with mashed potatoes from vegetables already mastered by the baby.

Meat is a valuable source of animal protein and minerals (potassium, iron, phosphorus). Many parents prefer to start feeding their baby with the most “dietary” and tender turkey meat. In any case, each "type" of meat must be tasted separately, starting with ½ teaspoon of meat puree. After all, meat, like any product new to a child, can cause allergic reactions. Over time, the baby's diet can be enriched by lean veal or beef, pork (also not fatty, but lean). A decent variety of meat menu can be provided by rabbit or chicken meat, as well as tongue. The peculiarities and traditions of individual regions make it possible to add meat ingredients such as horse meat and venison to the diet.

Some parents are wary of introducing pork into a child's diet, preferring beef or chicken to it. However, it should be remembered that veal and chicken, when included in the children's menu, also require caution. It is better not to give veal to a child who has a clear intolerance to cow's milk. Poultry, in some cases, also provokes an allergic reaction in babies. In such cases, it is recommended to include pork in the child's meat diet from the age of eight months.

It is believed that pork itself contains a lot of histamines, which can cause an allergic reaction in young children. This statement is true, perhaps, only in relation to fatty meat. If parents suspect an allergy, the introduction of pork meat into the baby's menu can be postponed for a while. Small amounts of tender pig meat can be given a little from 10 months of age.

In any case, you should not completely abandon meat, because unreasonable vegetarianism in baby food entails disruptions in the development of the entire body of the child. In the most serious cases, the consequence of the refusal to eat meat is the underdevelopment of the brain with the danger of progressive dementia. In this regard, it is not entirely justified to believe that a child can get absolutely everything necessary for growth and development from cereals, nuts, soybeans, seeds and vegetables, and meat should be neglected, since it is just more accessible and cheaper. substitute.

By the age of eight months, the baby's gastrointestinal tract is already ready to cope with the digestion of meat, this is facilitated by the preparatory one and a half months of complementary feeding with other, new for the baby, dishes.

For children with low hemoglobin levels or signs of rickets, meat should be introduced ahead of schedule. Due to special medical indications, meat is recommended to be introduced into complementary foods from 6 months. Babies transferred to artificial feeding also make up for the lack of nutrients if meat is gradually introduced into their diet.

1. Baby meat is the main source of animal protein. Moreover, vegetable protein is much inferior to animal protein in its quality characteristics.
2. This complementary food is rich in trace elements - phosphorus, copper, iodine.

   Iron from meat dishes is absorbed much better thanfrom vegetable.

3. When teeth appear, it is important for a baby to develop chewing skills, so meat is the main assistant in this.
4. The high content of vitamins of group B, PP, E is also important.

After the first six months of life, the child needs additional trace elements and protein. Of course, it contains all of the above nutrients, but as the body grows, the baby requires more than just milk.

The introduction of meat into complementary foods perfectly complements the diet and covers the increased energy costs.

Meat complementary foods are divided into three groups:

• meat-based;
• on a meat and vegetable basis;
• vegetable-based with the addition of meat.

The last two groups of complementary foods, as their name implies, include vegetables or cereals in addition to meat itself. These additives will improve the taste of the meat puree and contribute to a diversified diet for your baby. In addition, vegetables (due to vitamin C and organic acids contained in them) facilitate the absorption of iron contained in meat.

Meat complementary foods should be started between 6 and 8 months. This is exactly the age when it is physiologically justified to introduce meat into complementary foods. Remember, a newborn baby does not need meat.

This is due to the fact that meat for children under one year old is not the first course, but follows vegetables. As a rule, two months after the vegetables and the meat dish is introduced.

Accordingly, at 8 months, meat should be given to children who received their first complementary foods at 6 months. At six months, meat can be started to be given if the first complementary feeding happened at 4 months.

If the child has low hemoglobin, then this interval can be shortened.

Meat puree for babies up to 6 months is contraindicated for several reasons:

• immaturity of the digestive system. Enzymes cannot digest a heavy enough meat protein. As a result, its digestibility is very low;
• small children's kidneys will not be able to withstand a protein load that is too strong for them;
• the risk of allergic reactions.

How to introduce meat correctly?

1. You should start with half a teaspoon, preferably before lunch, before.
2. We increase the amount of meat puree gradually, one teaspoon per day.
3. The quality of the meat dish must be excellent: valid expiration date, served warm, preferably prepared on the day of serving.

   Until the child has few teeth, homogeneous meat puree should be given.

4. You can start acquaintance with meat delicacies by adding them to vegetable dishes or diluting them with breast milk.

How often and how much meat to give to the child?

• from six months to 7 months - up to 20 grams per day;
• from 10 months - up to 70 grams (this is about 15 teaspoons);
• after a year, you can give the child one steam cutlet or meatball.

Meat dishes should not be present in the child's menu every day, it is enough 4 - 5 times a week, 1 time a day.

What meat should I start with?

1. Beef. Rich in protein and iron. A fairly low-fat variety of meat. By price criteria, it is available to many families. Of course, it's better to start complementary foods with it.

   If the child is allergic, it is better not to start with beef, here a rabbit or a turkey comes to the rescue.

2. Rabbit, turkey. They are characterized by low calorie content, low fat content, practically do not cause allergies. But they have a fairly high cost, up to 400 - 500 rubles per kilogram. And rabbit meat is quite difficult to buy in its natural form.
3. Hen.

   If a child is allergic to the protein of a chicken egg, then we never start complementary foods with chicken. It has a fairly low calorie content (in particular, breast), but no less allergenic.

4. Pork, as you know, it has sufficient fat content and is suitable for babies after a year.

   Allergists in recent years have been advising to start feeding allergic children with pork.

5. Horsemeat. Rich in protein, but very difficult to find on the market. Suitable for hypoallergenic menus.
6. Mutton. Very fatty meat, recommended after 10 months.
7. Goose and duck. These meat dishes contain refractory fats that are difficult for a child's body to digest. For this reason, we exclude goose and duck up to three years old.

How to cook meat yourself?

Cooking meat for babies is difficult, but quite doable task:

• first, choose the type of meat. It is better to buy meat in proven markets, in stores, or to purchase homemade meat from trusted suppliers. It should not be windy and have foreign odors;
• the meat should be washed under running water, remove films, cartilage, excess fat;
• place in an enamel bowl and boil until tender. On average, beef, pork is cooked for 2 hours, goose, duck - up to 4 hours;
• mince the boiled meat.

Boiled meat must be passed through a blender and then through a sieve. In fact, the algorithm is the same as for minced meat, only the mashed potatoes should be more uniform in weight.

For up to 10 months, the meat puree should be homogeneous.

Add ½ - 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil to ready-made meat puree of your own preparation.

For children over 10 months old, you can cook meatballs or steamed cutlets - after a year. Ready minced meat can be frozen in the freezer.

It is not recommended to store boiled meat for baby food in the refrigerator for more than 24 hours.

How to choose meat puree for complementary foods?

Store baby food has several advantages:

• quality control of baby food;
• lack of preservatives, dyes;
• the composition of trace elements corresponds to age-related needs.

Popular brands of meat purees for children

• "Babushkino Lukoshko" has a fairly low price compared to others. There are multicomponent meat purees;
• Heinz, Agusha, Frutonyanya - many brands that are available on the market differ only in price. In terms of quality composition, they undergo thorough processing and control.

Meat puree for the first complementary foods should be chosen only by mother and baby. For the first time, Heinz baby rabbit puree is perfect.

Meat broth, offal

Meat broth contains extractives, nitrogenous compounds, glucose, lactic acid. Thanks to these substances, appetite improves, the work of the pancreas is activated. Also, the broth has a beneficial effect on the development of the child's nervous system.

But it should be well remembered that the early introduction of meat broth into complementary foods for a child (up to 1 year old) can lead to the following troubles:

• the development of allergic reactions;
• purine compounds can lead to overexcitation of the nervous system;
• uric acid after its splitting can settle in the form of crystals in the kidneys and joints.

The introduction of broth into the diet should occur gradually, starting with ½ teaspoon, then bring the volume to 100 ml. Meat broths can be served at lunch, as a variant of the first course, but not more often than 1 - 2 times a week.

By-products (heart, liver, tongue) have a fairly rich microelement composition. In the liver, especially beef, there is a lot of vitamins A, B, iron. It is better to insert the liver after the first birthday, give no more than once a week. Before preparing liver pâté, it is better to soak the liver in milk, remove the skin and boil.

There are a lot of B vitamins and iron in the heart. The heart can be given from 9 months of age.

With an allergic mood, it is better to refuse offal before 2 years of age.

The meat diet includes a wide variety of dishes. And the little one will undoubtedly like the taste of meat puree, and then meat cutlets. Proper heat treatment will preserve the baby's healthy digestive system, thereby ensuring proper growth and development.

Given the ongoing debate about the benefits and dangers of pork as a food product, parents are interested in the possibility and usefulness of including this type of meat in the child's diet.

For many peoples (Jews and Muslims), pork is a prohibited product, even for adults. It is known that nutritionists recommend to introduce meat to children in the form of complementary foods at 8 months of age. Without touching on religious dogmas, you just need to understand the nutritional value of pork for children.

In the absence of carbohydrates, 100 g of pork contains:

• almost 17 g;
• about 21 g of fat;
• 61 g of water;
• about 1 g of ash.

The calorie content of 100 g of meat is 257 kcal.

How and when to introduce into the diet

It is better to decide the question of the timing of the introduction of pork into the infant's diet with a pediatrician who knows the characteristics of your child's body. The generally accepted opinion of experts is that the digestive tract is ready to digest meat food from 8 months.

But children with cow's milk intolerance cannot include veal in the diet. Poultry can also cause allergies. In these cases, after consulting a pediatrician or allergist, you can try to introduce pork as the first meat complementary food.

The first portion of pork should be no more than 5 g. After that, it is necessary to observe the child (the condition of the skin, the nature of the stool, the temperature).

Allergy symptoms can be:

• rash in the form of urticaria;
• itchy skin;
• diarrhea.

If any allergy symptoms appear, meat should not be given until 3-5 years old, having previously received the advice of a doctor.

In the absence of negative manifestations, the portion of pork should be gradually increased. In a week, it can reach 30-40 g. Older children can prepare many dishes for a variety of menus.

Pork recipes

Pork meatballs are a tasty and healthy dish for children.

Meatballs "Tenderness"

They are made from lean pork. To do this, you should:

• prepare minced meat from 600 g of meat;
• boil about 3 tbsp. l. rice (half cooked);
• chop 1 and 1, simmer them in vegetable oil, add salt and a little pepper;
• add rice to the minced meat, 1 egg, carrots with onions, mix everything well;
• rolling meatballs formed from minced meat in flour, fry them in vegetable oil in a frying pan until golden brown;
• put the meatballs in a saucepan;
• to prepare the sauce in the heated vegetable oil in a skillet, add 1 tbsp. l. flour and stir it quickly, then gradually pour in 1 glass of milk with stirring;
• add herbs, salt and pepper to taste to the sauce, mix and remove from heat;
• pour a little boiled water into a saucepan with fried meatballs and pour over the sauce;
• simmer meatballs over low heat (or in the oven) for 20 minutes.

Optionally, you can prepare mushroom sauce, for which 50 g of finely chopped champignons are added to the mixture of flour and milk.

Pork pudding

The dish is prepared quickly and easily:

1. To do this, grind with a blender (or scroll twice through a meat grinder) boiled lean pork (100 g) and white bread (50 g).
2. Add the yolk of 1 egg, a pinch of salt to the resulting mixture, and mix everything well.
3. Then add milk (about 100-125 ml) until you get the consistency of a semi-liquid gruel.
4. Beat the egg white separately, add to the resulting mass and mix thoroughly.
5. Put the mixture in a mold and bake in the oven until tender.

Pork roll with pasta

Steps for preparing meatloaf:

• to prepare one portion of a roll with pasta, you need to grind 80 g of boiled lean pork with a blender;
• add about 10 white bread soaked in 50 ml of milk to the resulting minced meat, and salt;
• then beat 1 and add half of it to the minced meat, mix everything well;
• pasta (for a roll you need 25 g) from durum wheat must be boiled in salted water, discarded in a colander and add 1 tsp. butter;
• on a paper napkin moistened with water, you need to lay out the minced meat with a layer thickness of 1.5 cm;
• an even layer of pasta is laid on the meat;
• the edges of the napkin are brought together to form a roll;
• grease the baking sheet with oil and put the roll on it, turning it seam down, and remove the napkin;
• Grease the roll with the rest of the beaten egg and sprinkle with breadcrumbs;
• a toothpick should pierce the roll in several places;
• the roll is baked in the oven at 220 0 С for half an hour.

Baked pork

Older children like this dish.

For its preparation, 200 g of pork pulp is taken (cleared of fat).

• The meat should be stuffed with carrots (100 g), cut into strips, and rub the surface with salt.
• Garlic will give the dish a special pleasant aroma if you insert a few of its cloves into the meat.
• Pork wrapped in foil should be baked in the oven for 30-40 minutes.

The meat is served with vegetables.

Resume for parents

Pork is not a prohibited food for children. You can start giving it to babies from 8-10 months. It is digested even easier than some other types of meat.

To avoid complications, you should start giving pork babies with a minimum portion, which subsequently gradually increases. All questions about complementary foods should be resolved with the pediatrician, and not on the forums.

The recipe for baked pork "Meat Book":

Meat products in a child's diet are essential. One of these foods is pork. This article will tell you more about when you can give such meat to your baby and how best to do it.

Optimal time for administration

The body of a newborn baby in the first months after birth needs only one product - breast milk. This nutritious liquid contains all the useful components that a baby needs immediately after birth. However, as the baby grows and develops, his need for other substances increases, which he can get only by introducing various complementary foods into his diet.

Thanks to them, the baby's gastrointestinal tract begins to gradually develop and improve. Day after day, the child can digest new foods. Doctors note that up to six months of life, only mother's breast milk is enough for him. After this age, the child's body gradually begins to "acquaint" with new products.

First, the diet of the crumbs includes foods that are easy to digest. Fruits and vegetables are considered such easily digestible foods. Gradually, the intestinal microflora changes in the child, which contributes to the fact that cereals can gradually be introduced into the crumbs menu, and even meat products by 8-9 months of age.

The introduction of complementary meat is very important. By the second half of the first year of life, the child is already gaining weight quite strongly, and he needs more proteins for his further active development. Meat products contain many proteins, which are necessary for the normal development of cells in a child's body. With the introduction of crumbs of new food products into the diet, mothers begin to worry very much about whether such complementary foods will harm the child.

When introducing meat products into a child's menu, the question often arises as to what type of meat can be introduced. Pediatricians, including Dr. Komarovsky, recommend the introduction of initially less allergenic types of meat and poultry. As a rule, they recommend starting to "acquaint" the baby with lean types of meat - turkey, rabbit, veal. After that, you can add crumbs and pork to the diet.

The timing of the introduction of meat products into the diet is constantly changing. This is largely due to the fact that the regulatory documents on baby food are regularly reviewed. It should be noted that nutritional guidelines for infants can vary significantly from country to country. To a large extent, the period of keeping pork depends on the following factors:

• what country does the baby live in;
• whether he has chronic diseases (especially of the gastrointestinal tract);
• whether the child suffers from iron deficiency anemia;
• whether the baby was artificially fed immediately after birth;
• whether the baby has an individual intolerance or allergy to protein or pork;
• features of the physical development of the baby.

It is believed that it is possible to "acquaint" a baby with pork by 8-10 months after his birth. However, there are exceptions to every rule. Not all babies are ready for this age to include pork in their diet. For some children, this food product can only be introduced by the year.

Only a doctor who observes the baby and knows the features of its development from birth can give exact recommendations on when to add pork to the baby's menu. Parents should remember that in order to minimize the risk of adverse consequences, before introducing pork into the diet of an infant toddler, it is imperative to discuss this with a pediatrician.

Possible negative consequences

Pork meat contains quite a lot of useful vitamins that are necessary for the child's body for active growth. The chemical composition of the product also contains many animal proteins. Proteins are involved in building processes in cells. Also, proteins affect the functioning of the immune system, normalizing the parameters of immunity.

When pork is introduced into the diet, babies may experience various adverse symptoms. One of the options for their appearance is the presence of individual intolerance. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to determine this condition before the introduction of meat pork complementary foods. It appears in a baby only if a specific food product has entered the body, which is a "provocateur" of this condition.

Parents should be as careful and observant as possible when introducing any complementary foods in the diet of the crumbs. It is no coincidence that pediatricians advise initially to introduce very small portions of complementary foods. So, for a baby to get acquainted with a new food product, a very tiny amount is enough - as a rule, no more than 5 grams. If, after the introduction of such an amount, the baby did not develop allergy symptoms, the tummy did not swell and the stool was not disturbed, then the dose of complementary foods can be gradually increased.

For meat products, pediatricians use special quantitative norms that are compiled taking into account the child's age.

It should also be remembered that the quality of the product should be carefully monitored when keeping pork in the baby's diet. Unfortunately, many modern pig producers use various antibiotics and even hormones when raising pigs. Keeping such meat in the baby's diet can lead to the development of extremely unfavorable consequences.

To crumbs of infancy, pork is introduced initially in the form of mashed potatoes. Meat in such a crushed form is better digested in the child's gastrointestinal tract. Babies of the first year of life still cannot chew food well, that is why dishes for them are prepared in a chopped, and initially even in a pureed form.

Gradually, the size of the meat pieces increases. So, a one-year-old child can already cook delicious meatballs or meatballs. Usually such a dish delights the kid. It should be noted that for a child aged 1-1.5 years, cutlets should not be cooked, but it is better to choose meatballs, since they are smaller in size, boil better and the baby will like it more. Goulash and meat are introduced in pieces into the diet of babies, who can already chew food well.

The way the meat is cooked is also very important. Doctors note that for young babies, it is not allowed to introduce pork into the diet, which is not well cooked well enough. That is why experts recommend carefully boiling the meat. After heat treatment, the pork should take on a light color. If pink areas remain in the meat, then in no case should such meat be given to the crumbs.

The fact is that in insufficiently cooked meat, dangerous microbes and even worms can remain, which can cause helminthic invasion. Well-stewed pork will reduce the risk of developing dangerous toxic infections and food poisoning in a child.

What can you cook?

The meals that can be prepared for the baby can be very varied. It is worth noting that the diet of the breast crumbs will differ significantly from the menu of a six-year-old toddler. When drawing up a nutritional plan for a child, it is imperative to assess his age, as well as features of physical development. For older children, taste preferences should also be considered. Doctors note that it is not worth forcing a baby to eat any food product, as this can lead to a reverse reaction.

If the baby for some reason flatly refuses to eat pork, then this should definitely be discussed with the doctor. A toddler who is already talking should be carefully asked about why he does not like this food. If the reason for this attitude towards pork is hiding in the fact that the crumb simply does not like its taste, then parents should try to choose a different method of cooking meat.

Recipes

Many kids really like the casserole made from minced meat and vegetables. To prepare this dish you will need:

• pork and beef - 200 g each;
• onions - ½ pcs.;
• potatoes - 4 pcs.;
• milk - 80 ml;
• egg - 2 pcs.;
• salt (to taste);
• some vegetable oil (to lubricate the mold)

Cooked meat should be washed well and boiled until tender. After the meat is cooked, it should be chopped with a blender or rolled through a meat grinder. Half a small onion should be finely chopped and mixed with the prepared minced meat.

Next, you should thoroughly wash the potatoes, peel them and boil until soft. After the potatoes are tender, mash them to turn into a puree. For better consistency, pour milk into mashed potatoes and break one egg. The resulting potato mass and minced meat should be slightly salted.

A baby tends to grow at a rapid pace, which is why, due to age, he needs a much larger amount of food and a more complete diet.

Breast milk can no longer cope with this task, therefore meat will help to provide the child's body with a complex of vitamins, minerals and other elements important for optimal development. It remains only to understand when it is possible to introduce meat purees, broths, soups into complementary foods for a child and how to cook them correctly.

The first and predominant principle of introducing any product into infant feeding is to obtain complete information about the beneficial qualities and some contraindications. Let's dwell on the first ones in more detail.

Meat dishes contain many essential amino acids, minerals and some vitamins. How are they useful for babies?

In addition, the meat of various animals and birds contains other equally important elements. So, in chicken you can find magnesium, sodium-containing substances, vitamins B, E1, C. Beef contains vitamin complexes that enhance the absorption of iron.

The answer to the question, from how many months you can feed a baby with meat products, largely depends on both his age and the type of feeding.

If babies are fed with a mixture, you can give meat purees from 6 months. For babies who are breastfed, meat should be cooked a little later, however, like the rest of the complementary foods - not earlier than the eighth month of life.

Specific deadlines are set with an eye on - you need to look when and vegetable purees. Well, the exact answer, at how many months meat is introduced into the diet of an infant, can be found out from a pediatrician. Often there are special indications for transferring familiarity with meat products to an earlier or later date.

After reading about the benefits of meat products, parents are in a hurry to introduce them into the child's daily diet as soon as possible. Such behavior is extremely reckless, since the child's body must be prepared for acquaintance with such food.

Too early feeding with meat can negatively affect children's health. If you introduce meat dishes into the diet of infants under 6 months old, there is a high probability of encountering the following undesirable consequences:

• intestinal disorders. The digestive system of infants in the first months of life is still not perfect enough, in the child's body there are not enough enzyme substances necessary for the normal digestion of foods. As a result, the meat is simply not digested, the protein substances rot, which is accompanied by fermentation in the stomach;
• kidney disease. The excess content of protein components unnecessarily loads the kidneys of the child, which ultimately can lead to their failure;
• allergy. For babies, any product other than breast milk is considered unnatural. Until the middle of the year, the likelihood of an allergic reaction to any meat product is quite high. After 6 months of life, this threat is somewhat leveled.

However, one should not be late with the introduction of meat either. If you start feeding meat after 8-9 months, you may encounter some negative effects. First, the child does not receive many useful ingredients. Secondly, the formation of a chewing skill may slow down in babies.

Meat selection

The selection of meat for feeding babies should be approached very responsibly. Boiling and giving the product that is simply available in the refrigerator is not the best solution.

When choosing meat varieties, parents need to be guided by two important factors - whether the child has an allergy and whether the meat itself is suitable for children of his age. Below are the characteristics of the different varieties of this product.

Beef

Usually, meat complementary foods for children under one year old begin with beef puree. This product is rich in protein ingredients and iron, and among its useful qualities are noted:

• low fat content (calorie content is about 200 kcal per 100 grams);
• affordability and availability in stores.

However, beef also has a certain drawback - if a child has allergic reactions to cow's milk, it is very likely that an intolerance to beef protein will occur.

Pork

It is considered a rather fatty meat product, therefore, acquaintance with meat rarely begins with pork. However, if the child has an allergy to beef protein (expressed by frequent diathesis and dermatitis), this type of meat is introduced into complementary foods first.

In this case, the least fatty parts of the pork carcass should be selected and prepared for the baby. For example, the calorie content of the tenderloin is on par with beef.

Veal

One of the best options for starting meat-based feeding, provided that the child is not hypersensitive to cow's milk.

Veal is notable for its low fat content, softness, therefore it is valued all over the world as a dietary and healthy product.

However, these advantages turn into some disadvantages, since this type of meat is rarely found on the market, and its cost is quite high.

According to their characteristics, these two types of meat are quite similar. Experts assure that rabbit and turkey are almost ideal options for starting feeding a child with meat products. Among their advantages:

The main disadvantage is the high price, besides, such meat products can rarely be found in their natural form, and not in canned form.

Hen

Despite the low cost and ubiquity of this product, experts categorically prohibit introducing chicken into the quality of the first meat feeding.

There are only two arguments, but they are extremely weighty. Firstly, chicken is considered a highly allergenic product, especially if the baby is allergic to chicken protein. In addition, many manufacturers "stuff" chickens with various antibiotics and hormones that remain in the final product.

Offal (tongue and liver)

Such products are allowed to be given to a child from about the tenth month of life. The price is quite acceptable and they are often found on sale. However, opinions about their admissibility on the children's table are different.

Some doctors believe that the liver will help reduce iron deficiency in the body. Others recommend abandoning it, since it is in this organ that a variety of toxins and drugs that are contained in animal feed accumulate.

When choosing which product to start with the child's acquaintance with meat, do not forget about the prohibited varieties. So, lamb is too heavy for a child's stomach and is not suitable for children under one year old. Duck and goose are considered too fat, therefore they are prohibited until three years old.

So, we found out how many months you can cook meat products for your child. And when should be introduced into the children's diet soup with meat broth, vegetable soup with beef or rabbit meat, everyone's favorite borscht?

Vegetable broths with meat

Soup with meat is allowed to be given to children from about the eighth month of life. Naturally, now we are not talking about a rich meat broth, but about a dish cooked with vegetables.

That is, first you need to cook the vegetable broth, and then add pieces of meat cooked separately to the almost finished soup.

Closer to the year, children are already gradually acquiring teeth, which is why the ready-made soup can not be turned into mashed potatoes, but simply kneaded well. At about 11 months, a little buckwheat, rice, millet or barley is added to the vegetable broth. Little gourmets will surely like these soups.

Vegetable soups with meat broth

Meat broth should be prepared by a child over a year old (in some sources, from 1.5 years old). However, the soup should be cooked according to certain rules, somewhat different from the adult version:

• the first broth must be drained, and the soup must be cooked in the second broth, so as not to load the children's stomach;
• when the second water boils, the meat is cooked almost until completely cooked;
• then small slices of vegetables are sent to the broth, and the soup is cooked until they are soft.

The finished soup in meat broth does not need to be salted; it will be enough to throw a tiny pinch of salt into the pan for taste.

If the baby does not like such a dish, it is necessary to check that the vegetable component does not include too many aromatic components (onions or garlic) or products unpleasant for the child (for example, cauliflower).

It is also worth making sure that the soup on the meat broth is of the correct consistency, otherwise it will simply be difficult for the baby to swallow it. If this does not help, do not give this dish to the crumbs for a couple of weeks or try another vegetable combination.

Borsch

Often, newly minted parents are interested in how many months it is allowed to cook borscht for a child. Opinions on this matter are quite contradictory, however, many pediatricians believe that feeding a baby with this soup should be after a year or even better after 18 months.

Borsch is still a fairly hearty and heavy dish.

almost every family has its own, but one of the main components is beets. Therefore, before boiling real red borscht, you should introduce the crumb to the beets, if the allergy does not appear, you can cook the soup.

Borscht includes only familiar products:

• cabbage;
• carrot;
• pieces of potatoes;
• meat (beef or veal);
• beet.

Borscht is cooked in both vegetable and meat broth. You should not only take chicken broth as a basis, since it is also highly allergenic. Also, you should not add its frequent component to borsch - vinegar or other acid.

Rules for the introduction of meat products into complementary foods

Meat dishes should be introduced only - vegetable purees and cereals. In order for the child's acquaintance with meat to be successful, certain principles must be observed:

• Before feeding your baby with meat products, make sure that the little gourmet is absolutely healthy. They refuse complementary foods for a while if:
  • vaccination is to be done or the crumbs have recently been vaccinated;
  • it's too hot outside;
  • the child is capricious or simply unwell;
• do not introduce meat puree (broths, soups) immediately after feeding the baby with the previous dish;
• there should not be a lot of meat - two teaspoons are enough for the first time;
• mashed meat is often added to a vegetable dish familiar to a baby (approximately in half);
• by the year, the volume of the daily portion should be approximately 65 grams;
• the meat dish must be one-component (from veal, turkey or rabbit meat);
• You can also buy a ready-made product for children, but it is better with meat cooked at home.

Meat puree is offered in a warm form before feeding with breast milk or a mixture. The dish should be given in the morning or at lunchtime, in order to track the child's reaction to a previously unknown meal in the remaining hours.

Meat puree is prepared quite simply - the boiled product is crushed or scrolled through a meat grinder a couple of times. But such a simple dish is suitable for a child 6-8 months of age. And what to cook for an older baby? There are many options, it remains only to choose the most delicious and nutritious recipe.

Recipe number 1. Soup puree

Such soups are suitable for babies of the ninth month of life. For the base at this age, vegetable broths are taken. The recipe for puree soup for toddlers looks like this:

Despite the fact that such soups in vegetable broth are hot dishes, you must wait until they cool down. The product ready for feeding must be warm.

Recipe number 2. Soup with meatballs

Such soups can be prepared both in vegetable and meat broth. The main thing is to decide when and to whom to cook: from 8-9 months we take vegetable broth, after one year old meat broths will do.

The recipe is quite simple:

• add a spoonful of water and a little soaked bread crumb to the finished (pre-boiled) minced beef or rabbit meat;
• form small balls - meatballs (they are also prepared in advance and frozen in the freezer);
• if vegetable broths are taken for the soup, then it is necessary to get the cooked vegetables from there and boil the meatballs until cooked (then the vegetables are put back into the soup);
• for an older child, the recipe changes a little - meat broths are taken, in which the meat for the meatballs was cooked, in this case, vegetables are first boiled until half cooked, and then fresh meatballs are put there and cooked until cooked.

Hello, I am Nadezhda Plotnikova. Having successfully completed her studies at SUSU as a special psychologist, she devoted several years to working with children with developmental problems and consulting parents on raising babies. I use the experience gained, including in the creation of articles of a psychological orientation. Of course, in no way do I pretend to be the ultimate truth, but I hope that my articles will help dear readers to deal with any difficulties.