In daily life, when people cook Congee, in order to increase the smoothness and make Congee easier to cook, they will put some alkali. Parents with babies at home who add alkali when cooking Congee are afraid that it will affect the health of the baby, because the baby has just eaten food, and can't add it blindly. So, let's take a look at whether adding alkali to porridge can be eaten by babies?
Parents are not recommended to add alkali when cooking Congee for their baby. From the perspective of nutrition, adding alkali when cooking Congee will cause nutrition loss. Because alkali is the natural enemy of vitamins, many vitamins are afraid of alkali, and under heating conditions, the loss is more serious, especially vitamin B1 and B2 in Congee almost disappear.
Xifan is a complementary food that many parents add to their babies. Due to its convenient preparation and ease of swallowing, Xifan is easy for babies to digest. Moreover, the cost of porridge is very low. Many parents often make porridge for their babies, but as we all know, the main ingredients of porridge are starch and water. In fact, there are very few nutrients. Eating porridge regularly without adding other complementary foods is not helpful for the healthy growth of babies, and often leads to malnutrition.
Parents should not put alkali into the porridge they make for their baby. If they want the Congee to be thicker, they can cook it for more time. At the same time, parents should pay attention to adding more ingredients to the baby's Congee. For example, the digestive ability of the baby after one year old has improved, so it is very suitable to eat some lean meat and cook lean Congee.
