Usually, babies grow up and can add complementary foods after four months. Complementary foods can supplement the nutrients needed by the baby's body. Vegetables and fruits are rich in nutrients, and fruits have a good taste and rich nutrition. They are good ingredients for complementary foods. Vegetables can be made together. So, can spinach and apples be used as complementary foods?
Spinach and apples can be used as complementary foods. To prepare fresh apples and spinach, first peel and cut the apples into small pieces, then cook the apples and spinach together, remove them, put the cooked apples and spinach together in a blender, and then mash them into a paste. Spinach is rich in iron, but it is not easily absorbed by the human body; Moreover, spinach contains a large amount of oxalic acid, which combines with calcium to form calcium oxalate. This type of substance is not easy to dissolve and absorb, so if spinach is frequently eaten, calcium deficiency may occur.
When spinach and apples are cooked together to make fruit puree, the oxalic acid content will decrease significantly when boiled in water. Parents should pay attention to the combination of complementary foods for their babies to avoid affecting the absorption of nutrients. For example, the following:
1. Bamboo shoots tofu. Bamboo shoots are rich in amino acids, carotenoids, and proteins, which are helpful for intestinal peristalsis. Moreover, tofu is rich in plant protein and calcium, which have many benefits for the development of babies. However, it should be noted that the two cannot be consumed together as their nutritional elements will be destroyed. It is not recommended to eat too much to avoid the occurrence of stones.
2. Carrots and radishes. Parents may mix carrots with other types of radishes to make a paste when making complementary foods, believing that this will be more nutritious. But in fact, carrots cannot be eaten together with other radishes. The reason is that carrots contain an enzyme that destroys vitamin C, so they cannot be eaten together with other carrots.
