Unconsciously, the baby is already 10 months old! Ah! Time has slipped away like this! A stay at home mom must feel both pain and happiness! 10 months old, how can I make complementary foods for my baby?
The muscles around the mouth of a ten month old baby are constantly developing, the tongue can move in six directions, and the gums can crush food with a slight grainy texture. A baby who has grown a few teeth can still chew with the front teeth and eat again. Baby can grab food with their own hands to eat. The hardness of food that can be crushed in a baby's gums is similar to that of ripe bananas.
Ten month old babies can already eat solid and semi-solid food such as Mantou, rice porridge, meat paste, etc. In addition to three main meals a day, the baby also needs two complementary meals, which can be Dim sum such as cakes and biscuits. In addition, it is important to ensure that the amount of formula is 500-600 milliliters per day, as babies cannot eat food independently at this time. Here are some recipes suitable for ten month old babies for mothers to refer to!
1. Mixed Liangpi with Sesame Sauce
Ingredients: Liangpi, sesame paste, cucumber, carrot, chicken soup
Method: First cut the Liangpi into 1cm wide and 3cm long sections, scald them in boiling water, and then remove them to cool. Peel and cut the cucumber and carrot into thin strips; Add salt to sesame paste, then slowly add chicken soup and simmer. Finally, pour the Liangpi, shredded cucumber and shredded carrot into the ground sesame paste and mix well.
Effect: It is very beneficial for the development of children's brains.
2. Stir fried eggs with Chinese toon sprouts
Ingredients: Toon, eggs, scallions
Method: First, blanch the Chinese toon in boiling water and cut it into small pieces; Wash and chop the scallions into small pieces. Beat the eggs, add chopped Chinese toon and scallions, beat evenly in one direction, and fry in a hot oil pan until cooked.
Effect: The unique volatile odor of Toona sinensis can prevent roundworms from adhering to the intestinal wall and being excreted from the body.
3. Creamy macaroni
Ingredients: Italian pasta, carrots, peeled green beans, mushrooms, cream, eggs, milk, a little olive oil
Method: First, boil the macaroni in hot water; Cut carrots and mushrooms into thin strips. Stir fry half an egg in olive oil, then add shredded carrots, mushrooms, green beans, and cream to stir fry quickly. Pour in half a bowl of chicken soup and cook until soft. Add cooked macaroni and milk and simmer briefly.
4. Pork jerky topped with rice
Ingredients: Sandwich minced meat, sliced winter bamboo shoots, black fungus, winter mushrooms, scallions in moderation
Method: First, soak the winter mushrooms in warm water until soft and squeeze out the water, then cut them into fine particles and leave the water used to soak the mushrooms for later use. Cut the winter bamboo shoots, black fungus, winter mushrooms, and scallions into small pieces. Finally, heat up the oil in the pot and saut é the diced scallions until fragrant. Add minced meat and ingredients and stir fry well. Add water of winter mushrooms and simmer over low heat until the soup thickens. Pour on thin wet starch and heat slightly. Cover the dried meat with soft and tender rice.
5. Noodles in soup with Tomato, Egg and Vegetable
Ingredients: boiled and chopped fine noodles, chopped scallions, peeled and chopped tomatoes, eggs, bok choy, and a moderate amount of broth
How to do it: first stir fry the onions until they are fragrant and soft, then stir fry the boiled green vegetables for a while, then add broth, noodles, and tomato pieces into the pot, boil them together, and simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes until the noodles overflow. Finally, beat the eggs evenly and pour them onto the noodles. Boil until they solidify into a block, then place them in a bowl and serve.
At ten months old, babies can be encouraged to eat on their own by placing small pieces of food on a plate and encouraging them to pinch and put them in their mouths. The benefits of doing this: Children who grab food with their hands are smarter. After the baby picks up the food and delivers it to their mouth, they need to coordinate their hands and eyes. Therefore, the process of grabbing food with their hands by themselves is also the best opportunity to cultivate arm muscle coordination and hand eye balance.
