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Eggs are a rich source of protein and choline, so this food is suitable for everyone from children to the elderly. Especially for children in the age of weaning, mothers often use eggs to cook porridge because of their high nutritional content, egg porridge is easy to cook and eat. So how to cook egg porridge for 6 months baby?
1. Nutritional value of chicken eggs when cooking porridge
Usually a chicken egg, the yolk is the most important part. The yolk contains a lot of protein containing amino acids that are good for the baby's health. The rest are egg whites with less nutrients. Nutrition in egg whites is mainly albumin and comprehensive amino acids.
Egg whites contain protein, but little or no fat, and can be used to cook separately from the yolk. The proteins in the egg white allow it to form foam and carbonated dishes. Eggs, the most commonly eaten egg, provide 155 calories (kcal) of food energy and 12.6 g of protein in a 100-gram serving.
Chicken egg porridge for 6 months old baby provides several vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin B12, choline, phosphorus, zinc and vitamin D. One yolk contains more than two-thirds of the recommended daily intake of 300 mg cholesterol. Cooked eggs are easier to digest, as well as reduce the risk of salmonella infection.
Lecithin is an extremely rare source of fat found in eggs that is good for babies. It has the effect of regulating cholesterol in the body, helping to prevent the long-term accumulation of cholesterol. Promotes the processes of separation and elimination of toxins out of the body. Therefore, children eat good eggs thanks to the high nutritional value content.
Nutritionists recommend that eggs contain a lot of cholesterol with a value of about 600 mg / 100g. They recommend eating more whites than yolks. The fact shows that Lecithin fat that the body contains cholesterol is stabilized.
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2. The right amount of eggs to cook porridge for children
With the above analysis, it can be seen that using chicken eggs for weaning babies is considered an ideal choice. Using egg porridge for a 6-month-old baby will bring benefits such as:
Helps children's eyes become brighter and better Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease symptoms thanks to eggs with omega-3 Create a strong cell membrane for children Helps For healthy bones and joints, however, eating a lot is not good, parents need to feed their children just enough to ensure that they do not have excess of this substance but lack of other substances. Children 6 months old, parents should feed half an egg yolk cooked with a rice flour is suitable. Parents should give their children egg porridge about 2 times a week.
3. How to cook egg porridge for a 6-month-old baby to eat solids
6 months is the ideal time for your baby to start solids. When cooking, you should cook porridge for your baby simply, because at 6 months of age, the body is not yet complete, so consider whether your baby has allergic symptoms or causes any side effects to the body or not. Here is how to cook egg yolk porridge for babies at 6 months old as follows:
3.1. Prepare ingredients for 1 chicken egg: 1 half egg yolk Rice flour 50g 1⁄2 small bowl of water Cooking oil for baby weaning 3.2. How to prepare First grind the rice into rice flour, add water and rice flour to the pot, stir well and bring to a boil. Next, beat 1⁄2 egg yolks and slowly add them to the pot, while pouring into the pot, stir well until the eggs and rice flour are mixed together to avoid clumping.
Boil porridge for 4-6 minutes until fully cooked, then turn off the heat and put it outside and pour it into a bowl. Then add 1⁄2 teaspoons of oil to the porridge bowl and let it cool for the baby to eat. In addition to this simple cooking method, you can boil an egg for your baby and then beat the egg yolk and mix it into porridge instead of cooking raw eggs for your baby to eat.
Once you have a clear understanding of the nutritional value of chicken eggs and how to cook chicken eggs for children to eat weaning, parents can begin to implement to help the child's weaning process be more complete and full of nutrients.
For children to be healthy and develop well, it is necessary to have a nutritious diet in terms of quantity and quality balance. If children are not provided with adequate and balanced nutrients, it will lead to diseases of excess or lack of nutrients, which adversely affect the comprehensive development of children in terms of physical, mental and motor skills.
The period of baby eating solid foods is an extremely important period to help children develop comprehensively. Children who do not eat properly are at risk of micro-mineral deficiencies, causing anorexia, growth retardation, malabsorption, etc. If they notice the above signs, parents should supplement their children with supportive products. The supplement contains lysine, essential micro-minerals and vitamins such as zinc, chromium, selenium, and B vitamins to help fully meet the nutritional needs of children. At the same time, these essential vitamins also support digestion, enhance nutrient absorption, help improve anorexia, and help children eat well.
Parents can learn more:
Signs of zinc deficiency in children
Micronutrient deficiency and failure to gain weight in children
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