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Eel and vegetables are both ingredients that provide many nutrients that are beneficial for the development of children. The combination of eel meat and vegetables will double the nutrition, as well as increase the delicious taste of the dish. So, what vegetables should you cook with eel porridge for your baby?
1. Effects of eel on children's health
Eel meat contains a lot of beneficial vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B6 or contains iron, calcium, sodium, and potassium. In addition, eel meat also has the effect of treating hemorrhoids, rheumatism, diarrhea and body weakness. Therefore, delicious dishes from eel such as eel porridge, fried eel, ... are very popular. However, eel is a cold animal, so although it is very nutritious and has many good effects, pregnant women should not eat eel.MORE: Nutritious foods for babies
2. What vegetables should be cooked with eel porridge for babies?
The vitamins and minerals in eel meat are all very good in supporting health and are beneficial for bones and joints. Especially for young children, eel porridge is chosen by many mothers to include in their baby's meals. However, to balance the nutrition needed in the diet, parents should combine it with vegetables.
So what is the best and best way to cook eel porridge for babies with vegetables? Here are some recipes for eel porridge combined with vegetables that you can refer to:
Dinh dưỡng từ các loại rau giúp món cháo lươn trở nên tốt hơn
2.1. Cooking eel porridge for babies with hot vegetables
Ingredients:1 eel; 100g of hot vegetables; 50g plain rice; Salt; Country. Method:
Clean the eel thoroughly, then boil and filter the meat to separate. As for the vegetable part, soak it in salt water, then wash it and cut it into small pieces to make it easier for your baby to eat; Next, wash the rice and cook it with water in the ratio of 1 rice - 10 water; When you see that the porridge is almost cooked, add the pre-prepared eel and water spinach to the island to blend; Cook until the porridge is pureed and the eel meat is soft, then scoop it out into a bowl, to reduce the heat, it can be eaten by the baby.
2.2. Cooking eel porridge for babies with pumpkin
Ingredients:Eel meat; Red pumpkin; 4 tablespoons rice flour (about 20g); 1 tbsp wiper (5g); Coriander; 1 full cup (250 ml) of water. Method:
After preparing the eel clean, boil the eel and remove the meat. Stir-fried eel meat with sauteed onions; Next, wash the rice and cook it into porridge with the peeled pumpkin; When the porridge is cooked, turn off the stove and add the fragrant stir-fried eel; Add a small spoon of cooking oil, besides can add a little coriander if the baby likes; Ladle the porridge into the bowl until it is warm for the baby to eat.
2.3. Cooking eel porridge for babies with carrots
Ingredients:10g eel meat; 20g carrots (peeled and minced); 25g plain rice; 1 teaspoon fish sauce; 1.5 tablespoons of cooking oil; 1 teaspoon iodized salt. How to do:
The eel, after preliminary processing, will be steamed or boiled, then filtered, torn into bite-sized pieces; Wash the rice to avoid losing nutrients outside, then pour water and rice into the pot and cook with chopped carrots (add less water to thicken the porridge); Let's mix the cooked carrot porridge in 100ml of water to dilute the porridge, the next step is to bring the porridge back to the stove to boil again; Next, add a little salt and stir well. You cook porridge on the stove for about 7-10 minutes, then turn off the heat and add the shredded eel meat above; After the porridge has cooled down, add a spoonful of cooking oil to the bowl of porridge and let your child enjoy it.
Nấu cháo lươn với cà rốt là một công thức dinh dưỡng tuyệt vời cho bé
2.6. Cook eel porridge with green beans and pumpkin
Ingredients:Field Eel Peeled Green Beans; Red pumpkin; Rice; 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Method:
Clean the eel thoroughly, then boil and filter the meat to separate. For the pumpkin part, peel it off and cut it into pieces. Next, wash the rice and cook it into porridge with pumpkin and peeled green beans; When the porridge is almost cooked, add the pre-prepared eel to the island to blend; Cook until the porridge is pureed and the eel meat is soft, then scoop it out into a bowl, to reduce the heat, it can be eaten by the baby. =>> See more notes on how to cook porridge for 9-12 month old babies from Doctor Ngo Thi Oanh - Pediatrician of Vinmec International General Hospital.
3. Things to keep in mind when cooking eel porridge for babies
In order for eel porridge to have an attractive taste and ensure food safety and hygiene for children, mothers should note the following things when cooking eel porridge for children:
Priority is given to buying fresh eel that has just been caught. To identify the field eels that are about to be bought fresh or not, you can rely on observations: fresh eels are agile, crawling, shiny skin and clear golden outlines on the body. Absolutely do not buy dead eels, because they have histamine compounds that increase the risk of causing food poisoning for babies. The mother must pay attention to filter out all the eel bones to avoid mixing in the porridge, which can cause the baby to choke on the bones. When new eels are bought, there will be a lot of dirt, so soak them with rice water for 1 to 3 hours to clean the dirty mud. Then, to remove the slimy layer on the body, soak the eel in lemon juice for a few minutes and then drain. Lemon juice can be replaced with vinegar or ash and rice husks. After slitting the eel's belly and removing the internal organs, it is recommended to use granulated salt to rub both the inside and outside of the eel meat again. This action not only helps the eel meat more clean, but also can eliminate odors. After being cleaned, eel can be boiled or steamed. You can add to boiling water or steam a slice of turmeric or ginger to remove the fishy smell. In addition to the above recipes for eel porridge, parents can search for other recipes such as cooking eel porridge with potatoes, cooking Nghe An eel porridge, etc. to diversify dishes for children.
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Besides, parents also need to supplement their children with essential micro-minerals such as zinc, lysine, chromium, etc. selenium , vitamin B1 , ... to fully meet the nutritional needs of children . The addition of these essential vitamins also supports digestion, enhances nutrient absorption, improves anorexia, and helps children eat well. Parents can simultaneously apply dietary supplements and functional foods derived from nature for easy absorption. The most important thing is that improving your baby's symptoms often takes a long time. Combining many types of functional foods at the same time or changing many types in a short time can make the baby's digestive system unable to adapt and completely not good. Therefore, parents must be really patient with their children and regularly visit the website vimec.com to update useful baby care information.
