Why should you cook oatmeal for children?

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Oats are a food with a high nutritional content as well as essential minerals. All these nutrients are essential in the process of improving the baby's immune system, while promoting better digestive system support. Besides, oats are a fairly benign and hypoallergenic food, so mothers can completely cook oatmeal for babies when entering the weaning stage.

1. Why should you cook oatmeal for children?

Oats are foods that experts recommend parents to cook porridge for babies, the reason is because this food has a rich content of nutrients such as: vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6; vitamin K and vitamin E as well as essential minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, sodium, zinc, potassium... All these nutrients are essential in the process of improving the immune system and at the same time. promote better digestive system support, children eat better and grow faster.
Besides, oats are a fairly benign and hypoallergenic food, so mothers can completely cook oatmeal for babies when the baby is 6-7 months old. In addition, the children should eat oatmeal porridge because:
In addition to the benefits from vitamins, the minerals in oats are also very beneficial for the baby. For example, calcium and phosphorus are good for bones and teeth, iron helps prevent anemia syndrome, magnesium helps calcium maximize its role. The two minerals potassium and sodium are electrolytes that help the brain and muscles function at their best. Oatmeal porridge has an abundant amount of protein: However, this energy-rich protein does not cause indigestion for children, thanks to the rich amount of fiber, when eaten by children, it will penetrate inside the colon, thereby helping to easier digestion, stimulates appetite. Because of being fully supplemented with vitamins in oats, children will be healthier and less likely to get sick. In addition to being rich in essential nutrients, oats also have antioxidant activities. These active ingredients work against free radicals in the human body, thereby protecting children from dangerous diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer prevention, health promotion... Especially, oats It also reduces the risk of asthma in children, this is considered the most common disease, it directly affects the airways and lungs, leading to wheezing, airway inflammation, shortness of breath, cough in young children. . With the above benefits, cooking oatmeal for babies is a job that parents should include in their daily nutritional menu, supporting children so that they can be fully developed.

2. Some ways to prepare foods from oats for babies

With the above benefits, parents can prepare oats with some other nutritious foods in their children's daily meals as follows:
Cooking oat porridge with milk Cooking oat porridge with milk will be suitable with children from 6 months and older, because this is the age when they are just starting to get used to solid foods. Parents can make oats with breast milk or infant formula. When the baby's digestive system has gradually adapted, parents can completely cook other dishes from oats that are suitable for the baby.
To make oat porridge with milk, need to prepare 2 tablespoons of formula powder or 50 ml of breast milk, purified water and 25g of oats. After you have all the ingredients ready, bring the water to a boil and then stir in the oats. Next, add powdered milk or breast milk and continue stirring for about 3 minutes. When the time is up to 3 minutes, turn off the stove, pour out the porridge and puree, finally let it cool for a while and then give it to your baby to eat immediately.
Cooking vegetable oat porridge for children from 7 months old Vegetable oat porridge will provide your baby with an abundant source of nutrients and add natural fiber that is good for the digestive system. Parents can cook vegetable oatmeal porridge to help their baby gain weight without having to worry about constipation.
How to cook this oat porridge is also very simple, it is necessary to prepare 25g of oats, 125ml of water, 25g of peas, 25g of baby corn and 25g of carrots. Carrots are peeled and thinly sliced, peas are peeled and then stewed until soft, baby corn separates the seeds. Then, in turn, add the peas, carrots and corn kernels to the blender along with a little water. Pour water into the pot and bring to a boil, then add the oats and vegetable mixture to the pot and cook until tender. Finally, pour the porridge into a sieve and use a spoon to grind it finely and give it to your baby to use right away.
Cooking oat porridge with fresh shrimp With the way of cooking oat porridge with fresh shrimp is very suitable for children from 8 months old and up. This porridge helps to provide the baby with more calcium and minerals, from which the baby's musculoskeletal system is also stronger.

About the ingredients, you need to prepare 3 tablespoons of oats, 50g of fresh shrimp, 2-3 leaves of kohlrabi. Shrimps are peeled, then cleaned, then pureed, soaked in oats with about 100ml of purified water, and coriander, washed and finely chopped. After the preparation is complete, add 200ml of water along with the ground shrimp to the pot and cook until the shrimp are cooked, then add the oats and stir for 5 minutes. Finally, add the mustard greens and season with seasonings to suit your child's taste.
Cooking oat porridge with young ribs with green vegetables When the baby is 9 - 12 months old, parents can be more flexible in making oat porridge for the baby. Because at this time, the baby's ability to swallow and chew raw food has developed more than before, the digestive system is also more complete than before. Therefore, when cooking oatmeal for babies, parents can combine other protein-rich ingredients.
With the recipe for oat porridge with young ribs with green vegetables, prepare 50g of broccoli, 50g of oats and 50g of young ribs. About the processing method, lightly boil the young ribs with boiling water and then put in the stew pot. Vegetables are washed, then cut into small pieces and cooked with young ribs until soft. Then add the prepared oats to cook for about 10 minutes. Finally, let the porridge cool and scoop it out into a bowl, remove the meat on the young ribs and put it into the porridge for children to use while the porridge is still warm.
Carrot Minced Oatmeal Porridge Prepare 30g of oatmeal, 20g of carrots, 20g of minced meat and finely chopped scallions. Place the carrot puree and minced meat mixture in a saucepan, cover with water and cook for 10 minutes, then add the oatmeal and cook for another 5 minutes. Finally, add the green onions and spices just for the baby and pour into the bowl for the baby to use.

3. Notes on how to cook oatmeal for babies

When cooking oat porridge for children, parents need to pay attention to a few more basic things below to promote the use of oats as well as prevent some side effects of this food:
When choosing oats Parents should not choose instant oats because it contains many additives, which are not good for children's health. Instead, parents should choose whole oats for more complete nutrients. In some cases, children are allergic to oats. Therefore, when letting children get used to oats, parents also need to closely monitor to see if the baby is allergic to oats or not. To cook oats faster, parents should soak oats in purified water for about 20 minutes before cooking. When cooking oat porridge, parents only need to cook with medium heat so that the nutrients in the oats are not degraded. Oatmeal is a food that is very susceptible to mold. Therefore, parents should not buy too much at once. At the same time, if you want to preserve this food well, you should put it in an airtight container and keep it in a cool place, away from direct light. In general, oats are a very nutritious food. With the above cooking methods of oat porridge combined with other ingredients depending on the age of the child, it will help the child feel more appetizing when eating, and at the same time support the baby's comprehensive development.

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