Starting from 4-6 months, plant foods in the form of various mashed potatoes are gradually added to the diet of infants. This type of complementary foods can be purchased at any pharmacy, shops and supermarkets. Despite advertisements about the benefits and vitamins of these products, try to prepare vegetable purees for your children yourself.
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You will need
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- 50 g zucchini
- 50 g cauliflower
- 1 PC. potato
- 1/2 carrots
Instruction manual
1
Rinse and peel the vegetables well. If the zucchini is large, clear the seeds.
2
Leave the vegetables for 2-3 hours in an enameled bowl so that they get wet.
3
Pour purified water through a filter or drinking water purchased at a store into a saucepan. Salt (only not a lot, for 1 liter of liquid 5-7 g of salt) and put on medium heat.
4
Dice the vegetables and put in boiling water in turn, with an interval of 5 minutes: carrots, potatoes, cabbage, zucchini. Cover and turn off after 3-5 minutes.
5
Pour the vegetable broth into a glass, and pour the remaining. Beat the vegetables with a blender, adding a little vegetable stock. For the first feeding, the consistency of vegetable puree should be like liquid sour cream.
Useful advice
Mashed vegetables are very useful, they are easily digestible and safe for allergy sufferers.
Vegetables for this dish should be changed, but they should go well to taste.
If the child is less than a year old, it is recommended not to salt the mashed potatoes.