Correctly introducing cauliflower into baby feeding: feeding tips from pediatricians, recipes for healthy home-made puree

It has been scientifically proven that cauliflower contains a huge amount of vitamins and minerals, which together have a beneficial effect on the body as a whole. Especially useful to use this vegetable with gastrointestinal diseases.

Due to its structure, cauliflower is better absorbed by the body than other types of this vegetable. Children's pediatricians and nutritionists are confident that thanks to all its beneficial properties this product is ideal for familiarizing infants with new food.

The basic rules of the first meal of the baby

The key points in the preparation of complementary foods are:

1. Properly selected fresh vegetables and fruits.
2. Careful handling of food and hygiene of containers for their preparation.
3. The correct temperature of cooking.

Can I start with this product?

Cauliflower is perfect for acquaintance of a baby with the first new product in his life, unlike mother's milk or adapted milk formula.

Advantages of using this product:

• The risk of an allergic reaction is minimal, as the vegetable is hypoallergenic.
• When cooked, this vegetable is soft, pleasant to the taste.
• Beneficial effect on blood vessels.
• They are the prevention of anemia (iron deficiency) and cancer.
• Contributes to the proper development and formation of intestinal microflora and the restoration of the mucous membrane.
• Useful for children with high blood sugar.
• Stimulates the production of gastric juice.

Cons of the use of this product:

• The product is contraindicated in children prone to allergies.
• You can not enter into complementary foods in inflammatory processes in the intestine.
• For kidney problems, cauliflower is not recommended as a first feed.

Does cauliflower cause:

1. Constipation (whether it fastens). According to pediatricians, cauliflower does not have a fixing effect. Causes of constipation in small children can be:
   • too intense a load;
   • stress;
   • too thick nutrients;
   • lack of nutrition.
2. Does it cause gas formation? All products can be a source of flatulence. Most often this problem occurs when eating foods rich in carbohydrates.The only product "safe" product in this case is rice.
   On a note. Cauliflower loses the properties of the formation of gases after cooking or extinguishing.

What is combined?

Vegetable combinations with a "curly" inflorescence set. Most often it is used with carrot puree, broccoli puree. Cabbage is also added to soups, then ground thoroughly with a blender to a puree-like state.

Do I need to somehow prepare the baby for this vegetable?

There are no preparations for cauliflower as such, as it is a very easily digestible hypoallergenic product that the kids try one of the first. The main indicators of readiness to get acquainted with new dishes can be attributed to the preparation, and these are:

• When there is no longer a “pushing out” reflex (the child does not spit out the food).
• When there is an overwhelming interest in what adults eat.
• The child holds the head, can eat while sitting.

We begin to introduce food to an absolutely healthy baby. It is not recommended to get acquainted with the new food during the period of SARS and during vaccinations.

When to start feeding a child up to a year?

Artificially fed babies start to receive feeding at the age of 4 months.Babies who eat breast milk, doctors recommend injecting complementary foods from 6 months. There are a number of medical indications in which supplements are introduced from 4 months of life:

• If the baby is born prematurely.
• Refuses milk or mixture.
• Losing weight.

How to make mashed potatoes - step by step instructions

The main condition for cooking vegetables is to keep the maximum amount of useful substances.

Preliminary processing

Before cooking a dish of cauliflower, cabbages are thoroughly washed, disassembled into smaller inflorescences. Soak it in cold water with salt for at least 40 minutes in order to get rid of small insects and eliminate pesticides. Then wash inflorescences under cold running water and pour over boiling water.

Mono-component mashed potatoes recipe

1. After preliminary preparation, dip the finely cut inflorescences in salted boiling water for 10 minutes. The readiness of the vegetable is checked with a table fork.
   Recommendation. If cabbage is not soft enough, we increase cooking time by 2-5 minutes.
2. Drain the water, let the vegetable cool slightly.
3. Grind the cabbage to a puree-like state with a blender (or grind through a sieve).

With broccoli

1. Boil both types of cabbage. Broccoli also undergoes preliminary preparation and is cooked similarly to cauliflower.
2. We use a blender for chopping vegetables.
3. To obtain a more liquid constinence, pour in a little puree water in which cabbage was cooked. Stir until smooth.

With zucchini

1. Soak both vegetables in cold, salted water for about an hour. Pre-zucchini peel cleaned and seeds, cut into cubes.
2. Cook both vegetables for about 10 minutes, until fully cooked (soft).
3. Give a little cool and grind to a puree state.

How to do in different ways?

In the pan

1. Inflorescences immersed in boiling salted water.
2. Cook on medium heat for about 8-15 minutes.
3. In this case, it is better not to pour out the broth, since it contains many trace elements and vitamins.

In the microwave

1. In a special dish lay out the inflorescences of vegetables, cover with a lid.
2. A pair of water spoons is added to the dishes, and the microwave oven is set at full capacity.
3. It takes 3 minutes at full power to cook the cabbage in the microwave oven, then add salt and cook another 4 minutes so that the product is sufficient to boil.

In a slow cooker and a double boiler

1. In a special tray to lay individual inflorescences.
2. The product is cooked for 15 minutes in a slow cooker, 30 minutes in a double boiler.
3. Check the readiness of cauliflower need a knife or fork.

From the video you will learn how to cook baby puree of cauliflower in a double boiler:

The introduction of complementary foods is always a very responsible and exciting time for the whole family. It is very important to choose the right feeding scheme and the product itself.to avoid negative consequences. The optimal product for the first acquaintance with the new food is cauliflower, rich in vitamins and minerals.

It is well absorbed by the body, does not cause bloating and allergies. This vegetable does not take much time in preparing the first in life delicacies for the baby.