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The weaning period is crucial for the development of infants and young children. Especially during the stage when babies start eating solid foods, mothers need to carefully select dishes and cooking recipes to allow babies to fully experience the delicious taste of food, as well as to stimulate their interest in chewing and swallowing. From here, babies will gradually develop the habit of eating solid foods without relying solely on nutrients from breast milk and formula.
And the Japanese-style baby food menu is highly favored by many mothers because of its variety and attractive presentation. Since this is the first time babies try foods other than breast milk, and their bodies are still fragile, the weaning foods during this stage should have a texture similar to breast milk but thicker, such as various types of porridge, finely ground powders. In particular, the number of meals mothers should feed babies during this stage is 1 meal/day, still prioritizing baby care by breastfeeding more. The amount of salt added to baby's food should only be 1/4 of that for adults, and babies should not be fed foods with high allergenicity such as seafood, meat, etc.
Summary of Japanese-style baby food menu for 6-month-olds
1. Mashed carrots
Ingredients preparation:
- 30 grams of carrots (1 small carrot)
- 180 ml of water (1 bowl of water)
Instructions:
- Step 1: Wash the carrots thoroughly, then peel and cut them into pieces about 1cm in size
- Step 2: Put the carrots in a pot and pour water in, boil until the carrots turn soft. The boiling time will be around 10 - 15 minutes.
- Step 3: When the carrots are cooked, remove them and let them cool, then put them into a blender. Remember to keep the carrot cooking water.
- Step 4: Blend the boiled carrots until smooth, gradually adding the carrot cooking water until the desired consistency is reached.
2. Toumorogoshi okayu (Corn Porridge)
Ingredients: Sweet corn, rice
Instructions: Cook porridge with sweet corn until soft, then grind and strain out the residue
3. Bread and Milk Soup
Ingredients: ½ cup of milk and ¼ slice of bread
Instructions: Remove the crust from the bread, tear it into small pieces into the milk, simmer until the soup is just boiling, then turn off the heat.
4. Mung Bean Porridge
Ingredients: Rice, mung beans
Instructions:
Step 1: Place the mung beans in a bowl, steam them. If cut into short pieces, steam for about 11 minutes, if split in half or left whole, steam for about 18 minutes.
Step 2: Once the beans are cooked, turn off the heat and take them out to grind through a sieve. If using a stainless steel sieve, grinding while hot is possible, but if using a plastic sieve, let the beans cool a bit before grinding. To make it easier, crush the beans first before grinding. Alternatively, you can use a blender, but also let the beans cool a bit before blending, this will preserve the fresh and delicious taste. When steaming the beans, if water comes out, use that water too.
Mung beans have a lot of water, so when cooking ingredients rich in starch with mung beans, mothers do not need to add extra water.
5. Spinach Porridge
Ingredients:
- Rice
- Spinach
- Olive oil or pumpkin seed oil
Instructions:
- Cook porridge in a ratio of 1:10 (1 part rice: 10 parts water)
- 2 small spoonfuls of steamed and mashed spinach, strained through a sieve (10 ml)
- Porridge that has been finely ground, simmered over low heat, strained through a sieve, then mixed with spinach.
- Turn off the heat, add half a teaspoon of olive oil or pumpkin seed oil to the porridge.
6. Potato Soup
Ingredients for Potato Soup
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Cilantro
- Unsweetened fresh milk
- Whipped cream
- Butter
Instructions for Making Mashed Potato Soup
Add all the mashed potatoes along with 100ml of water and 50ml of fresh milk into a blender. Blend until the potatoes are evenly mashed and thick, then add 50ml of unsweetened fresh milk and continue blending until the potato mixture is very smooth.
Transfer the mashed potatoes to a pan, heat over medium heat, and add in the pan cleaned cilantro and peeled carrots.
Season the potatoes with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Gently stir until the potatoes come to a boil.
Once the potatoes boil, remove the cilantro and carrots. Then add 100ml of whipped cream and butter to the pan and continue stirring until the mixture boils, then turn off the heat.
7. Mashed Sweet Potato Soup
Prepare the ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1/2 cup of coconut milk
- 1 cup of chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt (Chili)
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
Steps to make mashed sweet potato soup
Step 1: Wash the sweet potato, boil until cooked. Peel and cut the sweet potato into 3 cm square pieces. Put the sweet potato in a blender with coconut milk, chicken broth.
Step 2: Then add curry powder, salt, pepper, and chili salt, if you have children at home, you should only add salt. Then turn on the blender to puree the mixture. Transfer the mixture to a pot, boil until half done.
Step 3: Serve the mashed sweet potato soup in a bowl, sprinkle with basil leaves on top and enjoy. The aromatic taste of sweet potatoes combined with the creamy taste of coconut milk and the fragrant aroma, rich taste of spices will surely conquer your family's taste buds!
8. Pumpkin Milk Soup
Ingredients: 20g pumpkin, 1/2 cup milk (60ml)
Instructions: Peel and cut the pumpkin into small pieces, boil until soft. Mix the powdered milk according to the required ratio, then add the cooked pumpkin to simmer over low heat until tender. Finally, blend the mixture until smooth.
9. Fresh Pear Jelly
Ingredients: 1/4 pear, 1/4 teaspoon gelatin, or 1/2 teaspoon agar powder, 1 tablespoon cold water.
Instructions: Peel and core the pear, cut into small pieces, steam until soft. Blend the pear, mix gelatin powder with water and dissolve, then microwave for 30 seconds to warm up. Finally, refrigerate until the mixture sets into jelly.
Note: Pear can be substituted with apple or peach.
10. Peach with Lime Water
Ingredients: 1/4 peach, lime water.
Instructions: Peel and pit the peach, cut into small pieces, steam until soft, then puree and mix with sweet lime water. This is a baby food menu for 5-6 month old babies that mothers can refer to.
11. Tomato Jelly
Ingredients: 1 beefsteak tomato, 1 teaspoon gelatin, 1/2 tablespoon cold water.
Instructions: Remove the seeds from the tomato, steam until soft, then puree. Dissolve gelatin in water on the stove until boiling. Mix the pureed tomato with the gelatin solution, then refrigerate for 20 minutes.
12. Mango Yogurt
Ingredients: 1 piece approximately 10g, 2 teaspoons of plain yogurt.
Instructions: Steam the mango until soft, then puree and mix with yogurt.
13. Pineapple Apple Juice
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed pineapple juice, 1/4 apple.
Instructions: Peel and core the apple, cut into small pieces, steam until soft, then puree. Mix the apple with the pineapple juice and bring to a boil.
14. Mashed Apple
Ingredients: 1/4 apple
Instructions: Peel and core the apple, then cut into thin slices. Wrap tightly in food-grade plastic wrap, microwave for 1.5 minutes until soft. Mash while still warm.
15. Banana Soy Milk Blend
Ingredients: 1/8 banana, 1 tablespoon soy milk
Instructions: Mash the banana, then mix with soy milk. This is a Japanese-style baby food menu for 8-month-old babies that many mothers are interested in.
16. Strawberry Yogurt
Ingredients: 2 strawberries, 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt
Instructions: Puree the strawberries, then mix with yogurt
17. Grape Jelly
Ingredients: 3 grapes, 1 teaspoon gelatin, 1/2 tablespoon cold water
Instructions: Remove seeds from the grapes, steam until soft, then puree. Dissolve gelatin in water on the stove until boiling. Mix the grape puree with the gelatin mixture, then refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Above is a sharing about Japanese-style weaning menu for 6-month-old babies for mothers to refer to. Mytour will continue to compile Japanese-style weaning dishes for babies from 7-8 months old. At this stage, babies are bigger, their teeth and digestive system are gradually developing, they can crush and digest moderately soft foods. Mothers, please stay tuned!
