Prepare meat puree for an 8 month old baby. Mono- and polycomponent meat purees. Which products to choose

Everyone knows that meat food is the main source of protein and many other useful substances, necessary for the growing body of the baby. Therefore parents baby They are wondering: when can this product be introduced into a child’s diet and where is the best place to start?

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Meat is the main source of animal protein necessary for a growing body to build own cells and tissues, synthesis of antibodies, enzymes and hormones. Meat proteins contain almost all essential amino acids, in significant quantities and in the most favorable ratios. In addition, meat is a source of B vitamins, especially B 12, as well as calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. It should be especially noted that meat is rich in valuable heme iron. This means that the iron in meat is bound to the hemoglobin protein and it is in this form that it is best accepted by our body. It is known that the iron in meat is absorbed by 30%, while the iron in vegetables and fruits is only 10%.

However, animal fat cannot be called particularly valuable product For human body. Meat fats contain mainly saturated fatty acids, which causes more high temperature their melting and more difficult assimilation by the body. Moreover, due to the content of saturated fatty acids animal fats are atherogenic, that is, under certain conditions they can contribute to the deposition of cholesterol on the inner walls of blood vessels. From this point of view, fats rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids are preferable for the body - vegetable oils and various types fish oil. Of all meat fats, they have the best biological properties pork fat and poultry fats, as they contain some polyunsaturated fatty acids.

The nutritional value meat is also determined by the presence of extractive substances in it (purine bases, creatine, carnosine, etc.). When cooked, these substances turn into a decoction and give the broth a specific taste. They are strong stimulants of gastric secretion, so broths are used in the diet of people with reduced appetite, and at the same time, their use is minimized in the diet of infants (since excessive stimulation can cause overstrain of the digestive glands).

Now let’s briefly get acquainted with the characteristics of different types of meat.

Beef contains complete proteins, which include almost all the essential and non-essential amino acids needed by the human body. In addition, it contains quite a lot of minerals. However, beef proteins partially resemble cow's milk proteins, therefore, in case of severe allergies to the latter, it is possible cross reactions and for beef.

Veal is more tender than beef, contains even more complete proteins and is easier to digest by the body. At the same time, the amount of fat in it is minimal (1-2%), which is also an advantage. At the same time, the “danger” of this type of meat lies in the fact that veal proteins are in some sense immature compared to beef; they occupy an intermediate position between cow’s milk protein and beef proteins. This is why babies who are allergic to cow's milk protein most often develop allergic reactions and for veal. In such cases, extreme caution should be exercised when consuming veal.

Pork contains less connective tissue than beef, so it is softer. The fat content of pork is mainly determined by the part of the carcass that is used: for example, tenderloin contains about 19% protein and only 7% fat, while brisket contains only 8% protein and 63% fat.

Lamb is tougher than beef because it contains more connective tissue. Biological value Lamb proteins approximately correspond to those of beef proteins, however, lamb contains slightly less potassium, phosphorus and iron salts. Lamb is a low-allergenic meat. IN children's menu Lamb is introduced last of all types of meat, since it is very fatty, and lamb fats are the most refractory.

Horse meat is rich in complete proteins, potassium and iron salts, and has relatively little fat. The biological properties of its proteins are not inferior in value to those of beef. Horse meat has low allergenic properties and has a specific taste.

Rabbit meat is a product with excellent dietary properties: is different high content protein, iron, B vitamins, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and other minerals. It has a delicate taste and low allergenic properties.

Chicken and turkey contain more complete and easily digestible proteins than beef. The proteins of these types of meat have an optimal set essential amino acids. The amount of fat in them is quite large, but this fat includes a certain amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids and is therefore more easily absorbed by the body. Chicken, chicken and turkey meat contains the necessary set of minerals and vitamins. This meat has less connective tissue compared to livestock meat, so it is more tender and a large number of extractive substances gives it pleasant taste and smell. Turkey meat has the lowest cholesterol content and has a low ability to cause allergic reactions. Chicken, along with many advantages, has very high allergenic properties. As a rule, children who are allergic to chicken egg whites are “sensitive” to it.

Waterfowl meat (duck, goose) is high in fat. These fats in reasonable quantities are beneficial for the human body due to the content of unsaturated fatty acids and almost complete absence cholesterol, but still the high lipid content in these types of meat somewhat limits its consumption in children of the first year of life.

By-products differ in a number of features. They have much less connective tissue, but a lot of minerals and vitamins. Liver is rich in iron (per 100 g beef liver contains about 7 mg of iron, 100 g of pork contains more than 20 mg), vitamins A and group B, and also, unlike other meat products, it contains a lot of ascorbic acid(vitamin C). Beef liver contains the most vitamin A. A serving of 10 g for children (or 50 g for adults) allows you to fully cover the daily requirement for this vitamin. IN chicken liver so many folic acid and vitamin B 12 - compounds necessary for proper hematopoiesis. Despite all its advantages, the liver should not be used frequently, because it is an organ that neutralizes all dangerous compounds in the body, so impurities of these substances may be present in the final product. For these reasons, liver in the first year is used only for special indications: anemia, vitamin A deficiency, and a tendency to frequent and prolonged infections. In other cases, they try to prescribe liver after 1 year and give it no more than once a week (the serving corresponds to a serving of meat). The tongue contains little connective tissue and a lot of tissue valuable protein, which determines its high absorption and significant nutritional value. The heart contains quite a lot of complete protein, mineral salts, including iron, and a low percentage of fat. Brains contain less protein and relatively high fat (about 9%), but they contain valuable compounds rich in phosphorus and essential unsaturated fatty acids. The lung is particularly high in iron content, but otherwise nutritional value small. You can use the tongue, heart, and brains in feeding infants. Liver for babies under 1 year of age is prescribed only according to indications.

Cooking meat dishes at home

When and how to introduce complementary foods?

The baby begins to be introduced to meat at about 8-9 months. In some cases (underweight, severe anemia, severe lack of B vitamins), meat may be prescribed a little earlier - from 7, and sometimes even from 6 months. But such a decision must be made by the doctor observing the baby. Still, meat, as an animal product, requires considerable effort. digestive tract for digestion and assimilation, so there is no need to rush with it.

In the case of meat, unlike all other types, the age of introduction is very dependent on whether we introduce industrial or home-cooked products. The fact is that meat purees prepared under industrial conditions are most often homogenized, that is, the membranes of muscle cells are destroyed by exposure high pressure. Such processing of meat greatly facilitates the process of digestion by the child’s body. Homemade purees leave the cell membranes intact, making digestion and absorption more difficult. That is why meat in the form of homogenized purees is recommended for babies from 8-9 months, and “homemade” meat puree should be served to the baby no earlier than 9-10 months.

For the first acquaintance, rabbit and turkey are best suited: they are the least allergenic and, at the same time, rich in valuable proteins and mineral compounds. The meat is introduced according to general rules. To begin, offer your baby ¼-½ teaspoon of puree. It can be given at pure form, or you can mix it with products already known to the child, - vegetables or porridge. If within 24 hours you have not noted negative reactions(abnormal bowel movements, bloating, pain in the abdomen, skin reactions), the next day you can give about 1 teaspoon of meat puree. If everything is fine after this, over the next 7-10 days the amount of puree is increased to the recommended age dose. At 8-9 months it is 30-40 g; by 11-12 months you can give your baby 50-70 g of meat per day. After a week, you can offer your baby the next type of meat. Lamb is introduced last, as it is quite fatty. By-products are best used after 10-11 months. As the baby grows, the meat puree can be replaced with soufflé or hashish (by 9-10 months), then by meatballs (by 10-11 months) and steamed cutlets (by 1 year). The timing of these “transitions” is very arbitrary and is determined by the baby’s chewing skills and the presence of erupted teeth.

As a rule, meat is given at one of the daytime appointments food - at lunch. It is most logical to offer it to the little one along with vegetables. In this combination, the nutritional value of the products increases, as they complement each other well. The meat puree left after feeding (both industrial and homemade) can be stored in the refrigerator in a glass container for 24 hours or according to the manufacturer's instructions.

As for industrial meat products for children, they are presented in several types: puree can be homogenized, finely ground and coarsely ground. Some manufacturers also produce meatballs for older children. Meat is often produced mixed with offal. Products with a smaller degree of grinding, as a rule, contain some additional ingredients. These may include meat broth, spices, animal fats ( butter, beef or chicken fat, lard), vegetable oils, as well as milk or soy protein. In addition, forming agents and thickeners are often used - starch, rice flour or semolina. In addition, combination products are widely produced - meat and vegetables, meat and cereals.

Dorofey Apaeva,
pediatrician

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meat in complementary foods.. Nutrition, introduction of complementary foods. A child from birth to one year. Care and education of a child up to one year: nutrition, illness, development. rabbit, then beef. Now I’m thinking about what to introduce next. probably turkey. then chicken.

Girls, how did you enter the new kind meat? Now he eats 60-70 grams of turkey, I want to introduce a rabbit, but I can’t give 60 grams at once, I’ll start with a couple of spoons. And the rest of the volume is turkey? I apologize for the stupid question - can you mix meat??

For the millionth time about complementary foods... Nutrition, introduction of complementary foods. A child from birth to one year. Care and education of a child up to one year: nutrition, illnesses Although according to the norms it comes before meat. I actually introduced vegetables to my eldest before, but it’s absolutely certain that before.

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I already give meat to Anya.. chicken and beef.. I add it directly to porridge and purees..

I introduced baby yogurt, then cottage cheese - I give it with prune puree. He eats with pleasure. I still can’t get the meat together. I think closer to 9 months. I always have the feeling that he is not eating yet, but playing... And meat is already serious food :)
We eat porridge on the water. After a year I’ll start cooking regular ones with milk.

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Section: Nutrition, introduction of complementary foods (Girls, when can you introduce meat into complementary foods?) I don’t know about fashion)) but I introduced it literally a week ago. But we have breastfeeding kirdyk, one might say... during the day he doesn’t take the breast at all, at night at most once (((The eldest, who...

Impossible without meat complete diet healthy person. The child’s body is in the process of formation; it needs protein, which is used to build new cells and tissues, synthesize hormones and enzymes, and also to produce antibodies. immune system. Meat perfectly fights iron deficiency in the body, which is important for anemia. Meat complementary foods are an important part of infant nutrition.

What types of meat are there?

Veal

Veal contains minerals and amino acids essential for the body. For complementary feeding it is worth introducing low-fat varieties beef. Give veal puree to children with caution if lactose intolerance has already been identified. Cow protein not recommended for first feeding.

Pork

Pork can be used in children's diet, but only the tenderloin. There is an opinion that pork is a fatty meat. But tenderloin contains only about 10% fat and twice as much valuable protein. Pork meat can contain about 60-80% fat, which is harmful to the baby's body.

Rabbit meat

Rabbit meat is suitable for the very first feeding. Rabbit meat is hypoallergenic, rich in vitamins, microelements and iron. Due to the minimal likelihood of allergic reactions, rabbit meat is healthy and safe. This is important for the infant’s fragile immune system.

Chicken and turkey

And meat is easily digestible, thanks to proteins that have an optimal set of amino acids, trace elements and vitamins. Bird fat contains Omega 3. However, chicken can cause allergies in infants. Be careful when eating eggs too. Turkey has a hypoallergenic composition. These types of meat are one of the most common complementary feeding options.

horsemeat

Horse meat is also almost safe for babies. Its properties are not inferior to veal. It contains a lot of minerals and complete proteins. But the child may not like its taste.

Veal meat is one of the most popular for complementary feeding, so let’s look at it in more detail.

What's included

Veal is the meat of a young cow or bull. The most tender and most expensive meat is considered to be the meat of calves, which are fed exclusively with milk. They are called “milk calves”. It has a pinkish tint, a dense, fibrous structure, and exudes pleasant aroma, causing increased salivation. Thanks to your taste qualities veal is considered a delicacy. This dietary product, low in calories and fat. There is less cholesterol in veal than in the meat of an adult animal or sheep.

You can see for yourself how many useful elements are contained in one hundred grams of this product:

• Almost all B vitamins: from folic acid to pyridoxine;
• Micro and macroelements: from iodine to nickel.

What are the benefits of veal?

Amino acids included in the composition of this product are easily absorbed by the child's body. Meat young calf It is considered one of the healthiest due to the presence of complete fats, carbohydrates and proteins.

Doctors strongly recommend eating veal. This is especially important for people with weakened immune systems, after long illness, as well as older people. Boiled veal should be an integral part of the diet for those who suffer from high blood pressure. blood pressure, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, diabetes mellitus, overweight. Diet for get well soon, as well as recovery should include veal meat dishes. The rich composition of veal helps regulate blood glucose. The gelatin it contains improves blood clotting.

People leading healthy image, athletes accustomed to grueling training try to choose heat treatment, which will not deprive the veal useful properties, for example, cooking in a double boiler.

The introduction of veal into the diet is the prevention of heart attack and urolithiasis. Veal is indicated for anemia. It will perfectly replenish iron deficiency. But in order for it to be better absorbed, it must be consumed with foods containing vitamin C, for example, sauerkraut.

Eat with caution

Like any product, puree from the meat of young cows and bulls has a number of contraindications. There may be cases of individual intolerance, which is becoming more common in infants every year.

Patients suffering from gout and arthritis should monitor how much animal protein they consume. Salts uric acid, formed during the processing of meat by the body, have a detrimental effect on the body. Protein often causes allergic reactions in infants.

Children's menu

Veal can be introduced into the diet from eight months, but only if there is no lactose deficiency. Many parents wonder how much to start giving? On initial stage Only half a teaspoon is offered. Even small children can chew veal.

For cooking, use only fresh meat, prefer chilled rather than frozen. Freezing degrades quality and taste.

Incomplete satisfaction of the body's needs for vitamins, as well as anemia, contribute to more early start complementary foods, it can be introduced at six months.

Buy baby food that has undergone homogenization, a process in which all ingredients are thoroughly crushed and mixed. It is impossible to make such meat puree at home. Such purees are easier for children to digest, because they are difficult to digest. muscle cells destroyed.

SanPin puts forward strict requirements for baby food for infants. These are high-quality and certified products, manufactured in compliance with production technology, which have gone through special processing stages.

Organic veal: is it worth the extra money?

The fashion for organics and the desire for everything natural has also affected baby food. Organic meat puree has appeared in stores. Allegedly, the cows, whose meat is now in a miniature jar, grazed in alpine meadows, ate only fresh greens that were not treated with pesticides and chemicals, and almost classical music was played in the barn.

This is most likely a marketing ploy. Similar meat food not much different from usual. Only the cost of the jars varies significantly. No matter how much a product costs, this does not indicate its quality. Baby puree is a food product in the production of which the use of flavorings, preservatives, and dyes is excluded.

When is veal given to babies?

Gradually the consistency of the dishes should change. After 2 months, when the child grows up, you can prepare meat puree yourself. A suitable recipe can be found either in a cookbook or on the Internet. Complementary foods can be in the form boiled meat or puree prepared in a blender.

Closer to the year, digestion will be fully formed, and the child will be able to digest heavy food. After a year, when the first teeth erupt, the meat can be given in the form of small pieces or meatballs. At three years old, veal is given in portions. To cook meat dishes, use a steamer or oven.

We cook ourselves

Many mothers choose homemade recipes. Parents do not trust store-bought products. You can choose the recipe that suits you from the following:

Recipe 1

1. The meat must be cooked until soft;
2. Also boil the peeled carrots;
3. Combine both products and mince a couple of times;
4. Add milk to flour;
5. Add the flour and milk mixture to the meat and carrots, and cook over low heat for about five minutes.

This recipe is suitable for the first feeding.

Recipe 2

Cutlets:

1. Wash the meat, cut it, grind it in a blender;
2. Add the egg and loaf to the resulting minced meat, pre-soak the latter in water;
3. Then shape the minced meat into cutlets, roll each one in flour, and fry on vegetable oil about two minutes;
4. Separately, lightly fry the carrots and celery;
5. Place the cutlets in a frying pan with high edges, sprinkle with celery and carrots, add a little water and herbs and cook for half an hour.

Your child will love this recipe as it has a distinct taste. The dish is suitable for children from three years old.

Recipe 3

Stewed veal:

1. Place the veal cut into small pieces in a saucepan, add water and a pinch of salt;
2. Cook the meat for about half an hour until it becomes soft;
3. Add chopped carrots, chopped onions and grated carrots to the pan;
4. Cook vegetables and meat over low heat, covered, for about an hour.

The recipe for veal stew with potatoes is suitable for children over one and a half years old.

At what age should you start introducing your baby to meat dishes? In what form and how often should I give meat to my child? These and many other questions about the introduction of meat into complementary foods worry parents, but it is not always easy to get complete and clear answers to them.

Of course, it is best to consult with a pediatrician - the doctor who has been observing the baby since birth will tell you exactly what is right for your child. But now there are often situations when there is no permanent doctor at the site, and those who temporarily conduct appointments often simply do not have enough time to answer in detail all the parents’ questions. As a result, you have to look for information yourself, and due to the abundance of the most contradictory information, it is not easy to figure out the timing and rules for introducing complementary foods on your own.

Let's start with whether meat is really necessary in the diet of a baby up to one year old and whether it is possible to do without it.

Useful properties of meat for children

1. Meat is the most important source of animal protein and amino acids, some of which cannot be obtained from plant food(essential amino acids).
2. Meat is rich in valuable micro- and macroelements, including phosphorus, zinc, copper,. At the same time, iron from meat products is much easier to absorb than from plant foods.
3. Meat contains many vitamins: vitamins PP, E, H and some others.
4. The dense structure of the meat allows you to develop chewing skills.

Of course, call the meat straight a unique product not allowed: easily digestible animal protein, and with it essential amino acids, can be obtained from milk and fish; iron and phosphorus - also from; and iron breast milk In general, it is absorbed best. But after six months, milk alone becomes insufficient for the child in both quantity and quality (its composition gradually becomes depleted), and due to a “vegetarian” diet it is problematic to provide the baby with all the necessary nutritional components. At the same time introduction small portions meat successfully solves the problem of their shortage.

When to start introducing meat

Meat is a product necessary for the child For normal height and development.

According to the recommendations of domestic and foreign baby nutrition experts, meat can appear in a baby’s diet within 6 to 8 months. At the same time, meat products should not be the first complementary foods; they are introduced after, and, it is advisable to maintain an interval of 2 months between the date of introduction of the first complementary foods and the date of introduction of meat. This makes it clear that there is a slight variation in the recommended time frames:

• at 8 months, meat begins to be given to infants who received their first complementary foods at six months;
• at 6 months, you can introduce meat to those children who, for some reason, began to receive fruit or cereal complementary foods from 4 months.

The 2-month interval from the moment of introducing the first complementary foods to the moment of introducing meat can be shortened if the baby has anemia (meat appears after vegetables, and cereals and fruits are “skipped”). But even if you are anemic, you should not give meat feeding child under six months old.

Early (before 6 months) introduction of meat is contraindicated for the following reasons:

1. The child’s digestive tract is not sufficiently developed; not all enzymes are produced or their activity is insufficient. . And the beneficial substances from meat dishes simply cannot be absorbed.
2. Excess protein puts stress on the baby's immature kidneys.
3. Up to 6 months is significantly higher for foreign protein.

How to give meat

The rules for introducing meat are no different from the rules for introducing other types of complementary foods:

• meat is given starting from 1/2 tsp. in the morning before breastfeeding or formula feeding;
• the amount of meat is increased gradually, adding 1/2 tsp;
• the meat dish must be fresh, chopped until homogeneous (uniform) and served warm;
• It is allowed to add meat to food already familiar to the baby (vegetable puree), dilute the meat puree with breast milk or formula.

In order to develop it in a child, doctors advise first including meat in vegetable (and then cereal) dishes at lunch.

How much meat does a child need?

The baby needs very little meat:

• at the age of 6–7 months – 5-20 g;
• at 8–9 months – up to 50 g;
• from 10 months to one year – from 50 to 70 g;
• after a year (and up to 1.5–2 years) – about 80 g per day (this is the weight of one small cutlet).

Meat is given once a day every day (after 8 months, meat is replaced with fish 1-2 times a week). You should not give more than what is recommended, as it creates an excess load on the child’s kidneys and digestive system.

Meat selection

The choice of meat type is determined by several factors: the presence or absence of allergies in the child, the availability of a particular type of meat, as well as the characteristics different varieties.

Advantages and disadvantages of different types of meat

Beef

As a rule, complementary meat feeding starts with beef, which is rich in iron. lean meat, affordable (at cost and availability in markets) to most parents. But: you cannot introduce beef first if the child is allergic to cow's milk - very often an allergy to beef protein develops. In such a situation, rabbit or turkey is used as the first meat supplement, less often horse meat or lean pork.

Rabbit and turkey

Rabbit and turkey are considered optimal for introducing meat dishes. Their meat is low-calorie, low-fat, tender, and very rarely causes allergies. The main disadvantage is the higher cost, and you can’t buy rabbit or turkey meat in its natural form (and not canned) everywhere.

Chicken

Chicken meat is dietary and tender. However, this is one of the most allergenic products, and in no case should children with allergies start meat feeding with chicken, especially if an allergy to protein is detected chicken egg. Besides, in modern conditions Chicken for meat is raised using hormonal drugs and antibiotics, which can persist in poultry meat.

Pork

Due to its high fat content, it is considered unsuitable for the first meat feeding. But in reality not all types pork meat have a high fat content, and pork tenderloin will not be much fattier than beef. At making the right choice pork meat, it is quite possible to start introducing it first, and allergists are increasingly prescribing pork for complementary meat feeding to children with and.

horsemeat

Low allergen, rich in protein meat. The main disadvantage is that it is rarely found on sale.

Mutton

Fatty and tough meat. It is not advisable to give lamb to children under 10 months.

Goose and duck

Waterfowl meat contains refractory fats that cannot be digested digestive system the child is not able to. These types of meat are not included in the diet of children under 3 years of age.

Meat broth

Meat broth is not recommended for children under 1.5 years of age for the following reasons:

• everything is boiled into the broth harmful substances, found in meat;
• Due to purine bases, broths are highly extractive, cause blood flow (hyperemia) to the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract and irritate them, stimulate the production of gastric juice;
• due to hyperemia, the permeability of the mucous membranes of the digestive tract to allergens increases.

By-products

Of the by-products, children are allowed to be given tongue and liver, but not earlier than 10 months, since they contain a lot of purine bases. In general, the opinion on the admissibility of including liver in children's menus is for last years has undergone changes: previously the liver was recommended as good source iron, is now being abandoned for environmental reasons (it is in the liver that drugs and other toxic substances contained in animal feed are neutralized and accumulated).

Canned meat - pros and cons

Among baby food products, there is an abundance of a variety of canned meats. According to the manufacturer’s advertising, canned food should have a number of advantages:

• they are prepared from the meat of animals raised in environmentally friendly conditions on environmentally friendly feed;
• canned food is checked for the presence of dangerous impurities and, in general, their composition is carefully studied;
• canned food is very convenient: easy to use (warm up, open, feed), have varying degrees crushed in accordance with age, equipped with appropriate age markings.

1. The meat of which animals and of what quality was used is entirely on the conscience of the manufacturer.
2. The price is not small at all. It is much more profitable to buy a kilogram of good beef tenderloin and prepare minced meat from it. After all, even purely canned meat contains only 40–50% meat, the rest is rice starch, water and other additives - “for consistency”.
3. (in case of violation of storage rules, consumption of canned food that has expired or is in damaged packaging).

If you have chosen canned food to feed your child (or plan to use it sometimes), then it is useful to know:

1. Depending on the recommended age (determined by the marking on the package), canned food differs in the degree of grinding and preparation technology: homogenized - the most homogeneous, containing meat, water and rice starch; puree - thicker; finely and coarsely ground - the meat in them is minced, often contain salt, spices, and meat broth; canned food in the form of ready-made dishes - meatballs, cutlets.
2. Canned food can be purely meat, or it can be combined (meat-vegetable or meat-cereal). When drawing up a daily menu for your baby, consider percentage meat in combined canned food (indicated on the jar).
3. Opened can canned meat Can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a day.

We cook ourselves

So, you have decided to prepare meat complementary foods for your baby yourself. You need:

1. Buy fresh quality meat.
2. Wash and prepare the meat: trim off fat, cartilage, and membranes.
3. Immerse in cold water and boil until tender without salt and spices. Readiness is determined by softness: the meat should be easily pierced with a fork (pork and beef are cooked for about 2 hours). There is no need to drain the water after boiling to obtain a secondary broth if you will not use the broth in your diet.
4. Boiled meat is ground in a blender or passed through a meat grinder twice, and then ground through a sieve.
5. From cooked minced meat are taken away required amount(the rest can be frozen for later use) and mixed with vegetable puree, added and given to the child warm.

For children up to 8 months, meat is given in the form of the most homogeneous puree; from 8–9 months, meatballs are prepared from minced meat and mashed with a fork before serving. By 10 months, if the child has teeth, meatballs and meatballs can be given without preliminary chopping; it is allowed to lightly add salt and add spices (dill, parsley, Bay leaf). Since this year, steam cutlets have been introduced.

And, of course, home-cooked meat dishes should be fresh; ideally, they should be served after cooking, cooled until warm. Store in the refrigerator for more than a day ready dish or just boiled meat is not allowed. For convenience, you can freeze raw or boiled minced meat.

Video version of the article:

The program “Doctor Komarovsky’s School” talks about the first complementary feeding, including meat purees:

Nutrition of children in the first year of life is very important. Right now gastrointestinal tract is adjusted to full-fledged work, and the growing body requires everything more nutrients. In the first months of life, a child only needs breast milk, but very soon the situation will change. Moreover, it is very important not to start introducing foods into the child’s diet that his body is not yet ready to absorb. Today we want to talk about how to introduce meat into complementary foods.

First difficulties

Not all children enjoy eating meat. If you started complementary feeding with fruit purees and cottage cheese, then most likely the baby will not like it. Therefore, it is very important to adhere to the complementary feeding calendar that your pediatrician should have told you about. Up to 6 months, additional foods in the diet are not only not useful, but also harmful. The baby's body is not yet ready to absorb anything other than breast milk or its substitutes. Up to 6 months, the child’s body does not yet have the necessary enzymes that could digest new types of food.

We act according to plan

Since meat should be introduced into complementary foods only from 7-8 months, and at 6 months the baby’s body already needs additional products, let's consider optimal scheme nutrition. Starting from six months, you need to offer your child vegetable purees. Be sure to accustom him to vegetables first, because after a sweet banana and apple he will definitely not like an ordinary pumpkin. It could be zucchini or cauliflower, carrots or broccoli. Vegetables need to be stewed well and chopped in a blender.

From 7 months, add little by little. This can be buckwheat, rice or corn grits, boiled in water and well crushed into puree. Gradually, you will teach your baby’s body to digest regular food, now you can move on to the next stage.

Best Source of Protein

It is at 7-8 months that the baby develops a need for extensions. muscle mass. He learns to sit, crawl, walk, interact with various items, which means he can’t do without muscles. The child is now recommended to consume meat daily. If the baby has symptoms of anemia, then it is recommended to give him meat from the 5th or 6th month of life.

How to introduce meat into complementary foods? This important point in a baby’s life, since such products are extremely important for the renewal, construction of tissues and the formation of body cells. They also give the baby essential vitamins A, B12, which are easily absorbed. However, you need to start giving it in small portions, literally a spoonful, and carefully monitor the condition of the child’s skin and stool. Until you understand how the body has accepted the new product, it is not recommended to give anything else. Even the cereals and purees that you have mastered today are temporarily cancelled. Since meat needs to be introduced into complementary foods gradually, we will provide a diagram that you can use.

Permissible dosage

The most important thing you must remember: at the first sign of an allergy, you must definitely stop giving your child meat, right up to full recovery condition. Then you can try again. If everything goes well and the baby does not suffer from allergy attacks, then you can gradually increase the dosage. We start with 5 g per day, this is a quarter of a teaspoon of pureed meat. Over the course of a week, adding daily amounts, you daily dosage bring up to 30 g per day. So, we have already indicated when to introduce meat into complementary foods for a child (starting from 7 months). Adaptation period ends, and from 8 months you can give 50 g per day. After 9 months, feel free to increase the dosage to 60-70 g per day.

Which products to choose

You can vary the timing slightly, depending on the condition and development of the child, his weight gain. You can also discuss when to introduce meat into your child’s complementary foods and how to do it correctly with your pediatrician. And what kind of meat is best to choose so that the child’s delicate body accepts it most easily? Give up the idea of ​​offering him pork or lamb - fatty meat is too heavy for the baby. An ideal option would be lean beef, turkey or rabbit. These are hypoallergenic and easily digestible varieties that will help the body get used to a new type of nutrition.

Ready-made canned food

They are sold in every store and are very convenient to use. Just click the lid and your lunch is ready in front of you. However, even when it is possible to introduce meat into complementary foods, it is necessary to remember that the child’s body is still poorly prepared for such stress. Therefore, give up experiments like “rabbit-turkey with broccoli” for now. For now, the simpler the better, choose one-ingredient canned purees. This is especially true for children with allergies, for whom selecting products is somewhat difficult. You can gradually expand your diet to include meat and plant components, but the smoother this process goes, the better.

pay special attention

Never hesitate to contact your pediatrician for help; at any time you can ask how to properly introduce meat into complementary foods. There is an important point: meat with vegetables is very healthy, and from the age of 9 months it is very good to give your baby combined purees. If they contain broccoli or zucchini, then you can safely introduce them as a daily product. But carrot puree can be given no more than twice a week to avoid the appearance of carotene jaundice.

We cook ourselves

Many parents decide that they will prepare food for the baby themselves, so that only fresh products are included in the diet. This correct solution, since canned food in any case is more of an option for an emergency snack than daily product nutrition. And again the question arises: what meat should be introduced first into complementary foods? It is best to use lean beef. To do this, a suitable piece must be cleaned of veins and films, boiled well and passed through a meat grinder twice.

Do not forget that your child’s diet should contain only the freshest foods. Therefore, you need to cook meat every day, immediately before eating. If your baby refuses this treat, you may need to wait a little longer. All the tables that tell us at what age to introduce meat into complementary foods give average values, which your child may not fit into. So don't force it, just offer the meat again in a few weeks.

Parents often use a little trick. Having first accustomed the baby to soups and vegetable purees, they begin to add small pieces of meat to these dishes and grind them in a blender. The most important thing is that there is not much meat so that the taste does not change too much. By gradually increasing its norm, you will accustom your child to an important product.

Cooking food

Mom will have to comply with all sanitary and hygienic standards and rules for preparing dishes for the little man. We will list the main ones so that you can use this list as a practical guide:

• Do not add sugar or salt to your dishes. The child must get used to natural taste products. Of course, the body needs salt, but for now it gets it from mother’s milk. After a year, you can add a little salt to your dishes. Sour compotes and jelly can be sweetened with honey, if the child is not allergic to it, or with fructose.
• It is necessary to introduce complementary meat in a well-cooked form. It is best to boil in small quantity water or steam it. Such food is more tender and retains all nutrients, vitamins and minerals.
• At the time of introducing meat into the diet, the child sometimes already has 1-2 teeth, so you need to puree all foods as much as possible until they become pureed. However, soon there will be no need for this; it will be enough to just cut it into pieces.
• Be sure to cook the meat for one serving only.

Use of by-products

Since the introduction of meat into complementary foods for infants begins at 7 months, when he does not yet have teeth (as a rule), it is impossible to ignore such products as tongue, heart and liver. They are much easier to grind as they contain less connective tissue. It is very useful to include the heart. It is low in fat and high in protein. Language has similar advantages. But the liver, despite its benefits for the body, is included in the diet only after a year. This organ is responsible for neutralizing harmful substances, which means that cooked dishes may contain their breakdown products.

Fish dishes

After the baby has mastered meat products, it is recommended to offer him fish. This should be done no earlier than he is 8-9 months old. In this case, it is selected sea ​​fish, low-fat and maximally healthy. It could be pollock or cod, hake or tuna. If your child accepts the fish normally, then this is very good. It will be an excellent source of protein and essential amino acids and fatty acids. However, it often causes allergies, so fish should be introduced into the diet with caution. It is not difficult to prepare dishes from it; just steam it, remove all the bones and chop it. Maximum amount fish puree for an 11-12 month old child - about 30 g per day (should be given a couple of times a week).

The baby has just been born, and the adults are already joking: “Soon he will be eating kebab along with his dad.” And this is the case when there is a lot of truth in the joke. After six months, the baby can be introduced to meat products. How and when to introduce meat into complementary foods for babies is best advised by the recommendations of pediatricians and the experience of experienced mothers.

Why does meat always appear in the diet of babies under one year of age? It contains the entire range of useful substances that a child needs to get stronger in the first months of life. However, with age, the baby’s need for vitamins, micro- and macroelements, as well as other substances necessary for the growth and development of the body increases. And milk alone can no longer satisfy this demand. Meat helps make up for the lack of valuable elements.

Source of Protein and Iron

Where to start feeding meat? The most correct way is to obtain information about the product.
By eating meat, the child receives the entire list of necessary amino acids, iron, which is easily absorbed, calcium and a number of vitamins. Why do the body need them?

Meat, depending on its type, also contains other useful components. For example, chicken is rich in magnesium, sodium, vitamins B, E1, C. And beef contains potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, which helps the body absorb iron, as well as vitamin PP, necessary for the formation of enzymes. Another advantage of meat is that the elastic texture of the product helps the baby develop chewing skills.

Why you can’t introduce meat before six months

The benefits of the product for the body are undeniable. However, the child must be ready to get to know him. Early introduction of complementary meat foods is fraught with health consequences. If parents give meat to a baby under six months old, the following risks arise:

• disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract. The digestive organs of children in the first months of life are still poorly developed. The body does not produce all the enzymes for healthy digestion of “adult” food. As a result, the benefits of meat are neutralized. The product cannot be digested, and the excess protein rots;
• kidney diseases. Excess undigested protein puts a strain on the baby's kidneys;
• allergic reactions. For babies, any food other than mother's milk is foreign. Up to six months, the risk that the body will react to complementary meat with an allergy is significantly higher than in the case of older children.

Time limits for children with different nutritional patterns

The decision about when to introduce meat into a child’s complementary foods must be made taking into account not only his age, but also the nature of his main diet. Children who are on artificial feeding, can try meat earlier: starting specifically from six months. And babies, like all other complementary foods, learn meat later. This will happen in about eight months.

More precise dates depend on when the baby tried the previous complementary foods:, and. In any case, at what months should you start complementary feeding with meat, it is better to discuss with your pediatrician, since sometimes there is medical indications for earlier and or later acquaintance with the product.

Complementary meat map

It’s not difficult to figure out how to introduce meat into complementary foods. By this time your baby has already tried various products, and you know that the first time a new dish is offered is in the amount of ½ teaspoon. Offer your baby meat before lunch so as not to leave possible problems with the stomach at night.

How to feed

Meat for the baby is boiled without salt and spices and chopped with a blender. The product is heated before feeding. You can add milk or mixture to the resulting paste.

Another option is to mix the meat with vegetables that the baby is already eating. Over time, it can be combined with cereals. If the child accepts the product normally, gradually increase the volume to the daily requirement. You need to eat it once a day. Meat is best suited as lunch.

Portion size

How much meat can a child eat? Here volumes are directly related to age. The table below shows general scheme calculating the daily rate of meat consumption for children.

Table - Daily norm meat consumption

Over time, you will be able to experiment by making different dishes from meat. For example, steamed cutlets, meatballs, and meatballs are well suited for children. But these goodies will not appear on the baby’s plate until a year and a half later. But fried and baked steaks and chops with spices are strictly prohibited. It is better to start complementary feeding with light, lean and hypoallergenic meats: beef, rabbit or turkey.

Meat selection

As your baby gets older, if meat is introduced successfully, your pediatrician will recommend that you experiment with different varieties. Popular types of product are described below, and the table shows their nutritional value. This will help you figure out what and when your baby should try, and where to start feeding meat.

Table - Nutritional value various types meat

Beef

• Low-fat.
• Often found on sale and affordable.
• It is recommended for starting complementary feeding, except in cases where the baby is allergic to.

Pork

• Mostly fatty, but some parts without fat can be given to a child. For example, tenderloin.
• More expensive than chicken and beef, but almost always on sale.
• It is not allergenic, therefore, with the permission of the pediatrician, it may well be chosen for starting complementary feeding.

Veal

• Low-fat.
• Soft.
• Dietary.
• Rarely found on sale, expensive.
• It is recommended for starting complementary feeding, unless the baby is allergic to cow's milk.

Rabbit meat

• Low-fat.
• Dietary.
• Low calorie.
• Hypoallergenic.
• Contains polyunsaturated fatty acids.
• Digests better than beef and pork.
• It is considered a delicacy, hence the high cost.

Turkey

• Low-fat.
• Dietary.
• Low calorie.
• Hypoallergenic.
• Easy to digest.
• Contains minimal amount cholesterol.
• High price.
• Not always available for mass sale.
• Recommended for starting complementary feeding.

Chicken

• Low-fat.
• Dietary.
• Some types contain carbohydrates.
• Affordable.
• It often causes allergies, so it is strictly not recommended for starting complementary feeding.

By-products (for example, beef liver)

• The liver has low fat content.
• Useful for increasing hemoglobin levels in the blood.
• Often on sale, the price is reasonable.
• It is not recommended to start complementary feeding with offal, however, after getting used to meat, it is quite acceptable to diversify the baby’s table with dishes, for example, with boiled liver.

When choosing meat for children, be aware of the strict prohibitions. Lamb is too heavy on the stomach and tough: it is better for babies under one year old not to eat it. But goose and duck meat is taboo until the age of three. The fats of these waterfowl are difficult to melt and difficult to digest.

About canned food and broth

Some mothers believe that the task of organizing a meat menu for babies can be entrusted to baby food manufacturers. They say it’s both easier and safer to buy. Perhaps, with age, meat from jars can be given to the child, but homemade food is more suitable for starting complementary feeding.

At first, it is especially important that parents independently control all stages of preparing a child’s lunch: from purchasing a carcass to its processing and preparation. In addition, ready-made canned food will cost you more than raw meat.

Ideally feed the baby better meat self-raised animals and birds. If this is not possible, purchase the product at official retail outlets, where the sale and the product itself have all the permits and sanitary documentation.

Boiled meat should not sit for longer than a day, even in the refrigerator. Convenient and safe way storage: divide the purchased piece into portions, freeze, and then remove and cook as needed.

Another pressing question: “What to do with the broth?” Either pour it out or cook it as a separate dish for an adult table. Children under one and a half years old should not be given “rich” foods. It is believed that during cooking, water absorbs all the harmful substances of the product, which is why such “soup” irritates the stomach and increases the risk of allergens entering the body.

A correctly made decision about what meat to start complementary feeding with can be considered an investment in the future. After all, most often kids, having tasted the meat without any problems, get a taste for it and look forward to lunch. This can then be used to stimulate interest in other foods that children are reluctant to eat. For example, serve cutlets along with tomatoes or unsweetened.

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