The second baby porridge of the day, the evening porridge consists of cereal flakes, milk or fruit puree. We give you some tips and recipes to delight the taste buds of your little one!
The evening meal is the subject of great expectations for mothers. They hope that after a good porridge prepared with love, their little treasure can fall asleep peacefully. Unfortunately, that’s not always how it works, but it’s true that making porridge yourself for your baby has several benefits. Thanks to robots, it is now very easy to make homemade porridge. Here are a few tips !
When to start the evening porridge?
Around the age of five at six months, we start with midday porridge in baby food, which is then the first meal other than milk. Once the little one is used to it, we can then introduce a porridge in the evening. Especially for cereals, it is important not to give them to your baby too soon, because their intestines are not not yet able to digest them properly. The age of six months is a safe bet. Conversely, be careful not to wait too long for him to eat it because cereals contain essential elements for the good development of the little one, such as protein or the iron.
Make baby porridge yourself
There are many commercial ready-to-use porridges, just like powders to mix with milk. Even if the packaging ensures that the porridge has everything you need for your baby, you are convinced that nothing beats a good porridge carefully prepared by his mother (or his dad). If homemade porridge is very easy to make, it also offers certainty to know what's inside. Porridges sold in supermarkets for example contain cereals, but also sugar and additives.
To prepare your baby's cereal porridge, you will only need three ingredients: cereal flakes, whole milk, so qa little fruit juice (fees of course). The fruit is essential because it contains a lot of vitamin C and thus allows the body better absorb iron present in cereals.
Instant flakes are ideal for evening meals. They dissolve quickly in a hot liquid and respect the still sensitive area of the baby's palate. If possible, at the start, it is best to give the child only flakes gluten free, like rice or millet for example. From the seventh or eighth month, you can switch to oatmeal. Babies do not need variety, on the contrary, the introduction of too many different cereals increases the risk of allergies. Also, to start, choose only one type of cereal for her evening porridge.
The third important ingredient is milk. Be sure to use whole milk with a fat content included between 3.5 and 3.8%. This contains calcium, high quality protein and of iodine.
Evening porridge recipe
- 20 g of cereals, for example rice flakes
- 200 ml whole milk
- 20 g fruit puree (either mashed or 2 tablespoons of juice)
Preparation:
Put the cereal flakes in a saucepan with the milk and let it boil. Depending on the consistency of the flakes, let them swell for up to 5 minutes over low heat. Let cool slightly and add the puree or fruit juice while stirring.
Milk-free recipe
If there is an increased risk of allergies, you can remove milk from your baby's evening porridge. If you are breastfeeding, breast milk will be a very good supplement. However, it should not be boiled, but only reheated.
If you are not breastfeeding, you can also use commercially available powders. Boil the cereal flakes in the required amount of water and stir in the baby powder.
Compote and mash recipes to make with Thermomix
Applesauce, bananas and honey (for babies from one year old)
- Put 250 g of bananas cut into rings
- Add 500 g apples cut into pieces
- Add 30 g of honey
- Add ½ vanilla pod
- Add the lid with the measuring cup
- Heat 10 min / 80 ° C / speed 1
- Remove the vanilla pod
- Mix 15 sec / speed 8
- Transfer the contents of Thermomix to a container
To find on Cookomix
Broccoli and potato puree (for older children)
- Add the whisk
- Put 450 g diced potatoes
- Add 550 g diced broccoli
- Add 300 g semi-skimmed milk
- Add 1 pinch of salt (to be adjusted according to taste)
- Add 1 pinch of pepper (to be adjusted according to taste)
- Add the lid without the measuring cup
- Bake 25 min / 98 ° / speed 2
- Add 50 g of butter
- Add the lid with the measuring cup
- Mix 40 sec / speed 4
- Serve immediately
To find on Cookomix
Please note: The information and advice contained in this article is not only suggestions. Each child is different and reacts in their own way. It is therefore important to carry out various tests with your baby to determine which ingredients are best for him, and thus avoid any risk of allergies.