Pediatricians believe that vegetables are an important component of children's healthy eating. Especially useful for babies for normal intestinal motility and digestive tract cauliflower. Its value is explained by the balanced content of amino acids, proteins, mineral salts, carbohydrates and vitamins. Prepare dishes from cauliflower for a child is not difficult. Let's look at some simple recipes with you.
Cauliflower for children up to 1 year
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - 500 g;
- water.
Preparation
First we choose a fresh fork of cabbage without darkening and dents. Then wash the vegetable with running water and wipe it with a towel. Next, take a small saucepan, pour boiled water and boil it in inflorescence without the addition of salt for 5 minutes. After this, gently take out cabbage and mash it with a blender or fork in mashed potatoes, gradually pouring and diluting the mass with its own decoction. Such a dietetic vegetable puree can be fed to young children from 4 months, starting to give half a teaspoon and bringing a portion of complementary foods for a month to 50 g.
The recipe for cooking cauliflower for children after a year
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - 1 fork;
- salt - to taste;
- water;
- raisins - a handful;
- crushed rusks 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sour cream - to taste.
Preparation
Now tell you how to prepare a cauliflower for a child. To prepare this variant of a vegetable dish, we divide cauliflower into inflorescences, fill it with water, throw a little salt and boil it for 5 minutes. Then we throw it into a colander, dry it and put it on a baking tray. Fill inflorescences at will with sour cream, sprinkle with crushed breadcrumbs and bake in the oven at a temperature of 200 degrees until a light crust is formed within 30 minutes. Ready dish is decorated with raisins, previously soaked in warm water.