The original rating of baby meat puree. Meat dishes for children, recipes for complementary foods from meat

The meat contains complete animal protein, well-digestible heme iron, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, zinc, as well as B vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12).

Timely inclusion of meat and meat and vegetable foods in the diet of children of the first year of life prevents a decrease in hemoglobin concentration and is a good prevention. iron deficiency anemia in children. Meat is useful not only as an independent product, but also helps to improve the absorption of iron from vegetables while eating them. This can be achieved by including meat-vegetable and vegetable-meat canned food in the diet, where vegetables are used as plant components. The most valuable food component of meat is it's protein.

Different types of meat have different protein content. Its highest content is in rabbit meat (21.1%), turkey (19.5%), beef (18.6%), chicken (18.2%), the lowest content is in pork (14.3%).

Complementary foods with meat - canned or cooked by yourself?

The introduction of meat complementary foods should begin with canned food of industrial production, produced in glassware. Addiction to commercially produced baby food will proceed more smoothly than to products home cooking. Later, when the product has already been introduced, you can prepare it yourself at home.

Meat puree for complementary foods can be divided into:

• Meat (monocomponent) canned food- containing one type of meat - beef, rabbit, pork, veal, turkey, chicken meat, etc., which do not contain starch, salt, spices, vegetable oil;
• Meat purees with the inclusion of offal: tongue, liver, heart, especially rich in heme iron. For example, mashed beef with liver, beef with heart and tongue, etc. Such complementary foods are allowed in the diet of children from 8 months of age;
• Meat and vegetable. The composition of these canned food, in addition to meat, includes various vegetables (zucchini, cauliflower, potatoes, pumpkin, etc.), cereals (rice, cereals, buckwheat, semolina).

According to the degree of grinding, they distinguish:

• homogenized(homogeneous), intended for children from 6 months of age. Finely ground meat in baby purees allows you to make complementary foods easily digestible, reducing the load on the digestive system;
• puree for children over 8 months of age. Pureed meat is not immediately swallowed, but is kept in the mouth for some time, contributing to the formation of a chewing reflex;
• coarsely ground for children 9–12 months of age. A child by this age will already be able to chew small pieces, gradually getting used to more solid food and developing chewing skills.

The main rule for choosing meat as complementary foods is read the composition of the canned puree!

Canned baby food contains 9–14% protein and 6–12% fat. can be added to canned food vegetable oil, iodized salt in minimum quantities, spices (dill, parsley, celery, fennel, etc.) to improve taste. Starch and/or cereal can be used to give the puree the desired consistency. water and not a large number of rice flour - no more than 5% allows meat puree to be soft and tender.

From what month (age) to start complementary foods with meat

Meat is introduced into the diet of the child, depending on the period of introduction of the 1st complementary foods.

According to the "National program for optimizing the feeding of children in the first year of life in Russian Federation» Meat complementary foods are recommended to be administered no later than 6 months of age. At the same time, meat puree is a dish introduced into the child's diet after grain complementary foods (porridge) and vegetable puree.

Therefore, meat complementary foods are introduced at the age of:

• 6 months children who were introduced complementary foods from 4 months;
• 7 months children with anemia (as a second food, after vegetables); or children with malnutrition (with a deficit in body weight in relation to height and age) as a second complementary food, after cereals;
• 8 months children who received their first complementary foods at 6 months.

With a tendency to develop iron deficiency anemia, meat, given the good absorption of heme iron from it, can be introduced premature babies from 5.5 months of age.

What meat to start complementary foods with

In case of intolerance to beef, which has antigenic affinity for cow's milk proteins, it is recommended to use canned baby meat from rabbit, turkey, horse meat, lean pork.

Meat puree from rabbit and turkey is well tolerated, does not cause new skin manifestations of allergies.

It is not advisable to give meat broths to children of the first year of life.

How to introduce meat to baby food

Meat, like any other new product, is introduced into the child's diet gradually, starting with ¼ teaspoon of homogenized puree, mixing it with a dish already introduced and familiar to the child, for example, with vegetables or dairy-free porridge.

Meat in complementary foods for a child: zucchini with turkey.

Meat is introduced at lunch as an addition to vegetables, by reducing the proportion of vegetable puree. Gradually, within 7-10 days, this amount is increased to 30 g per day.

Meat injection example:
1 day - rabbit 1/4 tsp, supplementary feeding with vegetables;
Day 2 - rabbit 1/2 tsp, supplementary feeding with vegetables;
Day 3 - rabbit 1 tsp, supplementary feeding with vegetables;
Day 4 - rabbit 2 tsp, supplementary feeding with vegetables;
Day 5 - rabbit 3 tsp, supplementary feeding with vegetables;
Day 6 - rabbit 3-4 tsp, supplementary feeding with vegetables;
Day 7 - vegetables without meat.

The second type of meat - turkey is introduced as the previous meat, the third type of meat - beef.

After the introduction of 2-3 types of meat, you can expand the diet with meat and vegetable purees.

From 8 months of life, you can give 50 g of mashed meat per day, and from 9 months - 60-70 g per day.

Later, you can offer the baby pork, lamb, horse meat, as well as mixed canned food from several types of meat. Canned food with inclusion offal(heart, kidney, liver, tongue) are recommended for children only after “acquaintance” with meat, not earlier than 8 months of life (from 10 months, if meat complementary foods are started at 8 months of life), since offal in infants is absorbed much worse than meat.

In children of the first year of life, it is necessary to consume at least 3-4 varieties of meat.

After 8 months (and for children at risk of developing atopy - from 10 months), meat is replaced 1-2 times a week with fish.

1. Meat for the baby main source protein of animal origin. Moreover, vegetable protein is much inferior to the animal in terms of its qualitative characteristics.
2. This food is rich in trace elements - phosphorus, copper, iodine.

   Iron from meat dishes is absorbed much better thanfrom vegetable.

3. When teeth appear, it is important for a baby to develop chewing skills, so meat is the main assistant in this.
4. Important is the high content of vitamins of group B, PP, E.

After the first six months of life, the child needs additional trace elements and protein. Certainly, breast milk contains all of the above nutrients, but as the body grows, the baby requires more than just milk.

The introduction of meat into complementary foods perfectly complements the diet and covers the increased energy costs.

Meat supplements are divided into three groups:

• meat based;
• on a meat-and-vegetable basis;
• plant-based with the addition of meat.

The last two groups of complementary foods, as their name implies, include, in addition to the meat itself, vegetables or cereals. Such additives improve the taste of meat puree and contribute to the diversity of the baby's diet. In addition, vegetables (due to vitamin C and organic acids contained in them) facilitate the absorption of iron contained in meat.

Meat complementary foods should be started between 6 and 8 months. This is exactly the age when it is physiologically justified to introduce meat into complementary foods. Remember that a newborn baby does not need meat.

This is due to the fact that meat for children under one year old is not the first course, but follows vegetables. As a rule, two months after vegetables, a meat dish is introduced.

Accordingly, at 8 months, meat should be given to children who received their first complementary foods at 6 months. At six months, meat can be started if the first complementary foods happened at 4 months.

If the child has low hemoglobin, then this interval can be reduced.

Meat puree for babies up to 6 months is contraindicated for several reasons:

• immaturity digestive system. Enzymes cannot digest sufficiently heavy meat protein. As a result, its digestibility is very low;
• small children's kidneys will not be able to withstand a protein load that is too strong for them;
• the danger of allergic reactions.

How to introduce meat correctly?

1. You should start with half a teaspoon, preferably before lunch, before breastfeeding.
2. The amount of meat puree is increased gradually, a teaspoon per day.
3. The quality of the meat dish must be excellent: valid term shelf life, serve warm, preferably cooked on the day of serving.

   Up to 9 months, while the child still has few teeth, homogeneous meat puree should be given.

4. You can start your acquaintance with meat delicacies by adding them to vegetable dishes or diluting them with breast milk.

How often and how much to give meat to a child?

• from six months to 7 months - up to 20 grams per day;
• from 10 months - up to 70 grams (this is about 15 teaspoons);
• after a year, you can give the child one steam cutlet or meatball.

Meat dishes should not be present in the child's menu every day, 4-5 times a week, 1 time per day is enough.

What kind of meat to start complementary foods with?

1. Beef. Rich in protein and iron. Pretty lean meat. According to price criteria, it is accessible to many families. Of course, feeding is better to start with it.

   If the child is allergic, it is better not to start with beef, here a rabbit or turkey comes to the rescue.

2. Rabbit, turkey. Differ in low calorie content, low fat content, practically do not cause allergies. But they have enough high cost, up to 400 - 500 rubles per kilogram. And rabbit meat is quite difficult to buy in its natural form.
3. Chicken.

   If the child is allergic to protein chicken egg, then we never start complementary foods with chicken. It has a fairly low calorie content (in particular, breast), but no less allergenicity.

4. Pork, as you know, it has sufficient fat content and is suitable for babies after a year.

   Allergists during recent years It is advised to start complementary foods for allergic children with pork.

5. Horsemeat. Rich in protein, but very hard to find on the market. Suitable for hypoallergenic menu.
6. Mutton. Very fatty meat, recommended after 10 months.
7. Goose and duck. These meat dishes contain refractory fats that are difficult for a child's body to digest. For this reason, up to three years, goose and duck are excluded.

How to cook meat yourself?

Cooking baby meat is challenging but doable task.

• First, choose the type of meat. It is better to buy meat in trusted markets, in stores, or purchase homemade meat from trusted suppliers. It should not be windy and have extraneous odors;
• meat should be washed under running water, remove films, cartilage, excess fat;
• place in an enamel bowl and boil until tender. On average, beef, pork is cooked for 2 hours, goose, duck - up to 4 hours;
• Pass boiled meat through a meat grinder.

Boiled meat must be passed through a blender, and then through a sieve. In fact, the algorithm is the same as when preparing minced meat, only the puree should be more uniform in mass.

Up to 10 months, meat puree should be homogeneous.

In ready-made meat puree of your own preparation, add ½ - 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil.

For children older than 10 months, you can cook meatballs or steamed cutlets - after a year. Ready stuffing can be frozen in the freezer.

It is not recommended to store boiled meat for baby food in the refrigerator for more than a day.

What to choose meat puree for complementary foods?

Store-bought baby food has several advantages:

• quality control of baby food;
• lack of preservatives, dyes;
• the composition of microelements corresponds to age requirements.

Popular brands of meat purees for a child

• "Grandma's basket" has enough low price compared to others. There are multicomponent meat purees;
• Heinz, Agusha, Frutonyanya - many brands that are on the market differ only in price. According to the qualitative composition, they undergo careful processing and control.

Meat puree for the first feeding should be chosen only by mother and baby. For the first time, Heinz baby rabbit puree is perfect.

Meat broth, offal

Meat broth contains extractives, nitrogenous compounds, glucose, lactic acid. Thanks to these substances, appetite improves, the work of the pancreas is activated. Also, the broth has a beneficial effect on the development nervous system child.

But it should be well remembered that the early introduction of meat broth into complementary foods for a child (up to 1 year old) can lead to the following problems:

• development of allergic reactions;
• purine compounds can lead to overexcitation of the nervous system;
• uric acid after its splitting can settle in the form of crystals in the kidneys, joints.

The introduction of meat broth into the diet should occur gradually, starting with ½ teaspoon, then bring the volume to 100 ml. Meat broths can be given at lunch, as an option for the first course, but not more than 1-2 times a week.

By-products (heart, liver, tongue) have a fairly rich microelement composition. In the liver, especially beef, there is a lot of vitamin A, B, iron. It is better to introduce the liver after the first birthday, give no more than once a week. Before preparing the liver pate, it is better to soak the liver in milk, remove the skin and boil.

There are a lot of B vitamins and iron in the heart. The heart can be given from 9 months of age.

With an allergic mood, it is better to refuse offal before 2 years of age.

The meat diet includes big choice dishes. And the baby will undoubtedly like the taste of meat puree, and then meat cutlets. Proper heat treatment will help maintain a healthy digestive system for the baby, thereby ensuring correct height and development.

Starting from 4 - 6 months of age (depending on whether the child is on breastfeeding and IV), the child needs additional food, in other words - in complementary foods. Quite often, young and not yet experienced mothers in matters of complementary feeding are lost. This is especially true of the question of when you can start giving your baby not only vegetable, fruit purees and juices, but also when you can start feeding the baby meat. Meat puree for the first feeding must be chosen carefully, or cooked by yourself following some rules, meat is the main supplier of protein, calcium, phosphorus for a rapidly growing baby's body, so the choice of meat (or ready-made baby food from meat) must be approached with all responsibility.

At what age to introduce meat complementary foods

As for the optimal period for introducing meat complementary foods into the diet of a child, here the opinions of experts are divided: some believe that meat can be given starting from 4-6 months; others are convinced that favorable period for input - 8-9 months.

According to the Russian national program aimed at optimizing the nutrition of children in the first year of life, meat puree should be administered from the age of 6-8 months of the child. It is at this age that the baby's body needs protein and a number of other trace elements contained in meat (potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus). Timely Introduction meat products in children's menu contributes not only to the enrichment of the child's body necessary elements but also its harmonious development.

However, the introduction of meat into the diet of a child depends on several other factors:

individual characteristics of the development of the baby; physical development baby, indicators of his height and weight; type of feeding (breast or artificial feeding).

So, children who are artificial feeding, need more early introduction complementary foods, whether it be juices, fruit, vegetable or meat purees. Children who are on breastfeeding receive the necessary macronutrients from breast milk. Therefore, the introduction of complementary foods for them can be postponed for a couple of months.

Rules for the introduction of meat in the diet of a child

Meat puree for babies is introduced after vegetable / fruit puree, after juices and cereals.

Before offering your baby meat complementary foods, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with some rules for the first complementary foods:

Meat (like any other complementary foods) should only be given healthy child. It is advisable to refrain from the introduction of complementary foods in the following cases: if the child has been vaccinated or is expected to be vaccinated soon; during the summer heat; if the baby is unwell or naughty. New Product should be introduced no earlier than 2 weeks after the introduction of the previous product into the child's diet. The volume of the first feeding should be 5-10 g (1-2 teaspoons). It is better if the meat puree is added to the vegetable already familiar to the child. You can also “soften” the meat puree with breast milk or formula. Gradually it is necessary to increase daily dose complementary foods so that by 9-12 months the child consumes 60-70 g. When using canned products, you need to pay attention Special attention on the composition, make sure that there are no concentrates, GMOs and other substances harmful to the baby. For the first feeding, one-component products should be chosen (rabbit, turkey or chicken are best).

Read more about the introduction rules first complementary foods (where to start, at how many months).

How to mash meat

Baby meat purees should be given warm before breastfeeding or formula. Complementary foods should be offered from a spoon. The child must be in a sitting position.

Meat complementary foods, like any other, are offered at lunchtime in order to observe the reaction of the baby to the new product during the remaining half of the day.

Meat puree is given to the child once a day.

Complementary meat products

Cooking puree at home

Despite the convenience of using canned baby food, it is considered safer and more reliable to make mashed meat at home.

For the preparation of meat complementary foods, it is recommended to use lean meats (chicken, turkey, rabbit). Small pieces of meat are freed from veins, bones, fat and boiled for 1-1.5 hours. For cooking, you can use a slow cooker or a double boiler. After the meat is ready, it is carefully ground with a blender or meat grinder (it is recommended to scroll 2-3 times). Then the resulting mass is passed through a fine sieve. To obtain puree, breast milk, milk mixture, porridge or vegetable puree are added to the minced meat. When cooking meat (as well as directly into meat puree), you do not need to add salt and spices. Only freshly cooked meat should be used for each complementary food.

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Prepared meat purees

Store-bought canned meat purees have the following advantages over mashed potatoes that you cook yourself:

high quality baby food; guaranteed composition; chemical safety (no flavors, dyes, preservatives, antibiotics); microbiological safety of canned food; conformity of the consistency to the age needs of the child; careful quality control.

Choice finished products quite large for baby food. The following manufacturers are especially popular:

"Subject". Children's meat purees of this manufacturer are distinguished by a large selection, high quality, affordability. Products are designed to feed children from 6 months. "Agusha". As part of baby food only natural ingredients. Specified trademark has been repeatedly noted by international communities as the best in the production of baby food. "Grandma's basket". The manufacturer surprises with the variety of baby purees offered - both single-component and multi-component (which include meat and various vegetables). "FrutoNyanya". A well-known domestic manufacturer of baby food, popular due to its wide range and acceptable pricing policy. Heinz. The products of this manufacturer have meat, meat and vegetable, fish and vegetable purees. Baby food developed in accordance with all standards and requirements of GOST.

Parents should take into account that not all children equally tolerate complementary foods, especially vegetables and meat. Moreover, each crumb has its own preferences: someone will like mashed veal, another - a tender turkey, the third - a rabbit. Moms should be completely focused on taste preferences your child.

When introducing meat complementary foods, you need to pay attention to the reaction of the baby, the work of his digestive system. If some problems are observed as a result of the use of puree (constipation, abdominal pain, regurgitation, vomiting), then it is necessary to consult a pediatrician. Perhaps the point is an inappropriate meat product or an excess amount of complementary foods.

We read on the topic of the first complementary foods:

We introduce vegetable purees (rules + 3 recipes). We introduce the first cereals into the diet. 5 questions moms about shopping baby puree. We introduce soup on meat broth. We can’t help but talk about some of the problems when a child refuses to eat complementary foods (how to deal with it)

Video: entering meat purees

Features of introducing meat puree into the baby's diet: what kind of meat is hypoallergenic? How much to include meat purees in the diet?

Why is it necessary to include meat products in the diet of babies up to a year? Mom's milk gives the baby everything necessary for development child's body nutrients that are sufficient to meet the needs of the first months of life. Time is running, the baby grows and requires more and more vitamins and micro-macroelements, various other nutrients. Breast milk is no longer able to meet these needs. Meat comes to the rescue, which is being introduced as complementary foods.

Meat is a valuable source of protein and vitamins, so it is almost indispensable in the diet of a baby.

Useful properties of meat

A responsible parent, before introducing a new food, is obliged to examine the product itself. Thanks to the consumption of mashed meat, the baby saturates his body with amino acids, iron, which is perfectly absorbed, as well as calcium and a number of vitamins. What role do they play? We list:

Amino acids. They are an integral part of protein synthesis, that is, they are necessary for the successful growth and development of cells, a full-fledged metabolism. The number of synthesized amino acids in the body is 20. With a lack of at least one of them, a protein deficiency appears. Iron, easy to digest. As many as 65% of the iron contained in the product is the main composition of hemoproteins. Due to this, it is easily absorbed in the body and saturates cells with oxygen at the highest possible rate. Calcium. Needed for bone development muscular system, also helps to strengthen the nerves. Vitamin A. Helps break down fats, promotes the formation of new cells and is a participant in the formation of bones. Vitamin B12. Its main task is the formation of blood. Promotes the formation of red blood cells and nerve endings. Vitamin D. Promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, and is also responsible for the formation of bone tissue and is involved in the prevention of rickets.

Different types of meat also contain other nutrients. For example, chicken has a lot of magnesium, sodium, vitamins B, E1, C. Beef is rich in phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B6, which is responsible for the absorption of iron, and vitamin PP, which is required for the formation of enzymes.

Another positive moment in meat - its structure is elastic, and therefore it is excellent for the formation of a chewing skill in a child.

Time to introduce meat supplements

According to the recommendations of pediatricians, children receive the first meat complementary foods after six months. It is important to consider that this animal product should not be introduced before other products. Before meat complementary foods, the baby should already get acquainted with vegetables, fruits and cereals. According to experts, at least 2 months should pass from the start of the first complementary foods to the introduction of baby meat puree. So, we answer, at what age can you enter this species complementary foods:

baby on breastfeeding receives vegetable or cereal complementary foods at 6 months, and meat - at 8; artificial type nutrition receives vegetable food already at 4 months, then meat is allowed to be introduced closer to six months.

The exception is when the child has anemia, then the rule of 2-month interval may not be so strictly observed. Although in this situation it is not recommended to introduce meat and combined purees before 6 months of age.

Why can't baby meat puree be given to a baby before the age of six months? Let's list the reasons:

The digestive system is not yet fully formed and is not able to digest heavy foods. There are no necessary enzymes required for the digestion of this food. An excessive amount of animal protein contributes to the appearance of decay processes in the intestines of babies. An allergic reaction to a foreign protein may occur if the baby is younger than 6 months of age. Animal protein in large doses heavily burdens the kidneys of an infant.
The body of a baby up to six months simply cannot cope with meat, so it is better to introduce it in a timely manner

Meat food

How to introduce meat puree for the first complementary foods? You already know, because this is a continuation of the samples of "adult" food by your baby: everything new is introduced gradually, starting with half a teaspoon. To avoid possible problems with digestion, if you offer meat before dinner. Below we will tell you where to start and how to make the process of feeding enjoyable and rewarding.

Feeding rules

How much to give first? The initial sample is small - ½ teaspoon and always precedes the main feeding. The absence of allergic reactions to meat and the positive response of the little one allow you to gradually increase the amount of complementary foods. Each time add another half spoonful. Use freshly made puree. Follow its maximum fine consistency, uniformity and pleasant warmth. The meat should be boiled without adding salt and spices, and then chopped with a blender. It is quite possible to combine meat puree with other previously known products - for example, use it as part of vegetable puree or cereal porridge without milk. Ground minced meat can be diluted with milk or a mixture. From the point of view of pediatricians, it is optimal to introduce an animal product as part of plant-based dishes at lunch, this will allow to form correct mode nutrition.
Like other products, meat puree is introduced into the baby's diet gradually, starting with very small portions.

How much can be given per day?

How much meat can be given to a baby? The amount will depend on age. Below we offer a scheme for calculating the consumption of meat products per day for children:

Ahead of you are experiments that will allow you to treat the baby with a variety of dishes. For example, kids are happy to eat meatballs, meatballs and steamed cutlets. Your little one will try such dishes closer to a year and a half. How about fried and baked chops, spiced steaks? Their use is strictly prohibited. We list the most favorable varieties suitable for the introduction of the first complementary foods: beef, rabbit and turkey. They are low fat, light and hypoallergenic.

Older children are happy to eat steamed meatballs and other dishes. Choice of meat

As your baby grows, provided the introduction of meat supplements is successful, the doctor will advise introducing the crumbs to other types of products. The table below will tell you about the calorie content of each type of meat and their important components: fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Thanks to this data, you will be able to choose which meat to start complementary foods with.

The nutritional value various kinds meat:

Types of meatTurkey and rabbit are the most the best views meat for kids. They are low-fat, hypoallergenic, tender and very healthy. Chicken is an excellent dietary product, but compared to turkey, it is absorbed a little worse. We must not forget that chicken is the most allergic type of meat of all. If you have an allergy to egg white you should give preference to quail meat, not chicken. Low-fat beef. There is a lot of protein and a large number of trace elements. It is these qualities that make beef a priority type of meat as the 1st complementary food. If you have an allergy to cow's milk a similar reaction to beef may occur. Use in this case, instead of beef, rabbit or turkey as a first meal. Quail meat. Perfect option for allergic babies, plus it is very gentle and dietary. Suitable for feeding babies after 7 months of age. It has more calories than rabbit or chicken, so for daily use quails are not suitable. Pork. More fatty than other types of meat, pork is quite suitable for the first feeding, if you choose leaner parts of it, such as tenderloin. Fat content in this case will only slightly exceed the same index for beef. Allergists often recommend pork for feeding children with atopic dermatitis and diathesis. The meat of a sheep, duck or goose is not suitable for babies under 3 years old due to the fact that the gastrointestinal tract of the crumbs is not yet able to digest excessively fatty and tough meat.
Rabbit meat is considered the most dietary and suitable meat for babiesFrequency and volume of meat consumption per week

Dr. Komarovsky is convinced that meat complementary foods should be given no more than 1-2 days a week. When the baby is already 10 months old, the weekly frequency can be increased up to 5-7 times:

at the age of up to 9 months, you can cook a meat or combined puree for a child 1-2 days a week; at 9-10 months, the baby can already eat finely chopped meat in the amount of several tablespoons 2-3 times (this is also a weekly norm); closer to 10- At 11 months, you can start feeding the baby with a coarsely chopped product; by the age of one year, steamed meatballs and cutlets will be a good option for dishes, which can be given 5-6 days a week and even every day. Meat puree: cook at home

Meat puree for children should be prepared only from a high-quality fresh product. You need to do it like this:

the purchased meat should be thoroughly washed, all films removed and excess fat cut off; put the meat in a saucepan, pour cold water and, without adding spices and salt, cook until cooked; for tough varieties, such as beef or pork, it will take about 2 hours of cooking time, but more tender rabbit, turkey or chicken will be ready in a shorter period, as well as quail meat ; as soon as the product reaches readiness, it should be ground (you can do this with a blender), or passed through a meat grinder twice, after which you need to grind it through a sieve; mix the minced meat with mashed vegetables and add a couple of drops of vegetable or olive oil; give the little one cooled down to warm temperature meat puree.

It is advisable to prepare a portion at a time, because a fresh product is always healthier for a child. The remaining portion of the portion can be stored in the refrigerator, but not more than one day.

Popular brands of meat nutrition

Most the best option for babies - mashed meat grown in their own yard (birds or animals). With absence home version many parents, to the detriment of the wallet, prefer jars of baby food.

Consider several popular baby food manufacturers that offer a wide range of delicious baby purees, including meat options. You can find both pure meat puree and combination with vegetables or cereals. According to moms, the following manufacturers are trustworthy:

"Agusha", Russia in the product line there are beef, pork, rabbit puree, as well as options from turkey and chicken; volume - 100 g.

Really useful and better suited to the baby? This article will help you understand this issue and make a choice.

This food is recommended for children. from 6 months It is an essential source of protein and iron. Many international brands produce mashed meats, but Russian brands able to compete with them.

Meat puree for babies The best?

"Agusha"

- this Russian company has long won the trust of mothers. Hypoallergenic baby meat puree for babies does not contain anything superfluous, only useful material. True, for viscosity, the manufacturer adds rice flour or starch, depending on the meat. The cost of a jar varies from 40 to 60 rubles.

Pros:

• natural ingredients;
• Does not cause allergic reactions;
• Children eat with pleasure.

Minuses:

• • Inconvenient for use canning metal packaging;
  • Liquid consistency.

"Subject"

Russia is a high-quality brand that parents are also happy to buy for their children. It contains cereals to increase the viscosity of the consistency, chicken fat, milk powder and salt. Adding salt is the only and main disadvantage, and therefore pediatricians advise giving such a product only from 9.5 months. A jar of 100 grams costs about 40 rubles.

Pros:

• The product has a pleasant taste, even children who refuse meat eat;
• Suitable for fast food baby soup.

Minuses:

• • Presence of salt.

"Grandma's basket"

Pros:

• Delicate puree that children enjoy eating;
• As a thickener, rice is used, which is absorbed better than other thickeners.

Minuses:

• The presence of salt, the use is allowed from 8 months.

NOTE: Brand "Babushkino bast basket" became the winner in the research program "Test purchase".

Gerber

• Switzerland - the company is one of the leading leaders in the baby food market. The cost of a jar of 80 grams is from 57 to 75 rubles.

Pros:

• It has the optimal composition for the first acquaintance with meat.

Minuses:

• High price, small bottle

IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW! Starting from 2010, Rospotrebnadzor has finished deliveries to Russia of meat puree of this brand from chicken and turkey produced in the USA. The reason for this is the treatment of poultry carcasses with chlorinated water, which is harmful to health.

"Frutonyanya"

Pros:

• Children eat with pleasure;
• High quality;
• Convenient packaging.

Minuses:

• High content of starch;
• Too viscous consistency.

Heinz

Pros:

• Ideal for the first acquaintance with meat products;
• No salt and preservatives.

Minuses:

• High price.

Good Baby Meat Puree is a real helper for mom. Balanced composition, natural ingredients guarantee healthy eating baby. Which meat puree is better for a child to take is up to you, relying on and analyzing the pros and cons described above.

Video plot from the test purchase program on this topic

ON A NOTE: This product is introduced into the diet only after vegetables, i.e. after reaching the age of 6 months. Start giving hypoallergenic meats first - turkey, rabbit, lamb.

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Starting from 4 - 6 months of age (depending on whether the child is on breastfeeding and IV), the child needs additional nutrition, in other words, complementary foods. Quite often, young and not yet experienced mothers in matters of complementary feeding are lost. This is especially true of the question of when you can start giving your baby not only vegetable, fruit purees and juices, but also when you can start feeding the baby meat. Meat puree for the first feeding must be chosen carefully, or cooked by yourself following some rules, meat is the main supplier of protein, calcium, phosphorus for a rapidly growing baby's body, so the choice of meat (or ready-made baby food from meat) must be approached with all responsibility.

At what age to introduce meat complementary foods

As for the optimal period for introducing meat complementary foods into the diet of a child, here the opinions of experts are divided: some believe that meat can be given starting from 4-6 months; others are convinced that a more favorable period for commissioning is 8-9 months.

According to the Russian national program aimed at optimizing the nutrition of children in the first year of life, meat puree should be administered from the age of 6-8 months of the child. It is at this age that the baby's body needs protein and a number of other trace elements contained in meat (potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus). The timely introduction of meat products into the children's menu contributes not only to the enrichment of the child's body with the necessary elements, but also to its harmonious development.

However, the introduction of meat into the diet of a child depends on several other factors:

• individual characteristics of the development of the baby;
• the physical development of the baby, indicators of his height and weight;
• type of feeding (breast or artificial feeding).

So, children who are bottle-fed, need an earlier introduction of complementary foods, whether it be juices, fruit, vegetable or meat purees. Breastfed babies get the macronutrients they need from breast milk. Therefore, the introduction of complementary foods for them can be postponed for a couple of months.

Rules for the introduction of meat in the diet of a child

Meat puree for babies is introduced after vegetable / fruit purees, after juices and cereals.

Before offering your baby meat complementary foods, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with some rules for the first complementary foods:

• Meat (like any other complementary foods) should only be given to a healthy child.
• It is advisable to refrain from introducing complementary foods in the following cases:
  • if the child has been vaccinated or vaccination is expected soon;
  • during the summer heat;
  • if the baby is unwell or naughty.
• A new product should be introduced no earlier than 2 weeks after the introduction of the previous product into the child's diet.
• The volume of the first feeding should be 5-10 g (1-2 teaspoons). It is better if the meat puree is added to the vegetable already familiar to the child. You can also “soften” the meat puree with breast milk or formula.
• Gradually, it is necessary to increase the daily dose of complementary foods so that by 9-12 months the child consumes 60-70 g.
• When using canned products, you need to pay special attention to the composition, make sure that there are no concentrates, GMOs and other substances harmful to the baby.
• For the first feeding, one-component products should be chosen (rabbit, turkey or chicken are best).

How to mash meat

Baby meat purees should be given warm before breastfeeding or formula. Complementary foods should be offered from a spoon. The child must be in a sitting position.

Meat complementary foods, like any other, are offered at lunchtime in order to observe the reaction of the baby to the new product during the remaining half of the day.

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Meat puree is given to the child once a day.

Complementary meat products

Cooking puree at home

Despite the convenience of using canned baby food, it is considered safer and more reliable to make mashed meat at home.

• For the preparation of meat complementary foods, it is recommended to use lean meats (chicken, turkey, rabbit).
• Small pieces of meat are freed from veins, bones, fat and boiled for 1-1.5 hours. For cooking, you can use a slow cooker or a double boiler.
• After the meat is ready, it is carefully ground with a blender or meat grinder (it is recommended to scroll 2-3 times).
• Then the resulting mass is passed through a fine sieve.
• To obtain puree, breast milk, milk mixture, porridge or vegetable puree are added to the minced meat.

Important:

1. When cooking meat (as well as directly into meat puree), you do not need to add salt and spices.
2. Only freshly cooked meat should be used for each complementary food.

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Prepared meat purees

Store-bought canned meat purees have the following advantages over mashed potatoes that you cook yourself:

• high quality baby food;
• guaranteed composition;
• chemical safety (no flavors, dyes, preservatives, antibiotics);
• microbiological safety of canned food;
• conformity of the consistency to the age needs of the child;
• careful quality control.

The choice of ready-made products for baby food is quite large. The following manufacturers are especially popular:

1. "Subject". Children's meat purees of this manufacturer are distinguished by a large selection, high quality, affordable prices. Products are designed to feed children from 6 months.
2. "Agusha". The composition of baby food products contains only natural ingredients. This brand has been repeatedly recognized by international communities as the best in the production of baby food.
3. "Grandma's basket". The manufacturer surprises with the variety of baby purees offered - both single-component and multi-component (which include meat and various vegetables).
4. "FrutoNyanya". A well-known domestic manufacturer of baby food, popular due to its wide range and reasonable pricing policy.
5. Heinz. The products of this manufacturer have meat, meat and vegetable, fish and vegetable purees. Baby food is developed in accordance with all standards and requirements of GOST.

Parents should take into account that not all children equally tolerate complementary foods, especially vegetables and meat. Moreover, each crumb has its own preferences: someone will like mashed veal, another - a tender turkey, the third - a rabbit. Moms should fully focus on the taste preferences of their child.

When introducing meat complementary foods, you need to pay attention to the reaction of the baby, the work of his digestive system. If some problems are observed as a result of the use of puree (constipation, abdominal pain, regurgitation, vomiting), then it is necessary to consult a pediatrician. Perhaps the point is an inappropriate meat product or an excess amount of complementary foods.

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