What are the benefits of rice noodles for babies? How to brew rice noodles

Rice cereal is a very common product for infants and young children. Many people often feed their babies rice cereal. There are many benefits for babies to eat rice cereal. It can supplement nutrition and ensure balanced and comprehensive nutritional intake, which is really good for babies.

What are the benefits of eating rice noodles for babies

1. Supplement the insufficient nutrition in milk

Babies need more iron during their rapid growth and development, but the iron brought by the mother is basically consumed after 3 to 4 months of birth. In addition, the content of iron and vitamin D in dairy products is relatively low. Therefore, after 4 to 6 months of birth, babies are prone to iron deficiency anemia and vitamin D deficiency rickets. What should we do? Only by adding complementary foods in time to supplement the deficiency of iron and vitamin D in time can we ensure the healthy growth of babies. This is a major reason for adding complementary foods to babies after 4 months.

2. Train your baby's swallowing ability

Babies are used to eating milk (liquid) food. It takes an adaptation process for them to gradually transition to eating solid food like adults. Generally speaking, this process takes half a year or longer. Babies can start by eating paste-like and soft food, and gradually adapt to and accept the solid food that adults eat.

3. Prepare for weaning

Adding complementary foods is also a preparation for weaning, so complementary foods are also called "weaning foods". The meaning of this term does not completely refer to the food consumed during weaning, but refers to the food added during the period from single breast milk (or milk powder) feeding to complete weaning. In this process, complementary foods gradually replace milk, allowing babies to gradually change from sucking milk to chewing food in the way of adults.

4. Open up your baby's intelligence

In the study of comprehensive development of early childhood, emphasis is placed on integrating early childhood education into the daily life of the family. In fact, it is to use the baby's eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch and other senses to give the baby a variety of stimulations to enrich his experience and achieve the purpose of enlightening intelligence. Adding complementary foods can just meet the above conditions, give the baby rich stimulation, and thus achieve the purpose of enlightening intelligence.

5. Train chewing ability

As the baby grows older, the mucous membrane of the gums gradually hardens. Especially after the front teeth grow out, when given soft semi-solid food, the baby will chew the food with the gums or teeth and then swallow it. Therefore, adding complementary food in time is conducive to training the baby's chewing function, the development of the jaw and the eruption of teeth.

How to brew rice noodles

1. Use warm water to make rice noodles. Eat them right away.

Babies have weak resistance, and if the prepared rice noodles are left for too long, bacteria will grow and cause adverse gastrointestinal reactions in babies. Rice noodles are cooked, so using warm water can make them dissolve quickly and preserve their nutrients. Do not use boiling water to brew them, as this will destroy the nutrients in the rice noodles, such as vitamins.

2. How much warm water should be used for flushing?

There is actually no fixed answer to this question, because the processing technology of rice noodles of different brands is different, and the temperature requirements are also different. The specific instructions shall prevail. If the instructions do not clearly specify, choose warm water of 60 to 80 degrees.

3. Do not use fruit or vegetable juice to mix rice noodles

The World Health Organization has issued a document saying that fruit juice is not good for the baby's teeth and growth. Vegetable juice can easily deteriorate and produce nitrite, which can poison the baby. The news I shared before was: A baby girl in Jiangsu was poisoned and almost died because she ate rice cereal with vegetable juice that had been stored for a long time. So it is wrong to use fruit juice or vegetable juice that has been stored for a long time to make rice cereal.

4. How long does it take for vegetable juice to produce nitrite?

A baby girl in Jiangsu was poisoned by eating vegetable juice rice paste that was left by her babysitter for 5 or 6 hours. Because everyone's cooking methods and storage temperature and humidity are different, there is no clear time. Since vegetable juice is risky, we should try not to give it to babies!

What should you pay attention to when feeding rice cereal to your baby?

1. Choose iron-fortified rice noodles, which are rich in iron and can help your baby replenish the iron that is already deficient in the body and prevent anemia.

2. Feed your baby with a spoon instead of a bottle.

3. Slowly increase the thickness of the rice noodles. The rice noodles should be thin at first, and then gradually increase the thickness after the baby gets used to it.

4. Slowly increase the amount of rice cereal, starting with 1-2 spoons each time, and then slowly increase to 3-4 spoons after the baby gets used to it, 1-2 times a day.

How many months can babies eat rice cereal?

When the baby is 3 to 5 months old, complementary food should be added in a timely and scientific manner, among which baby rice cereal is very important. For babies who are adding complementary food, baby rice cereal is equivalent to the staple food we adults eat. Its main nutrient carbohydrates are the main source of energy needed for a day. Babies eat rice cereal, just like us adults eat, to eliminate hunger and replenish energy. It is necessary to remind mothers that while adding baby rice cereal, they should also insist on breastfeeding or formula feeding. Both forms of food are equally important at this stage.