Raisin, which is dried grapes, consider the useful alternative to sweets. This type of dried fruits have a pleasant taste that the children likes, so each mother is wondering, since how many years can be given to the baby raisins and what such a product is useful for a children's body.
When dried in grapes, almost all minerals and most of the vitamins are preserved.
Sometimes children like the compote from raisins so much that they begin to refuse ordinary water. To solve such a problem, gradually reduce the amount of raisins when preparing a compote.
Dried grapes in pure form recommend to give to children with which 1,5-2 years old. An earlier acquaintance with raisins may be dangerous for kids, because due to the lack of teeth or their small amounts, the infants can not be well checked berries, which increases the risk of stifling.
In addition, the digestive tract of children under 1.5 years old can hardly cope with the digestion of dried fruits.
Therefore, a one-year-old child is not worth giving raisins.
Baby years older than 6 months of raisins are allowed to offer in the form of a compote or bravery.These drinks can be prepared independently or buy in the store, for example, the Agush's compote from apples and a raisin with a drill, allowed to feed babies older than 8 months.
When cooking at home, other dried fruits can be added to Izyu, when the child turned 1 year.
Prepare for an infant child or compote from raisins, give a crumb for the first time only one spoon of such a drink. It is preferable to make it preferable for breakfast so that by the end of the day it was clear whether the baby moved normally. Next, the volume of drink can be gradually increased to age norms.
Children over 1.5 years old can give a few pieces of raisins if:
Dried grapes over the age of 1.5 years can be replaced by sweets, adding such a product in casserole, porridge, baking and other dishes.
With the help of a rage cooked from a raisin, you can diversify the child's menu, improve the sleep of baby and strengthen its immunity. Prepare this drink is very simple - rinse 200 g of raisins, pour a liter of water and cook on slow heat for about 20 minutes. Sugar in the decoction is not added, because without it, the drink will be tasty and sweet.After filping, the decoction is styled and only then give the baby from the row or a bottle.
If you replace 100 g of raisins in such a recipe for 100 g of prunes, it turns out a decoction with a light laxative action. Such a drink should treat a crumb that has problems with the work of the digestive tract. Like a decoction of raisins, drink with the addition of prunes helps to increase the protective forces of the children's body.
If instead of prunes take 100 g of kuragi, it turns out a decoction with a rich taste and a pretty color.It is advised to give in colds, as well as for quenching thirst and hunger. In the case when such a drink from the Kuragi and Izyum seems to be too sweet, it can be diluted with clean water.
Dr. Komarovsky advises to brew a raisin in the thermos, following such a proportion - on a tablespoon of a glass of boiling water. Drink will be ready after 30-40 minutes. Such an infusion is a popular doctor recommends to give children with elevated acetone or high temperature if there is a risk of dehydration, since this drink has a lot of kids who are eaten by the usual water and salt solutions.
Smart parents instead of chocolate chocolates and other harmful sweets please their children with various dried fruits. And this is the right decision, because it bears huge benefit for the child.
In dried fruits, there are many useful substances that contribute to harmonious development and the rapid growth of your baby. The mixture or separate types of dried fruits are added to compote and porridge, give children separate as a delicacy.
In the process of arcing from fruits, most of the liquid evaporates. In this case, the concentration of glucose and fructose increases, as a result of which the fruits acquire a special sweetness.
Do not confuse dried fruits with candied tuts. The latter do not differ in great benefit. The difference lies already in the process of production. Dried fruits are dried in the oven or in the sun without using additives. While the candle in front of dehydration is kept in sugar syrup high concentration.
Throughout the year and especially during the deficit of fresh domestic fruits, dried fruits will become an additional source of trace elements and vitamins for your fidget.
Among the diversity of dried fruits, the most useful properties are different for the child:
Compote from any combination of listed dried fruits is always very tasty. Children drink him with pleasure.
Dried fruits have a lot of useful properties, but sometimes can be contraindicated. To extend the shelf life, most of these products that can be bought in the store is treated with preservatives and other chemical compounds.
The most common is preservatives, including sorbic acid. Usually on the package, they are valid under the E200, 201 and 202 ciphers. The minimum amount of these compounds used in the production of dried fruits is considered safe.
DANGER: Sulfur dioxide and various sulfites (as part of them are hiding under E220-260 ciphers), which are handled by pieces of dried fruits so that they look like appetizing and for a long time did not deteriorate.
Sulfur-based compounds can provoke allergies, various diseases of the stomach, intestines and respiratory tract. Therefore, before choosing dried fruits to prepare a compote, you should carefully examine the information on the package.
Parents will not prevent knowledge of some nuances of choice.
First, buy better products from proven manufacturers and in original packaging. At the same time, only the appearance of dried fruits can say a lot about quality, and therefore benefits:
The presence of either no bone does not affect the taste and nutrient characteristics of the product. In most cases, this is due to the variety and the degree of ripening of fruits at the time of drying. From the dates and grapes, the bones are usually not deleted.
Important has the right storage.
Fruits can not be stored in polyethylene packages, plastic containers and glass jars. The best option will be a bag of tissue previously treated with a strong salt solution. This will provide dehydrated fruits the necessary air flow and protects from damage for many months.
Bags filled with dried fruits, it is better to keep in a dry and dark place.
Optimal age for sample: 11 months. The first acquaintance, as a rule, occurs with dried apples, and cherries. They are added to various porridges or boiled tasty compotes based on them.
Children's menu can also be diversified by boosters from the Kuragi and Izyum, for this:
Around 2 years, children can be given cottage cheese, mixed with pre-sparkled and crushed drum, as well as buns with raisins. The child already eats and pieces of dried fruit, but before they should be unpiring in boiling water to give softness and cool.
Do not forget that dried fruits can cause allergies, so to introduce them to the diet of the child 11-12 months should be gradually and carefully monitor the possible negative reaction. Gradually, you can bring the amount of dried fruit consumed to 3-5 pieces per day.
Compote from dried fruits can already be administered in. An apple, dried apricots and prunes are allergic to others, so it will be the wisdom of everything from them.
Compote from homemade dried fruit is stored no more than a day. After this period, it can be worried. To increase the shelf life of the drink and save beneficial properties, recover it into the thermos. But for the baby under the age of 12 months, even such a compote is a big risk, so you always prepare a fresh portion.
When switching on dried fruits into a children's diet, it is important to take into account their combination with other components of the menu. Each fruit has its own set of "friendly" food products that strengthen the beneficial properties of the source product, contribute to the absorption of valuable substances in the gastrointestinal tract and facilitate digestion. It:
Without the correct combination of other products with dried fruits, the useful effect of their reception will be minimal.
Kuraga is a valuable source of vitamins and minerals necessary for the full development of the child. Dried apricots are superbly stored for a long time, so it is convenient to use them for feeding in the winter time. For the first dating, the baby with this dried fruit is perfectly suitable for drinks from the Kuragi: compote, decoction.
Kuraga is valued for its rich composition. It contains vitamin A, a complex of vitamins B, zinc, calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus. Kuraga has a beneficial effect on the child's digestive system.
Compote or decoction of it is able to delicately solve the problem of constipation of infants. This dried fruit can be given to a child to strengthen immunity. It has a beneficial effect on the heart system, promotes the normal physical and mental development of the baby.
Kuraga is not worth the babies in pure form. It is able to provoke their aggravation of colic attacks, cause discomfort in the abdomen. In addition, you should not forget that the apricot, like the Kurage, may be allergic, so introducing them in a pure form in the infant ration - unsafe.
For the first acquaintance with dried fruit, the baby can be prepared or compote. There are no such concentrations of substances in such drinks as in the dried fruits, so they are softer affect the fasterful body of infants.
In addition, compote can be additionally diluted with water if necessary, thereby reducing its concentration.
Drinks based on Kuragi can be introduced into the diet of the baby from 6 months when it starts the lure. For young children who suffer from constipation, weak decoction from the Kuragi and prunes can be offered in small quantities, starting from three months.
For a drink it is necessary to choose a culture of good quality. It must be elastic and dry.
The glossy gloss of Kuragi (like prunes, raisins) may indicate that fruits are treated with chemical reagents for a more presentable appearance. Natural dried fruits have a matte texture.
Before cooking, dried fruits need to be thoroughly wash and soak in water. Compote It is necessary to cook on a slow fire under a closed lid for 15 minutes. The decoction should not be too concentrated: 100 grams of dried fruits are enough for a liter of water.
To preserve the vitamin composition of the Kuragi at the maximum, you can not cook the drink, to soar boiling water and leave it for 5-6 hours. No need to add to compote. The Kurage contains enough fructose so that the drink has natural sweetness. You can add honey to the finished compote to taste.
In decoction for children over 6 months, you can add a small amount of raisin and prunes. These dried fruits are perfectly combined with each other and complement each other. Multicomponent drinks can be offered to the child only when it is already familiar with all the ingredients and there is no allergy.
From the prunes, raisins and kuragi can be prepared vitamin compote for infants. For this, all dried fruits are mixed in an arbitrary proportion, rinsed well and soaked in a small amount of cool water. If the prunes are large, it can be cut into several parts. When dried fruits become soft, they must be pouring boiling water and minimizely peel on slow fire.
The finished drink must draw in a few hours. It can be offered to a child as a full-fledged substitution of juices, which often in children of the first year of life is allergic.
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From dried apricots, you can cook the infants with a delicious and useful puree. It is convenient to introduce into the diet of the child older than 6 months, which has already mastered the basic set of vegetables. For making mashed puree need:
For the prevention and treatment of constipation in the infants, a part of the prunes can be added in the puree from Kuragi, which also has a laxative effect.
Puree from dried fruits is a concentrated product, so it needs to be particularly careful to offer kids who have diagnosed with food allergies.
The puree from the prunes and kuragi can be added to porridge (especially in rice), cottage cheese.
Allergic to this product can manifest itself to the appearance of red spindles on the skin, its peeling, chair disorder, the occurrence of edema in the field of lips. Allergies may more often arise after the use of juicy fruits. If the family has a predisposition to this disease, the child should be protected from dried fruits at least three years.
Concentrated compotes, puree from dried apricot and prunes are contraindicated with children with food allergies.
Kuraga may be present in the diet of infants. Introducing the baby with dried fruits can be started from 6 months (or earlier in the presence of medical testimony). At home, it is easy to prepare a delicious cloth compote from dried apricot or a nitamined puree filling for cottage cheese.
Compote appears in the infant diet after the start of the introduction of fruit dust. Such a drink is useful to babies and is quite easy to prepare. Especially valuable for babies compote cooked from dried fruit. Let's wonder when you can introduce breast-karapuse with such a drink, in what cases you should not give it to which recipe you can cook.
It is capable to harm the croching, to prepare purchased dried fruits treated with preservatives and other chemical additives. They may cause development in the infant allergies, diseases of the digestive tract and respiratory tract.
But even on high-quality and cooked-made dried fruits, an allergic reaction of a baby is possible, so their introduction to the children's menu should be gradual. Especially carefully giving the kid compote from the Kuragi.
The first product among dried fruits, from which you can cook the crumb compote, are dried apples. By welding them for the first time, the resulting liquid is bred by boiled water. Further, gradually, the kid also introduces with other types of dried fruits, not forgetting that the pear has a property to fix the chair, and the plums - to disappear.
Like any other previously unfamiliar crop product, the compote from dried fruits is introduced carefully, watching the reaction of the crumbs. On the first day, the baby can only give a teaspoon of such a drink in the morning. If no negative symptoms are revealed by the end of the day, the next day the drinking of the beverage can be doubled.
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For a compote from dried fruits, which will drink infants, it is important to choose natural and high-quality components. A small child is unacceptable to cook compote from a product containing flavors, preservatives or dyes. So buying dried fruits is needed from a proven seller, and it is better to prepare dried fruits yourself.
Dried fruits, which will go to the Kids Compotic, should not be defects and mold damage. When choosing dried apples or pears, make sure that such raw materials for children's compote are not overwhelmed. Sew apples and pears for a compote independently not in the oven, but in the air.
By buying Crocha Kuragu, choose a hard on the touch and a non-rigid drift, which has no spots. Do not buy a baby soft and bright fruit, since they are treated with chemicals for a more presentable species.
Remember that dried fruits should not be stored in plastic or glass containers. It is best to put such fruits into linen bags that will lie in a darkened and dry place.
How to prepare compote from dried fruits, look at the culinary school of the program "Eat at home".
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Dried fruits in children's nutrition replace confectionery sweets. Date, Kuraga, Raisin. When can they offer a child? And how to choose dried fruits? Answers you will find in this article.
Our expert, children's nutritionist, Igor Kon:Dried fruits are few products that retain their useful qualities for a long time. Gradually, enter them into the diet of the child. If you act according to the rules, dried fruits will benefit him. Of course, you try to feed your child only with useful products. After all, its activity and good health depend on proper nutrition. Especially since it is important in the fall, when the body is weakened and requires recharging.
Dried fruits can be entered into the child's nutrition since 1 year. To begin with, take apples, pears or cherries. Of these, you can cook compotes, and can be used to prepare a porridge. Diverse his menu decoction from raisins and kuragi.
For 2 years, a child can be offered cottage cheese with sparkling and crushed drums, a bun with raisins.
In general, dried fruits can be given to a child, but they must be pre-equipped in boiling water and cool. Dried fruits will be softer.
Remember: dried fruits can cause allergies, so enter a new product gradually and carefully follow the reaction. Gradually bring the daily amount to 3-5 pieces.
In the course of drying, the fruits lost almost all the liquid. As a result of fructose and glucose, they contain in concentrated form. So, the sweet taste is secured! That is why dried fruits can become a wonderful alternative to the candies.
Just do not confuse these useful fruits with candied eggs. They have different conditions for industrial processing. The first dried in the sun or in the oven, the second pre-kept in concentrated sugar syrup and only then dried.
Real connoisseurs buy dried fruits made only by reliable manufacturers. Their original packaging is distinguished, which retains all the valuable quality of the product. It also guarantees strict compliance with cooking technology.
Dried fruits are excellent for dessert, as well as an addition to many dishes. They are added to the pilaf, to stew vegetables ... But each of them has optimal "companions" that enhance their useful properties.
Dried apricots are rightfully considered a magnificent source of vitamins A and RR, potassium and iron.
Thanks to the plant fibers, the kuraga perfectly cleans the intestines, relieves it from bloating, indispensable and constipation.
The dried plum contains vitamins, iron, rich in fiber and pectin.
These fruits regulate the intestinal motor function, optimize carbohydrate metabolism and relieve fatigue.
Exotic fruit exceeds others by the number of vitamins and minerals. The dates contain a large variety of mineral substances (up to 15 species). The dates contain at least 6 vitamins, as well as a large amount of dietary fiber and pectin, which are very important for the normal functioning of the intestine. Dogs are "charged" with energy, increase performance, strengthen the concentration of attention.