At what age can you give beans to a child?
Beans dishes are often present on the table of our compatriots, so when a baby appears in the family who starts to try vegetable complements, mothers are interested in whether it can be given to the baby, whether it is useful for children and how to prepare it for the children's menu.
Benefit
- It is a valuable source of protein, so it is included in the diet of children who, for one reason or another, cannot consume milk or meat.
- It contains a lot of fiber, so this product has a positive effect on digestive function.
- The child will receive carotene, vitamins of group B, vitamin E, and vitamins PP, C, and K from dishes with beans.
- It contains a lot of minerals, among which are sodium, calcium, iron, copper, iodine and many other substances.
- Its use normalizes blood sugar, removes excess fluid and helps fight bacterial infections.
- Beans belong to the hypoallergenic products, so it can be included in the diet of children with diathesis.
- She noted the ability to accelerate the elimination of toxic and harmful compounds from the child's body.
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What is harmful?
Dishes from mature beans are digested in the body of a child of the first years of life with difficulty, so their early introduction to the diet can cause increased gas formation and constipation.
The use of too large portions will lead to the same problems, therefore, dishes with this type of legumes are recommended to be consumed in small quantities.
When to introduce in the feed?
Young beans appear in the infant’s diet along with other vegetable supplements. Such a green vegetable can be offered to a baby at 7-8 months old by boiling a mono-component mash out of it or adding a small amount of young to other vegetables (making a multi-component mashed potatoes). Also, green beans can be found in ready-made mashed potatoes.
Dry beans are not recommended to give at least 2 years. For a child of 2-3 years of age, this type of legumes in a mature form should be ground and not given as a separate dish, but included in soups or other dishes with several ingredients. Cooking it as a separate dish is advised only to three-year-old children and older children. The volume of the serving should not exceed 100 g.
As for the frequency of use, the dishes from it should be offered no more than 2 times a week. Pediatricians, among whom is the popular doctor Komarovsky, are advised to give the child a can of at least 3 years old.
How to enter?
The best option to introduce the kid with green beans is considered the inclusion of a small amount of this young vegetable in vegetable puree or vegetable puree. So the baby will gradually get used to the string bean, and its digestive tract will be able to easily digest it.
A little later, the child can make mashed green beans. To do this, the vegetable is washed and soaked in water for 10-15 minutes. Next, the water is drained, poured the pods with a large volume of clean water, bring to a boil and boil until soft, without covering with a lid. For the first time, a crumb is treated to half a spoonful of mashed potatoes. If the baby has not responded to this product with abdominal pain, change of stool and other negative symptoms, the volume of the dish is gradually increased.
To cook ripe beans for a three-year-old, its beans are washed and poured with water for at least 3-4 hours. Cooking such a product involves the use of a significant amount of water and a strong boil. It is not necessary to close the pot lid, and salt is recommended to be added at the end of cooking (before making mashed potatoes out of it).
Dishes for children
Young beans are often combined with carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and other vegetables. Green beans are also included in multi-component meat dishes. In addition, casseroles, salads and omelets are prepared with this vegetable. Mature beans often cooked bean soup, cooked pate or stew. It can act as an ingredient in different salads - both chilled and warm.
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