Buckwheat Porridge for Babies
The best homemade porridge for your little one. Buckwheat porridge is a great first food for a baby of 7-8 months. It's rich in vitamins, minerals, and iron — important during the period when infants are prone to anemia. Unlike many other grains, buckwheat is gluten-free, so it's gentle on a baby's delicate tummy. Another big plus: it's made at home, with no added sugar or preservatives like the store-bought kind.
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Buckwheat Porridge for Babies
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 15 %
2 g
Fats 8 %
1 g
Carbohydrates 77 %
10 g
58 kcal
GI:
10
/
90
/
0
- Baby food has strict requirements, so start by prepping the grain. Pick over the buckwheat, removing any dark, unhulled grains, husks, and other debris. Rinse it until the water runs clear, put it in the bowl of a multicooker, and toast it for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, with the lid off. After toasting, cover the grain with water, close the lid, and cook for 40 minutes. Check on the buckwheat now and then — depending on your machine's power, it may be done a little sooner. You want it cooked down soft with just a little water left. Once it's done, transfer it to a sieve and drain off any remaining water. Put the buckwheat in a blender and add water, boiled cow's milk, or breast milk. If you're using formula, mix up the needed amount with water and add the prepared formula to the porridge. Blend the porridge with your chosen liquid until completely smooth and puréed. Once there are no unblended grains left, check that the temperature is right and serve it to the baby warm. The porridge has a mild flavor, which is exactly what a child under one needs. You can vary the taste and add nutrients with fruit or vegetable purées, quail-egg yolk, or other foods your baby already knows. By the time you introduce grain porridges, a baby usually happily eats puréed zucchini, cauliflower, pumpkin, apple, pear, and banana. These all round out the menu and help the baby warm up to the new, unfamiliar taste of buckwheat. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Whole cow's milk - 68 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.5% fat - 64 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.2% fat - 60 kcal/100g
- Milk 1.5% fat - 47 kcal/100g
- Concentrated milk 7.5% fat - 140 kcal/100g
- Milk 2.5% fat - 54 kcal/100g
- Buckwheat (whole grain) - 335 kcal/100g
- Dark buckwheat flour - 333 kcal/100g
- Light buckwheat flour - 347 kcal/100g
- Boiled buckwheat - 163 kcal/100g
- Buckwheat - 313 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
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