Legume dishes are popular. These delicious dietary treats are on the menu of many people. Peas are the leader among other congeners, and the most common dish of them is soup. He is loved and popular in many families. When a child appears in the family, a natural question arises: when can children be given pea soup, which is cooked at home quite often.
Pea soup on the kid's menu
Peas contain vitamins, essential trace elements and a lot of protein. It activates the work of the nervous system, the brain. As a complete dish, pea soup can be given to a child after 1-2 years. If before that time the baby eats a spoonful of such soup, for example, as a pedagogical feeding, there will be no harm.
Give pea soup, like any new dish, gradually. Start with one or two spoons, watching the baby's reaction. Although legumes are a dietary food and contain a large amount of protein, they cause excessive gas formation.
How to cook pea soup for a child
So, having found out whether it is possible for a child to have pea soup, you need to cook it correctly. After all, the classic recipe for smoked ribs is not suitable for eating a little child. There are several basic principles for making soups (not only pea soups, but any) for children after a year:
- The soup is cooked in vegetable broth.
- You can make soup with meat broth. To do this, you need to use low-fat pulp, finely chopped. Put the pieces of meat in cold water. After boiling, remove the meat and drain the water. Rinse the meat with cold water and pour boiling water over it. After half an hour of slow boiling, the broth is ready.
- For quick cooking, it is better to soak peas in cold water in the evening.
- Put the ingredients for the soup in descending order of cooking time: peas, carrots, potatoes, onions.
- In the beginning, it is better to cook a puree soup - this way it will be easier for the baby to eat and the stomach to cope with its processing.
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For pea soup for children under three, it is best to use fresh or frozen green peas rather than dry split peas. So the dish will be more dietary, healthy and light. You can start giving this soup to babies after six months.
Unacceptable toddler ingredients
Some foods should not be used when making baby pea soup:
- smoked meats;
- fat meat;
- spice;
- bouillon cubes.
To simplify the work for mom, you can not cook the baby pea soup separately. Just a soup that was cooked for the whole family to dilute with water or vegetable broth twice.
On the topic of complementary foods:
- First feeding
- Broth soups
- Mushroom soup
- Juices
