Everyone loves to make some nutritious food when making complementary food for their baby ~
However, at the beginning of adding complementary food, many foods were inedible. Today, Bian Xiao will tell you whether small melons can be eaten. Can mom eat during lactation? Can I eat during pregnancy? ……
Take a small bench and listen to Bian Xiao and tell everyone about it ~
Infant food supplement: more than 6 months.
Rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, iron, calcium, zinc and other elements, with high nutritional value. It can supplement all kinds of nutrients needed by the baby's growth and development, and can also prevent the baby from constipation. Can be added in time after the baby is 6 months old.
Breastfeeding: can eat
Propanolic diacid contained in wax gourd can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat and play a role in slimming. Proper consumption by lactating mothers is not only beneficial to postpartum slimming, but also can improve the baby's disease resistance through milk.
Confucius said: You can eat.
Wax gourd is rich in nutrition, which can induce diuresis, eliminate edema, prevent postpartum constipation and improve disease resistance. Proper consumption by new mothers after delivery will help to strengthen their body resistance and promote postpartum recovery.
Pregnancy: you can eat it
Wax gourd can replenish water, diminish inflammation, induce diuresis and improve edema during pregnancy. Folic acid, nicotinic acid and other substances in wax gourd can also prevent fetal malformation and promote fetal intellectual development.
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How to choose winter melon?
Look at the melon.
If you see that the skin of wax gourd is covered with a layer of frost, it means that the quality is better. The wider and more complete the frost, the better the quality of wax gourd. In addition, the shape of wax gourd is like a cannonball, which is more symmetrical. If it is not deformed, the taste will be better and the edible rate will be higher.
Look at the melon sac and melon seeds.
Wax gourd sold in vegetable market or supermarket is mostly sliced or diced. When buying at this time, if you find that the melon sac is thick after cutting, it is not very good. It is not recommended to buy it. In addition, if the seeds of wax gourd are found to be ripe and yellow-brown, it means that the taste of wax gourd will be better than others.
See if the wax gourd has spots.
When selecting wax gourd, it depends on whether the head of wax gourd is symmetrical. At the same time, it is important to know whether there are any spots on wax gourd and whether there are any injuries and scratches left. Because the skin of winter melon is thin, if some trauma marks are found, it is recommended not to choose. If you want to buy wax gourd, you should choose wax gourd with smooth surface and no spots and pits.
Pinch the skin of winter melon with your hands
You can gently pinch the skin of wax gourd with your hand. If the melon is found to be hard, it means that the meat of the melon is dense and the taste will be better. On the contrary, if the wax gourd is found to be soft, it means that it has been placed for a long time and has lost a lot of water. It is not recommended to buy at this time.
Weigh the wax gourd by hand
You can hold the wax gourd in your hand and weigh it. If you find the wax gourd with the same size and heavy weight, it means that it is a high-quality wax gourd with sufficient water and less pulp. If you find that the weight of wax gourd is relatively light, it means that there is not enough water and there are many melons, which is really not suitable for buying and eating.
Picking wax gourd depends on the variety.
Common wax gourd on the market is divided into three types: black, white and green. Black-skinned wax gourd meat is thicker and tastes good; White-skinned wax gourd is thin and loose and tastes good, but it can't be cooked for a long time, otherwise it will easily collapse into water, resulting in poor taste; Cucumber is between black and white. So you can buy different varieties of wax gourd according to your own needs.
How to make wax gourd?
Generally speaking, for small-month-old babies, wax gourd paste and wax gourd rice paste are the most common practices, and babies over 6 months can eat them ~
Today, I recommend a wax gourd paste and wax gourd rice paste. Except Xiaomi, babies over 8 months old can eat healthy and delicious ~
Rice soup, melon paste, egg soup
Suitable for babies over 8 months old ~
Ingredients: rice soup, egg yolk and wax gourd.
operation sequence/order
1 ready
Blanch the wax gourd with water, and then grind it into mud with a grinding bowl;
Stir the egg yolk evenly and drop a few drops of lemon juice to remove the fishy smell (but not too much);
2 mixing
Mix wax gourd sauce, rice soup and egg yolk at a ratio of 2: 2:1,and stirring in one direction;
Bubbles can be filtered out by the filter, so that the steamed custard is tender.
3 steaming
Cover the egg bowl with a plate (or make holes in it with plastic wrap) to prevent water vapor from dripping during steaming, and the egg will be honeycomb-shaped. Cover the pot and steam for 8- 10 minutes. The specific time can be adjusted according to the amount of egg liquid.
Rice soup, melon puree and egg custard are finished ~
The recipe comes from @ Xiaomi Hu De Ma _ Juan
Pay special attention to the fact that babies over 8 months can eat egg yolk in moderation ~