Borscht is a popular dish in our country that is prepared in almost every family. Therefore, of course, parents are interested in when they can start giving borscht to their baby. But the digestive system in children is still extremely vulnerable, which means this soup in its classic version cannot yet be given. It should be as light as possible and retain all the beneficial substances. There are some features in preparing such borscht that you should remember.
The value of borscht
A liquid dish should be included in a small child’s daily menu. Borscht, moreover, is also healthy, considering what ingredients are used to prepare it. A properly cooked dish, using only fresh ingredients, will bring invaluable benefits to a growing body:
- the content of vitamins, in particular group B, vitamin K, ascorbic and folic acid, as well as microelements, has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the child;
- stimulation of intestinal motility, cleansing it of toxins and waste;
- preventing constipation;
- beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart and circulatory system, liver;
- strengthening the vascular wall;
- decreased nervous excitability;
- normalizes hemoglobin level;
- affects the functioning of the thyroid gland;
- stimulation of the hematopoiesis process;
- used as a prevention of diabetes.
Benefit
The desire of mothers and fathers to introduce the baby to this wonderful first dish as soon as possible is completely justified, because it is really very healthy because:
- contains vitamins B, C, K, organic acids and mineral salts;
- stimulates intestinal motility, regulates stool;
- has a good effect on the heart, blood vessels and liver;
- reduces nervous tension;
- helps remove toxins;
- improves hematopoiesis;
- useful in the prevention of diabetes.
But here we are talking specifically about properly prepared borscht , taking into account the needs and characteristics of the child’s body, otherwise all the benefits will be neutralized.
Contraindications
An allergic reaction is a direct contraindication to eating borscht.
It is important to understand, like any dish, that borscht may not be suitable for all children for a healthy diet. In particular, this is due to the presence of ingredients included in its composition.
So the main contraindications include:
- allergic reaction to any of the components, to red;
- should not be used if you have diarrhea;
- contraindicated for pancreatitis;
- for kidney problems.
If there is an individual intolerance to one product, for example, carrots, then borscht can be prepared without it and calmly fed to the child.
How to cook
Traditionally, the dish is cooked in a saucepan, adding ingredients taking into account the duration of their boiling. A multicooker can also be used for cooking.
We offer you a recipe for borscht that a one-year-old child can eat.
Take:
- One small beet.
- One small onion.
- One medium carrot.
- One small tomato.
- Two medium potatoes.
- 100 grams of shredded white cabbage.
- A pinch of salt.
- Greenery.
Prepare borscht like this:
- Rinse all vegetables thoroughly.
- Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.
- Pour about 1 liter of water into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Place the onion in boiling water and cook, covering with a lid.
- Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes.
- Add it to the water where the onion has been boiling for 10 minutes.
- Grate the peeled carrots and beets on a coarse grater.
- Place the grated vegetables in the water with the potatoes and onions about 10-15 minutes after adding the potatoes.
- Scald the tomato and remove the skin, then cut it into cubes.
- Add chopped tomato and shredded cabbage.
- Cook for another 10 minutes, then add salt, add herbs and remove from heat.
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When to introduce
One year is the optimal time to get acquainted with borscht
When wondering when a child can have borscht, it is necessary to take into account whether the baby is breastfed or bottle-fed, and at what time the components of the future dish will be introduced into complementary foods. Most experts still agree that borscht should appear in a baby’s diet closer to one year, but not earlier than 10 months.
For children under one year of age, borscht should not be cooked in broth; after that, it is allowed to use weak broth, but not bone broth. Bone broth is acceptable after three years.
My son tried borscht for the first time at 11 months, but it did not yet contain tomatoes or beets. Red borscht appeared within a year. I started adding sour cream (a couple of drops) when the baby was almost two years old.
How and when to introduce it into the diet
As you know, complementary feeding begins at 4 months in children (on artificial feeding) and at 6 months (on natural feeding). Gradually, children try different fruits and vegetables, cereals and dairy products, meat and fish.
Borscht can be given no earlier than 8 months, taking into account the following nuances:
- it is prepared strictly from products that are already familiar to the child and do not cause negative reactions in the body;
- For at least 2 years, you should not cook soups in meat broth, only in vegetable broth, and it is better to cook meat separately and add it to the finished soup;
- if it’s time to introduce the broth, do not forget to drain the first water after boiling and removing the foam: this will help reduce the fat content and concentration of undesirable substances;
- beets are added to soup from about 10 months, but earlier they should already be introduced into the diet;
- vegetables are cut finely and placed raw (no need to fry);
- Avoid adding legumes so as not to cause digestive problems or flatulence in your baby;
- If your child doesn’t chew meat well, you can make and boil some meatballs separately and add them to his plate before serving.
Introduction to complementary feeding
You can give borscht to children, however, this must be preceded by adaptation to all the ingredients included in this dish.
It is important to make sure that the child does not have an intolerance to any component. Otherwise, you risk getting a serious allergic reaction, and you won’t even be able to determine which product it is.
- Cabbage appears in a child’s diet from eight months on breastfeeding, from six months on artificial feeding.
- Introduction to beets occurs at eight months with artificial feeding, and at ten months with breastfeeding. If there is frequent constipation, then, according to the doctor’s recommendations, it can appear in the diet as early as seven months.
- Carrots are introduced at five months on willows, at seven months on guards.
- Potatoes are introduced to formula-fed babies at six months, and to breast-fed babies at seven months.
- Boiled onions appear in a baby’s diet at eight months.
- Tomatoes, represented by tomato juice, may take about ten months to appear. First, you get acquainted with orange and yellow fruits, then red ones, but always scalded with boiling water, with the peel removed. Only after three years will a child be able to eat any tomatoes.
If any ingredient causes an allergic reaction in a child, the dish can be prepared without it.
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Borscht for a baby up to one year old
It is important that the borscht contains ingredients that do not cause allergies in the baby and were previously introduced into complementary foods.
- Pour a liter of water into the pan.
- Add chopped potatoes there.
- Separately, simmer the onion and grated carrots and beets.
- When the potatoes boil, add vegetables, as well as finely chopped cabbage (white cabbage), 100 grams.
- The dish is cooked for at least half an hour, until completely soft.
- At the end of cooking, add a couple of drops of vegetable oil.
- The finished dish is crushed in a blender and given to the child.
It is better not to add salt to borscht, so as not to spoil the natural taste of vegetables. It is not recommended for a baby under one year old to prepare liquid dishes using broths.
You can add pre-boiled meat (finely chopped), only if the child is already familiar with this product.
It is better to avoid sour cream; for a baby up to one year old, you can add a couple of drops of breast milk.
Over one year and six months
If you decide to cook borscht using broth, be sure to take care to get rid of more fat.
Sour cream in borscht should appear no earlier than the child turns one and a half years old.
Now you know what borscht is for children and at what age it can be given to them. Remember the value of this dish, but do not forget about the contraindications. When adding borscht to your children's diet, do not forget to first familiarize your little one with all the ingredients.
Ingredients for making borscht for little ones
| Meat broth | 1.2-1.4 l |
| Beet | 150 g |
| Potato | 150 g |
| Cabbage | 200 g |
| Carrot | 50-70 g |
| Bulb onions | 50-60 g |
| Large tomato | 1 PC. |
| Lemon juice | 2 tbsp. l. |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp. l. |
| Greenery | pinch |
| Garlic | taste |
Recipe for children, just like in kindergarten
Servings: 8.
Time: 3 hours.
Calorie content: 46 kcal per 100 g.
Ingredients
- 2 liters of chicken broth;
- 240 g white cabbage;
- 6 potatoes;
- 2 carrots;
- 3 table beets;
- 1 large onion;
- 24 g each of sunflower and butter;
- 24 g tomato paste;
- 80 g sour cream;
- a little table salt.
Preparation
The benefits of borscht are undeniable, which is why this dish is often served in kindergartens. To begin with, in kindergarten, ordinary weak broth is boiled from chicken bones, cartilage and chicken pieces. To do this, fill the bones with clean cold water and cook for 1.5 hours. The resulting broth for preparing borscht, as in kindergarten, is filtered twice, the meat is removed, and it is returned to the broth.
The beets need to be washed thoroughly, placed in boiling water and cooked until tender. Let us remind you that beets are given for 8-10 months, depending on individual tolerance. We peel the root vegetables, grate them on a coarse grater and saute them in sunflower oil over low heat so that the vegetables do not fry, but simmer in their juice.
Cooking a dish with chicken broth, like in the garden, means heat-treating all the ingredients and only then combining them in a saucepan. Therefore, in a separate frying pan, slowly sauté the tomato paste in vegetable oil.
To make a delicious borscht, simmer the onions and carrots in butter, but make sure that the oil does not burn and the vegetables do not brown.
Meanwhile, peel and cut the potatoes into small cubes, peel and finely chop the cabbage.
First, potatoes go into borscht for a child over 2 years old, which we cook until half cooked.
Then comes the onion and carrot frying. Immediately add the cabbage and cook until soft.
Add beets and tomato paste, carefully salt to taste. Because Over the years, salt has been present in the menu, but in limited quantities.
When all the ingredients are ready, add boiled sour cream, mix and, turning off the heat, let the dish brew for a while.
So you’ve learned how to cook baby borscht with chicken. Using the same recipe, you can prepare a vegetarian dish for a child 2.5 years old and older.
We recommend preparing a recipe for lean borscht that you can give to your child.
Bon appetit everyone!
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Calorie content of foods possible in the dish
- Onion – 41 kcal/100g
- Jacket potatoes – 74 kcal/100g
- Fried potatoes – 192 kcal/100g
- Ripe potatoes – 80 kcal/100g
- Boiled potatoes – 82 kcal/100g
- Baked potatoes – 70 kcal/100g
- Mashed potatoes – 380 kcal/100g
- Green cabbage – 46 kcal/100g
- Fresh frozen green cabbage in packaging – 45 kcal/100g
- Boar ham – 113 kcal/100g
- Pork – 259 kcal/100g
- Pork – lean roast – 184 kcal/100g
- Pork – chop on the bone – 537 kcal/100g
- Pork – shoulder – 593 kcal/100g
- Pork – schnitzel – 352 kcal/100g
- Fatty pork – 333 kcal/100g
- Pork meat – 357 kcal/100g
- Beetroot – 40 kcal/100g
- Boiled beets – 49 kcal/100g
- Dried beets – 278 kcal/100g
- Carrots – 33 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots – 25 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots – 275 kcal/100g
- Bay leaf – 313 kcal/100g
- Sugar – 398 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar – 398 kcal/100g
- Vegetable oil – 873 kcal/100g
- Tomato paste – 28 kcal/100g
- Salt – kcal/100g
- Water – kcal/100g
Calorie content of foods: Pork, Water, Onions, Carrots, Potatoes, Cabbage, Beets, Sugar, Tomato paste, Salt, Bay leaf, Vegetable oil
Option 3: Borscht for children with beef meatballs
This version of borscht for children with meat, but the broth is not so fatty and rich. Convenience of using meatballs for soups in reducing cooking time. They cook much faster than a whole piece of meat. It is preferable to use veal, the weight of the pulp is indicated.
Ingredients
- 300 g meat;
- 100 g beets;
- 100 g carrots;
- 0.5 eggs;
- small onion;
- spoon of butter;
- 250 g cabbage;
- 20 g paste;
- 250 g potatoes;
- salt.
How to cook
Step 1:
Grind half an onion and 30 g of carrots through a meat grinder along with the beef or grind them in a food processor. Add half an egg to them. That is, we break it into a bowl, shake it with a fork, and separate it. Salt the minced meat and roll into small meatballs. To make them smooth and beautiful, your hands need to be wet.
Step 2:
In one and a half liters of water, cook potatoes cut into small pieces. Let it simmer well for a couple of minutes, then add the formed meatballs. Let the broth boil again. When adding meat products, foam forms. If it works, then you can collect it.
Step 3:
Following the meatballs, add grated carrots; after about 4-5 minutes, add shredded cabbage into the future borscht.
Step 4:
Finely chop the remaining onion, sauté in a spoonful of oil, at the end add a little paste to it and stir. Grind the beets in a blender or grind through a meat grinder, add to the onion, pour in four tablespoons of water and simmer. Transfer all this to the almost finished broth with meatballs and vegetables.
Step 5:
After combining all the ingredients, add salt to the dish, cover the pan, and cook over low heat for a quarter of an hour.
It is highly undesirable to use store-bought minced meat for baby food. It may contain illiquid pieces, fat, and trimmings. In addition, in procurement workshops, meat is not always washed before grinding.
