Feeding a child is a whole art.For some reason, our children eat sweets with much greater pleasure than soups and porridges. But experienced mothers know very well how to solve this problem. After all, proper cooking is the key to success. And this is what we will talk about in today's conversation. We offer you recipes for porridge for children, which your little one will surely love. Why porridge? It's very simple - cereals contain a huge number of various nutrients: vitamins and microelements, proteins, fats and carbohydrates. The child's body is provided with all the substances it needs. And porridges have the most beneficial effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
Liquid buckwheat porridge
This porridge is very good for breakfast, both for the smallest toddlers and for older children. To prepare it, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons buckwheat groats.
- ½ cup of milk.
- ½ cup of water.
- 1 teaspoon of butter.
- Salt and sugar - to taste.
Preparation: Prepare the porridge as follows.Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly in running water, pour water over it and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, add salt and cook for 30-40 minutes. Then add milk to the pan and continue cooking the porridge for another 15 minutes. After the porridge is ready, add butter and sugar.
Loose buckwheat porridge
Some children are much more willing to eat.crumbly buckwheat porridge. It is prepared very quickly and almost according to the same recipe as the previous version. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons buckwheat groats.
- 1 glass of water.
- 2 teaspoons of butter.
- Salt to taste.
Preparation:Boil water, pour in pre-washed buckwheat. Add salt, reduce heat and cover tightly with a lid. Cook the porridge for about half an hour – until the groats have absorbed all the water. Then turn off the gas and leave for about an hour. To make the porridge especially tasty, add butter and leave for about an hour. After that, the porridge can be served.
Semolina with jam
The following porridge recipe is also worth taking note of – even those children who do not like semolina porridge in principle eat it with pleasure. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of cereals.
- 1 teaspoon of butter.
- 1 tablespoon of any jam.
Preparation:The semolina must be sifted through a sieve. Boil the water, reduce the heat and pour in the cereal. The water must be stirred continuously to avoid lumps. Salt the porridge and cook until done, stirring occasionally - about three minutes. Then add the jam and butter, mix thoroughly.
Semolina porridge with butter
In some cases, porridge with jam is not suitable– for example, a child may be allergic to jam. In this case, it can be replaced with regular semolina porridge with butter. To prepare it, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of semolina.
- ½ cup of milk.
- ¼ cup water.
- 1 teaspoon of butter.
- 2 teaspoons of sugar syrup.
- Salt to taste.
Preparation:Cook the semolina porridge in the same way as in the previous recipe. Pour milk, sugar syrup and butter into the finished porridge, mix thoroughly. Do not turn off the heat - cook for another one and a half to two minutes. After that, put the porridge in a plate and add a little more butter. This porridge is ideal for the smallest children.
Millet porridge
Continuing with recipes for porridge for children, it is worthtell about the preparation of millet porridge. Wheat groats are very useful and nutritious, so try to include it in your child's menu at least once a week. To prepare millet porridge, you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of millet.
- ½ cup of water.
- 1 teaspoon of sugar syrup.
- 2 teaspoons of butter.
- Salt to taste.
Preparation:Millet must be sorted and washed thoroughly. After that, pour boiling water over the cereal. Drain the water and pour clean water over the cereal. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for about 30 minutes. Stir the cereal occasionally during cooking. Boil milk about five minutes before the porridge is ready. Pour hot milk over the finished porridge, add sugar syrup, salt and butter.
Millet porridge with pumpkin
Another version of millet porridge is porridge withpumpkin. The taste of the porridge is quite unique and is liked by a huge number of children. To prepare this porridge, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of millet.
- 100 grams of pulp pulp.
- ½ cup of water.
- ¾ cup of milk.
- 2 tablespoons sugar syrup.
- 2 tablespoons butter.
- Salt to taste.
Preparation:The pumpkin pulp must be cleaned of seeds, cut into small cubes and placed in a saucepan. Pour in some water so that it covers the pumpkin. Cook it until it is ready, until it becomes soft. After that, rub the pumpkin through a sieve, add sugar syrup and salt. After that, cook the millet porridge according to the above recipe. When it is almost ready, mix it with pumpkin puree and cook for another five minutes. Before serving, add butter to the porridge. By the way, you can cook rice and semolina according to the same recipe.
Rice porridge with prunes
For older children, you can make riceporridge with prunes. It is not recommended to cook it for small children, as prunes can have a mild laxative effect. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of any rice.
- 10 pieces prunes.
- ¼ cup water
- ¾ cup of milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar syrup.
- 2 teaspoons of butter.
- Salt to taste.
- 1 chicken egg or 2 quail eggs.
Preparation:Wash the prunes thoroughly, remove the pits and soak for about two hours. Then boil them in the same water for 30 minutes. Put the rice on to cook. While the rice is cooking, beat the egg white and sugar syrup into a foam. After the porridge is ready, mix it with the resulting mixture. Take any baking dish and grease it with butter. Put half of the rice porridge on the bottom and pieces of prunes on top. Then put the other half of the porridge and grease with butter again. The baking tray must be placed in the oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake it for 20 minutes.
Corn porridge
Corn porridge is no less useful for a child,the recipe for which you will find a little below. However, remember that corn grits are quite difficult to digest. And therefore it can only be prepared for those children who are already 8 months old. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons corn cereal.
- 2 teaspoons of butter.
- 1 banana.
- ½ cup of milk.
- ½ cup of water.
- Salt and sugar to taste.
Preparation:Corn grits should be washed in cold water, poured in and cooked until done - about 40 minutes. Rub the finished porridge through a sieve and add hot milk. Mash the banana with a fork until puree-like and mix with the porridge. Add butter and serve the porridge. We have told you only about some recipes for making porridge. You can try to come up with your own recipe. After all, porridge can be cooked in a variety of ways. In vegetable or fruit broth, in meat broth, crumbly or liquid, viscous and semi-viscous. And you can also experiment with fillers - walnuts, dried apricots, raisins, berries and fruits. We recommend reading:
