Japanese style "Rice porridge"
Japanese style "Rice porridge" is recommended for baby food; Introducing how to make and store
When a baby is about 5 to 6 months old and starts baby food, it is recommended to start with a very small amount of porridge in Japan and other countries. This time, I would like to introduce Japanese-style porridge, which is said to be a very polite baby food even from a global perspective. I will explain in detail how to make and store according to age.
When can you eat rice as baby food?
You can eat rice with baby food from the beginning of baby food around 5 to 6 months after birth. In addition to the age of the baby, the following baby food can be a guide for starting baby food.・ To hold up one ’s head・ The rhythm of life is in place・ Breastfeeding time has become constant・ I'm not satisfied with drinking enough milk・ Show interest in how adults are eating
How to proceed with porridge
There are four periods of baby food: early baby food, middle baby food, late baby food, and baby food completion period, so we will explain how to proceed with each period. What is written below is a guide for how to proceed. There are individual differences in how baby food progresses, so let's proceed according to your own child.
Early baby food (5-6 months after birth)
In the early stages of baby food, start with porridge cooked with 10 parts of water for 1 part of rice before cooking. Porridge cooked at this ratio is ground with a strainer and made into a yogurt-like state with heavy water (rice water) or boiling water (boiled water). Many babies start baby food from this porridge.
Mid-term baby food (7-8 months old)
In the middle of baby food, porridge is cooked with 7 parts of water for 1 part of rice before cooking. Instead of suddenly increasing the amount of water from 10 to 7, gradually increase to 9 and 8 while watching the baby eat.
Late baby food (9-11 months)
In the latter half of baby food, you will be able to eat porridge cooked with 5 parts of water for 1 part of rice before cooking. During the three months of the latter half of the baby food, while watching the baby eating, we will gradually reduce the water content of the porridge.
Baby food completion period (1 to 1.5 years old)
At the completion of baby food, porridge cooked with 3 to 2 amounts of water for 1 amount of rice before cooking will be quite close to the rice that adults usually eat. When you can chew and swallow this porridge, you will challenge the same ordinary rice as an adult during the baby food completion period.
How to make porridge
■ How to make porridge in a pot from the state of rice1. Wash the rice about 3 times2. Drain the water with a colander (strainer), add an appropriate amount of water according to the stage of baby food, and leave it for 30 minutes.3. Put 2 in a pan, close the lid, heat on high heat, and when it boils, reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 to 30 minutes.4. Turn off the heat and let it steam for 10 minutes.If the water is low and it is about to burn, you can mix it in the middle and add water. Make porridge with less water over extremely low heat.
Can baby food porridge be stored frozen? How to decompress?
Making baby food porridge every time is time-consuming. Many moms make several days' worth of porridge at a time and store it frozen. Let's see how to freeze and thaw porridge.
Freeze in an ice tray
If you want to freeze porridge for several days at a time, we recommend an ice tray. You can freeze it hygienically by using an ice tray with a lid. When it freezes well, remove the porridge from the ice tray and store it in a freezer bag.
Freeze storage in a zippered freezer pack
When freezing in a zippered freezer bag, deflate and pour porridge as flat as possible. If you put a line with chopsticks and then freeze it, you can take out as much as you use, which is convenient.
How to thaw porridge
Freeze pre-made porridge should be heated and thawed. It is convenient to put it in a heat-resistant container and heat it in the microwave. It is important to cook well, but if you heat it too much, the flavor will be spoiled or it will become hard, so please thaw it while adjusting the heating time finely.
Baby food porridge is a source of energy for babies
Baby food can be a bit more difficult to get used to, as it can be more difficult to cook than an adult meal. However, if you use convenient cooking utensils and understand the points, you will be able to make it in a short time, so let's try various things. As your baby grows older and the variety of foods your baby can eat increases, you will be able to prepare with an adult meal. It would be nice if you could give your baby delicious porridge and teach him how to enjoy eating.