When can you give an apple to babies. Apples in baby food. Which canned applesauce to choose

The apple is the most popular fruit in our country. The apple tree grows in almost every plot, in every garden. It is unpretentious, easily tolerates Russian winters with a hard frost, and almost every year pleases us with delicious ripe fruits. Plus, apples are incredibly healthy! They contain a lot of important trace elements and vitamins. That is why apple puree for babies is so loved by both parents and children.

The benefits of apples for an infant

They contain antioxidants to strengthen the immune system of babies.
These fruits contain all the B vitamins, vitamin C, A, PP.
Apples contain a lot of iron, potassium, magnesium, iodine and other trace elements, as well as pectin, mineral salts, fructose.
These juicy fruits stop the processes of putrefaction in the intestines due to the content of useful acids in them.
Tannins have a positive effect on the kidneys and liver.
The high fiber content cleanses the body of toxins and removes toxins.
Apples help cleanse the blood and lymph.
This juicy fruit helps normalize blood sugar levels.
Apples increase appetite.

Which variety should you choose?

For baby food it is better to use domestic varieties - "Simerenko", "Antonovka", "White filling". Better if it is fruit from own garden or purchased in season. But it is better not to buy glossy, ideal-shaped fruits of foreign varieties (Golden, Jonathan and others). Not only have these fruits been processed with chemicals, they can be genetically modified foods.

If you use sour apple varieties (for example, "Antonovka") for making mashed potatoes, add sweeter fruits - pears, bananas.

Give preference to fruit irregular shape, with an uneven color, with wormholes and barrels. But it is better to refuse glossy fruits with a smooth, uniform surface.

How many months should you introduce applesauce?

Apples can be introduced from 6 months for infants and from 4 months for art children, but it is better to postpone apple complementary foods for several months and first treat the crumbs with vegetables and cereals.

This is due to the fact that after sweet applesauce (if given as the very first complementary food), the baby is unlikely to want to eat tasteless vegetables or cereals.

Apple puree recipes

There are many recipes for baby apple puree. Someone prefers to cook mono-mashed potatoes in order to let the child feel the true taste of the product, someone mixes it with other fruits (bananas, pears) or vegetables (carrots, pumpkin).

Fresh apple puree

This is the easiest apple sauce recipe for babies.

Wash the fruit, peel, remove seeds and partitions. Next, grate the fruit, and then chop it thoroughly in a blender. You can grind the fruit in a meat grinder, but make sure that it is perfectly clean - a piece of spoiled meat that accidentally gets into baby puree can lead to very dire consequences.

Classic applesauce

This recipe is suitable for those who are going to make a puree "at once", and not close it for the winter. To prepare this dish, you will need one fresh apple and 5 minutes of free time.

Dip the apple in boiling water and cook for a couple of minutes. During this time, the pulp will have time to soften. Peel the cooled fruit, remove the seeds and core, put the pulp in a blender and chop thoroughly. Applesauce for the baby is ready!

Some people advise adding ½ tablespoon of sugar to complementary foods, but if you use sweet varieties of apples ("Cinnamon", "Melba"), then this measure is unnecessary.

This puree can be mixed with bananas, pears, zucchini, pumpkin, carrots and other vegetables and fruits.

Applesauce in a slow cooker

How to prepare such complementary foods? You will need one apple. Peel the fruit of the peel, seeds and partitions, cut into medium pieces and put on a grid in a slow cooker. Turn on the "steam" mode and cook the fruit for 15-20 minutes.

Mash softened fruits with a spoon or beat with a blender. The finished puree should be slightly cooled and served warm to the baby.

Applesauce in the oven

This is another useful and quick way make mashed fresh apples with your own hands. Use two medium apples for one serving. Use a knife to cut the core without cutting the fruit in half. Place the prepared fruit in muffin tins so that the juice does not leak out, and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

When the apples are soft, chill them slightly, spoon out the pulp and grind it in a blender. The applesauce is ready!

If your baby already eats almost all basic foods, before baking, the fruit can be stuffed with rice, millet, cottage cheese.

Applesauce for the winter

To prepare 1 kilogram of puree, you will need:

sour apples - 1 kg;
sugar - 1 spoon;
water - 0.5 liters.

If you are preparing puree for the smallest baby, it is better to replace the white sugar with high-quality cane sugar.

Peel the apples, seeds and core, cut and grind in a blender. Put the prepared mass in a saucepan, pour in water, add sugar and cook over high heat until boiling. Then reduce the heat and simmer for another 20 minutes.

During this time, wash and sterilize the jars and lids. Better to take small jars at a time.

Put the puree in jars, close and put in a dark place. As you can see, cooking it is not at all difficult.

What can you combine an apple with?

Applesauce can be combined with almost all vegetables and fruits. The most popular and delicious combinations are presented below.

Apple + pear

In this case, both fruits are boiled or steamed, and then mixed in a blender. For an older child, you can make such a puree with the addition of cranberries or cinnamon. The main thing is that the crumbs do not have allergies.

Apple + banana

Applesauce with the addition of a banana is prepared according to the following scheme: the fruits are washed, cut, chopped with a blender. Additional heat treatment is not required in this case. You can add some breast milk to the finished puree.

Apple + pumpkin

Cooking requires one apple and 1 medium pumpkin wedge. Place them in a multicooker bowl and steam. Mash the prepared vegetables, add a lump of butter or some milk and serve to the child.

Apple + carrot

Take carrots and apples in equal proportions (1 each). Boil the fruits until tender in boiling water and mash with a blender. Can be added to applesauce a little cream or breast milk with carrots.

Apple + zucchini

Steam the apple and zucchini (15 minutes). Mash the softened fruits with a spoon or blender.

Apple + cream

This dish is suitable for grown-up babies who are already eating dairy products. Preparing such a complementary food is quite simple: put peeled and chopped apples (2 pieces) into boiling water (1 glass). Cook for 15 minutes, and then pour in the cream (2 tablespoons). Cool the puree and serve to the baby.

Also, delicious complementary foods are obtained if you make combinations with cottage cheese, peach, apricot, cereals.

How to choose a ready-made puree?

It is quite difficult to choose high-quality baby food, as you can always come across a jar with a low-quality product. Nevertheless, compliance with a number of rules will allow you to buy only the best for the baby.

Always look at the expiration date of the item. If it has expired, leave the jar in the store, or better inform the seller or manager about the stitching.
Avoid preservatives! In baby food, it is allowed to use only ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
It is better not to buy a product for babies that contains sugar or starch. The first is undesirable for the child's body, the second can cause allergies.
Check the label. If the manufacturer has indicated a specific age range (for example, from 6 months), then it is better not to give the product to the crumbs earlier than the prescribed age.
Pay attention to domestic brands - FrutoNyanya, Spelenok, Babushkino Lukoshko - and foreign brands - Humama, Hipp, Gerber, Fleur Alpine. In addition to apples, water and vitamin C, there are no additional components in them.
But manufacturers Semper and Agusha add starch to the product to thicken it. Heinz puree also contains lemon juice, which can cause allergies.

If possible, make the puree yourself. Such a dish will bring many times more benefits to the baby than purchased complementary foods.

Conclusion

Applesauce is one of the best treats for babies. It is healthy, tasty, pleasant yellow color, delicate homogeneous consistency. If you choose sweeter apples, additional ingredients such as sugar and other fruits (banana, carrot, pear) are not needed.

Everything about apples in the children's menu.

Apples are one of the most precious gifts of nature to humanity. No wonder our ancestors argued that you will not need the services of a doctor if you eat one apple every day.

Important: apples do not cure diseases! Apples help support the body's self-healing mechanism!

Everything beneficial features apples are presented in the infographic (see below).

In addition, apples are the product that was eaten not only by our grandmothers, but also by our great-grandmothers, due to which the child's intolerance to apples is reduced to "0".

Give an apple to children: before or after meals?

In this case, everything depends on the age and state of health of the child.

Children aged 6-12 months eat apples

as part of cereals (as the main meal),
in the form of mashed potatoes (as a dessert after the main meal or as a snack),
in the form of compotes, jelly (as a dessert),
if the baby shows interest in the apple (as a "pedagogical" complementary food).

Important: it is better not to drink apple snacks with milk (including breast milk)!

Children over 1 year old can eat apples before meals as an appetite stimulant, but keep in mind that apples should not be abused for children

with gastrointestinal problems,
with a tendency to flatulence,
suffering from diabetes mellitus

From how many months can you give a baby, baby, toddler, baby a fresh grated apple, in a piece, through a nibbler, to nibble a whole?

The answers to these questions are presented in the table.

Important: introducing the child to new products, incl. with apples, a very individual procedure and you need to focus on the baby's health and his individual taste preferences.

Fresh apple and freshly squeezed apple juice can irritate a baby's digestive tract.

From how many months can you give your baby a baked apple, compote and jelly from fresh and dried apples?

Important: a baked apple almost completely retains its supply of vitamins and minerals and has a very mild effect on the human gastrointestinal tract.

Is it possible and how to give a green and red apple to a 3 - 11 month old and one year old child?

Children under 12 months old can be given green apples with white flesh, which grow in local gardens. Most often these are Antonovka or Semirenko apples. The ideal time for a first acquaintance is the natural ripening season for apples.

How to bake an apple for a baby: a recipe

Wash the medium-sized apple thoroughly, cut in half, put in a fireproof dish and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Cooking temperature: 180-200⁰С. Cool the finished apple slightly and remove the pits and peels. Punch the baked pulp with a blender if necessary.

Apple wedges are cooked 2 times faster.

If you want to bake an apple in microwave oven, proceed from the following recommendations:

1 medium apple, cut in half
set the power - 700-800 W,
cooking time - 4-5 minutes.

How to cook a compote from dried and fresh apples for a baby: a recipe

Apple compote can be used not only as a vitamin drink, but also as a base for fruit porridge.

Apple compote (fresh):

still water - 200 ml.

Place the wedges in boiling water.
Boil under a closed lid for 3-5 minutes from the moment the water boils again.
Let it brew for 1 hour.

Important: during the preparation of compotes, it is better not to open the lid.

Apple dried compote:

apple drying - 20 g,
still water - 200 ml + 50 ml.

Sort dried fruits thoroughly, rinse, pour over with boiling water.
Place the dried fruits in a saucepan, in which you will cook the compote, and cover them with warm water. Leave it overnight.
In the morning, bring the compote to a boil, let it brew for 1 hour.

How to cook apple jelly for a baby: a recipe

medium-sized apple - 1 pc.,
still drinking water - 200 ml,
starch - 1 tsp without a slide.

Wash the apple thoroughly. For compote, only apple pulp without peel and seeds is needed. Cut the peeled apple into wedges.
Place the wedges in boiling water (200 ml). Boil under a closed lid until soft (apples should boil).
Strain the apple broth. Punch the boiled pulp with a blender. Combine the broth and applesauce, stir the mixture.
V cold water(50 ml) dilute the starch.
Bring the apple mixture to a boil. Stir the mixture constantly with a wooden spoon / spatula and add the diluted starch to it. Do not stop stirring the jelly until it boils!
As soon as the contents of the saucepan boil, remove it from the heat and let the jelly cool slightly.

How to make apple puree for a baby: a recipe

The first applesauce for a baby is best made from baked fruits. How to bake apples can be read above.

Some pediatricians advise to cook the first applesauce from the boiled apples left over from the compote. It is believed that such fruits lack vitamins, but they have enough fiber, which is necessary for the adaptation of children's gastrointestinal tract to adult food.

How to make cauliflower with apples for a baby: a recipe

Wash the medium-sized apple thoroughly, cut in half, put in a fireproof dish and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Cooking temperature: 180-200⁰С.

Steam cauliflower inflorescences (200 g) until soft.

Cool the finished apple slightly and remove the pits and peels. Punch the apple pulp and cooked cabbage with a blender.

How to make apple charlotte for a baby: a recipe

Important: babies cannot eat pastries from the common table!

The recipe below is more like apple mousse than the classic apple pie.

apples - 200 g,
milk - 50 ml,
wheat flour - 8 g.

Bake the apples.
Mix milk with flour and heat over low heat with constant stirring. At the end of cooking, the mixture should be custard-like in consistency.
Thoroughly beat the baked apple pulp and custard base.

Apple snack "a la charlotte for babies" is ready.

How to make apple pancakes for a baby: a recipe

kefir (or any other fermented milk product) - 100 ml,
wheat flour - 50 g,
sugar, salt - to taste,
baking soda - 1/3 tsp,
apple - 1 pc.

Mix well the kefir, flour, sugar, salt, soda. The consistency of the dough should be thick enough (so you can lay it out, not pour it into the pan).
Remove the peel from the apple, remove the seeds. Grate the pulp, squeeze lightly and add to the dough. Mix everything thoroughly again.
Bake the pancakes in a greased skillet over medium heat. Remember to turn the pancakes over for an even browning.

How to make a cottage cheese casserole with apples for a baby: a recipe

Important: the dish contains eggs!

Per serving:

medium-sized apple - 1/2 pc.,
cottage cheese (fat content no more than 15%) - 100 g,
quail egg - 2-3 pcs.
butter - ½ tsp

Important: all food must be at room temperature!

Remove the peel from the apple, remove the seeds. Grate the pulp, squeeze lightly.
Place cottage cheese, eggs, grated apple, soft butter... Grind thoroughly. The more homogeneous the consistency of the curd dough, the more tender the casserole will be!
Put the dough in a mold and bake at 180⁰С. Roasting time: from 15 minutes (depending on the thickness of the casserole).

How to make a casserole with rice and apples for a baby: a recipe

Important: the dish contains eggs!

rice - 50-60 g,
water - 50 ml,
baby milk - 200 ml,
quail egg - 5 pcs.,
apple - 1 pc.,
softened butter - 1 tsp

Sort the rice thoroughly and rinse with cold water. Boil until half cooked in 50 ml of water. Add milk to the semi-prepared cereal and cook until a viscous boiled state. At the end of cooking, you can add a pinch of salt and sugar. Cool to room temperature.
Remove the peel from the apple, remove the seeds. Grate the pulp, squeeze lightly.
3. Add yolks, butter, apples to the rice porridge. Mix everything thoroughly.
Whisk the whites into a thick foam and gently stir into the rice and apple mixture.
Put the mixture in a baking dish and bake at 180⁰С. Roasting time: from 15 minutes (depending on the thickness of the casserole).

Recipe Notes: Use regular round grain rice for the casserole.

Video: APPLE PUREE - A RECIPE for a child. How to make apple puree for a baby. The kid eats an apple

For the first time, babies who did not know anything but the taste of mother's milk begin to get acquainted with new products at the age of six months. Children who are on artificial nutrition try something new a little earlier. In the season, parents begin to think about what to give the baby a try. Pediatricians recommend offering an apple first. In this regard, parents are interested in how many months they can give an apple to their child. Let's try to understand this issue.

First of all, the apple helps cleanse the stomach by eliminating elements that are of no benefit. Along with this, intestinal cleansing also occurs, as a result of which the digestive function is improving. In addition, do not forget that the apple can act as a laxative for babies who suffer from frequent constipation. It also perfectly quenches thirst and stimulates appetite.

At the same time, parents need to know that when feeding a baby, it is necessary to take exclusively fresh fruits, since such fruits include the following useful elements:

sugar, which easily increases energy stores;
vitamin C - is used by the body during the growth period, and also helps to restore tissues, bones, blood vessels and teeth in crumbs;
vitamin B - takes part in the process of cell metabolism;
magnesium;
phosphorus;
zinc.

During the period of teething in a baby, apples will also come in handy, since they perfectly massage the gums, cleanse the oral cavity, and also remove plaque. If the parents give the apple to the baby on time, it will be an excellent preventive measure to prevent tooth decay.

At what age can fruit be given

For many parents, the question of how many months to start complementary feeding is a pressing issue. So, children who eat breast milk, on the recommendation of doctors, can begin to try a new "dish" as early as six months. Such practice will only contribute to the fact that the growing body will receive the necessary vitamins and useful elements, which, by the way, by this time are no longer contained in mother's milk.

Babies who are fed with artificial formula can replenish their menu with something new a few months earlier. When complementary foods are introduced for the first time, they give puree from vegetables or milk porridge, after which it is the turn of fruits. The apple is exactly where you start.

Therefore, we can conclude that the baby is allowed to taste the apple for the first time, depending on what diet it is on.

Children who are on breastfeeding, it is worth, first of all, to give something vegetable to try, and then an apple. Babies eating their mother's milk can try applesauce as early as six months old. It should be remembered that the first complementary food should be small, that is, the portion should not exceed 30 grams. Naturally, over time, the rate increases, and somewhere by 7 months it reaches 60-70 grams.

Complementary feeding of children who are on artificial feeding can begin as early as four months. But in this case, as with children who eat their mother's milk, vegetables or porridge are first given, and only from the fifth month the baby can begin the first acquaintance with the apple.

What varieties to start with

Among other things, parents have a logical question, with which varieties to start complementary foods. So, if we take conditionally, then all apples can be divided into two types: with a green peel and with a red peel. Doctors do not advise giving the last grade to children in order to prevent allergic reactions. Moreover, this is despite the fact that, basically, most of the allergens are contained in the peel, which, although it can be cut off, still remains at risk of adverse reactions in the child. An apple with a brighter skin is believed to have more allergens.

Along with this, fruits with green peels are considered less dangerous, therefore, it is necessary to introduce such products into the diet.

Choosing a high-quality and healthy product

Of particular importance is what exactly is used for complementary foods, and specifically: how high is its quality. So, in order to choose healthy apple an infant, it is necessary to carefully examine the products and take fruits that are strong. You should not buy soft apples, as they can be rotten or even frozen inside.

How to properly feed an apple

It costs 1⁄4 teaspoon to introduce complementary foods, and it is necessary to give an apple in the morning. During this period, parents should carefully monitor the child's reaction to New Product, and if he takes it without any negative reactions, the serving can be safely increased to two tablespoons.

The apple should be given at the end of the feeding and added to the food that is already familiar to the crumb.

If the apple is given for the first time, after a meal it is necessary to give it to drink with breast milk or formula (depending on what kind of feeding the child is).

Preparing fruits for the first feeding

Having decided on the question of when to lure with an apple, you need to find out in what form and how much fruit to take for the first such dish in your life.

Apple recipes

Children can be safely attributed to very demanding gourmets, therefore, sometimes, mom needs to show all her culinary abilities and get the most original recipes... Going online now, you can find a lot of ways on how to cook a raw apple, so we suggest that you familiarize yourself with some of them.

Puree

Puree is a common way to give an apple. Basically, in order to prepare this dish, ripe fruits are selected, which are subsequently ground on a plastic grater - so the apple does not lose such precious vitamin C, which is in its composition.

Before cooking, it is imperative to remove the peel from all fruits.

A peeled grated apple can already be safely given in small quantities. By the way, before preparing the grated apple, parents can give the apple pulp, scraped from the fruit. In the future, if such food is great, it will be more convenient to use a blender to grind apples.

Juice

If we talk about juice, then it is worth giving preference to this drink made from green fruits. For babies, it is best to stay on clarified juices. Pulp drinks should be set aside for later. Sometimes the juice is mixed with other similar drinks: pear, plum, peach or apricot juice.

Freshly squeezed juice is served during lunch. It is best to offer a small amount of the drink first - half or a quarter teaspoon. If the baby accepts the novelty well, the next day you can safely give the same dose, but double.

Baked apples

Another dish that can be made from a healthy fruit is baked apples... This option will come in handy if there is an allergic reaction to fresh fruits. There are no allergens in the baked fruit, so you can give it without fear. It is for this reason that we suggest that you familiarize yourself with how to cook baked apples.

First of all, you need to choose the freshest fruit. In such a case, the peel is preserved, but as for the core, it is worth getting rid of it. After these manipulations, the fruit is placed in a preheated oven and kept there for about 15 minutes. After the fruit is ready, it must be removed from the oven and cooled.

If we talk about the allergenic properties of the product, which disappear during heat treatment, then this is a plus. However, an apple cooked in this way will not contain nutrients in the same amount in which they are in a fresh fruit. It is for this reason that it is possible and necessary to cook a baked fruit, however, it is worth adding, for example, cottage cheese as a filling to such a dish, and baking in this way.

If the baby is already two years old, you can add one or another seasoning to such a dish: honey, cinnamon, etc., but you should definitely monitor the reaction of the crumbs so that these ingredients do not provoke an allergic reaction.

Compote

To prepare compote, you can opt not for fresh fruits, but cook it from dried fruits. In this way, possible allergic manifestations can be avoided.

Compote is prepared as follows:

a small amount of dried fruit is poured with water, and the pan is put on fire;
the water is brought to a boil over high heat, after which the flame is reduced, and the compote is boiled for another 15 minutes;
the resulting composition is removed from the fire and cooled.

After preparing the compote, the drink is definitely worth a taste. So, if the apples are felt too clearly, it means that dried fruits are put in excess of the norm, and it is better to dilute the drink.

At the first dose, give no more than one teaspoon per day.

Why you shouldn't give apple slices

Wherever you can read recipes for cooking apple dishes, which are given to children, it is indicated that they should be liquid and without solid formations. The fact is that if the food for the baby contains pieces of fruit, even small ones, the child may choke, since he is not yet able to properly gnaw or chew food.

Only over time, when the skill of using the pieces as a means for scratching the gums develops, can the child be given an apple in this form. Even in such a case, it is recommended to ensure that the baby does not harm himself.

For such cases, it is better to purchase a nibbler - a device in the form of a mesh or a silicone container with holes where a fresh apple is placed. This thing is perfect for babies who have teething.

When fruit can be harmful

Sometimes it also happens that the apple does not benefit, but harm. So, for example, if you give fruit often or a lot, and not sweet, but sour, this can negatively affect the functioning gastrointestinal tract... Most often it manifests itself in the form of colic or flatulence.

With caution, it is worth giving an apple to those children who have a predisposition to the following diseases: gastritis or peptic ulcer. This is due to the fact that the acids contained in this fruit have the property of irritating the gastrointestinal mucosa.

Also, sour varieties of apples have one unpleasant feature - they are able to give an impetus to the fact that the child's teeth sensitivity will increase or it happens that the enamel will gradually become thinner.

Apple seeds also do not carry any benefit, since they contain not only iodine, but also hydrocyanic acid.

Most often, it is the apple that becomes the first fruit that is introduced into the diet. infant... It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of this product, because it has high nutritional and medicinal qualities. It contains B vitamins, ascorbic acid, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other elements necessary for normal life, growth and development of the baby. Sour apples are especially rich in vitamin C. Such fruits are very useful for blood formation. Sweet varieties contain a lot of pectin, which normalizes metabolism, and they also contain substances with antimicrobial action. Eating apples has a beneficial effect on digestion and appetite, improves immunity.

In the first complementary foods, the apple is usually offered to the baby in the form of mashed potatoes, which can be prepared in different ways:

The most convenient and simple method is often used in the very first complementary foods, when a small amount of product is needed. To do this, gently scrape the peeled apple with a teaspoon, and give the resulting mass to the child.
In the future, when the required amount of puree increases noticeably, a special children's grater made of plastic can be used to prepare it.
You can also make applesauce using a blender. This method is especially loved by young mothers who have little time and who prefer technological cooking methods.

Introduce into the diet little child apples should be carefully. The first portion should be very small, then gradually the amount of puree increases. In this case, it is necessary to carefully monitor the appearance of possible reactions. They can manifest as a stool disorder (diarrhea), abdominal cramps, skin rashes, or increased gas production. Allergic reactions to apples are very rare, but they are still there. Moreover, this applies more to red varieties, so it is recommended to start the first complementary foods with green apples. Poor digestive tolerance of this fruit is a phenomenon that occurs much more often than an allergy to it.

You can prevent the appearance of allergic reactions and digestive problems if you start complementary foods not with raw apples, but with baked ones.

How to bake apples for babies

Medium-sized green, dense apples must first be washed well, then cut in half and cored. The rind is not peeled off. In the middle of the halves of sour apples, you can add half a small spoonful of sugar. Place the cooked fruit on a baking sheet or skillet and bake in a preheated oven for about a quarter of an hour. After that, the apples are left to cool down for a while. From the cooled fruit, carefully remove the pulp with a spoon, knead it in a cup and give it to the children.

This recipe is the simplest, such a baked apple is suitable for infants and young children. Subsequently, you can complicate the recipe somewhat and add other products to the fruit. For eight-month-old babies, you can bake an apple with baby cottage cheese, from about two years old - with cinnamon, and from five years old, in the absence of an allergic reaction, with honey and nuts.

Baked apple for babies is one of the most suitable and safe foods. A short heat treatment reduces the likelihood of allergies and other reactions to this fruit, makes it easier to digest and absorb, but at the same time retains most of the nutrients present in the apple.

If the baby tolerates baked apples well, then after a while he can be offered fresh fruits.

In order to cook a baked apple with cottage cheese, you will need medium-sized apples, special children's cottage cheese and granulated sugar. The cooking method is as follows:

Rinse and dry the apples well.
Each apple should be carefully cut off the nose so that a kind of lid is formed that could be opened and closed back. Use a small spoon to clean out the core.
A small amount of sugar is poured into the cavity formed after cleaning to add sweetness to the dish.
Baby cottage cheese is placed inside the apple so that it completely fills the fruit.
After that, the stuffed apple is closed with a lid cut off earlier. The resulting fruits are carefully placed in a special form or baking sheet. You do not need to pour liquids into it or close it with a lid on top.
The apples are baked in an oven preheated to 150 degrees for about 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of the fruit.
The baked apples removed from the oven with cottage cheese are left to cool slightly. Before serving the dish, the apples can be additionally poured with the juice that came out during the baking process.
When cooking, a kind of mass is formed inside the apple from the mixed pulp of fruit and cottage cheese. It tastes like regular applesauce with cottage cheese. This mass can be used for feeding babies, as it does not need to be chewed.

Some secrets of delicious baked apples with cottage cheese

For baking, it is better to select small dense fruits, since such fruits are more beautiful and appetizing. Large apples, under the influence of heat treatment, are deformed and lose their visual appeal.
Instead of baby curd, you can use ordinary homemade curd, this product is prepared quickly, it tastes very pleasant.
For older children, if they do not have allergies, apples with honey can be cooked instead of sugar.
To prevent the apple from swaying and falling during baking, it is worth cutting off or tearing off the root (stalk) from it.
Instead of gravy, sweet milk or sour cream sauce works well for this dish.

You can also use a microwave oven to cook a baked apple with cottage cheese. In this case, it will take noticeably less time to cook - the apples will be ready in just 5 minutes.

Baked apple for babies (video)

Babies get acquainted with the first complementary foods at 6 months, and babies on artificial feeding - at 4-5 months. At the very beginning of the introduction of complementary foods, babies eat vegetable purees and cereals. Then the kids are introduced to the fruit. Pediatricians recommend starting such an acquaintance with an apple. How and when you can give your child an apple, at what age it is done, we will figure it out in this article.

Why an apple?

Apple is quite common and healthy fruit which can be found at any time of the year. It is one of the first to be introduced into the diet of a small child, since it has a number of useful properties:

an apple is rich in vitamins and microelements that strengthen the immune system of the baby, normalize the functioning of its intestines and improve appetite;
apples are of local origin, are inexpensive, sold all year round;
green fruits are hypoallergenic, so they can be recommended even for children with allergies;
you can cook many different dishes from apples, while cooking them does not take much time;
contain fiber and pectins, which are removed from the intestines harmful substances and normalize the stool;
dentists advise giving an apple after meals for children 1 year and older to clean the teeth of plaque.

When and how to properly introduce an apple into the diet

One of the rules for introducing complementary foods is gradualness. Each new product is given a little, each time increasing the portion. Apples are given to the baby after he has familiarized himself with vegetable purees and cereals. Moms often get confused as to how many months apples should be introduced.

Apple introduction table for baby food

For the first time, applesauce is given to the baby in an amount of no more than 0.5 teaspoon. Mom closely monitors the baby to see if he has an allergic reaction to the new product. Each time, the amount of mashed potatoes eaten increases. For the fifth time of complementary feeding, the baby eats 35 grams of the product. Six-month-old artificial children can be given 60 grams of puree per feeding.

For children weakened, often ill and with anemia, apples are introduced into the first complementary foods 1-2 months earlier than everyone else.

In what form can apples be given to children under 1 year old

In the first year of life, the child's body is very sensitive to various innovations. You need to be careful when introducing your baby to new dishes.

... In the store you can buy ready-made puree from various vegetables and fruits. But if you wish, you can make mashed potatoes at home. Before cooking, the apples are first peeled from the skin and cores. Then in a saucepan with small amount water boil pieces of fruit for 10-15 minutes. When the apples are cooked, they are taken out, kneaded and rubbed through a sieve. The food for the baby is ready!

Grated apple... An apple for children must be thoroughly washed, peeled and grated. It is desirable that the grater is non-metallic, as it oxidizes food, depriving it of vitamins. If necessary, using a blender, you can give the mass a homogeneous consistency.

It should be noted that grated or freshly scraped apples begin to be given to babies no earlier than 8 months. The fiber contained in fresh apples, although useful, can cause intestinal colic in the baby due to increased gassing... So it is necessary to give fresh fruit to the baby in the morning or in the afternoon, but not at night.

Baked apple... It is dangerous to give fresh apples to children prone to allergies. But how to introduce fruit into the diet of such a child? They can be heat treated. Before baking the fruit in the oven, peel it from the core, while leaving the peel. Place apples in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. After cooking, remove the pulp, mash and serve to the child. You can cook apples in the microwave in the same way. Baked fruits and vegetables are easy to digest and digest. The only negative is the partial loss of vitamins when heated.

Compote... Apple compote for a child can be prepared from both fresh and dry fruits. Compote from dried apples for babies, it is introduced before fresh apples compote. A few slices of dry apples are washed, thrown into boiling water and covered with a lid. After 10 minutes, the compote is ready, you just need to cool it. For fresh apple compote, take pieces of peeled apple and boil it in the same way with water. The concentration of fruit should not be high.

Apple juice raw, unpasteurized increases hemoglobin quite well. How to make juice? You need to grate the apple, and then squeeze the juice out of the pulp using a sieve or manual juicer. At the very beginning, a newborn only needs a few drops of juice a day.

Rules for introducing an apple into baby food

When choosing fruits, give preference to green fruits, they will not cause allergies in the crumbs.
Pieces of apple should not be given to a baby for complementary foods until he is one year old and teeth appear in his mouth. An infant may choke on whole apple slices.
You can store ready-made applesauce in the refrigerator for no more than 1 day.
You need to give an apple to your baby after eating. If the baby first tastes a delicious sweet apple, then he will refuse ordinary porridge or milk.
Give an apple as a complementary food no more than 2 times a day.
Combine the introduced apple complementary foods with other products: apples with dry porridge, cottage cheese and apples, etc.
Apples stored for a long time lose a lot of vitamins and nutrients. Choose only fresh apple for babies.
Apples can be frozen. Before freezing, they must be washed, peeled and sliced. After defrosting, they can be given to a child only after heat treatment.

How an apple can harm a child

This product may cause allergies in sensitive children.
An apple causes loosening of the stool in some children, flatulence and bloating in others. Therefore, they should be given in moderation.
Apple juice increases the acidity in the stomach. Therefore, pediatricians do not advise giving an apple for the first feeding. Also, apple juice should not be given to children on an empty stomach.

Output

Until the baby is one year old, the introduction of new food into the diet should be carried out gradually and carefully. An apple for a child is introduced into complementary foods not earlier than 4-5 months, depending on the state of his health and type of nutrition. Cooking apple dishes is easy and accessible even for inexperienced mothers.