Of course, the best food for a newborn is breast milk or a quality adapted mixture. But by 5-6 months, the baby begins to actively show interest in adult food, which means it's time to introduce complementary foods. After the vegetables appeared on the menu, it is recommended to give the first cereal. But which one to choose from the stores on the shelves? Most often, pediatricians for the first feeding recommend Heinz porridge. Reviews about them both by doctors and mothers only confirm the correctness of such a choice.
Kashi "Heinz": assortment
The first porridge that the child will try should not contain anything superfluous: milk, sugar, salt and gluten. This is necessary so that the baby not only develops the correct eating habits, but also does not appear allergic reactions. Low allergenic cereals "Heinz" are best suited for these purposes, reviews of which are not in doubt by anyone. After all, their composition includes only ground cereals, natural prebiotics, vitamins and trace elements.
As soon as the baby is used to a new product for him, mothers begin to worry that he will quickly get bored. But this is hardly possible if you give him Heinz cereal for food. The reviews about them are still positive because the manufacturer offers young gourmets to try 10 different tastes of cereals without milk and another 14 with the addition of milk. And for children over a year of age, a special series of “Luboshkas” with flakes and slices of fruit has been developed in general, so that the child develops the first skills of chewing solid food.
Kashi "Heinz": cooking
But no matter what kind of porridge the lure is started with, a distinctive feature is that it does not need to be boiled. This greatly saves mom's time, and she can devote it to her growing baby. The main thing is to know a few secrets about how to breed Heinz porridge. All dishes used for cooking must be washed well and rinsed with boiling water. You will need a deep plate, a measuring cup, a spoon and a fork.
Typically, the manufacturer proposes to boil the required amount of water on a pack and cool to a temperature of 40 0 C. But, to speed up the process, you can dilute 1 part of boiling water with 2 parts of cooled boiled water. To prepare 1 serving, you need only 200 ml. Add 4 tablespoons of dry cereal and stir quickly with a fork. If it is not thick enough, add a little more cereal. After the porridge is cooked, you need to immediately eat it. It cannot be stored and reheated.
In addition, any Heinz oat, rice or corn porridge without milk can be prepared not only in water, but also in breast, cow or goat milk. This may be convenient for those mothers who do not want to introduce whole milk into the diet of a child up to a year. And, of course, such cereals for allergic children are absolutely irreplaceable . At the same time, they are as tasty and nutritious as similar dairy ones.
Kashi "Heinz": storage
Despite the fact that Heinz pays the highest attention to the production of baby food, it is equally important after the purchase to properly store Heinz cereals. Reviews containing unflattering information about these products often appear due to the fact that mothers do not comply with storage conditions. In order not to encounter such a problem, baby food, especially cereals, should be placed separately from other products. Opened packaging should be eaten within 21 days or discarded.
Subject to all the rules of storage and preparation of porridge, Heinz will surely please both mothers and babies. After all, more than one generation has chosen them as the first food, following the recommendations of pediatricians.