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Medical Video: How to Make Homemade Baby Food - Tofu
Tofu or tofu is fermented soybeans and has become one of the main food sources in many countries from time to time. Know is rich in iron, protein, and calcium. But it turns out, tofu and some other soybean processed products are often surrounded by controversy. Several studies have shown that tofu that is known to be good for health is potentially a danger to the body. Because tofu is a product of nuts, you should not include tofu in your child's daily diet if he has an allergy to soybeans. For more details, you can consult a doctor to find out if your child has a peanut allergy or if your child is safe to consume.
Tofu is a versatile food ingredient and can be eaten raw, baked, sauteed, and can be cooked as stuffing soup, soup, and rice. Tofu can be used as a 'finger food' snack for your baby. In addition, tofu can also be served as a substitute for meat. Tofu (also other food ingredients that contain protein such as meat) will be difficult to digest by 8-month-old children. It's best to always consult with your pediatrician about what foods you will give to your baby, especially if your child has allergic symptoms.
There are 3 types of tofu that are the most common, namely silk tofu (tofu), soft tofu (tofu water, tofu milk), and solid tofu (yellow tofu, white tofu, skin tofu).
When can my baby eat tofu?
Tofu is a protein food that is difficult to digest for the baby's stomach. Pediatricians recommend giving tofu, meat and egg yolk when the baby reaches the age of 8 months and above. Because tofu is a soy product, you should not give information to babies who are allergic to soybeans.
Tips for making menus from knowing:
- Cut soft or dense tofu into small cubes ready to eat and give a sprinkling of cereal crumbs, oats or crackers on top
- Mix with bananas and wheat. You can also mix tofu with fruit such as apples, strawberries, blueberries or pears. Serve as solid porridge using a spoon. This menu is suitable for babies who are learning to eat alone using cutlery
- Cut the tofu into dice and put it in soup or broth and serve the tofu soup for your little one. You can also add other meat and vegetables to the soup and serve this more complete version of the soup to other family members
- You can cut the size of the dice and fry it with olive oil. Add seasonings to taste. This menu can be consumed by both adults and small children
- Mash the tofu with cottage cheese, avocado or hummus. Add spices to make a spread of bread as a healthy snack for your little one.
- You can make tofu burgers by mixing pieces of tofu, bread crumbs (or baby cereal for babies), minced onions (or vegetable porridge for babies) and seasonings according to taste
- Use silk tofu and add fruit, yogurt and fruit juice to make fruit smoothies for your baby.
Or you can present tofu with the following delicious alternatives:
- Mix tofu, apple sauce and pumpkin for baby porridge
- Mix tofu and avocado
- Mix tofu, blueberries and bananas as fruit porridge
- Mix tofu, sweet potatoes and carrots
- Mix the tofu with broccoli and radish
