If your baby does not eat well, then involve him in the culinary process of cooking, turning this activity into creativity. Make a meal together, decorating the dish in the image of your baby’s favorite animal.
Recipe contents:
Taste preferences and habits of each person are formed in the first years of life. For this reason, the children's menu should be tasty, healthy, and varied. Every child should include meat or fish in their daily diet. These products are a source of iron, complete protein and other useful substances, which is why they are considered essential products.
It is preferable to bake cutlets for baby food for children over 3 years old in the oven, and for younger children, steam them or cook them in milk sauce, and use lean chicken. It is not recommended to put a lot of herbs and spices into children's cutlets.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 180 kcal.
- Number of servings - 4
- Cooking time - 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Veal - 350 g
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Cheese - 100 g (for decoration)
- Olives - 3 pcs. (For decoration)
- Salt - 1/3 tsp. or to taste
- Ground black pepper - 1/5 tsp. (for children's cutlets, it is advisable not to put a lot of pepper)
Cooking cutlets for children
1. Wash the veal under running water, dry with a paper towel and grind in a meat grinder through the middle rack. Peel the onions and garlic, wash them and also mince them.
2. Salt and pepper the minced meat and beat in the egg.
3. Then mix it well until smooth.
4. Select a baking dish and line it with baking parchment. Although you don’t have to do this, I use it solely to make it easier to clean the baking sheet. Now, instead of the usual classic round-shaped cutlets, place minced meat on a baking sheet in the shape of some animal or figure. It is advisable to involve your baby in this process. In my case, it was a dog (probably not very successful).
5. Use olives to make eyes and paws for a dog or other animal. Since our dog’s back is white, we repeated it using grated cheese. Heat the oven to 200 degrees and bake the cutlets for 30 minutes.
Cutlets can be made in any shape. For example, lay out a zleya, kolobok, Christmas tree, etc. figures that your baby wants. I am sure that the cutlet that the child prepares himself will be eaten with great pleasure.
For children from 1.5 years old.
Veal is a dietary product suitable for feeding children aged one year and older. When choosing veal, pay attention to its color: if it’s too light (whitish), it means the meat was soaked in water before selling; if it’s dark red, it’s beef. Good quality veal has a soft pink color; after pressing, the surface of the meat is leveled, and no dents remain. Veal is good for the body, as it contains many easily digestible minerals, amino acids, and vitamins. It is recommended to use it if there is a lack of potassium, magnesium and iron in the body. Young veal is easily digested by a child's stomach and does not burden the digestive system. It is best to steam or stew veal - this way it will retain all its beneficial properties.
Stewed veal with potatoes turns out tasty and satisfying. It is not at all difficult to prepare such a dish.
Veal for children (stewed with potatoes) - Preparation:
1. Wash fresh veal and cut into small pieces.
2. Place the meat in a saucepan, add a little water and salt.
3. After boiling, cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes until the meat becomes soft. Peel the vegetables and wash them thoroughly.
4. Cut the potatoes into cubes and grate the carrots on a beet grater. Place the prepared vegetables into the pan with the veal. Since the kids don't really like stewed onions, I chop them in a blender and then add them to the pan.
Simmer the veal and potatoes over low heat with the lid closed for 40-50 minutes. To prevent potato pieces from turning into mush during the cooking process, you should not stir them.
Serve the finished stewed veal to children with a vegetable salad, for example, or carrots.
This is suitable for everyone who cares about their health. Bon appetit!
Meat plays an important role in a baby’s diet. It is this product that contains the necessary amount of complete protein for building new cells. Nutritionists do not recommend limiting little gourmet in meat dishes, even if the parents are vegetarians.
Veal and beef are the same type of meat, only the former is obtained from young calves, and the latter from adults. But veal is still recommended in baby food, as it is easier to digest.
Veal contains the same set of useful elements as beef:
- B vitamins;
- Vitamin E;
- Vitamin PP;
- Microelements: calcium, magnesium, iodine, sulfur, sodium, iron, selenium.
Features of cooking veal
The first portion of veal, offered to a baby before one year of age, is served in the form of puree, and when the child has his first teeth - in the form of cutlets, meatballs and meatballs. You can also cook the meat by cutting it into small pieces. But you can give a whole piece of veal to a child only after 3 years.
The ideal way to prepare this type of meat is boiling or baking. You can also steam veal, but this will significantly increase the cooking time.
Of course, in baby food it is better to cook veal fresh, but you should not buy it frozen, since defrosting destroys the fibers of the meat and many useful substances.
There are several nuances that will help prepare veal for your child tasty and tender:
- Do not cook veal meat for too long: the meat of young animals does not contain enough fat characteristic of beef, so the veal loses its shape when cooked for a long time.
- Do not add too much spices and salt - this will lose the taste of the meat.
- Prefer baking to regular boiling, since when boiling, many useful components of meat go into the broth (but this item can be omitted when preparing soup).
Celery puree with veal
Celery is a healthy vegetable, however, it is worth noting that not everyone likes its taste. Therefore, before preparing large quantities of celery puree, we advise you to prepare just a little, so to speak “for testing”.
Ingredients
- 150 g veal
- 250 g celery
- 1 tablespoon butter
- sprig of dill
Cooking steps
Rinse the veal thoroughly and boil in boiling water until cooked. Pass the finished meat through a meat grinder or blender.
Boil the celery root separately until soft. Also grind using a blender or pass through a sieve.
Mix both purees and add salt to taste. Add butter and chopped dill sprig.
Veal with Brussels sprouts and apples
Ingredients
- 250 g veal
- 50 g apples
- 300 g Brussels sprouts
- 50 g hard cheese
- 40 ml olive oil
- vegetable broth (for baking)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped greens
Cooking steps
Rinse the meat and dry it on a paper towel. Cut into strips 2cm wide, sprinkle the pieces olive oil and stir. Set aside to soak.
Preheat the oven to 180"C, grease the baking dish with oil.
Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings. Peel and seed the apples and cut into slices.
Place the veal with cabbage and other vegetables in a baking dish, pour in hot vegetable broth. Cover the pan with a lid and bake in the oven for 1 hour. 5 minutes before ready, sprinkle the dish with chopped herbs and grated cheese.
Serve the veal with cabbage, cool slightly and add vegetable salad.
Veal stewed with sweet potato
When preparing veal with vegetables, there are always some nuances. For example, this recipe uses yams, a sweet potato that, when combined with orange juice, gives the meat a savory flavor.
Serves 4 children's portions
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Hello, dear readers!
Meat is a valuable product in the diet. Animal proteins provide a complete set of vitamins and minerals. It becomes a necessity for the child during the transition from breastfeeding to the “adult” table. The baby's gastrointestinal tract is still weak and cannot withstand heavy fats, so light dietary meat is an important component in the menu.
As the child grows up, parents face the question of introducing complementary foods and choosing the best meat. That’s when young mothers and fathers begin to look for information about this or that type of meat. For example, is veal good for a child, and how to prepare veal for a children's menu? In this article we will try to answer these and other questions from parents.
Compound
Veal is the meat of young bulls that were no more than 6 months old before slaughter. If you compare it with beef, it tastes more tender and juicier. Veal is a delicious type of meat due to the lack of fat. The meat of dairy calves is considered the most expensive - during life they eat nothing but mother's milk, so the texture of dairy veal is even more tender and velvety.
Due to the absence of fat, the calorie content of veal is only 96 kcal/100g. This type of meat contains vitamins B and E, and in minerals it is rich in iron, copper, fluorine and other micro- and macroelements.
Benefits for kids
Veal is not only tasty (almost every child approves of dishes made from it), but also very healthy.
- The high protein content and low calorie content of this type of meat quickly replenishes energy costs.
- It is easily absorbed by the body thanks to amino acids and does not burden the gastrointestinal tract.
- Iron and gelatin in veal are very important for children with anemia.
- Strengthens the nervous system.
- Improves appetite and functioning of the digestive system.
Damage to veal
Veal, like all types of meat, can be harmful if it is poorly heat treated. Raw meat carries the risk of helminth infection.
You should not give veal to your child if you have an individual intolerance to the product.
Veal for first feeding
Boiled veal puree begins to be offered to babies from 8 months. Veal is introduced after rabbit or turkey. Since this is an allergenic product, do not rush to feed your child with it, wait until his stomach is sufficiently formed to digest heavy foods.
For the first time, give your baby half a teaspoon, increase the portion over time. To strengthen nutritional value, combine vegetable or grain complementary foods with meat.
“Serious” veal dishes , such as cutlets, stewed meat in pieces begin to be given from 1.5 years.
How to choose a high quality product
Give preference to chilled veal; frozen meat loses a lot of its taste properties and nutrients.
The meat of a young calf has a delicate pink color, its unevenness and the presence of spots on the surface indicate that the product is not fresh and is not suitable for consumption.
You can also check the freshness of meat by pressing on a piece: on high-quality and unstale meat, the pit will immediately return to its previous state, it will be elastic.
A large amount of ice on a frozen product indicates that the meat was subject to repeated defrosting and freezing.
Fresh meat can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2.5 days; it is advisable to store it in paper.
Veal - recipes for children and parents
The nuances of cooking veal will allow you to get a tasty, healthy and attractive-looking dish.
- A piece of veal meat is cooked for at least an hour; if longer, it loses its beneficial substances and components, but the broth becomes tastier. For cooking, use tenderloin or pulp. The result of the finished dish depends not only on a well-chosen piece, but also on the ability to cook. Place the meat in boiling water; it should completely cover all the pieces.
- For baking in the oven, veal is cut across the grain, so the appearance of the dish will look aesthetically pleasing; for stewing or boiling, the method of cutting the meat is not important.
- The time for stewing veal depends on the size of the selected piece of meat; a whole steak should be cooked for about an hour, chopped pieces - 40 minutes.
Veal cutlets for children over 3 years old
Ingredients
- veal – 300 grams;
- white bread - 4 slices;
- milk – 1 glass;
- medium-sized carrots - 1 piece;
- small onion - 1 piece;
- chicken egg - 1 piece;
- salt - to taste;
- greenery;
- flour for dredging cutlets.
Preparation: We make minced meat from veal; to do this, simply grind the meat in a meat grinder, and also grind the onion. Salt the minced meat and grate the carrots on a fine grater. Before cooking, soak white bread in milk, squeeze it out and add it to the minced meat. Beat in the egg, add finely chopped herbs and mix all the ingredients well.
Next, with wet hands, form cutlets of a size convenient for you, bread them in wheat flour and place in a heated frying pan with oil. When all the cutlets are fried, put them in a casserole with half a glass of water and simmer over low heat for 30-35 minutes.
Veal cutlets can also be baked in the oven, steamed or in a slow cooker.
Veal stew
Ingredients:
- veal – 300 grams;
- large carrots - 1 piece;
- onions – 1 piece;
- zucchini - 1 piece;
- tomatoes – 2 pieces;
- salt - to taste;
- Provencal herbs.
Preparation: Wash a piece of veal and cut into small pieces. Place them in a saucepan with a thick bottom and add a small amount of water and add salt. After the water boils, cook the meat over medium heat until soft, this may take about half an hour on average. While the meat is cooking, you can start preparing the vegetables. Grate the carrots onto a fine grater, cut the zucchini, onions and tomatoes into cubes of the same size.
Add vegetables to the meat, simmer them together under a lid over low heat for 30-35 minutes, add fresh herbs or Provençal herbs five minutes before readiness.
Stewed veal (winter version)
Ingredients
- veal – 300 grams;
- onion – 1 piece;
- carrots – 2 pieces;
- potatoes - 5 large tubers;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation: Boil the washed veal in a small amount of salted water for 30 minutes after boiling. Cut the potatoes and onions into cubes, grate the carrots. Place the prepared vegetables in a saucepan with the meat and simmer covered for 45 minutes.
Veal baked in the oven
Ingredients
- veal – 700 grams;
- carrots – 2 pieces;
- green beans – 300 grams;
- bulb;
- cream – 100 ml;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation: Rinse the meat and dry it with a paper towel. Cut the veal into pieces of the same size and beat. Add salt to the cream and pour it over the meat, let it marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
If you use frozen beans, they should be thawed before cooking; fresh vegetables should simply be washed. The carrots can be grated or cut into strips, and the onions can be cut into rings.
Place the meat on a baking sheet, place the vegetables on top, and pour the remaining cream on top.
Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for an hour and a half, also 7 minutes before cooking, you can sprinkle the meat with grated cheese.
Conclusion
The protein contained in veal is necessary for the development of the baby. But do not rush to introduce this product too early; consult your pediatrician before the first veal feeding.
Prepare this meat for your baby without neglecting the basic rules of cooking, so you will get a delicious dish that will bring great benefits to the baby’s health.
Peculiarity: may contain cow protein, so it is not recommended as a first food.
Veal- this is the meat of 4-5 month old calves. The most delicious and most expensive meat of dairy calves.
In 100 gr. veal from 96.8 kcal.
B2 (riboflavin) - 0.2 mg.
B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.4 mg.
B9 (folic acid) - 5.8 mcg.
Manganese - 0.0339 mg
The meat is pale pink, almost white, with a delicate smell, but firm and velvety to the touch. Thanks to its tender meat, veal is a delicacy and is in great demand. This is not only tasty, but also a dietary product - low-fat and not very filling.
Composition and nutritional properties of veal
Due to the abundance of easily digestible amino acids and various minerals, veal is considered the most useful meat type. It contains many complete proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
Nutritionists strongly recommend including veal in the diet of children, the elderly and sick people. This meat should be on the table of those who complain of hypertension, diabetes or any stomach problems. Boiled veal will help you recover from various injuries, infectious diseases and burns.
This meat is indispensable for those people who care about their well-being and health, as well as for patients diagnosed with anemia. Veal is considered one of the best sources of iron, which is absorbed in the presence of vitamin C - for this reason it is good to eat with sauerkraut.
Individual intolerance. Excessive consumption of veal is contraindicated for people with arthritis and gout. When veal is digested, many uric acid salts are formed, which are deposited in joints, cartilage, kidneys and aggravate the disease.
If your baby does not have lactose deficiency, i.e. If you are intolerant to cow's milk, you can safely give your child veal starting from 8 months.
Veal is easy to chew, so it is preferable in baby food.
When cooking veal for children use only fresh meat, because... When defrosting and storing meat, the content of nutrients in it decreases significantly.
First, the baby needs to boil the meat and grind it to a puree.
With age, the consistency of dishes changes. After a year (if the child has several cloves), the meat can be boiled and served in the form of small pieces or meatballs.
Portions (pieces) of veal can be given to a child after three years of age.
Preferred cooking method veal for children is steaming meat or baking it in the oven .
Begin adding meat puree with half a teaspoon. You can give this dose for three days and monitor the reaction. Serve the meat with vegetable puree for better absorption.
Veal recipes for children
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- Wash the veal thoroughly, cut into pieces and grind using a meat grinder.
- Add onion, egg and loaf to the minced meat, pre-soaked in water and squeezed well.
- Add salt and beat the minced meat thoroughly.
- Form small cutlets from the minced meat, roll in flour and fry in vegetable oil for no more than 2 minutes on each side.
- Separately, fry carrots and celery, grated on a coarse grater, in butter.
- Place the cutlets in a saucepan or stewpan, cover with sautéed carrots and celery, add a little water, finely chopped dill and green onions and simmer on low heat for 20-30 minutes.
Stewed veal with potatoes (from 1.5 years)
- Wash fresh veal and cut into small pieces.
- Place the chopped meat in a saucepan, add a small amount of water and add a little salt.
- After boiling, cook over medium heat for about 30 minutes until the meat becomes soft.
- Peel the vegetables and wash them thoroughly.
- Cut the potatoes into cubes, grate the carrots, chop the onion in a blender or finely chop.
- Place the prepared vegetables into the pan with the veal.
- Simmer the veal and potatoes over low heat with the lid closed for 40-50 minutes. To prevent potato pieces from turning into mush during the cooking process, you should not stir them.
Puree with veal and carrots
- Boil the meat until done.
- Peel and boil the carrots.
- Combine the meat with carrots and grind twice in a meat grinder or grind with a blender.
- Add cold milk to the flour and dilute it.
- Add the flour mixture to the carrot-meat mixture and simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
- Before serving, add butter to the dish.
About when to introduce new foods into your baby’s diet, o beneficial properties Read about these products and how to diversify your baby’s menu with new dishes in the Encyclopedia of Baby Food
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