10+ Apple Recipes for Babies, Toddlers & Kids | Can I give my baby Apple?
10+ Apple Recipes for Babies, Toddlers & Kids | Can I give my baby Apple?
Apples are one of the most popular fruits — and for good reason. They’re an exceptionally healthy fruit with many research-backed benefits. Apple the miracle food is one of the most consumed and cultivated fruits in the world. The presence of important antioxidants, flavonoids, and dietary fiber in an apple makes it tagged as World’s Healthiest Food. Apples are a great choice for one of an infant’s first food. They are easy to prepare, easy to digest, and are full of nutrients.
When can you introduce Apple to your baby?
Apples are among the safest fruit to introduce to your baby as their first food. This can be introduced at 6 months as soon as you start weaning.
Nutritional Value of Apple
Benefits of Apple for Babies:
- They are full of carbohydrates which are essential to provide children with the energy they need to stay active every day.
- Apples contain Vitamins like A, B1, B2, and C as well as minerals such as iodine, phosphorous, iron, and calcium.
- Apples help in promoting the healthy growth of muscle tissues, bones, skin, and organs.
- The antioxidants and phytonutrients found in this fruit are good for vision and help combat symptoms of asthma.
- Apple boosts the immune system of babies.
- Pectin is a soluble fiber found in apples that can help control diarrhea while promoting digestion.
- Apple keeps the dental disorders at bay – Chewing apple not only promotes the blood circulation in the gums but the fiber also acts like a toothbrush in cleaning the teeth and gums.
10+ Apple Recipes for Babies, Toddlers & Kids | Can I give my baby Apple?
How to feed Apples for Babies?
Apple can be fed, to babies in the form of purees initially, or else raw apples can be fed to babies in form very small pieces. What I used to do is, cut the apple into two halves, use a spoon to scrape the top layers of the apple, you will get a soft pulp that can be fed to babies. As they grow we can make puddings, porridges and offer them.
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