Kissel is one of the healthy and delicious drinks. Any mom can cook it for her baby at home. Most parents are interested in: “How many months can I give my child jelly? What to cook it from? How to cook? Is it useful for a tiny baby? ” Let's try to answer.
Beneficial features
Kissel has a lot of useful properties:
- Cleanses the digestive tract, eliminates signs of dysbiosis, improves digestion.
- Thanks to the starch contained in the drink, it envelops the gastric mucosa with a protective film.
- It removes cholesterol, "cleanses" the vessels.
- Cleansing, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effect (thanks to various ingredients).
The benefits of the ingredients included in the jelly:
- Apple. Dietary, low allergenic product. Helps in the fight against diarrhea, useful for anemia, vitamin deficiency.
- Cherry. Natural antiseptic. Useful for inflammation of the respiratory organs.
- Blueberries It solves the digestive system, enhances immunity. Improves eyesight.
- Currant. Strengthens the walls of blood vessels. In winter, jelly made from frozen berries (and starch) will be very useful.
- Raspberries, cranberries. Helpers in the fight against colds (contain a lot of acetylsalicylic and ascorbic acid). Increase immunity.
- Rowan. It has a choleretic effect. It is characterized by a mild diuretic and laxative effect. Helps fight liver disease.
- Hercules. Rich in vitamins and minerals. It tones and exhibits a general strengthening effect. Improves the condition with diseases of the stomach, diarrhea.
To whom it is recommended, and to whom the kissel is contraindicated
For some, this delicious drink will be useful, for someone it will turn out to be harmful.
Kissel recommend:
- in the postoperative period to restore the body;
- with regular diarrhea;
- during a cold;
- in the presence of diseases of the gastric tract;
- with intestinal infection in the recovery period;
- underweight children for weight gain;
- for a variety of children's menus.
Kissel is contraindicated:
- if the baby suffers from constipation or has diseases of the colon;
- the child has diabetes;
- there is excess weight;
- a thick drink is contraindicated for infants, it can disrupt the digestion (for infants - only the liquid version!);
- the baby is allergic to any ingredient (in this case, you should consider which kissel can be given to the child and which is not);
- Preschoolers should not drink a packaged drink in a store; it contains harmful flavoring and aromatic additives.
Since how many months can a baby be given jelly?
Loving parents are ready from three months to treat their baby with a drink. But pediatricians do not recommend this. At such an early age, the child’s digestion will not be able to cope with such an abundance of nutrients. What doctors advise:
- Starting from 6 months, the baby distinguishes tastes well and will drink jelly with pleasure. The drink should be present in the diet of the child no more than 2 times a week. It is advisable to start with a light apple jelly.
- From 8 months, a child can prepare a liquid drink not only apple, but also milk or oat.
- After 9 months, you can already add blueberries to the jelly, observing the baby's reaction (if there are rashes).
- By 1 year, the diet can be supplemented with other fruit fruits and berries, avoiding exotic ones (with the exception of bananas). The jelly recipe for berries for a child of this age is very easy to prepare (see below).
What you need to know when cooking?
The main products in the preparation of kissel are berries (or fruits) and starch. Sometimes milk or oatmeal. First, the child needs to brew a one-component drink, and then combine several tastes. It is also important to comply with the technology:
- Dishes should be enameled.
- The starch is first diluted with cold water, and then poured into a boiling mixture, stirring until it thickens.
- Children under one year old should use fructose instead of sugar. Never add artificial sweeteners or colorings!
- To get the maximum benefit from the drink, you need to drink the ready-made jelly immediately, not leaving it for tomorrow and not putting it in the refrigerator (you can’t heat it up!).
- For infants, you need to boil a liquid drink (add less starch).
Children up to a year
Fresh, dried and frozen berries and fruits are suitable for preparing a tasty and healthy drink. Consider a few recipes that will help prepare for a child up to a year jelly.
From frozen berries and starch
To prepare this option, you will need the following products:
- currants (or other berries) - 1 cup;
- boiling water - 4 glasses;
- sugar (fructose) - 3⁄4 cup;
- starch - 2 tablespoons.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- Boil water, pour frozen berries into it. Cook for 15 minutes.
- The resulting broth is filtered and the berries are removed from it.
- Sugar is added (preferably fructose!), Put still to boil.
- Starch is bred in a small amount of water.
- A solution of starch is poured into boiling water, boiled for 2-3 minutes.
Since how many months you can give your child a kissel of berries, parents must decide for themselves, focusing on the condition of the baby. Does he have any contraindications or maybe an allergy?
Pumpkin jelly
To cook pumpkin jelly, you will need:
- pumpkin juice - 2 glasses;
- fructose - 2 teaspoons;
- boiling water - 4 glasses;
- starch - 2 teaspoons.
The essence of the process:
- Mix juice with water, boil.
- To dilute starch in a small volume of water, pour the solution with fructose into the remaining (large) part of the liquid. Cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
- For taste, a little cinnamon can be added to the finished drink.
Banana jelly
At what age can a child drink this drink? You can treat the baby with a banana option from the age of 7 months.
This recipe does not require the addition of starch. To prepare it you will need:
- banana - 2 pcs.;
- boiling water - 2 glasses;
- sugar (fructose) - 2 tablespoons.
The recipe is as follows:
- Remove the peel from the banana, remove the veins.
- Grind the fruit in any convenient way.
- Add sugar, add boiling water.
- Stir and close with a tight lid.
- Wait 30 min.
This drink will help in the fight against cough, lung and respiratory diseases.
Dried fruit jelly
Dried fruit drinks can be prepared in summer and winter. What is required:
- any dried fruits - 100 grams;
- boiling water - 1 liter;
- starch - 3 tablespoons;
- fructose or sugar syrup - 80 grams.
The recipe is simple:
- Sort dried fruits, rinse thoroughly under running water.
- Pour in water, boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked.
- Strain through a sieve (or small gauze), squeeze dried fruits.
- Pour a small part of the broth into another dish, where the starch is stirred.
- Bring the remaining (large) part of the liquid to a boil, add syrup, broth with starch and boil.
- For taste, you can also add any juice, rosehip broth, lemon wedges.
After reading this article, each parent decided for himself how many months you can give your child jelly. To make a drink, you need to use only fresh and high-quality products. Kissel of any composition is a very satisfying drink containing a large number of calories. So, you should not get carried away with this drink either, and a small child should be given it in small doses (otherwise, overweight is just around the corner). Cook for your favorite kids with pleasure! Try different recipes and instill a taste in your child.