Babies need to start adding complementary foods when they reach about six months. Congee is one of the common recipes for adding complementary foods to babies. Babies of different ages have different chewing and swallowing abilities, and have different requirements for the consistency of porridge. 1, 6 months old baby, just started to add complementary food, you can give your baby a relatively thin porridge; 2, 7 ~ 8 months old baby, you should add thick porridge. This is because thin porridge water, for the baby, just eat a water full, nutrient density is not enough. This porridge to thicken to what kind? It should be so thick that it does not fall off on the spoon. 3, more than 9 months of age, the baby can slowly learn to eat soft rice. What are the misconceptions about drinking porridge for babies? Myth 1: White porridge is nutritious and most nourishing Many people are particularly fond of eating white porridge and feel that it is nourishing. More than 75% of white porridge is carbohydrates, with a small amount of protein and B vitamins. And the longer the white porridge is cooked, the more B vitamins are lost. The nutrients that babies need include carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins/trace elements, and dairy products. White porridge only provides carbohydrates, and it takes up a lot of tummy. Many babies are basically full after eating a bowl of white porridge, and then they can’t get other nutrients. But the white porridge compared to other complementary foods still has good digestive characteristics, which is the reason that mothers like to add white porridge to their babies at the beginning of the complementary foods, but with the increase in the age of the baby is not recommended to eat only white porridge, you can add meat froth, vegetables, pork liver, yams, fish, etc. to increase the nutrition of white porridge. Myth 2: Millet porridge is more nutritious than rice porridge For babies, millet is not as easy to digest and absorb as rice. There are parents with millet soup floating on top of a layer of burnt to feed the baby, but that is just a layer of starch, not suitable for long-term baby food. To baby porridge these things do not add 1, edible salt baby’s kidney development is not perfect, the ability to excrete sodium is still relatively poor, additional intake of salt will increase the burden on the baby’s kidneys; so before 1 year old baby porridge is not recommended to add edible salt, after 1 year old can add a small amount. 2.Peeled eggs Eggs contain a large amount of lead and are strongly alkaline, which is a very unsuitable food for babies. Once the baby consumes too many eggs, it is easy to cause excessive intake of heavy metal lead. 3, edible alkali Adding edible alkali when cooking porridge will make the porridge thicker, and many families are used to adding edible alkali when cooking porridge. But this practice will have an impact on the health of the baby. The main materials for cooking porridge are rice and millet, which contain water-soluble vitamins that are important to babies, and these nutrients are easily destroyed in an alkaline and heated environment. Therefore, it is not recommended to add alkali when cooking porridge for babies. 4, sugar Sweet is a taste that most babies like, some moms may add sugar to increase baby’s appetite when cooking porridge, but it is not good for baby to be exposed to sugar too early, if baby uses too sweet food for a long time, it will lead to baby’s inability to feel the natural taste of food, which may affect baby’s sense of taste, and may also lay hidden dangers for future dental caries and obesity. When cooking porridge, you can use high heat first, and after the water boils, change to low heat and simmer slowly until the water and rice melt. During the cooking process, you can put two iron spoons in the pot to prevent the porridge from boiling and overflowing. The nature of the porridge should be adjusted according to the baby’s ability to adapt. If your baby is just starting to add congee supplements, it is recommended that you do not add too many ingredients at once, the same two can be, and try to boil the congee a little longer rotten, so that your baby’s stomach and intestines gradually adapt.