Adlay

Adlay is good for both mother and baby. Adlay is a grain of the rice family. In Vietnam, Adlay is also known as barley, pearl barley, rice bran, mica... Adlay is a super rich source of calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6... bountiful for the baby. Not only that, for postpartum mothers, Adlay is a recommended ingredient to process foods, soups, teas, and milk with beneficial milk properties that are both safe and effective.

For babies who have digestive problems, they can eat this seed to completely cure the disease. It is both safe and good for your baby's health. New mothers should eat Adlay seeds mixed with rice to stimulate milk production and milk flow will have more nutrients. Not only that, Adlay seeds also have the same effect as calcium to help children grow taller and prevent rickets. In addition, this is also a delicious and extremely nutritious ingredient, increasing the resistance of children. In addition, Adlay has a sweet taste, so it can be combined with many other foods, creating nutritious food for babies during the weaning period.

Some ways to prepare Adlay for baby weaning:

• Adlay and lotus seeds porridge: First soak lotus seeds with lemon juice overnight, then take them out to dry and grind into powder. Next, soak the glutinous rice in boiling water for about 3 hours and put it in the pot to simmer. Take Adlay seeds and grind them to a fine powder. You take all the ingredients into a pot of porridge that has been simmered and add a little water and continue to simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes. For babies over 1 year old, you can add honey to make the porridge more delicious for your baby to enjoy.
• Adlay, Snakehead and Corn Porridge: Adlay seeds soaked for 4 hours and then washed. Boil water, add Adlay seeds and boil for 25 minutes, snakehead fish for 10 minutes (take out and mince finely). Grated baby corn, then put it in the Adlay pot and cook for another 10 minutes (total cooking time 25 minutes). Put the white porridge in and stir for about 10 minutes, then scoop it out into a bowl for your baby to enjoy.
• Adlay and Azuki Bean Porridge: Wash rice, Adlay seeds, and azuki beans and soak for about 1 hour. Jujube washed, soaked until soft, then remove the seeds. Put Adlay, azuki beans, rice and jujube in a pot of boiling water, reduce heat to low and cook for another 2 hours. Turn off the stove, wait for the porridge to cool a bit, then the mother can let the baby enjoy.