Millet

Millet is one of the most nutritious foods for the body. Millet is known as a small grain but high in nutrients, a good grain for the whole family. Millet provides all the necessary and nutritious vitamins for children such as: vitamins B1, B2, A, E, Protein; The amount of minerals such as: lime, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper, etc. is much more than other foods. Not only that, feeding your baby millet also helps to clean the mouth and prevent dental problems for the baby. For babies who have little sleep, often do not sleep deeply, millet contains a lot of melatonin, which has the effect of regulating sleep, making it easier for the baby to fall into a deep sleep. Another use of this tiny seed is to support the baby's digestive system, making it easier for the baby to digest, without bloating, through which the baby eats well, plays well and sleeps better.

However, there is a note that mothers should not cook millet with almonds to avoid causing diarrhea. Millet contains many nutrients necessary for the comprehensive development of children and also has many other effects. In addition to using as a food for babies, mothers can also boil water to bathe the baby with millet to treat heat rash and itching for the baby. Millet porridge is not only effective when feeding young children, but it also has a great effect on people who are sick or patients who have just recovered from illness. Millet porridge is cool, easy to digest, not bored, helps to add essential nutrients to help the body recover quickly. Therefore, each family should store millet in the kitchen and have a habit of using millet regularly to promote health for all members.

Some ways to prepare Millet for baby weaning:

• Pumpkin and millet porridge: Wash the millet and soak for about 1 hour, then remove and drain. Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds, and dice. Steam the pumpkin until cooked and then sifted finely (reserving the steamed water). Put the millet seeds in a pot and cook until they are large, then add the sifted pumpkin and cook for another 15 minutes, then turn off the heat. Ladle the porridge into the bowl and let the baby enjoy..
• Millet Salmon Porridge: Soak your millet overnight (about 8 hours), then remove the millet from the shell and add it to the rice to cook porridge. The salmon you bring is washed, you can soak the fish with fresh milk without sugar to remove the fishy smell of the fish or marinate the lemon leaves around the surface of the fish. Lemon leaves have the effect of eliminating fishy odors and creating a quite special flavor. Wash your salmon, remove the skin and bones, and then cut it into small squares. Add a little soy sauce to the fish and mix well. Put the salmon in the porridge pot and cook for about 5 minutes, until the fish is cooked. Taste the seasoning with the child. Turn off the heat and add finely chopped coriander to the porridge to decorate, to bring up the smell of the bowl of porridge. Salmon you should give your baby from 8 months to avoid sea fish allergies. For babies who are not good at eating raw, you can grind porridge and salmon for your baby to eat easily.
• Chicken millet porridge: Wash the chicken and put it in a pot to boil. Then take out, mince or shred the chicken depending on the level of roughness of the baby. Plain rice, glutinous rice, clean millet. Then put in the pot of chicken broth, then bring to a boil. When the rice is cooked and expands, put the chicken in the pot, cook until the chicken is tender, then turn off the heat.
• Lotus seed millet milk: Wash millet and lotus seeds, soak for 6 hours, then put in a pot, fill with water, add a little salt to boil. When the water boils, continue to simmer for 20 minutes until soft, remember to skim off the foam and stir often to avoid burning the pot. Add a little rock sugar and cook for about 2-3 minutes, then turn off the heat. Put the seeds in a blender and blend them with the water. So the baby has a delicious cup of lotus seed millet milk.