How to cook eggplant for 8-month-old baby

Eggplant is rich in nutrients and suitable for people of all ages. Babies aged 8 months can also eat eggplant if they have started to eat complementary foods. However, you should pay attention to the way of feeding eggplant to babies aged 8 months and it should be different from that for adults. In particular, you should not add too much oil and salt. The best way for babies is to steam it, which can preserve the nutrients in the eggplant well.

How old can babies eat eggplant?

Babies over 6 months old can eat eggplant. Eggplant is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and various nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. It can supplement vitamins and other nutrients for the baby's body and promote the baby's growth and development. However, the baby's gastrointestinal function is not yet fully developed, so you should try to eat less and be careful to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort.

Benefits of eating eggplant for babies

1. Supplement multiple nutrients

Eggplant contains a variety of vitamins, fats, proteins, sugars and minerals. It is a high-quality and inexpensive vegetable. In particular, eggplant is rich in vitamin P, which can enhance the adhesion between human cells, improve the fragility of capillaries, and is beneficial to babies.

2. Prevent prickly heat

Eggplant is rich in anthocyanins, which are nutrients with excellent antioxidant effects. They can protect cell membranes against damage by free radicals. Eggplant can also clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Babies who are prone to prickly heat can eat more eggplant.

Precautions for babies to eat eggplant

1. Eating too much eggplant can cause stomach acid, so don’t feed your baby too much eggplant at one time.

2. Try to make eggplant into eggplant puree for your baby. Make sure the eggplant puree is cooked thoroughly and easy to break. At the same time, add as little seasoning as possible, because too much salt will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys.

How to eat eggplant for babies

1. Sweet and sour eggplant noodles

Prepare ingredients: tomatoes, purple eggplant, sesame oil, soup, children's soy sauce

Method: ① Peel the tomatoes and cut into small dices.

② Cut a long eggplant into pieces diagonally. Eggplant absorbs oil and babies should not eat too much oil, so rinse it with water after cutting.

③Cook the baby noodles with boiling water. After the noodles are cooked, put them in cold water for later use.

④ Add a little sesame oil to the pan and fry the eggplant on both sides over low heat. After frying, add the chopped tomatoes.

⑤ Add a little bit of sugar, a little bit of children's soy sauce, then add half a bowl of water and simmer the sauce over low heat. If you feel that the eggplant is not cooked enough, add some water and cook it. ⑥ Take out the noodles and drain the water, place the eggplant at the bottom of the plate, put the noodles in the middle, and pour the remaining tomato juice on them.

2. Minced meat and eggplant puree

Prepare ingredients: half an eggplant, 30 grams of minced pork, a little salt, and a little cornstarch.

Method: ① Wash the eggplant, cut it into half, then put it into the pot and steam it first. After it cools down a bit, you can tear it into shreds. You can decide whether to keep the eggplant skin based on your baby's age and chewing ability.

② Marinate the minced meat lightly with salt, light soy sauce, sugar and cornstarch.

③ Mix the minced pork with shredded eggplant, put them into the pot and steam them. It can be used to mix with rice, or it can be given to babies as a complementary food.