Summer Appetizer Recipes for One-Year-Old Babies

Flower Tofu Recipe

This dish is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins B1, B2, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other minerals. Tofu is soft, easy to digest and absorb, and can participate in human tissue structure, promoting baby growth. It is a highly nutritious food suitable for all ages. Egg yolks are rich in iron and lecithin, which are very beneficial for improving babies' blood pigment and brain health.

Ingredients: 50g tofu, 10g green vegetable leaves, 1g cooked egg, 10g starch, a pinch of salt, and chopped ginger and green onion in water.

Preparation:

1. Boil the tofu, mash it in a bowl; wash the vegetable leaves, blanch them in boiling water, chop them, and put them in the bowl with tofu. Add starch, salt, and ginger-green onion water, mix well.
2. Shape the tofu mixture into square vegetables, spread a layer of egg yolk on the surface, and steam for 10 minutes in a steamer.
3. Do not make the vegetables too salty to facilitate baby's consumption.

Characteristics: Attractive appearance, soft and delicious.

Milk and Egg Recipe

This dish is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins A, B2, D, and other nutrients essential for baby growth, promoting brain and bone development. Suitable for babies over 10 months old.

Ingredients: 1 egg, 1 cup of milk.

Preparation:

1. Separate the egg yolk and white. Beat the egg white until foamy and set aside.
2. Add milk, egg yolk, and sugar to a pot, stir well, cook over low heat for a while, then use a spoon to add the beaten egg white to the milk-egg yolk mixture and cook for a bit longer.
3. Ensure the egg yolk and white are separated during preparation.

Characteristics: Fluffy and soft, the best food for babies at this stage.

Fresh Tomato and Liver Patty Recipe

This dish is nutrient-rich, especially rich in iron, which helps form hemoglobin in red blood cells. Suitable for 9-12-month-old babies to supplement iron and prevent anemia.

Ingredients: 100g pig liver, 250g purple sweet potato, 2 tomatoes, 50g flour, a little soy sauce, salt, sugar, starch, and water.

Preparation:

1. Wash the pig liver, marinate in soy sauce, salt, and sugar for 10 minutes, drain, and cut into small pieces.
2. Peel and wash the sweet potato, boil until soft, peel, mash, add liver pieces and flour, mix into a paste, shape into thick patties, and fry in oil until golden brown on both sides.
3. Wash and blanch the tomatoes, peel, cut into chunks, fry briefly in a pan, thicken with starch and water, and pour over the liver patties.
4. Ensure the liver patties are not too hard or crispy to facilitate digestion.

Characteristics: Soft and fragrant.

Pearl Soup Recipe

This soup is rich in protein, carbohydrates, iron, vitamins, and other minerals. Spinach has a blood-enriching effect. Regular consumption by babies can promote growth and prevent anemia.

Ingredients: 40g flour, 1 egg, 10g shrimp, 20g spinach, 200g broth, 2g sesame oil, 2g salt, a pinch of MSG.

Preparation:

1. Beat the egg, separate the egg white, mix with flour to form a