How to cook fish for baby supplementary food

When the baby reaches 6 months old, parents usually start introducing complementary foods, mainly rice cereal or porridge at the beginning, gradually trying more types of food according to the baby’s different ages. Considering the differences in the baby’s constitution, the early addition of some foods may cause allergies. Therefore, fish is recommended to be added to the diet after the baby is 8 months old. When preparing fish baby food, it is more suitable to choose fish such as salmon or tuna, which have a light fishy taste and fewer bones. To remove the fishy taste, you can use vinegar or lemon juice since seasoning is not suitable for babies under 1 year old. Ensure that fish bones are completely removed, which can be carefully picked out after cooking. Steaming or boiling fish meat is recommended for cooking fish. Initially, you can let the baby try fish soup, then gradually introduce fish meat. It is important not to add extra salt as fish meat itself contains salt. You can also puree the fish meat and mix it into porridge or noodles. The following are two fish recipes suitable for babies: Colorful fish porridge Ingredients: 50g fish meat, appropriate amount of rice, carrots, peas, and leafy vegetables. The cooking process includes cooking the processed fish meat pieces to remove the fishy smell with slightly watery porridge, then briefly cooking the vegetable pieces. Tomato fried cod Prepare a skinless, boneless cod fillet and a small tomato. Marinate the cod in rice wine to remove the fishy smell, and cut the tomato into small pieces. Use butter to pan-fry the cod on both sides over low heat until golden brown, then add the tomato and continue frying until soft. Regarding the benefits and precautions of babies eating fish, fish meat is rich in protein, which is beneficial for the baby’s growth. However, whether to add fish should be based on the baby’s constitution. Babies with allergies are advised to wait until their gastrointestinal system is more mature or try after 1 year old, while non-allergic babies can start around 10 months. Even if the baby enjoys the taste of fish meat, it is important to control the intake to two to three times a week and diversify protein sources such as soybeans, meat, and eggs.