At 10 months old, babies are much stronger. This is the time when they need abundant nutrition for comprehensive development. At this point, babies have a few teeth that can bite but cannot chew yet. Therefore, mothers should choose soft foods for their 10-month-old baby’s weaning menu so that the baby can crush the food with their front teeth and gums.
Diet for 10-month-old babies
Babies should be fed 3-5 meals/day: Mothers must ensure that the composition of the meal always includes all 4 basic food groups: protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.
Pay attention to 2-3 snacks/day: For snacks, mothers can vary with: milk, yogurt, soup, vermicelli, pho, cakes… and each day, the baby should also be breastfed about 600-800ml of milk/day.
Supplement fruits and fiber in the child’s snacks: Mothers can make fresh vegetable juice for the baby to drink alternately with the main meals, in addition to giving the baby fruit juice. Because juice from root vegetables both provides water for the baby and effectively supplements vitamins from these fruits and vegetables.
Suggested weaning menu for 9-10 month old babies to gain weight
Beef and Potato Soup
Soup is one of the indispensable dishes in babies’ weaning menus. When the baby is 9 months old, in addition to sweet potato soup, pumpkin soup, cauliflower soup… Mothers can diversify with soups such as beef and potato soup, salmon and potato soup, chicken and mushroom soup, chicken and sweet corn soup.
Ingredients:
- 30g beef tenderloin
- Carrots, potatoes (30g each)
- Cooking oil, scallions
Instructions: Remove tendons and fat from the beef, mince or finely chop. Peel and wash carrots and potatoes, finely chop (if the baby chews well). Cook the beef in a pot with 1 bowl of water until cooked, then add carrots and potatoes, stir well, add cooking oil and scallions. Pour the soup into a bowl and let it cool before giving it to the baby.
Chicken and Lotus Seed Porridge
Ingredients for Chicken Porridge:
1 chicken thigh and 2 parts of breastbone, 1 handful of sticky rice + regular rice, 1 bowl of small lotus seeds, spices and herbs to taste
Instructions:
Boil the chicken thigh with 2 parts of breastbone, when cooked, remove the meat to cool and shred.
Wash the rice and lotus seeds, then cook them with the chicken broth. While waiting for the porridge to cook, heat a pan, add oil, and sauté minced shallots until fragrant, then stir-fry the shredded chicken, add spices to taste. Puree the meat in a blender (depending on the baby’s age).
Finally, add the chicken to the cooked porridge, cook for a few more minutes, then turn off the heat and serve.
Beef and Broccoli Porridge
Ingredients for Beef and Broccoli Porridge:
150g beef, 80g broccoli, 1 handful of sticky rice, spices to taste
Instructions:
Step 1: Wash the rice and add 600ml of water to the pot, then cook the porridge.
Step 2: Wash and chop the broccoli, drain. Cut the beef into pieces and mince.
Step 3: Heat the pan and sauté minced garlic until fragrant, then stir-fry the beef and broccoli. Then puree the mixture (adjust the consistency according to the baby’s ability to eat solids).
Step 4: Add the beef and broccoli mixture to the porridge pot and cook for a few more minutes until all ingredients are cooked through. Turn off the heat and serve.
Pork and Amaranth Porridge
Ingredients:
- Plain porridge
- 30g pork
- 30g amaranth
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions:
Wash the amaranth and puree it.
Mince the pork and cook it with the plain porridge, stirring constantly. Simmer for about 5 minutes until the meat is tender.
Add the amaranth to the porridge, stir well, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to the porridge, let it cool slightly, then serve.
Oatmeal, Salmon, and Pumpkin Porridge
Ingredients:
- 40g oatmeal
- 25g salmon
- 20g pumpkin
- 1 carton of unsweetened fresh milk
Instructions:
Wash the oatmeal and soak it in water for 5-7 minutes to soften.
Wash the salmon, remove the skin, and soak it in unsweetened fresh milk for about 20 minutes.
Steam the salmon with ginger to reduce the fishy smell, then flake and mince the cooked salmon.
Peel, wash, and puree the pumpkin.
Cook the oatmeal in a pot with water.
When the oatmeal boils, add the salmon and pumpkin, cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat. Let it cool slightly, then serve.
Salmon and Pumpkin Porridge
Ingredients:
- 30g salmon
- 30g pumpkin
- 40g regular rice
- Shallots, scallions
Instructions: Wash the rice, soak for 30 minutes, then cook until soft. Wash the salmon and boil it with a few slices of ginger to remove the fishy smell. Then flake and mash the fish. Sauté the fish with minced shallots until fragrant, then set aside.
Peel, wash, and steam the pumpkin until cooked, then chop finely. After the porridge is cooked, add the fish and pumpkin, bring to a boil again, then turn off the heat.
Pig Brain and Green Pea Porridge
Ingredients:
- 20g regular rice
- 30g pig brain
- 30g green peas
- 5g cooking oil
- Fish sauce
Instructions: Wash the rice, soak for 30 minutes, then cook until soft. Soak and peel the green peas. Remove the membranes, tendons, and blood from the pig brain, mash it with a few spoons of water, then add it to the porridge and cook until done. After the porridge is cooked, add a little cooking oil, fish sauce, and scallions.
