HOW TO COOK NOODLES FOR BABIES

The reason most parents are cautious about giving kids noodles is because of the coating, once that is parboiled and removed, your baby is free to enjoy the carbs with some added nutrition.

From six months, babies are being gradually introduced to solid food. Some parents are not sure about feeding noodles to little babies but many are doing it without problems because they know the right methods to make noodles for kids.

Cooking for babies is different, the food has to really cook soft or be mashed to enable the cute little humans to digest them properly. Some ingredients have to be added or omitted for the sake of the chubby cheeks smiley tots. While pepper is removed, proteins and carbs are increased.

PARBOILING NOODLES BEFORE COOKING for baby

To make not only delicious but nutritious and safe noodles for kids, you parboil first the way we do rice. Aside from parboiling, the pack of noodles is hit or pressed down to crush everything so that the baby can digest easily because at this age, even the milk teeth is still begging to grow and we need to help make the food easy to swallow without chewing.

For green peas, get baby peas. You can test by pressing one between your thumb and first finger if they crush, then, they are still young and can cook really fast, if your fingers cannot crush the pea, then it’s too mature for a baby unless you’ll cook till tender before adding to the pot of noodles. You can check out these indomie noodle recipes on the blog.

Blend the carrots and add to already cooked noodles, check, turn off the heat and serve.
Serves 4 kids…

See below how to cook noodles for babies

1. Parboil the noodles in plenty of boiling water for one minute to remove the coating. Pour the first water away…
2. Strain and set aside
3. Crack and poach eggs with just two tablespoons of water in a pot, stir till the eggs turn completely white. Then, add the parboiled noodles.
4.  Add your green peas, 1 teaspoon finely diced onion (Very tiny pieces), seasoning of choice without chili. 
5. Immediately add just one cup of water and stir, check for taste.
6.   Cook for another 2 minutes.
7. Add the blended vegetables (carrot), stir, wait for one minute, check for taste, and serve the deliciousness. Watch your baby enjoy himself. That is how easy it is to make noodles for babies.

CAN A 6-MONTH-OLD BABY EAT NOODLES?

• Yes my 6-month-old babies ate noodles. You can feed baby noodles but it has to be cooked in the safe way.
• Remember to parboil the noodles first and drain. Use freshwater or stock to complete the cooking.
• After boiling and draining noodles using meat stock or chicken stock or even fish to cook makes it more nutritious.
• Do not add chili if the noodles are being cooked for a baby.
• Use your homemade ingredients like crayfish powder or meat stock to make it nutritious.