After a year, the child’s diet expands greatly. Growing up, the baby no longer needs just hearty and nutritious food, but also diverse. Trying to introduce new products, it is worth knowing at what age you can give them to the child, suddenly they will harm him.
Many cook various soups from borscht to kharcho. One of the many favorite soups is mushroom. When children can be given mushroom soup, because it is famous for its high content of protein substances and replaces meat broth in vegetarianism.
The composition of mushrooms: benefits and harms
Mushrooms in their composition are very rich in various substances. They contain compounds useful for the body:
- Vitamins A, B1, B2, C, PP.
- Trace elements: potassium, necessary for the stable functioning of the heart muscle and calcium, an important “brick” for the formation of the bone system and milk teeth.
- Phosphorus is an essential element for the development of brain activity. By its quantity, mushrooms approach fish products.
- Protein, it is so much that sometimes draw an analogy between mushrooms and meat.
- Enzymes are lipase and amylase.
However, mushrooms also contain chitin, which makes them difficult to digest food. Chitin is the main component of the shell of snails, crayfish and crabs. It is difficult to imagine that our stomach could digest it, and even more so a child.
The structure of mushrooms resembles a sponge; they absorb harmful substances from the soil and the environment. The environmental situation in many areas of the country leaves much to be desired, so it is worth introducing mushrooms grown in greenhouses: champignons or oyster mushrooms into the kid’s menu. For forest mushrooms, one must clearly know in which area they were collected, what distance was from roads and railways.
When can a child get acquainted with the taste of mushroom soup
On the question of time, when you can start feeding children mushroom dishes, in particular soup, the opinions of experts differ somewhat. Some consider it quite possible to use mushroom soup from three years old, while others do not recommend introducing mushroom dishes on the menu up to six to seven years.
The frequency of appearance of mushroom soup on the child’s menu should be small. Mushroom soup prepared from quality, proven products can be given to children once every two to three weeks. It is better to start with mashed soup prepared on the basis of mushroom broth. A decoction of mushrooms should be diluted with water and on its basis to cook the usual vegetable soup for the baby.
Further:
Is it possible to give mushrooms already in 3 years?
Until 13-14 years old they don’t advise at all, because mushrooms are also toxic and difficult to digest, and there is not much benefit from them.