Authors : Marta Magalhães | Simone Fernandes | Mónica Santos When the time comes for dietary diversification, soup is part of the meals of almost every baby. From consistency and texture, easily manipulable, to the variety of possible ingredients and ease of preparation, this is an excellent way to introduce new foods . If you don’t really know how to prepare a soup, see below; the process is quite simple. If you need recipes, we have a few for you. And after making the first ones, you will see new ideas come up, because it suffices to change the proportion of the ingredients to have soups of different flavour. It is impossible not to like. Do not forget: Always follow the recommendations from the pediatrician and other health professionals assisting your baby, namely concerning the age to initiate the dietary diversification and the type and sequence of introduction of foods in diet. VEGETABLE SOUP How to prepare Wash the vegetables thoroughly; Put the peeled vegetables (when applicable) and cut into pieces in a pan, cover with water and let it cook; Mix with a hand mixer or in a blender. The quantity of cooking water to use depends on the texture wanted for the soup. In general, if the water merely covers the vegetables, the consistency will suit all tastes; Do not add salt or other seasoning. Season only with a drizzle of raw olive oil, when the soup has cooled or at the moment of giving it to the baby. Ingredients The vegetable soup or cream should include at least 4 vegetables, distributed as follows: 1 from the group of basic vegetables: potato or sweet potato, chayote, zucchini (the first time, introduced as green, if cooked with peel), eggplant or cauliflower; 1 from the group of beta-carotene suppliers: carrot or pumpkin; 1 from the group of vegetables rich in antioxidants: onion, garlic or leek; 1 from the group of leafy vegetables: lettuce, broccoli, kale, green beans, etc. Examples of dietary introduction of vegetables in soups Potato + carrot + garlic + lettuce Sweet potato + carrot + garlic + lettuce Zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + carrot + garlic + lettuce Potato + pumpkin + garlic + lettuce Sweet potato / zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + pumpkin + garlic + lettuce Potato + pumpkin + onion + lettuce Sweet potato / zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + pumpkin + onion + lettuce Potato + carrot + onion + broccoli Sweet potato / zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + pumpkin + onion + broccoli Potato + pumpkin + garlic + kale Sweet potato / zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + pumpkin + garlic + kale Potato + pumpkin + leek + lettuce Sweet potato / zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + pumpkin + leek + lettuce Potato + pumpkin + onion + green beans Sweet potato / zucchini / chayote / cauliflower + pumpkin + onion + green beans Afterwards, the remaining vegetables should be introduced, namely, savoy cabbage, watercress, spinach, turnip, beetroot, among others. SOUPS WITH MEAT SOUPS WITH FISH SOUPS WITH PULSES Meet the nutrition clinical team from Hospital da Luz network.
