Steamed cutlets for a 1 year old child

From 1 year to 3 years.

Features of nutrition of young children

due to the fact that the transition from dairy nutrition to food of plant and animal origin continues; transition to mixed and solid foods that require chewing; the need for calories and proteins increases; the diet is expanding, food is becoming more varied; a stereotype and rhythm of nutrition and taste habits are formed.
The daily amount of food increases: up to 1.5 years - 1100-1200 ml, from 1.5 to 3 years - 1500-1600 ml. The frequency of meals and the distribution of their caloric content changes (see Table 1).

Table 1

Eating 5 meals a day 4 meals a day 1st breakfast 20% 20-30% 2nd breakfast 10-15% - Lunch 30-35% 30-40% Afternoon snack 10-15% 10-20% Dinner 20% 20-30%

The range of products is changing used for preparing second courses: from meat preference should be given to turkey, rabbit, beef, but you can already use young lamb and lean pork. For children up to 3 years Duck and goose meat should not be given due to the high content of refractory fats.

Fish(sea, river, but low-fat) should be used in children's meals 1-2 times a week. The daily intake of fish is 30 g/day, but since it is impossible to prepare a dish from such an amount of fish, the weekly intake (210 g) should be divided into 2-3 doses. For fish dishes, you can use any variety of large, low-boned, low-fat fish, but it is safer to use fish fillets.

Eggs, rich in protein with an optimal amino acid composition, fats, lecithin, calcium salts, phosphorus, iron, copper, iodine, vitamins B, D, E, offer children no more than 1 piece every 2 days. Eggs can be used in dishes every day, since the quantitative part of the egg in dishes and products for the preparation of which their presence is necessary is very small, approximately 1/10 of the egg.

Cereal side dishes for children of this age it should be prepared from buckwheat, rice, and corn grits. Viscous porridges are recommended, and if the child does not like porridges, you can use them to make casseroles, meatballs or cutlets.

New dishes made from flour- these are pancakes and pancakes. Children over 2 years old You can pamper yourself with pasta, but not more than 2 times a week, and give preference to vegetable side dishes.

Needs to be widely used vegetables, not only for preparing first courses, but also second courses. Young children should receive 200 g of vegetables (cabbage, carrots, beets, herbs, cucumbers, tomatoes) daily, and no more than 120 g of potatoes. This limitation of potatoes in the diet is necessary because it is a high-carbohydrate (starch-containing) product, excessive the consumption of which is undesirable for children of any age.

Bean dishes(peas, beans) can be given no more than 1-2 times a week, since these foods are “heavy” for children’s intestines. Legumes contain coarse fiber, which is difficult to digest and can cause flatulence in a child.

Culinary food processing. All dishes are prepared only boiled, stewed and steamed. As the ability to chew develops, the consistency of food becomes increasingly thick. For children up to 1.5 years food is prepared pureed. After 1.5 years it should be thicker - pieces of different sizes. At the same time, do not forget to focus on the tastes and preferences of the baby. Porridges are cooked boiled. Instead of puree, vegetables are offered in stewed form. It is advisable to replace the meat soufflé with cutlets, meatballs, and meatballs. To new dishes for children after 2 years include meat casseroles. They include boiled meat, various vegetables, rice, and pasta. Salads for kids up to 1.5-2 years are offered finely grated, and after this age - finely chopped.

The fish can be boiled, stewed in its own juice with the addition of a small amount of fat or fish broth, or with carrots and onions.

By 3 years the child completely switches to the common table, with the difference that the food is prepared using a more gentle heat treatment, i.e. Boiling, stewing, and steaming are preferred. Hot seasonings and spices are excluded. As seasonings you can use dill, parsley, onions, garlic, spinach. You should not teach your child to abuse salt from an early age; food should be slightly under-salted - the child’s daily need for salt up to 1 year is 0.35 g, and for children over 1 year - 0.5 g.

Distribution of food during the day. Products rich in protein and extractive substances, and also have a stimulating effect on the digestive tract (stimulate digestion processes), these include meat and fish broths, raw vegetables and vegetable broths, fermented milk products, fruits and berries, as well as dishes made from them, it is advisable give for breakfast and lunch. For dinner you should offer cereals, vegetables and dairy products. The diet must include hot dishes.

Recipes

Steamed beef cutlets

Meat (beef) - 50 g, wheat bread - 10 g, milk - 10 ml, butter - 2 g, salt.

Pass the prepared meat and bread soaked in milk through a meat grinder twice, add butter, salt, beat well, form cutlets and steam them for 20-25 minutes.

Meat puree with buckwheat porridge

Meat (beef) - 90 g, broth -15 ml, buckwheat - 25 g, butter - 3 g, salt.

Remove any films from lean, already boiled meat, mince it twice, add hot water (broth) and boil for 5 minutes. Sort the buckwheat, rinse, add to boiling water, add salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened (20 minutes), then add butter and meat with broth, bring the dish in the oven until fully cooked (5-7 minutes).

Meatballs

Meat - 70 g, bread - 10 g, egg white - 1 teaspoon, butter - 5 g, salt.

Rinse the meat under running water, remove tendons and films, cut into small pieces and pass through a meat grinder. Soak the bread in a small amount of cold water, squeeze, mix with minced meat; Pass this mass again through a meat grinder with a fine mesh, add salt. Beat the egg white well and add to the minced meat. Cut the minced meat into balls (meatballs), place in a greased frying pan, add a little cold broth or water, cover with oiled paper, a lid, or foil and place in a not very hot (100-150°C) oven for 20-30 minutes. Serve with mashed potatoes or carrots.

Meat, chicken or fish pudding

For 50 g of beef (chicken or fish) - 15-20 g of white bread, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of butter, salt. For 200 g of potatoes for mashed potatoes - 3 tbsp. spoons of milk and 1/2 teaspoon of butter, salt.

Cut 50 g of beef (chicken, fish) into pieces, pass through a meat grinder twice along with 15-20 g of dry white bread soaked in milk (you can additionally rub this mass through a fine sieve), add salt and dilute with milk until the paste becomes thick, then add 1/2 of the raw yolk and the white, tightly whipped into a foam, mix carefully from bottom to top, place in a small mug (aluminum, enamel or porcelain), thickly greased, and sprinkle with sifted breadcrumbs; Cover the top with an oiled mug of paper or foil, lower the mug into a pan filled to half the volume with boiling water, cover the pan with a lid and place on the stove. After 40-50 minutes, remove the pudding and serve with mashed potatoes.

Meat is an essential component of a balanced diet for children; it is a source of many vitamins, minerals and essential amino acids.

We suggest preparing chicken cutlets in the oven (for a child 1 year and older): this dish is important to include in the diet for the growth and development of the baby, it will perfectly complement and diversify the children's menu. Such meat products are easy to prepare, easily digestible and harmoniously combine with a side dish of cereals, vegetables, potatoes or pasta made from durum wheat.

Chicken is one of the very first types of meat that is introduced into a baby’s diet. The established tradition is quite understandable: white chicken meat (fillet, brisket) is easily absorbed by the child’s body, providing it with a set of vital amino acids necessary for the growth and normal development of the child’s body.

Chicken cutlets for a 1 year old child are, first of all, a “building material” necessary for the formation of not only muscles and bone tissue, but also the synthesis of antibodies and some types of hormones. Eating chicken meat enhances the activity of certain minerals and B vitamins. But what is even more valuable is that this product serves as a source of vitamin K, which is necessary for normal blood clotting and the formation of the protective functions of the child’s skin. In addition, this type of meat counteracts putrefactive processes and promotes rapid recovery from illness.

No less important are the minerals present in chicken meat. Potassium ensures normal functioning of the heart muscle, phosphorus and calcium form the basis of skeletal tissue, and magnesium has a beneficial effect on the activity of the central nervous system.

What to watch out for when introducing chicken cutlets to children's menus

Often, nutritionists and pediatricians warn parents against early introduction of chicken meat into their child’s diet, since this product is increasingly becoming the cause of allergic reactions. At the same time, our mothers and grandmothers are perplexed: chicken meat is one of the traditionally dietary products, it is allowed for sick and weakened people, is there a contradiction here? Let's be clear!

The danger that doctors warn about really exists. And it refers to broiler meat, which is raised on special feed, replete with hormonal additives and antibiotics. The meat of such chickens can really pose a danger to the fragile immune system of a one-year-old child. Alas, if you want to provide your baby with a natural product, you will have to go to the market for regular chicken, less well-fed, but safe. When using “ordinary” chicken purchased at the nearest supermarket, be sure to monitor the reaction of the child’s body, and at the first warning symptoms, immediately consult a doctor.

Preparing chicken cutlets for children over one year old will require the most selected dietary piece - chicken breast, that same white meat that many children are too lazy to chew boiled or stewed.

Chicken cutlets in the oven for a 1 year old child

Chicken cutlets for a one-year-old child, which we suggest you prepare, have one important advantage: we will not fry them, we will simply bake them in the oven. These cutlets have a delicate taste and texture. They will definitely appeal to your baby, who does not yet have enough teeth to fully chew boiled or stewed meat. To prepare tender chicken cutlets, we need a certain set of products.

Ingredients

• Chicken breast – 0.5 kg;
• One onion;
• Bread (preferably white) – 75 g;
• Milk – 3 tbsp. l.;

• Carrots – 150 g;
• One chicken egg;
• A pinch of ground black pepper;
• No salt.

If you have everything ready, let's start preparing the most tender dietary chicken cutlets for your one-year-old child.

Preparation

• First of all, peel and wash the flour and carrots, cut them into large pieces of arbitrary shape.
• Remove the crust from the white bread and soak it briefly in milk.
• We pass the prepared meat, bread and vegetables, cut into large pieces, through a meat grinder.
• Add the egg to the minced meat, salt and pepper it, then mix thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
• Before forming the cutlets, turn on the oven. We will bake our tender chicken cutlets at 180 degrees.
• Prepare a bowl of cold water to wet your hands. In this case, the minced meat will not stick to your hands.
• Pour some water into the bottom of the greased pan.
• Let's form small cutlets and place them in the mold. Bake for about 25 minutes.

Ready-made chicken cutlets intended for children 1 year old are usually offered to the baby along with any vegetable or cereal side dish. For example, in the summer, you can replace traditional (and rather banal) mashed potatoes with stewed zucchini.

In addition to the classic recipe, there are other, no less interesting (and no less tasty) versions of this dish. If your baby's digestive system is prone to constipation, you can prepare him cutlets with oatmeal.

Chicken cutlets with oatmeal for children

Ingredients

• Chicken breast – 0.4 kg;
• Oatmeal – 80 g;
• Hard cheese – 50 g;

• Medium sized bulb;
• Half a bunch of parsley;
• A little salt and a pinch of black pepper.

These cutlets are prepared very simply and quite quickly.

Preparation

• Wash the meat thoroughly and cut into pieces of arbitrary shape.
• Peel the onion, wash it and cut it into several parts.
• Grind the chicken breast and onion in a meat grinder.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the meat and onions, including finely chopped herbs.
• Mix the minced meat thoroughly and form small cutlets, placing a small piece of cheese in the middle of each cutlet.
• Place the prepared cutlets in a mold, pour a little water at the bottom. Bake for about 25 minutes.

Chicken cutlets for a 1-year-old child, the recipes for which we have presented to your attention, are good because they exclude frying, which is very important when we are talking about a baby whose culinary preferences are just being formed. Turkey meat cutlets or cutlets cooked in a double boiler are no less tender and tasty.

Meat puree replenishes the baby's diet with the introduction of complementary foods. This nutritional ingredient is rich in vitamins, minerals, fats and proteins. As the baby grows, the mother can offer the child dishes close to the adult table. In this case, the baby will have to spend effort not chewing the thicker consistency of food, gradually improving this skill.

Meatballs, meatballs, cutlets for children 1 year old are prepared from minced meat, fish and vegetables; poultry is often used. At the same time, the baby is still not ready to receive “adult” food. Therefore, it is so important to take into account the specifics of choosing types of meat, vegetable components, and recommendations for culinary processing of children’s food.

Meat, even processed into minced meat, requires thorough chewing, so you can try it for the first time no earlier than one year. You should start with small portions of 70–80 grams several times a week. When the baby gets used to it, you can eat meat cutlets every day; 1-2 times a week you should diversify the menu with fish analogues. Vegetable ingredients and offal (liver) are also used to prepare cutlets. In order for the baby to receive all the beneficial substances from food, it must be properly processed.

• Cutlets fried in a frying pan are not suitable for children; they can be included in the menu after 3 years of age. They turn out too greasy and have a thick crust. Proper heat treatment involves minimal use of fats. The ideal solution would be to cook the cutlets in the oven (on a baking sheet, in foil or in a baking bag), in a multicooker (“Steam” mode), or steamed (in a double boiler, in a water bath, in a pressure cooker).
• Minced meat should be prepared only from high-quality ingredients. They prefer unfrozen pieces of meat and fresh seasonal vegetables.
• Before starting the culinary process, all products are washed, subjected to a soaking procedure (to reduce allergenicity), and minced twice with a meat grinder. You can use a food processor or chopper, but the consistency of the minced meat will be different, more homogeneous.
• You need to add bread to the mixture. To do this, pre-soak it in water, broth, milk.
• In the diet of children, preference is given to veal, beef, rabbit, and turkey. Chicken is given with caution due to its high allergenicity.
• Fish is considered more allergenic than meat. At the same time, choose low-fat varieties: pollock, cod, hake.
• Children's cutlets can be prepared from vegetables: white or cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, etc.
• Once formed, the patties can be frozen and removed as needed for cooking. Repeated freezing, as well as heating of ready-made cutlets, is unacceptable.
• Salt is used in children's diets in limited quantities.

Cutlet recipes for a 1 year old child

They choose a suitable cooking method, taking into account the child’s age and taste preferences. But it is important not only to make delicious cutlets for children, but also to serve them with a healthy side dish. The classic “cutlet-potato” combination is too complex and difficult for children’s gastrointestinal tract. Meat will be more beneficial and digest better if served with vegetables; porridge or pasta is also suitable.

Beef cutlets

Children aged one and a half years and older will definitely enjoy the dish. It's better to cook by steaming. To make beef cutlets you will need the following ingredients:

• 100 g beef;
• 20 g of bread and the same amount of milk;
• 1/2 onion;
• 5 g butter;
• salt to taste.

1. Soak the beef, cut into portions, chop along with half of the peeled onion.
2. Remove the bread crust, soak the soft part in milk and add to the minced meat.
3. Add oil to the resulting mass, add salt, shape the cutlets and steam for a third of an hour.

Rabbit cutlets

Rabbit meat is considered very healthy and dietary. Cutlets made from it are tender, aromatic and nutritious. To prepare, take:

• 200 g rabbit fillet;
• 1 chicken or 2 quail eggs;
• 1 onion;
• 1\2 tbsp. milk;
• slice of bread;
• salt to taste.

1. Twice through a meat grinder the rabbit meat, peeled onion and bread crumb, previously soaked in milk.
2. Add salt and add the egg, mix until smooth.
3. Shape the cutlets and cook them in a slow cooker for hours.

Chicken cutlets

These tender meat balls can be eaten by children over one year old. The dish turns out very juicy, tender and light. Main ingredients:

• 90 g chicken fillet;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 piece of bread (crumb);
• 5–7 g butter;
• 80 ml milk;
• salt.

1. Pass the chopped fillet and peeled onion through a meat grinder.
2. Add bread soaked in milk to the resulting mixture and grind again in a meat grinder.
3. Add oil, salt, and form cutlets.
4. Steaming time is a quarter of an hour, in the oven - 20-25 minutes. If you cook in the oven, pour the remaining milk over the cutlets, so they will remain juicy and not dry out.

Liver pancakes

Children do not really like liver and dishes made from it because of its specific taste and aroma. However, this product is useful for kids of all ages. You can introduce liver cutlets or pancakes into your child’s menu after 2 years of age. The following components are required for preparation:

• 300 g chicken or beef liver;
• 1 egg;
• 30 g cheese;
• a few green onions.

1. The liver and onion must be chopped and twisted in a meat grinder.
2. Add the egg to the mixture and add salt.
3. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet, then the formed pancakes.
4. Top with three cheeses and bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

Turkey cutlets

Children over 1.5 years old can try the dish. The cutlets turn out nourishing, and at the same time tender and juicy. All you need to do is prepare the following ingredients:

• 100 g turkey meat;
• half an onion;
• 1 tbsp. l. rice, boiled until half cooked;
• 1 egg;
• salt, herbs.

1. We pass the poultry fillet through a meat grinder twice.
2. Add rice, finely chopped herbs, egg and milk to the minced meat. Salt and mix.
3. Shape the cutlets and cook in a double boiler for half an hour.

Fish cutlets

Many children love fish dishes more than their meat counterparts. Cutlets made from lean fillets of sea or river fish will definitely appeal to babies over 12 months old. To prepare them you will need:

• 100 g fish fillet;
• 7 g butter;
• a piece of bread soaked in milk;
• salt;
• greenery.

1. We make minced meat by passing fish fillets and bread through a meat grinder.
2. Add oil, herbs, salt.
3. We wet our hands in water and form fish balls. Bake the cutlets in the oven for a quarter of an hour or cook in a double boiler for 20 minutes.

Carrot cutlets

A very simple and budget-friendly recipe is vegetable cutlets. They can be introduced into the diet of babies up to one year old, at the age of 8–9 months. Carrots are a source of vitamin A and various microelements. You can make cutlets if you have them on hand:

• 4 young carrots;
• 1 chicken egg or 2 quail eggs;
• 1 tbsp. l. semolina or chopped oatmeal;
• 75 ml milk;
• salt, sugar;
• breadcrumbs for breading.

1. Peel the carrots, wash them and cut them into small cubes.
2. Add salt, sugar and semolina to it.
3. Pour milk over carrots and simmer for 15–25 minutes. Don't forget to stir.
4. Add the egg yolk to the cooled mixture.
5. Form cutlets, roll in breadcrumbs and bake for 20 minutes in the oven.

Vegetable cutlets made from cabbage

Cabbage cutlets or lazy cabbage rolls are a complete dish that does not require a side dish. It must be cooked in the oven or by stewing. For preparation we use:

• 50 g minced chicken;
• 50 g finely shredded cabbage;
• half an onion;
• 1 tbsp. l. boiled rice;
• 1 egg;
• salt;
• 1 tbsp. l. sour cream.

1. Mix the minced meat with cabbage, add onion, cut into small cubes.
2. Add rice and egg to the mixture.
3. Salt the resulting mass and mix.
4. We form flat cakes, place them in a frying pan, add sour cream and simmer for half an hour.

Over time, the mother recognizes the baby’s preferences and can use cutlets as a means of disguising foods the baby doesn’t like. For example, adding broccoli to minced meat will make the meat dish juicier and brighter. Cutlets made from oatmeal and cauliflower are tasty and unusual. Don't be afraid to experiment. It is important that when choosing a heat treatment option, the beneficial properties of the ingredients are not lost.

It is very important for all children to eat properly and wholesomely, and meat plays a particularly important role in nutrition. Cutlets for children are a real delicacy that many children love no less than sweets, the main thing is to prepare and serve them correctly. Baked, they are more healthy because they remain juicy, retain the smell and taste of meat, and most importantly, they are useful even for children who are just introducing meat dishes into their diet. This recipe can be offered to a child from 1 year old.

If you are giving this meat to your baby for the first time, the serving should be no more than ¼ tsp. It is gradually increased to 50 g (by 8 months), and by one year - to 100 g.


Ingredients:

• Minced chicken or finely chopped breast - 500 g
• Bread (or crackers) - 200 g
• Sour cream - 1.5 tbsp. l.
• Milk or water - 5 tbsp.
• Onion - 1/2 pcs.
• Carrots - 1 pc.

Step by step photos of the recipe:

You can buy minced chicken in the store or mince the fillet through a meat grinder, or you can chop it finely with a knife.

To steam cutlets you will need:

• Chicken meat – 250 g
• White piece of bread - 1 pc.
• A little salt
• Milk – 90 ml
• Onion - one small head

Steamed chicken cutlets are perhaps the most tender and delicious, and they also contain a lot of protein, which is so necessary for a growing body.

It is preferable to feed children meat dishes up to 1.5 - 2 years of age Rather than frying them, fried foods can harm the gastrointestinal tract, which is still developing.

Steamed cutlets are cooked in a double boiler, but you can do without it and cook the same tender and tasty cutlets in a steam bath. To do this, you only need a pan of water, a metal colander or a wire rack; if these items are not available, you can use ordinary sterile gauze.

Steamed chicken cutlets for children: