Baby Food Recipes with Eggs

Are you looking for some baby food recipes with eggs? Do you want to know when you should introduce eggs to your little one? Are you interested in the nutritional benefits of eggs? Egg contains high-quality protein and thirteen essential vitamins. It can be helpful to promote healthy growth.

So, all the moms want to introduce eggs to their babies. However, they do not know when to introduce and which eggs are more suitable for young kids. In this article, we will discuss all these to enable you to choose the right recipe and the right time to introduce eggs to your baby.

In this article, we talk about introducing eggs to your baby’s diet and we give you 3 tasty recipes for homemade baby food with eggs.

The recipes in this article:

Recipe 1 – Scrambled egg
Recipe 2 – Egg, Broccoli, and Potato
Recipe 3 – Egg, Rice, and Carrots

You might also be interested in our recipes with broccoli, rice or carrots.

When Can Babies Eat Egg?

As suggested by doctors, you can introduce egg yolks to your baby when she/he is 6 months old. Some think that egg is allergic and if they introduce eggs in the early stage, then it might cause allergic reactions. However, according to the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics), even if you delay introducing allergic food to your babies, you cannot prevent atopic diseases.

When it comes to the egg white, you will have to wait until your baby becomes one year old, suggested by pediatricians. The reason is that egg white is difficult to digest. If your family has an egg allergy history, then it is better to wait until one year. Also, only start with a mouthful or two and do not introduce any other new food at the same. Allow the digestive system to be familiar with the new food and then you can increase the quantity.

How to Prepare Eggs for baby food?

As you are giving it to your baby, you will have to take the utmost care to ensure that you are following the right preparation method. Here are a few ways that you can consider for preparing eggs for babies.

• Boiled or fried egg
• Omelet or scrambled egg
• Avoid raw rugs
• Avoid adding sugar, salt, and butter in the egg yolk
• Give only fully boiled eggs. Half boiled eggs are not free from bacteria and might cause health issues
• Focus on the moderate heat and make sure that egg is not overcooked. Overcooked eggs can be hard to eat for babies.

Recipe 1: Scrambled egg (age 12 months+)

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon oil or butter
• Grated Cheese
• A cup of milk

Instructions:

Step 1 – Beat the egg with half a tbsp of milk. Take the pan and heat it with butter or oil.

Step 2 – Pour in the egg and allow it to settle for a couple of minutes. Add a little pepper and salt and stir it gently.

Step 3 – Once the egg is soft and set, move it to a plate and add some grated cheese. Always avoid overcooking.

Recipe 2: Egg, broccoli, and potato (age 8-10 months+)

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1 cup of broccoli florets
• 2 small potatoes

Instructions:

Step 1 – Cook the egg in boiling water for 10 minutes until it is fully cooked.

Step 2 – Peel the potatoes and cook them, together with the broccoli florets, for 15-20 minutes.

Step 3 – Pour off the water, but save some of the water.

Step 4 – Add all the ingredients to a blender and mix until the ingredients form a nice puree. Add some off the water to make the puree thinner.

Recipe 3: Egg, rice, and carrots

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• A ½ cup of rice
• 2 carrots

Instructions:

Step 1 – Cook the egg in boiling water for 10 minutes until it is fully cooked.

Step 2 – Bring a saucepan with a small amount of water to a boil. Add the rice and boil it for 16-18 minutes. Pour the water off and let the rice cool down.

Step 3 – Grate the carrots and chop them into small pieces. Cook them in a saucepan for 15 minutes until they are soft and tender.

Step 4 – Using a blender or hand mixer, blend the ingredients into a nice puree.

Feeding guide for egg

Are these recipes freezable?

You should store your batch of sweet potato baby meals in a refrigerator using an airtight container for up to a period of 72 hours.

You can freeze this baby food into different portions by employing ice cubes as the recipe can be prepared to make around 5-10 servings.

Which kitchen tools to use

In order to prepare these baby food recipes, you will need the following kitchen tools:

• Knife
• Tablespoon
• Vegetable peeler
• Cutting board
• Saucepan
• Blender or food processor
• Food storage containers or an ice cube form

Nutritional benefits

Egg contains thirteen vital nutrients. A few of them are folate, Vitamin D, and choline. These nutrients are not available in most of the foods.

It is also a good source of cholesterol and healthy fats. All these will help the mental and physical growth of your baby.

Egg contains DHA and this nutrient is considered important for healthy development.

Egg yolk has iron and iron is required for the proper growth of the breastfed babies.

The egg can be a good addition to the diet of young kids and toddlers if they are not allergic to it. If your family has a history of allergy, then you should always wait for one year and then start with a little portion. If you notice any allergic reaction, stop it immediately and talk to your doctor.