Dessert (from the French word for dessert) - fruit or dessert dish, served in the late afternoon, the third. The sources of carbohydrates (glucose, fructose, maltose) are fruits and berries, which have excellent taste and pleasure are used in children. In addition, they are sources of vitamins (vitamin C, beta-carotene, folic acid), minerals (potassium, iron, zinc, etc.), organic acids (malic, citric, oxalic, benzoic, etc.), aromatic and tannic substances, fiber, dietary fiber and pectin. Organic acids improve digestion by increasing the secretion of digestive juices and increasing the motor function of the intestine. Tannins have astringent, anti-inflammatory effect on the intestinal mucosa. Dietary fiber and pectins contribute to the normal work of the intestine (have a preventive effect on constipation in children), adsorb (precipitated by itself) and displays toxic substances, including salts of heavy metals. Fresh fruits and berries can not be replaced by anything - they are a mandatory component of children's diet. Desserts - is not only berries and fruits, and various sweets (sugar, confectionery, chocolate, pastries, etc.). These products contain sucrose. They are easily digested, possess high energy, but have little in their composition of mineral components. In addition, when preparing frequently used colors, flavors, margarine, which are not recommended for use in infant nutrition. Excess sweets harmful to the child's health, because it reduces appetite, violates carbohydrate and fat metabolism and may lead to excessive weight gain - obesity, the development of diabetes. In addition, sucrose is a risk factor for caries. As for chocolate and products containing it (marshmallows in chocolate, chocolate sweets and cakes), they should not offer your child, because they increase the excitability of the nervous system and can cause allergic reactions.
As a dessert for children under 1 year are given fruit juices and fruit purees. I would like to remind parents that when cooking juice or puree at home must be sure that fruits and vegetables are completely safe (ie, grown in environmentally friendly area without fertilizer application). It is not always possible, therefore, advisable to enter into the diet of baby baby juices and purees of industrial production. Raw materials used in the manufacture of children's juices and fruit purees, being careful monitoring, and advanced technology of their production can save valuable basic nutritional value, rich in vitamins and salts. Compotes (from fresh fruits, vegetables and fruits) are introduced by the end of the first year of life. When cooking compotes should be limited to a minimum of added sugar or better - do not use it at all. Avoid the use of raisins and grapes, causing excessive fermentation in the gut.
A child of the second and third years of life strongly developed masticatory apparatus, increases the number of teeth, develop taste perception and improves digestion and assimilation of food. Accordingly, expanding and variety of dishes that you can use a child this age. In addition to the usual baby pears, apples, bananas, plums, fruity assortment of children over the age of 1 year may expand at the expense of tropical fruit (apricots, peaches, kiwi, pineapple), with their good tolerability. The child may also give such fruits as cherries, currants (all colors), ripe gooseberries, cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries and blackberries. In the absence of allergic reactions in children older than 1.5 years can use these berries, like strawberries, strawberry, raspberry, and citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruits, lemons). The main drink for children under 3 years are juices labeled "baby food". Juices can be fruity, berry, vegetable (apple, pear, cherry, orange, banana, carrot, tomato), with pulp and without pulp, monocomponent and mixed. After your meal you can make tea (natural, no flavorings and slabozavarenny). At this age also need to avoid any carbonated beverages (including mineral water with gas). After 1.5 years, children are allowed to enter into power a small amount of sugar and sweets - up to 30-40 grams per day (in terms of sugar that a child receives in its pure form, as well as in the sugar-sweetened drinks and confectionery). You can use the sweetener - fructose (natural fruit sugar). In addition to sugar in the diet of children of this age can use different types of jam, marmalade, jam, honey. With the use of honey is necessary to remember that it is vysokoallergennym product, so it is given with caution, best in the baby food products to industrial production. In view of the individual tolerance, you can give your baby desserts (made with fresh berries and fruits), jelly, candy, marshmallows (preferably vanilla or creamy without adding artificial fruit flavors), marmalade (made from natural fruit puree, which should be indicated on the label). After 2 years, children can eat as products made from biscuit dough (bread rolls, buns, etc.). It must be remembered that the bakery is designed for kids, should not contain margarine most appropriate way to prepare pastry for children - baking. Cakes, pastries and fatty liver, as well as the chocolate in this age is too early to give, they are not only very high in calories, but it is difficult to digest, creating additional strain on the digestive tract of the child. And do not forget that in the biscuits, baking pastry, jellies, jams, etc. contains a lot of sugar is necessary to avoid excess of sugar in the diet of children, as it reduces appetite and contributes to tooth decay and weight gain. Sweets in the diet of children with overweight are excluded.
The range of products for third meals for children from 3 to 7 years: fresh fruits and berries, natural and canned juices, fruit or fruit and berry jelly and fruit drinks, fruit drinks (fresh and dried fruit). Tea for preschool children provide no strong, 1-2 times a week can give unconcentrated cocoa with milk, if it does not cause a child's allergy. If there are no contraindications (allergy, irritability, gastro-intestinal tract and pancreas), then 3 years old scraps can be given a bit of white and milk chocolate, and from 5-6 years - the rest of his species. Up to 4 years of age can not give children sweets and candies, because, among other negative effects, there is also a risk that a child choke. Under no circumstances should a child this age should not be given sweets containing alcohol. Children older than 3 years is appropriate to include in the menu of puddings, cakes, casseroles, also allowed "home" baked (not fried), cakes and other pastry. Three-Year baby you can try to treat cakes and pastries that do not contain cream or oil, cream (cream, vanilla, but not ice cream because ice cream, in contrast to the usual ice cream, has a higher content of fat and calories). Ice cream is better to give slightly melted, after it is desirable to have a glass of warm (not hot!) Tea. A sharp temperature drop is very harmful to children's throat and can easily lead to throat and damage the tooth enamel. Number of sugar and sweets (confectionery) aged from 3 to 7 years - up to 50 grams per day. Giving should be after the main meal or a snack (not in between meals). And of course, can not go on about the child, offering him sweets and pastries, if he refuses to eat. Below are some recipes for "home" desserts.
1 kg of black currants, 500 g of sugar. Berries are washed, dried, pour in cooking bowl, lightly mash, cover with sugar and set aside for several hours. Then put the small fire and cook for an hour at once or 2-3 times for 20-30 minutes, interrupting the brew for several minutes.
500 g cherries, 200 g of sugar. Good ripe cherries thoroughly wash, remove seeds and mince or mash, and then rub it through a sieve. In its own juice to bring to a simmer, then add sugar and cook over low heat until the required thickness (about 1-1,5 hours). Pour the boiling in the jars, tightly roll up and turn down the covers to cool. Store at room temperature.
150 g apples, 25 g of sugar syrup, 50 g of water. Late varieties of apples rinse, remove them from the core and cut into slices. Fold the slices in a saucepan, add water and heat over low heat until until they are soft. Softened apples removed from the pots and hot rub through a sieve. By grated apples add sugar syrup and beat until the mass of fluffy foam. Expand the mousse into the cups and cool.
200 g cherries, 100 g sugar, 2 tbsp. l. gelatin, 600 g of water. Cherry bust, rinse and squeeze the juice from them. The rest mass of sleep sugar, stir, pour hot water and bring to a boil. At half-cup of cold water Soak gelatin, gelatin cup put for 15 minutes in a bowl with HOT water. In the hot syrup add dissolved gelatin and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil again, add cherry juice. The hot syrup drain, cool slightly and pour into molds, then put in a cool place.
500 g of oat flakes, 250 g butter, 200 g sugar, 3 eggs, lemon peel (if the child is not allergic to citrus fruits). Oat flakes add to butter, whipped with sugar. To the mass of the oat flakes add grated lemon zest, eggs and all thoroughly. Use a teaspoon to lay out on baking paper wads dough, bake in the oven until light brown. Cooled cookies off the sheet with a broad knife.
1 kg of juicy yellow pear, 4 eggs, 4 tbsp. l. sugar, 1 tbsp. l. starch, 1 tbsp. l. butter (oil form). Pears peel and remove the core, whipped in a blender to puree the state. Eggs are separated into whites and yolks. In a separate bowl whip the egg yolks in a sumptuous foam with 2 tbsp. l. sugar. Add starch and pear puree. Stir well. Separately, whip the whites with 2 tbsp. l. sugar. Beware of units, enter the proteins in the yolk mixture, stirring it in one direction. In a greased form carefully shift the souffle in the oven on the middle level. Bake at 200 ° C for 35-40 minutes.
4 apples, 1 tsp. sugar, blueberries, gooseberries - 50 grams, cinnamon. Wash apples, remove core, put in shape for baking, lined with foil or parchment paper. Mix blueberries, gooseberries, sugar, add a little cinnamon. Fill the filling empty core apples. Cover the form of a lid, put in a microwave at maximum power for 5-10 minutes depending on the variety of apples.
Cottage cheese and pear dessert (with 1,5 years)
Pears - 2 pcs., Low-fat cottage cheese - 250 g, pear juice - 1 / 2 cup, sour cream - 1 / 2 cup, sugar, vanilla - 1 / 2 tsp. Cottage cheese, pear juice and whisk sour cream into a homogeneous mass. Pear Cut into cubes and mix with curd mass. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar and mix. Put in kremanki dessert, decorate with fresh berries.
250 g of cottage cheese, 1 egg, 100 g sugar, 3 tbsp. l. semolina, salt, bicarbonate of soda on the tip of a knife, 2 tbsp. l. raisins. Quark grind with egg, add salt, sugar, soda, raisins, semolina, mix well and received a lot of put an even layer in the form or pan, greased. Bake in oven at 180-200 ° C to zarumyanivaniya. Serve pudding with sour cream, honey, jam for tea, milk.
120 g butter, 150 g cheese, 100 g sugar, 250 g wheat flour, 2 eggs, 1 / 2 cup raisins, 1 / 2 lemon, 1 / 2 tsp. baking soda, salt. Beat eggs with sugar and butter, add cheese, raisins, sifted flour, salt, soda, juice from half a lemon. The dough is thoroughly mixed, put in a greased with butter form, bake at 180 ° C for approximately 50 minutes. Cooled cake to remove from the mold.
Watermelon - 300 g, Peach - 2 pcs., Pear - 2 pcs., Melon - 300 g, fruit juice - 1 / 4 cup cream, cream - 1 / 4 cup, ice cream - 50 grams powdered sugar - 2 tbsp. l. Cut the flesh into cubes of watermelon, pear, peach, melon and stir. Beat with a mixer fruit juice, ice cream, cream and pour over salad.
Peaches - 200 g, peach juice - 400 g sugar - 1 tbsp. l., gelatin - 2 tsp., citric acid - 1 pinch, water - 1 / 2 cups. Gelatine soaked in cold boiled water (it should be 6 times more) before swelling and dissolve in a water bath, stirring constantly. Juice mixed with water and sugar, add gelatin, bring to a boil, add lemon juice, strain. Cool. Peaches cut into thin slices, arrange in the form, fill jelly and chill in the refrigerator. Before submitting the form, delete a few seconds in hot water and put jelly on a plate.
Desserts for children under 1 year
As a dessert for children under 1 year are given fruit juices and fruit purees. I would like to remind parents that when cooking juice or puree at home must be sure that fruits and vegetables are completely safe (ie, grown in environmentally friendly area without fertilizer application). It is not always possible, therefore, advisable to enter into the diet of baby baby juices and purees of industrial production. Raw materials used in the manufacture of children's juices and fruit purees, being careful monitoring, and advanced technology of their production can save valuable basic nutritional value, rich in vitamins and salts. Compotes (from fresh fruits, vegetables and fruits) are introduced by the end of the first year of life. When cooking compotes should be limited to a minimum of added sugar or better - do not use it at all. Avoid the use of raisins and grapes, causing excessive fermentation in the gut.
Desserts for children from 1 year to 3 years
A child of the second and third years of life strongly developed masticatory apparatus, increases the number of teeth, develop taste perception and improves digestion and assimilation of food. Accordingly, expanding and variety of dishes that you can use a child this age. In addition to the usual baby pears, apples, bananas, plums, fruity assortment of children over the age of 1 year may expand at the expense of tropical fruit (apricots, peaches, kiwi, pineapple), with their good tolerability. The child may also give such fruits as cherries, currants (all colors), ripe gooseberries, cranberries, lingonberries, blueberries and blackberries. In the absence of allergic reactions in children older than 1.5 years can use these berries, like strawberries, strawberry, raspberry, and citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruits, lemons). The main drink for children under 3 years are juices labeled "baby food". Juices can be fruity, berry, vegetable (apple, pear, cherry, orange, banana, carrot, tomato), with pulp and without pulp, monocomponent and mixed. After your meal you can make tea (natural, no flavorings and slabozavarenny). At this age also need to avoid any carbonated beverages (including mineral water with gas). After 1.5 years, children are allowed to enter into power a small amount of sugar and sweets - up to 30-40 grams per day (in terms of sugar that a child receives in its pure form, as well as in the sugar-sweetened drinks and confectionery). You can use the sweetener - fructose (natural fruit sugar). In addition to sugar in the diet of children of this age can use different types of jam, marmalade, jam, honey. With the use of honey is necessary to remember that it is vysokoallergennym product, so it is given with caution, best in the baby food products to industrial production. In view of the individual tolerance, you can give your baby desserts (made with fresh berries and fruits), jelly, candy, marshmallows (preferably vanilla or creamy without adding artificial fruit flavors), marmalade (made from natural fruit puree, which should be indicated on the label). After 2 years, children can eat as products made from biscuit dough (bread rolls, buns, etc.). It must be remembered that the bakery is designed for kids, should not contain margarine most appropriate way to prepare pastry for children - baking. Cakes, pastries and fatty liver, as well as the chocolate in this age is too early to give, they are not only very high in calories, but it is difficult to digest, creating additional strain on the digestive tract of the child. And do not forget that in the biscuits, baking pastry, jellies, jams, etc. contains a lot of sugar is necessary to avoid excess of sugar in the diet of children, as it reduces appetite and contributes to tooth decay and weight gain. Sweets in the diet of children with overweight are excluded.
Desserts for children from 3 to 7 years
The range of products for third meals for children from 3 to 7 years: fresh fruits and berries, natural and canned juices, fruit or fruit and berry jelly and fruit drinks, fruit drinks (fresh and dried fruit). Tea for preschool children provide no strong, 1-2 times a week can give unconcentrated cocoa with milk, if it does not cause a child's allergy. If there are no contraindications (allergy, irritability, gastro-intestinal tract and pancreas), then 3 years old scraps can be given a bit of white and milk chocolate, and from 5-6 years - the rest of his species. Up to 4 years of age can not give children sweets and candies, because, among other negative effects, there is also a risk that a child choke. Under no circumstances should a child this age should not be given sweets containing alcohol. Children older than 3 years is appropriate to include in the menu of puddings, cakes, casseroles, also allowed "home" baked (not fried), cakes and other pastry. Three-Year baby you can try to treat cakes and pastries that do not contain cream or oil, cream (cream, vanilla, but not ice cream because ice cream, in contrast to the usual ice cream, has a higher content of fat and calories). Ice cream is better to give slightly melted, after it is desirable to have a glass of warm (not hot!) Tea. A sharp temperature drop is very harmful to children's throat and can easily lead to throat and damage the tooth enamel. Number of sugar and sweets (confectionery) aged from 3 to 7 years - up to 50 grams per day. Giving should be after the main meal or a snack (not in between meals). And of course, can not go on about the child, offering him sweets and pastries, if he refuses to eat. Below are some recipes for "home" desserts.
list of desserts for children:
Jam Blackcurrant (with 1,5 years)
1 kg of black currants, 500 g of sugar. Berries are washed, dried, pour in cooking bowl, lightly mash, cover with sugar and set aside for several hours. Then put the small fire and cook for an hour at once or 2-3 times for 20-30 minutes, interrupting the brew for several minutes.
Cherry jam (with 1,5 years)
500 g cherries, 200 g of sugar. Good ripe cherries thoroughly wash, remove seeds and mince or mash, and then rub it through a sieve. In its own juice to bring to a simmer, then add sugar and cook over low heat until the required thickness (about 1-1,5 hours). Pour the boiling in the jars, tightly roll up and turn down the covers to cool. Store at room temperature.
Applesauce (with 1.5 years)
150 g apples, 25 g of sugar syrup, 50 g of water. Late varieties of apples rinse, remove them from the core and cut into slices. Fold the slices in a saucepan, add water and heat over low heat until until they are soft. Softened apples removed from the pots and hot rub through a sieve. By grated apples add sugar syrup and beat until the mass of fluffy foam. Expand the mousse into the cups and cool.
Jelly cherries (with 1,5 years)
200 g cherries, 100 g sugar, 2 tbsp. l. gelatin, 600 g of water. Cherry bust, rinse and squeeze the juice from them. The rest mass of sleep sugar, stir, pour hot water and bring to a boil. At half-cup of cold water Soak gelatin, gelatin cup put for 15 minutes in a bowl with HOT water. In the hot syrup add dissolved gelatin and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil again, add cherry juice. The hot syrup drain, cool slightly and pour into molds, then put in a cool place.
Oatmeal cookies (with 1,5 years)
500 g of oat flakes, 250 g butter, 200 g sugar, 3 eggs, lemon peel (if the child is not allergic to citrus fruits). Oat flakes add to butter, whipped with sugar. To the mass of the oat flakes add grated lemon zest, eggs and all thoroughly. Use a teaspoon to lay out on baking paper wads dough, bake in the oven until light brown. Cooled cookies off the sheet with a broad knife.
Pear souffle (with 1,5 years)
1 kg of juicy yellow pear, 4 eggs, 4 tbsp. l. sugar, 1 tbsp. l. starch, 1 tbsp. l. butter (oil form). Pears peel and remove the core, whipped in a blender to puree the state. Eggs are separated into whites and yolks. In a separate bowl whip the egg yolks in a sumptuous foam with 2 tbsp. l. sugar. Add starch and pear puree. Stir well. Separately, whip the whites with 2 tbsp. l. sugar. Beware of units, enter the proteins in the yolk mixture, stirring it in one direction. In a greased form carefully shift the souffle in the oven on the middle level. Bake at 200 ° C for 35-40 minutes.
Desert "Meet the hedgehog" (with 1,5 years)
4 apples, 1 tsp. sugar, blueberries, gooseberries - 50 grams, cinnamon. Wash apples, remove core, put in shape for baking, lined with foil or parchment paper. Mix blueberries, gooseberries, sugar, add a little cinnamon. Fill the filling empty core apples. Cover the form of a lid, put in a microwave at maximum power for 5-10 minutes depending on the variety of apples.
Cottage cheese and pear dessert (with 1,5 years)
Pears - 2 pcs., Low-fat cottage cheese - 250 g, pear juice - 1 / 2 cup, sour cream - 1 / 2 cup, sugar, vanilla - 1 / 2 tsp. Cottage cheese, pear juice and whisk sour cream into a homogeneous mass. Pear Cut into cubes and mix with curd mass. Sprinkle with vanilla sugar and mix. Put in kremanki dessert, decorate with fresh berries.
Cottage cheese casserole (3 years)
250 g of cottage cheese, 1 egg, 100 g sugar, 3 tbsp. l. semolina, salt, bicarbonate of soda on the tip of a knife, 2 tbsp. l. raisins. Quark grind with egg, add salt, sugar, soda, raisins, semolina, mix well and received a lot of put an even layer in the form or pan, greased. Bake in oven at 180-200 ° C to zarumyanivaniya. Serve pudding with sour cream, honey, jam for tea, milk.
Curd Cake (3 years)
120 g butter, 150 g cheese, 100 g sugar, 250 g wheat flour, 2 eggs, 1 / 2 cup raisins, 1 / 2 lemon, 1 / 2 tsp. baking soda, salt. Beat eggs with sugar and butter, add cheese, raisins, sifted flour, salt, soda, juice from half a lemon. The dough is thoroughly mixed, put in a greased with butter form, bake at 180 ° C for approximately 50 minutes. Cooled cake to remove from the mold.
Fruit dessert (3 years)
Watermelon - 300 g, Peach - 2 pcs., Pear - 2 pcs., Melon - 300 g, fruit juice - 1 / 4 cup cream, cream - 1 / 4 cup, ice cream - 50 grams powdered sugar - 2 tbsp. l. Cut the flesh into cubes of watermelon, pear, peach, melon and stir. Beat with a mixer fruit juice, ice cream, cream and pour over salad.
Jelly "Sunshine" (with 3 years)
Peaches - 200 g, peach juice - 400 g sugar - 1 tbsp. l., gelatin - 2 tsp., citric acid - 1 pinch, water - 1 / 2 cups. Gelatine soaked in cold boiled water (it should be 6 times more) before swelling and dissolve in a water bath, stirring constantly. Juice mixed with water and sugar, add gelatin, bring to a boil, add lemon juice, strain. Cool. Peaches cut into thin slices, arrange in the form, fill jelly and chill in the refrigerator. Before submitting the form, delete a few seconds in hot water and put jelly on a plate.
