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Preparation of the first spoon food
When cooking boiled fruits and vegetables for the child, it is good to:
Choose fresh produce
Cut rinsed fruit into smaller pieces
Cut rinsed vegetables into smaller pieces
Put them in boiling water in the saucepan
Boil in as little water as possible
Put a tight lid on the saucepan
Cook fruits and vegetables until they are tender
Limit the use of sugar
Please note that you should always use water from the cold tap for cooking.
Salt content in food
Normally, salt should not be added to a child's food. However, it is not
necessary to boil the child´s vegetables separately. The child can eat the
family's vegetables, if the water they are boiled in is only ever so slightly salted.
The addition of fat during the first year
During the child's first year the following should be added to the child’s food 1
teaspoon of butter, margarine or vegetable oil per portion of homemade
porridge or vegetable purée