Many mothers are happy to eat legumes themselves, but are afraid to introduce them into their son or daughter’s diet, believing that these products will harm the child’s delicate digestive tract. They doubt whether a one-year-old child can be given peas, lentils and beans, and they often do not know what dishes are prepared from legumes for the children's menu. Let's dispel fears and clarify when it is permissible to introduce soy, peas and other products from this group into children's diets.

Benefit

• Contains a large amount of proteins, as well as fiber, thanks to which they combine the advantages of meat and vegetable dishes. Soybean is considered the most valuable legume in terms of protein content. It is recommended if it is impossible to consume meat or milk, for example, with lactase deficiency.
• They contain a lot of vitamins. In particular, soybeans contain a lot of beta-carotene, vitamin D, choline, biotin, folic acid, vitamin E and B vitamins. Beans and green peas contain a lot of vitamins C, PP, group B, vitamin K, carotene.
• They are a source of mineral compounds. From beans, the child will receive copper, zinc, iodine, calcium, magnesium, iron and other minerals. Peas are a valuable source of selenium, magnesium, calcium and iron salts, phosphorus, iodine and potassium.
• Consumption of such products contributes to removal of radionuclides, heavy metals and other harmful substances from the human body.
• They are actively involved in the functioning of the digestive system. Their use increases the production of gastric juice and facilitates bowel movements.
• In addition to B vitamins, lentils contain healthy omega fats, magnesium and iron.
• Lentils are called an environmentally friendly product, since it does not accumulate harmful compounds and can be safely consumed by children.
• The beans are noted antimicrobial, hypoglycemic and diuretic effects.
• Eating green peas helps avoid anemia.
• Peas, soybeans, beans and other legumes are considered hypoallergenic products.

Minuses

The introduction of such products into the children's diet too early or their excess causes increased gas formation in the intestines, as well as constipation. Ripe legumes are indeed quite difficult to digest, so they are soaked before cooking and offered to children in small quantities. If you follow these recommendations, all the disadvantages can be avoided.

At what age can you give?

Green peas and green beans can be introduced into complementary foods for babies along with other vegetable dishes, including them in multi-component vegetable purees and pureed soups. This can be done from 7-8 months of age. You can also offer your child ready-made canned purees that are approved for his age. At the same time, it is recommended to include legumes in the children's menu no more than 2 times a week.

It is not recommended to prepare dishes from mature legumes for a child until the age of 2, but even at the age of two, such crops are ground and offered only as part of soups and other multi-ingredient dishes.

Children can be given separate dishes of dry peas, soybeans and beans from the age of 3 in quantities of no more than 100 grams. As for canned foods, they can also be offered to children over 3 years old.

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Introduction to the diet

You should start complementary feeding with green fruits (young), including them in small quantities in recipes for vegetable soups or purees. Let the child gradually get used to new tastes, then his gastrointestinal tract will be better able to digest this food.

Over time, you can treat your baby with green pea puree, and after a few weeks - with young bean puree (green beans). For the first test, it is enough to give the baby a teaspoon of this puree, and if the reaction is normal, gradually increase the volume to 30-50 grams.

Cooking methods

• To boil green legumes for your child, they should be washed and soaked briefly (5-10 minutes). To cook, add a large volume of water to the product, bring to a boil and do not cover with a lid. You can add salt to the dish at the end of cooking.
• If you are preparing mature legumes for your child, after carefully sorting and washing them, they should be soaked in cool water for 3 or 4 hours. Next, they are also boiled at high boiling in a large volume of water, without covering with a lid, and salt is added to taste at the end of boiling. Then they are made into puree.
• The menu of a child over 2 years old may include not only pea porridge and bean puree, but also legume dishes such as meatballs, casseroles, salads, stews and others.
• It is better to give such products along with vegetable dishes, since combining beans, peas and other legumes with animal protein impairs their digestion.

Peas are a plant from the legume family, the seeds of which are eaten both green and ripe. Many different dishes are prepared from them in many countries around the world. Green peas are consumed raw at the stage of milk maturity. It is juicy and sweet, its pleasant delicate taste is liked by both children and adults. Parents are interested in how beneficial it is for children, and at what age can green peas be given to children.

The chemical composition of green peas is rich. It contains many substances that are beneficial to the child’s body and ensure the normal function of internal organs.

Its energy value is low: 100 g of fresh vegetable contains about 80 kcal (canned green peas contain only 55 kcal/100 g, and mature dry peas contain about 300 kcal).

The nutrients of green peas are (per 100 g):

• vegetable – 5.2 g;
• carbohydrates – 13.6 g (including fiber 4.5 g);
• fats – 4 g;
• water – about 80 g;
• ash – 0.7 g.

Proteins include:

1. Ten essential amino acids:

• valine;
• leucine;
• arginine;
• histidine;
• methionine;
• lysine;
• tryptophan;
• trionine;
• phenylalanine;
• isoleucine.

1. Eight nonessential amino acids:

• glutamic acid;
• alanine;
• aspartic acid;
• proline;
• glycine;
• cysteine;
• tyrosine;
• serine

Carbohydrates are represented, in addition to dietary fiber and starch, by simple sugars:

• fructose;
• sucrose;
• maltose;
• glucose.

Fats contain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.

Green peas contain vitamins:

• fat-soluble (, K, alpha and beta carotene);
• water-soluble (, PP,).

Possible harm

For children under 2 years of age, it is better to chop green peas to prevent the child from choking. During the first 2 years, it is recommended to feed green peas after heat treatment (boil or stew them) to facilitate the absorption of plant proteins.

• If a child has manifestations (inflammation of the intestines), a tendency to diarrhea and bloating (), the green vegetable should be given with caution, it can cause an exacerbation of the process.
• Bloating and colic in a baby can occur with excessive consumption of green peas.
• Green peas are contraindicated for children with kidney disease due to their high content of purines - special substances that turn into uric acid when broken down. Salts of this acid (urates) can form stones.

When and how to give it to your child

A child under one year old can be offered green peas as a single component or in combination with other pureed vegetables.

Green peas can be included in children's menus from 8 months after the baby already eats vegetables and meat. Until 8 months of age, the pancreas does not yet produce enzymes to digest this vegetable.

If you don’t start introducing green peas into your baby’s diet at this age, then his digestive system will not learn to produce the necessary enzymes, and in the future the child will have digestive problems when eating legumes.

In season, you can use fresh green young peas. At other times, you can purchase jars of ready-made green pea puree in the baby food department. There are also dishes with the addition of green peas.

For the first test, it is recommended to give the baby 0.5-1 tsp. (5 g) pea puree. Its delicate consistency makes it easy to digest. If the product is well tolerated, the dose can be increased every 3 days by 5 g, and so the daily portion of the vegetable gradually increases to 30-50 g.

It is better to give your baby green peas not as a separate dish, but in combination with other vegetables, and no more than 1-3 times a week. Green beans should make up no more than 1/3 of other vegetables.

• In the second year of life, the portion can be gradually increased to 80 g.
• Green peas without heat treatment can be given to a baby after 2 years.
• But dishes prepared from ripe peas are best given to a child after 3 years.
• The maximum daily portion of pea puree for a child aged 3 to 5 years is 100 g; it is recommended to give it no more than 1-3 times a week.

Canned green peas

From the age of 2, it is allowed to use canned green peas in a child’s diet. Liquid from a can should not be consumed due to the presence of additives in it.

Before offering a canned vegetable to your child, you should carefully study the composition, expiration date of the product and taste it. The composition should not contain anything other than:

• green peas;
• Sahara;
• salt;
• water.

Cheap canned food may not contain peas, but peas - tasteless and tough. These are large, round peas of the smooth grain variety. And the brain variety has small oval-shaped grains with a sweet taste.

In glass jars it is easy to evaluate the contents of the canned food. All grains must be in brine. The tin can must not have any damage, dents or bulges.

In a sealed jar, the product can be stored for the expiration date stated on the label. After opening the package, green peas should be consumed within 2 days.

You can preserve green peas at home yourself. This will allow you to store it in a cool place for about a year.

Steps for preparing homemade canned food:

1. Peas should be removed from the pods, washed well and soaked in salted water for 5 minutes.
2. Then the peas are washed again and placed in sterilized half-liter jars.
3. You need to pour boiling brine into the jars, prepared at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. salt and sugar per 1 liter of water.
4. After this, the jars are hermetically sealed with lids.

Harvesting peas for the winter

It is best to store fresh green peas frozen.

• To do this, the grains are removed from the pods and washed with running water.
• Then, to prevent the appearance of bitterness in the product, it should be blanched in boiling water for 1-1.5 minutes, then quickly remove the peas and put them in ice water so that they do not become boiled.
• After rinsing the peas again with running water, dry them well on paper or cloth towels.
• Dry peas are packaged in portioned bags and placed in the freezer.

Recipes for kids

Children can prepare various dishes from green peas:

Puree

You can make puree from green young peas, fresh or frozen (but not canned).

1. To do this, bring 200 ml of water to a boil, add 100 g of peas to it (you don’t have to defrost them) and cook, without covering the pan, over low heat for 15-20 minutes (until the peas are soft).
2. The water should be poured into a cup and the peas should be crushed in a blender. The desired consistency of the puree is achieved by adding a decoction.
3. Then the puree should be brought to a boil again and 1 tsp added. vegetable oil.

When the puree has cooled, you can feed the baby.

Souffle

It's easy to make a soufflé in a steamer using green peas.

1. To do this, take 100 g of beans, rinse them with running water, and fill them with cold water in a small saucepan.
2. After boiling, you need to remove the foam and cook over low heat for about half an hour. At the end of cooking, add salt to taste.
3. Then add a small amount of butter, cool a little, add 1 and a couple of tablespoons. Using a blender, beat until smooth.
4. Grease the steamer container with butter and add the resulting mixture into it. After half an hour of steaming, the dish is ready.

It can be served as a side dish or as a separate dish.

Soup

To diversify the child's diet, you can cook him pea soup in vegetable or meat broth.

Pea soup for children older than a year can be cooked in vegetable broth and meat. For the preparation of meat broth, lean meat (chicken with skin removed,) without bones, veins and excess fat is suitable. The meat needs to be cut into small pieces.

1. For children under 3 years old, soup should be prepared on the second meat broth: that is, bring to a boil, remove the meat and rinse with cold water. Pour out the first broth. Then the meat pieces need to be poured with 0.5 liters of boiling water and cooked for half an hour.
2. Vegetables should be put in the soup, taking into account the cooking time until cooked, that is, first cut into strips 1 small carrot, after 10 minutes diced potatoes (1 pc. Medium size), and after 10 minutes - 2-3 tbsp. l. green peas, finely chopped onion. Peas can be used fresh or frozen.
3. A small amount of salt and butter is added to the soup.

For children under 2 years old, it is better to grind all the ingredients with a blender to make a puree soup. Also start with 1 spoon and, if tolerated, increase the portion.

You cannot add to the soup:

• spices;
• bouillon cubes;
• use fatty meats to prepare broth;
• You shouldn’t get carried away with salt either.

Summary for parents

Green peas are a healthy vegetable that will provide the child not only with vegetable proteins, but also with vitamins and minerals. In terms of protein content, peas can be compared to beef.

The vegetable can be used as early as 8 months for complementary feeding. The product practically does not cause allergies, improves digestion (relieves constipation).

You can give green peas to your child throughout the year, using a frozen vegetable or a ready-made industrial product for baby food.

Dietitian S. G. Makarova tells when legumes can be introduced into a child’s diet:

Green peas in baby food are, of course, very good, only if you take them fresh and boil them with other vegetables, but as for canned ones, I would better listen to the advice of children's doctors and would not give the child foods containing preservatives.

The main thing is to choose high-quality peas, carefully look at the composition of the product, it should not contain any preservatives. Also pay special attention to the month when the peas were canned - it should be the beginning of summer or spring. You can give peas from the age of one and a half years, but some try a little bit from the age of one.

Legumes are not inferior in composition to meat products, this is their obvious usefulness. Legumes also belong to the hypoallergenic group and are therefore suitable for children from an early age. Baby food manufacturers recommend their products for very young children; independent use is recommended from the age of eight months.

The most important thing to remember is that no preservatives are used to make canned green peas industrially. And it is called canned food in the sense of preserving.

My son tried canned green peas for the first time when he was eight months old and he liked them so much that he took a teaspoon in total. Then, of course, he came out of it in loose stool.

The second time I allowed him to use this product was when he was one and a half years old. Moreover, I canned the peas myself. Apple cider vinegar, also homemade, served as a preservative. I didn't notice any side effects.

My daughter-in-law is a pediatrician and allowed her son to eat store-bought peas from a can at the age of one: infrequently and in small doses.

It is best to choose canned food from brain varieties.

It is best not to eat canned peas at all, but in the summer to prepare them by freezing, or buy ice cream and then boil them. Such peas will not contain vinegar, unlike canned ones, and they are tastier. Children can be given boiled peas from the age of one year.

Everything canned contains preservatives. which are harmful to a fragile child’s body, therefore, the later, the better. In addition, peas cause fermentation in the small tummy and can cause bloating.

The pediatrician advised giving a little bit of canned green peas to the child already by 2 years.

Pay attention to the quality of the peas produced. Mommies need to be careful study the composition(and this applies not only to peas, but also to all other products on the children's menu).

And the best thing is when you cook the peas yourself, you will be 100% sure of the quality (a huge plus is the absence of preservatives).

I agree that it’s better to give your child fresh or frozen peas. I’ve read forums here, some are afraid to give baby food in jars, some canned food, but now I’ve come to the conclusion that you need to have a plantation to grow vegetables and fruits, have livestock, poultry , raise your own fish, or then don’t feed the child at all, even with formula. Unfortunately, it turns out that way. ((((((((((

Green peas can definitely be given to children as young as one year old. If they like it, then there will be nothing wrong with eating a spoonful or two of peas. My child has been happily eating some green peas since he was one and a half years old.

I was afraid to give my children canned peas before they were 1 year old. Only after complementary feeding was firmly established in the child’s life did I give one pea at a time and study what the consequences would be. Everything always went with a bang. There were no allergies.

If the child is no longer breastfed, then green peas from a quality manufacturer are an excellent product in his diet.

The value of canned green peas lies in the amount of microelements and vitamins included in its composition, in a large amount of well-balanced protein and easily digestible carbohydrates.

100 grams of human milk and 100 grams of canned green peas contain approximately the same mg. and mcg. the composition of these microelements and vitamins, with only a significant difference in the amount of iron (in favor of peas).

But the whole point is that 100 gr. The child drinks milk easily, but 100 grams. peas are already a decent amount for a child’s stomach.

In reality, it turns out that a child receives much more of all these valuable components from milk during the day, for which we use canned green peas. Moreover, it goes without saying that he drinks much more than 100 grams of milk.

So is it worth feeding a child a canned product, in which, with all my love for green peas, harmful preservatives can still be added (determined by the transparency of the liquid), if you can wait and feed the baby as long as possible with mother’s milk and feed not canned, but natural and healthy foods?

By the way, when buying peas, you should pay attention to the month of preservation - only spring, early summer. If it is autumn and beyond, the manufacturer uses dry peas, which radically changes the entire nutritional value of the product.

In such an elaborate way, I tried to decipher the thought that was implied in the previous short answer.

Everyone knows peas primarily as “musical porridge,” but this biased name in no way detracts from all the beneficial properties of this legume dish. At what age can it be introduced into a child’s diet? We'll talk about all this in more detail below.

What are the benefits of peas?

Peas are a valuable product because their composition is very rich. For example, many people know that peas are the champion in vegetable protein content; indeed, they contain almost twice as much protein as wheat. In addition, peas are very nutritious and high in calories, so much so that they surpass beef in this indicator, and they contain more starch than potatoes. Pea porridge is also a source of iron and calcium.

It must be said that green peas (fresh) contain more vitamins A, PP, B and C. And the selenium it contains is a powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals. Pea fiber helps remove toxins from the body and improves intestinal motility. Hence the “musicality”

At what age should a child be given pea porridge?

You should not give peas to children under one and a half years old, as it is a difficult dish to digest, including due to its protein content. In addition, stimulation of the intestines is not always beneficial for babies, especially if there are problems with digestion.

For the first time, a couple of spoons are enough to understand the body’s reaction. And then the volume can be increased. As an option, add peas to a regular vegetable soup. Give during the day so as not to overload the child’s digestive system for the coming nap.

Pea porridge is not on the list of hypoallergenic, and yet it causes fewer negative reactions than semolina porridge, which is generally best not given until the age of three.

Pea porridge recipe

Before cooking, wash the peas and soak them in cold water for 6-8 hours (preferably overnight). To one part peas - 3 parts water, as they will swell and increase in volume. Keep in mind that without soaking it will not reduce to a puree-like consistency. The soaking water is drained and the peas are washed again.

The volume of water for cooking should be twice as large, i.e. For a glass of peas take 2 glasses of water. The peas are filled with water and placed on the stove in a saucepan with a thick bottom (for better boiling). When it boils, add salt and reduce the heat to low. The porridge simmers for an hour; it needs to be stirred periodically to prevent it from burning. If the water boils before the peas are tender, add more.

Once the peas are ready, you can additionally pound them with a masher to a puree consistency. A little butter and the dish is ready to eat.

Dear parents, today it’s time to talk about pea soup, learn about the beneficial properties of this product, at what age should you add this dish to complementary foods and how to do it. And also, I will share with you recipes for such soup.

Peas - benefit or harm

Per 100 grams of green peas there are 80 grams of water, 13.3 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of proteins, 0.2 grams of fat and 1.5 grams of other substances. Let's look at the beneficial properties of this legume plant.

1. The composition includes B vitamins, as well as ascorbic acid, tocopherol, niacin, beta-carotene.
2. High mineral content. Among which magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, copper, fluorine, selenium, zinc, iodine and chromium are of particular importance.
3. The presence of plant proteins and essential amino acids.
4. Contains starch and antioxidants.
5. Hypoallergenic product.
6. Affects the work and development of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.
7. Is an additional source of energy.

But at the same time, there are also bad sides to this product.

1. It's hard for kids to digest. The result is flatulence.
2. May cause colic attacks.
3. You should not eat peas if your baby has been diagnosed with problems with the digestive system or kidneys.

How long can a child have pea soup?

We are convinced that peas are a healthy product. But do not forget that it is difficult for children. So the question arises, is it possible for a one-year-old child to have pea soup? And here it is impossible to give a definite answer. We can definitely say that such a soup is contraindicated until the age of one; the baby’s body simply cannot cope with such a product. However, most doctors are inclined to believe that pea soup should not be introduced earlier than two years. This is justified by the fact that a one-year-old baby’s digestive system is not yet strong enough and most likely peas will cause flatulence with pain in the child’s tummy.

It is believed that the first soup should have a minimum composition of ingredients, be a dietary dish.

For children, starting from 4 years old, you can try the classic version of pea soup.

For example, I decided to wait until two years to eat such a dish. But my friend introduced it to her daughter when she was one year old. The girl ate it with such gusto that her friend decided to give it almost every day. Can you guess what she achieved? The child began to have problems with her tummy, she cried, pounded her legs - flatulence and bouts of colic appeared.

How to feed

For the first acquaintance of a child with such a soup, you will need no more than two teaspoons. Next, you will need to monitor the reaction of the baby’s body. If there are no deviations from the side of the digestive system and the skin is clean, you can gradually increase the portion.

As soon as you reach 100 ml of the finished product at a time, this dish can be considered as a full meal. And you can feed it to your child during lunch.

But do not forget that peas are still a heavy product, even for an adult organism, so you should not abuse them. It is better not to give this soup more than twice a week.

Cooking rules

1. For cooking, use only fresh and whole products, without signs of rotting and overripeness.
2. Wash and clean the ingredients thoroughly.
3. It is best to choose fresh green peas to feed your baby. If it's not in season, then frozen will do.
4. The soup must be prepared using vegetable broth.
5. You can also use meat broth, but weak. In such a broth, meat of exclusively low-fat varieties should be cooked; after boiling, the water in the pan should be replaced. You will get the so-called broth from the second water.
6. In order for the peas to cook faster, you can soak them in water in advance. For this you will need 12 hours.
7. When preparing soup, you need to cook the vegetables that take longer to cook first, and then the rest.
8. For a small child, it is better to grind the soup to a puree.

What should you not add to soup?

1. Mushrooms.
2. Fatty meats.
3. Products that are not yet known to the child.
4. Spices and salt (a little salt is allowed).

Pea soup recipe for baby

Diet soup

1. 12 hours before cooking, soak fresh peas in water.
2. Pour the swollen peas into a pan, fill it with water 2 cm higher
3. Cook until fully cooked.
4. Prepare vegetables: one onion and one carrot.
5. Chop the vegetables, add 2 liters of water and cook until tender.
6. Combine the cooked ingredients and bring to a boil.
7. Grind the soup, cool and give to the baby.

Soup with rice

1. Carefully sort and wash two tablespoons of rice cereal.
2. Pour the rice into a saucepan and pour 200 ml of boiling water.
3. Cook until done.
4. We carry out the same steps with four tablespoons of fresh peas.
5. When the ingredients are ready, combine them.
6. Place on the fire and bring to a boil.
7. Grind until smooth.
8. If necessary, add a little salt and oil.

Soup with meat

1. Pre-boil lean meat - 100 grams.
2. Boil 100 grams of green peas.
3. We prepare all the necessary vegetables: potatoes, carrots and onions.
4. Chop the vegetables into cubes, add two glasses of water, and cook until tender.
5. Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil.
6. Grind until a homogeneous mass is obtained. If necessary, add salt and oil.

So we looked at this type of complementary food as pea soup. When to start introducing it into a child’s diet is an individual matter for everyone, but I still don’t recommend doing this before the age of one, but rather wait until two. And be sure to prepare a dietary option first and introduce it into your child’s diet with caution. Health to you and your children!