Cottage cheese - fermented milk product which is necessary for the normal growth and development of kids. In process of growing of the child the amount of the cottage cheese consumed by it has to increase.
Cottage cheese consumption rates
Cottage cheese is very valuable fermented milk product. It contains huge amount of vitamins, minerals and other valuable substances. Besides, it is rich with amino acids, the majority of which are irreplaceable. It means that they are not synthesized in a human body, but by all means have to come to it together with the consumed food.
Cottage cheese they need to enter into the child's diet only on achievement 7-8 monthly age. As a rule, after half a year it is recommended to enter the first feeding up. For a start it is necessary to acquaint the kid with vegetable purees and porridges, and already then gradually to accustom him to fermented milk products.
At the age of 7-9 months it is quite enough to children to give on 1 teaspoon of cottage cheese a day. Gradually this quantity can be increased. At achievement of one-year-old age by the kid he already has to eat 20 grams of cottage cheese a day. After a year the child will already need about 50 grams of cottage cheese a day. To 1.5 one-year-old age the consumption rate of this fermented milk product is already 60-80 grams, and after 2 years - 100-150 grams. Thus after 2 years it is not obligatory for kid to offer cottage cheese daily at all. It is the best of all to enter it into a diet approximately in 1-2 days. Week consumption rate of this fermented milk product for children is more senior than 2 years is about 350 grams. In winter season the kid needs to give vitamin D solution surely. It is known that calcium with which cottage cheese is very rich is better acquired in the presence of this vitamin.
What cottage cheese can be given to children
To cook for kids up to one year better cottage cheese independently. Only in this case it is possible to be fully confident in its quality. For preparation of this product it is necessary to pour a little milk in a pan, to add to it 2-3 tablespoons of sour cream or a little fresh kefir. Mix needs to be kept at the room temperature for 2-3 hours. After that the pan needs to be put on weak fire and to bring its contents to boiling. As soon as cottage cheese begins to separate from serum, it is necessary to switch off a plate, and then to filter curds, to wring out it and to wipe through a sieve. The cottage cheese made according to such recipe differs in gentle and sweet taste. After a year it is possible to enter gradually into a diet of the kid the fermented milk products bought in the market or in supermarkets. At the same time it is necessary to pay attention to date of their development and an expiration date.