Dry instant oat milk porridge

Baby, for feeding children from 5 months.

Malyutka porridges are so tasty thanks to a special gentle technology for processing grains. They retain the natural taste and smell, although they require more stirring.

Each serving is a source of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals necessary for development. Porridges are easily digestible and have high nutritional value. Malyutka porridges are very tasty, filling and healthy!

“Stage 1. A caring start."

“Experts from the Nutricia company created Malyutka porridge specifically for starting complementary feeding. They have a delicate texture and are easily digestible, meeting the basic needs of children at this age.”

Dry instant oat milk porridge Malyutka, for feeding children from 5 months,

in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of Russia and the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For optimal growth, development and health of the baby, the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and subsequent introduction of complementary foods while breastfeeding continues. Nutricia fully supports these recommendations.

Consult a specialist before using the product.

• Very tasty porridge
• For baby food.
• It is recommended to cook the porridge immediately before consumption.
• Never use leftover prepared food for later feeding.
• When introducing complementary foods, it is recommended to teach the child to eat it from a spoon.
• Close the packaging carefully after each preparation.
• Do not administer to children who are allergic to any component of the product.

Peculiarities:

• No added salt
• No preservatives
• No dyes

The secret of cooking Malyutka:

1. Wash your hands thoroughly before preparing baby food.

2. Pour 150 ml of boiled water, cooled to a temperature of 50 °C, into a clean bowl.

3. Treat the spoon with boiling water. Using a dry tablespoon, gradually add 45 g of dry porridge (approximately 3.5 tablespoons), stirring continuously

5. Before giving porridge to your child, make sure its temperature is 36-37 °C.

Compound: oat flour, dry milk base of a partially adapted mixture (skimmed milk, a mixture of vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed, coconut, sunflower, emulsifier soy lecithin)), sugar, rice flour, maltodextrin, vitamin and mineral premix.

Net weight: 220 g

Storage conditions:

Store unopened packaging at temperatures from 1 °C to 25 °C and relative humidity not exceeding 75%. After opening the package, store the product in a cool, dry place, but not in the refrigerator, tightly closed, for no more than 3 weeks.

Good day. In this review I’ll tell you about my impression, or rather my child’s, of Malyutka oatmeal porridge with fruit. Naturally, we began to eat exactly this type when we already realized that the child was not allergic to fruit.

If your children have such a predisposition to allergies, then it is better to take single-ingredient cereals either without additives or with one additive in order to immediately identify the allergy.

I’ll tell you right away about the method of preparing this porridge, since it’s a little non-standard. If usually porridges of this kind are diluted with boiled water at 37-40 degrees, then here it needs to be brought to 60 degrees, it almost turns out to be boiling water. But the fact is that no matter what temperature it is stirred at, it still doesn’t seem to dissolve completely. There are strange particles in the porridge, so small and nasty that they interfere with the main taste.

And I think that’s why the child completely refused to eat it. Manufacturers indicate that Malyutka porridge contains a lot of iron of the “smart iron” type to replenish it in the child’s body, but how to get this iron if such porridge cannot be eaten. And this despite the fact that it is dairy. After all, there are dairy-free ones that don’t taste very good, but here they are with milk ((

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MALYUTKA oatmeal porridge with fruits

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Porridge Oatmeal Instant milk powder for baby food, from 5 months, 250g.

Healthy and tasty Malyutka porridges take comprehensive care of the baby’s growing body and provide balanced nutrition, as they are adapted to the baby’s age and contain a full range of vitamins and minerals, including iron and vitamin C for better absorption of iron.

Oatmeal not only helps your baby grow strong, but also helps his heart function properly. Oatmeal is nutritious and rich in B vitamins, potassium and magnesium, which are essential for heart health. It gently envelops the mucous membrane of the stomach, helping the intestines work and facilitating the digestion process for your baby.

Salt.

Preservatives.

Dyes.

Artificial additives.

Genetically modified organisms.

Compound:Oat flour, followed by a partially adapted milk mixture (skimmed milk powder, a mixture of vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm, coconut, sunflower and complex nutritional supplement (vitamins C and E, soy lecithin)), minerals and vitamins), sugar, rice flour, maltodextrin, minerals.

Contraindications:

Individual intolerance to product components.

Precautionary measures:

Do not use leftover prepared food for later feeding.

Before introducing complementary foods, you should consult your pediatrician.

As a base for preparing porridge you can use:

Breast milk.

Dry subsequent adapted milk formula Malyutka 1.

Soy or other medicinal mixture.

Boiled water, cooled to 50ºС.

Cooking method :

1.Before cooking, wash your hands thoroughly and make sure that the utensils used for preparing porridge are clean.

2.Pour the Malyutka 1 milk mixture prepared according to the instructions into a clean bowl (or boiled water, or boiled milk, cooled to 50ºC).

3.Pour boiling water over the spoon. Using a dry tablespoon, gradually pour in the specified amount of dry porridge, stirring continuously.

4.It is recommended to use a fork to stir the porridge.

5.Before giving porridge to your child, make sure its temperature is 36-37ºC.

Storage conditions: Store at a relative humidity of no more than 75%, at a temperature from 0ºС to 25ºС. After opening the package, store the product in a dry, cool place, but not in the refrigerator, tightly closed.

Best before date: 18 months.

Quantity in container: 12 boxes.

The introduction of complementary feeding and, in general, the introduction of children to adult food is a fairly long and extremely responsible process. Products following breast milk should not lead to negative reactions - intestinal upset, allergic conditions and poor absorption of food.

• quick cooking (only takes a few minutes);
• easy digestibility;
• balanced composition, also enriched with useful microelements;
• homogeneous consistency, does not thicken after cooling;
• absence of salts, harmful dyes and additional components (of course, this is typical for the best manufacturers);
• multilateral quality control;
• a special manufacturing technique that makes the product easier to swallow and assimilate.

The advantages of baby cereals prepared at home include:

• greater naturalness of products;
• saving money, since children's dairy products are quite expensive;
• homemade porridge simplifies the transition to an adult diet.

When it comes to complementary feeding, you should focus on the child. Children's impressions when feeding, the baby's appetite will tell parents which porridge is best - homemade or purchased.

How to cook?

If industrially produced cereal is used, then the question of how to cook porridge practically does not arise, since the technique for creating the dish is indicated directly on the packaging.

Most often, the dry mixture is poured with boiled water (you should carefully monitor the temperature) and stirred until completely dissolved. You should prepare porridge right before eating, following the following recommendations:

1. Baby porridge, offered to an infant for the first time, must be five percent (consumption of 5 grams per 100 milliliters of water). This is the best product consistency for initial feeding. Then the porridge will be 10%.
2. You need to start with a minimum volume - a teaspoon. It is best to “arm yourself” with silicone cutlery, suitable for children’s sensitive gums.
3. The best introduced porridge is pureed, gluten-free, dairy-free, made from buckwheat or rice. You need to make sure that the resulting dish is free of lumps and other inclusions. After feeding the porridge, the baby is given breast milk or the usual formula.
4. Gradually the portion of the gruel increases - by about a teaspoon per day. Over the course of a week, you should increase the volume of the dish to 150 grams (this applies to a 6-month-old child), then the single serving will only grow:
   • seven months – 160 grams;
   • eight months - 180 grams;
   • year – 200 grams.

If you are going to cook the porridge on your own, the proportions and rules described above remain in effect. Just don’t forget to grind the cereal before cooking to avoid lumps, which the baby will not approve of, and then you can add milk formula or mother’s milk to the dish.

Rating of the best cereals

Baby porridge is an extremely popular product, so you can buy products from various companies and manufacturers on the domestic market.

When choosing the best dairy-free or gluten-free cereals, you should take into account not only the reviews of other mothers, but also the opinion of the best independent “specialist” - your own child.

An interesting assessment of industrial cereals was given in the popular program “Test Purchase”. We must pay tribute to all manufacturers - no unsafe impurities were found in the cereals, but only two companies made it into the rating: Heinz and Bebi.

Cooked products from other companies, including the popular Malyutka porridge, contained unpleasant lumps.

So, we suggest that you take a more detailed and thorough look at the rating of the best baby cereals with which you should start feeding small children, as well as reviews from parents that will help you understand which mixtures you should avoid.

1. Heinz

Experts are confident that the best porridges are found in the product line of these manufacturers.

Parents will be able to choose baby food based on the age and needs of the child.

There are many cereals sold in pharmacies and stores:

• dairy-free with additives;
• with milk;
• low-allergenic dairy-free;
• delicacies (multi-grain with fruit).

Heinz porridge is easy to prepare – just dilute it in some water.

This baby formula is non-clumpy, has a pleasant taste and is relatively inexpensive. However, reviews from parents show that the consistency of some products does not always resemble traditional porridge.

2. Baby

Some of the best low-sucrose cereals are produced by this company.

Manufacturers offer a wide range of different products for all age groups.

Parents will be able to please their child with cereals:

• dairy-free (both “pure” and containing fruit);
• dairy (rice with berries and nuts);
• low-allergenic dairy-free with prebiotics (belong to the premium class);
• premium dairy products (mono-component and multi-component).

Porridge is an essential element of nutrition, and one of the first foods a child becomes familiar with in complementary foods. You can buy porridge for the first feeding in the store or prepare it yourself. Recently, more and more mothers are giving preference to industrially produced dairy-free cereals, which will be discussed in this article.

General information about the composition of dairy-free cereals

All industrially produced dairy-free porridges are divided into porridges for introducing complementary foods (hypoallergenic) and porridges for expanding the diet. All of them do not contain milk protein as one of the strongest allergens, so the hypoallergenic nature of porridges for introducing complementary foods lies in the use of gluten-free cereals (buckwheat, corn, rice) and the absence of added sugar. Millet porridge, although it does not contain gluten, is not used at the beginning of complementary feeding due to poor digestibility. Gluten, along with sucrose, carry a potential danger associated with the occurrence of food allergies and therefore their appearance in a child’s diet should have strict age limits with mandatory monitoring of the body’s reaction. Therefore, these allergens, alone or together, are present in dairy-free cereals to expand the diet. Gluten-containing cereals are oatmeal, semolina, and barley. In addition, these cereals lack some trace elements and other beneficial substances.

Industrially produced baby cereals can contain components that were initially absent or were lost during production, that is, they can be transferred to the category of fortified products. The amount of the substance introduced for enrichment in a single portion of the product must be at least 5% of its daily requirement or higher (up to 30%) to ensure the prevention of a deficiency state.

Important! As the first complementary food, use dairy-free, gluten-free porridge (buckwheat, corn, rice) from one type of cereal without added fruits and sugar.

Some manufacturers have a fairly wide selection of dairy-free cereals to expand the diet with the addition of fruit fillers in the form of dried purees, juices, cereals, etc.

Depending on the degree of readiness for consumption, porridges can be dry, requiring short-term cooking, brewing, diluting with liquid, or ready-to-eat. To prepare dry dairy-free porridges, it is recommended to use expressed breast milk or an artificial formula that the child receives. In dairy-free ready-made porridges, the basis is fruit puree and therefore some manufacturers call them desserts or purees.

Features of the composition and properties of cereals

Dairy-free cereals, depending on the type of cereal, can have different effects on the condition of the child’s body.

1. Dairy-free buckwheat porridge. Compared to other grains, buckwheat contains fewer carbohydrates, but their composition differs in favor of complex ones that take a long time to digest, creating a long-lasting feeling of fullness. Buckwheat is the champion among cereals in terms of the content of microelements such as iron, iodine, calcium, cobalt, zinc, molybdenum, and fluorine. It is distinguished by a high content of vitamins B1, B2, B9, PP, E. Buckwheat protein is easily digestible and rich in essential amino acids such as lysine and methionine. Buckwheat porridge has the highest nutritional value, normalizes fat metabolism, preventing the formation of excess weight, and helps maintain high levels of hemoglobin in the blood.
2. Dairy-free rice porridge. It is low in fiber and high in starch. Rice contains relatively few vitamins and minerals. These are B vitamins, calcium, iodine, iron, zinc, phosphorus. Rice porridge has an enveloping property, is easily digestible and does not stimulate gastric secretion. Due to its high starch content, it is recommended for children with regurgitation and unstable stools. Using unbroken rice when making instant baby cereals prevents constipation.
3. Dairy-free barley porridge. The protein of this cereal contains 18 amino acids, including essential ones. Among the vitamins, the predominant vitamins are B vitamins, choline, A, K, E, and among the minerals potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, sodium, iron, zinc, manganese, copper, selenium. Barley porridge improves digestion, relieves constipation, strengthens the immune system, and has high nutritional value.
4. Dairy-free oatmeal. It has the highest fat and protein content and has a stimulating effect on intestinal function due to insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber promotes the development of immunity and acts as a regulator of glucose levels, which is important for children with hyperglycemia. Contains natural antioxidants that protect the body from harmful environmental influences. Together with buckwheat porridge it is recommended for liver diseases.
5. Dairy-free corn porridge. Contains a lot of protein and dietary fiber. This culture is rich in vitamins B, E, PP, A, H, essential amino acids - lysine and tryptophan, it contains such valuable microelements as magnesium, calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus and many others. Dietary fiber from corn grits prevents fermentation processes in the intestines and reduces bloating and. Fats are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which contribute to the development of the central nervous system.

Composition of dry children's dairy-free porridges of different brands

"Baby Sitter"

"Hipp"

"Granny's Basket"

• Addition of several vitamins and microelements.
• Contains prebiotics (inulin and fructooligosaccharides (FOS)).
• No added sugar or salt.
• All of these cereals are well suited for first feeding.
• Only dairy-free porridges are produced based on buckwheat, corn and rice cereals without fruit.

"Remedia"

"Nestlé"

"Humana"

• There are only two types of porridges - buckwheat and oatmeal.
• Supplement of 13 vitamins, iron and iodine.
• Porridges do not contain sucrose, instead there are other sugars - glucose and fructose, and maltodextrin is added.
• Buckwheat and oat porridge contain rice flakes.

"Baby"

• They are presented in three types, of which two porridges consist of one type of cereal - buckwheat and corn, and one of a mixture.
• All these cereals contain the addition of maltodextrin, vitamins and minerals.
• May contain traces of gluten and milk (except corn porridge).
• Does not contain sucrose.

"Baby"

"Heinz"

"Fleur Alpine"

"Frutonyanya"

• This is a hypoallergenic buckwheat and rice porridge, enriched with 12 vitamins and 3 minerals without added sugar and fruit.

"Semper"

• They are represented by rice and buckwheat porridge, made from the central part of the grain, which allows for a more delicate consistency of the finished product and high nutritional value.
• In the production of cereals, hydrolysis technology is not used, since the manufacturer considers this unnecessary due to the sufficient activity of the enzyme that breaks down starch in the child by the time complementary foods are introduced.
• The porridges do not contain any added vitamins or minerals; they contain only cereals.

"Vinnie"

• Hypoallergenic buckwheat porridge is made without added sugar, salt, with the addition of a prebiotic (inulin), maltodextrin, minerals, and vitamins.
• Other cereals contain sugar and are therefore not hypoallergenic. There are porridges with fruit fillings.

"Bellakt"

• Large selection of cereals with and without fruit.
• Contains added minerals and vitamins.
• Some cereals contain the prebiotic inulin, which is indicated on the packaging.

"Clever girl"

• Low-allergenic porridges are prepared on the basis of rice and corn grits with the addition of the prebiotic inulin, fructose, vitamins and minerals.
• Other dairy-free cereals do not contain prebiotics and are made with added salt and sugar.
• There are porridges with fruit fillings.

Comparative analysis of the range of dry children's dairy-free cereals

Trademark	Types of dairy-free cereals	Availability of milk porridges	Availability of cereals with prebiotics and/or probiotics	Availability of porridges with fruit fillings
"Baby Sitter"	Rice, buckwheat, barley, oatmeal, semolina and multigrain porridges.	No	No	No
"Babushkino Lukoshko"	Rice, buckwheat, corn.	No	Yes	No
"Remedia"	Rice, buckwheat, semolina, oatmeal and mixed cereal porridge	No	No	No
"Nestlé"	Buckwheat, rice, corn, oatmeal and mixed cereal porridge.	Yes	Yes	Yes
"Humana"	Buckwheat, oatmeal.	Yes	No	No
"Hipp"	Rice, buckwheat, corn, wheat, oatmeal and multigrain porridges.	Yes	No	Yes
"Baby"	Buckwheat, corn and mixed cereal porridge.	Yes	No	No
"Baby"	Buckwheat, rice, corn, oatmeal.	Yes	Yes	Yes
"Heinz"	Buckwheat, corn, rice, oatmeal and mixed cereal porridge.	Yes	Yes	Yes
"Fleur Alpin"	Rice, buckwheat, corn, oatmeal, wheat and mixed cereal porridges.	Yes	No	No
"Frutonyanya"	Buckwheat, rice.	Yes	No	No
"Semper"	Rice, buckwheat.	Yes	No	No
"Vinnie"	Buckwheat, rice-buckwheat, wheat with apple and porridge from a mixture of cereals.	Yes	Yes	Yes
"Clever girl"	Buckwheat, rice, corn, rice-buckwheat and porridge from a mixture of cereals.	Yes	Yes	Yes
"Bellakt"	Buckwheat, oatmeal, wheat, corn, rice-buckwheat and mixed cereal porridge.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Range of ready-to-eat dairy-free baby cereals

"Hipp"

In addition to dry cereals, dairy-free cereals with fruit are available in jars with or without the addition of starch. Two names in this series of products do not refer to cereals at all: “Apples with Banana and Cookies” and “Pear Puree with Cereal Flakes.”

"Frutonyanya"

Prepared from a mixture of boiled cereals and fruit puree of one or more types without any additives or with a small addition of fructose.

When to introduce dairy-free cereals

Everything here is largely individual and depends on the type of feeding of the child and his state of health. It is recommended that formula-fed children be given their first complementary foods with dairy-free, gluten-free porridge from 4 months, and breastfed children after 6 months. Attention is drawn to the child's weight gain. So, if there is a pronounced underweight, then complementary feeding begins at 4-5 months, and if there is excess weight, then at 6.5-7 months. Each type of porridge is introduced for about one week. Thus, in one month the child will become familiar with approximately three types of one-ingredient cereals.

After about a month, when the child gets used to the two types of one-ingredient porridge, porridge can be introduced that simultaneously contains these two types of cereal. For example, if a child has tried one-component rice and buckwheat porridge, then you can introduce a two-component buckwheat-rice porridge. It is advisable not to change the manufacturer. If this manufacturer does not have such porridge, then you can make it yourself by mixing one spoon of each of the cereals. Next, cook according to your usual recipe. Before you start feeding gluten-containing cereals, offer already tested cereals with the addition of fruit. If the manufacturer doesn’t have such porridges, it doesn’t matter, you can always add puree or juice to regular dairy-free porridge.

Important! Two-component gluten-free porridge can be introduced only after the child gets used to each type of cereal separately.

One-ingredient gluten-containing dairy-free porridge can be given to children over five months. It should be introduced gradually, for example, giving it every other day, gradually switching to gluten-containing porridge and thus completely replacing gluten-free porridge. It is recommended to give gluten-containing cereals to a child in the following order: oatmeal, bearberry, semolina and millet.

Manufacturers of ready-made cereals, indicating the period for introducing complementary foods on the packaging, follow the standards specified in SanPiN 2.3.2.1940–05. All porridges must not contain flavorings, dyes, stabilizers, preservatives and food additives, except those approved for use. A strict ban applies to sweeteners.

All types of porridges may contain fruit fillings in accordance with age recommendations.

Child's age	Type of fruit
Over 4 months	Apple, pear, plum, peach, apricot.
Over 5 months	Black and red currants, raspberries, cherries, quinces, cherries, blueberries, lingonberries, cranberries, etc.
Over 6 months	Citrus fruits (tangerines, oranges, grapefruits), melon, pineapple, banana, mango, strawberries, strawberries and other potentially allergenic fruits. Honey.
Over 7 months	Papaya, kiwi, guava.
Over 9 months	Grapes, cocoa.

1. If you use ready-made cereals, then follow all the proportions indicated on the package.
2. Porridge can affect a child's digestion and stool. So buckwheat and oatmeal have a “laxative effect”, and rice strengthens. Corn does not have a significant effect on the baby's stool. When choosing your first feeding porridge, take these features into account, taking into account your baby’s stool.
3. Do not start introducing solid foods if your baby is not healthy or if a vaccination is planned.
4. For the first time, prepare a small amount of porridge - 5 g (approximately 1 level teaspoon) per 100 ml of liquid (water or baby formula). The resulting product should be liquid. Over the course of a week, increase the amount of complementary foods to the required amount.

   Child's age, months	Porridge, g
   4-6	10-150
   7	150
   8	180
   9-12	200

5. Be sure to monitor your child's reaction. If a rash, anxiety, or gastrointestinal disturbances appear, stop giving complementary foods and consult a doctor.
6. Introduce the first complementary food during the second feeding to monitor your baby's reaction throughout the day.
7. It is most convenient to use a soft silicone spoon instead of a metal one - this way the child’s gums will not be scratched.
8. The optimal temperature of porridge is 37C, which corresponds to the temperature of breast milk.
9. Don't force your child to eat porridge the first time. If your child is persistent, suggest later. It is quite normal if a child starts eating porridge only after 8-10 attempts.
10. Do not use leftover cooked porridge for later feeding.

How to choose porridge in a store

1. Study the labeling on the package of porridge, indicating the age of the child at which porridge can be given.
2. Choose the right type of porridge based on the child’s age, but usually manufacturers take into account pediatricians’ recommendations on the type of porridge in advance.
3. Industrially produced porridges are usually enriched with vitamins and microelements, the composition of which is indicated on the packaging.
4. For the first feeding, refrain from porridges containing fruit, even if the child is age appropriate.
5. Do not add salt or sugar to the porridge.

Benefits of ready-made cereals

1. Chemical and microbiological safety.
2. Composition that meets age-related physiological characteristics of metabolism and digestion.
3. Grinding degree suitable for the baby's digestive system
4. High quality and safety of raw materials.
5. A variety of food components that may not be available at home.
6. Fast preparation.
7. Ready-made dairy-free baby cereals are best chosen for children with intolerance to cow's milk protein. The fact is that milk is a source of calcium for the body and children on a dairy-free diet along with homemade cereals may receive it in insufficient quantities. Ready-made baby cereals additionally enriched with calcium can compensate for its deficiency.

What is the best dairy-free porridge?

1. The optimal choice for the first complementary feeding would be industrially produced dairy-free hypoallergenic porridge, enriched with a complex of vitamins and minerals.
2. From the very beginning, it is better to choose a manufacturer that has a wide range of dairy-free cereals without fruit additives, in order to introduce the baby as fully as possible to various types of cereals before introducing milk porridge.
3. Don't chase a wide range of dairy-free cereals with added fruit. You can always make them yourself by adding ready-made or home-made fruit puree that is age-appropriate.
4. If you prefer organic nutrition, then you can give preference to “Hipp”, “Samper” and “Fleur Alpin” porridges. However, be aware that they contain minimal or no added vitamins and minerals.
5. If you have problems with your tummy, opt for dairy-free porridges enriched with prebiotics, which are a nutrient medium for the development of beneficial intestinal microflora (“Babushkino Lukoshko”, “Baby”, “Heinz”, “Vinnie”) and/or probiotics in the form of dry beneficial microorganisms ( "Nestlé")

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