Nowadays, unhygienic food flooding the market has given many mothers a headache when choosing food for their children. Feeding children unhygienic, poor-quality food leads to them suffering from many modern-day conditions such as malnutrition, short-sightedness and autism… from a very young age.
However, science has discovered the remarkable BENEFITS of the natural food BIRD'S NEST for children.
The benefits of bird's nest for children
Bird's nest contains a lot of protein, amino acids and many precious trace elements, and stimulates the child's digestive system. In addition, bird's nest also contains amino acids and plenty of Ca and Fe, minerals that children's bodies are often short of. Parents can feel reassured when giving bird's nest to children because it contains Cr, which is valuable in stimulating digestion and absorption through the intestinal wall.
Besides the nutrients above, bird's nest also provides a high amount of protein and little fat. It helps bone development and strengthens the child's immunity because the nest itself contains a lot of iron. The fat-free galactose sugar is also a very good source of energy for children.
Bird's nest stimulates and promotes better blood circulation, helping children develop their brains in the most complete way and stimulating their body's growth.
Important micronutrients such as Mn, Cu, Zn and Br are very helpful for stabilising the nerves and strengthening children's memory. For school-age children, if taken regularly and reasonably, the benefits of bird's nest are wonderful, helping to strengthen and develop the brain, stabilise their mood and remember things for longer, especially during demanding exam periods.
Bird's nest dosage for children
- Children aged 0-1: Bird's nest should not be given yet because the digestive system is not fully developed.
- Children aged 1-3: At this stage they have started on solid foods, so children aged 1-3 can have bird's nest, but it should be introduced gradually in small amounts, mixed with milk for the child to drink. First month: 2gr every day. Following months: 2gr every other day.
- Children aged 3-10: In the first month, give 4-5gr every day. Second month: 4-5gr every day, every other day. From the third month onward: 4-5gr every 3 days.
How to prepare bird's nest for children
Bird's nest steamed with honey
(Good for children aged 12 months and over)
Benefits:
- Nutritional composition and benefits of bird's nest
Honey is considered a food that is good for young children's digestion. Honey contains quite a lot of different nutrients beneficial to young children's bodies, with glucose and fructose making up about 70%.
In addition, honey also has quite a large amount of protein, organic salts, organic acids, many vitamins, and calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus…
Ingredients:
- 20g of dried bird's nest, feathers already removed
- 3 tablespoons of honey
- A few thin slices of ginger
Preparation:
- Put the dried bird's nest into a clean bowl and pour in water to soak until the nest expands. Soaking time also depends on the type of nest, because island nests take longer to soak than swiftlet-house nests. Usually, swiftlet-house nests or white bird's nest take about 2 hours 30 minutes to soak and expand.
- Once the bird's nest has expanded evenly, lift it into a pot to double-boil. Add clean water to cover the nest and turn on the stove to steam for about 20 minutes. At first, set the stove to high heat, then once the water in the pot has boiled, turn it down to low to avoid the water running dry. Remember not to add the honey to steam together with the bird's nest from the start.
- Mix the honey with a little warm water. When the bird's nest is cooked and evenly expanded, pour the honey in together with the bird's nest, add a few slices of ginger to taste, and steam for 5 more minutes.
- Finally, turn off the heat and ladle the honey-steamed bird's nest into a bowl. It can be eaten hot or cold, because neither hot nor cold loses the nutrients of the bird's nest.
Bird's nest and pork porridge
Ingredients:
- Glutinous rice
- Raw bird's nest with feathers removed
- Pork
- Spring onion
- Cooking oil, seasoning granules, fish sauce, MSG, seasoning powder…
Preparation:
- Soak the bird's nest in cold water for about 1 hour so the strands separate and soften.
- Rinse the pork, then mince or grind it finely.
- Rinse the spring onion and chop it finely.
- Wash the rice clean.
- Steam the bird's nest over water for about 20 minutes. You can refer to how to steam bird's nest.
- Put the rice into a pot, add water and simmer the porridge until the rice is soft.
- Once the rice is soft, add the bird's nest and minced pork to the porridge, mix well and simmer for about 30 more minutes so the nest and pork become tender and release their nutrients.
- When the porridge is cooked, season to taste, ladle into bowls and sprinkle with spring onion.
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