Nestle rice porridge. A variety of dairy and non-dairy rice porridges from Nestlé

Sooner or later, the moment comes when it’s time to introduce complementary foods into your baby’s diet. Milk porridge made from rice or any other cereal is often used as the first food, but the baby may become allergic to such complementary foods. How to prevent this and what is the best way to feed it?

Why do allergic reactions to porridge occur?

The body of young children is very sensitive, so allergies can occur even to foods that do not seem harmful or dangerous. For example, there is a common misconception that milk is very good for children. And really, what harm could come from such a harmless product? Just think, mother's milk was replaced with cow's or goat's milk, no big deal. In reality, everything looks completely different. What can an allergic reaction occur to?

The baby's body may react to:

• milk protein in that “very healthy” milk;
• gluten (found mainly in oat and wheat cereals);
• fruits and berries (especially bright colors) added to porridge;
• sugar.

An allergy is a reaction of a child’s body not only to the active components in the formula; improper introduction of complementary foods (too large portions) can also cause it. Milk porridge is a product that should definitely be left for older people, just like fruits with sugar. To avoid any troubles, it is better to strictly follow the rules of complementary feeding, and if you are unsure, it is better to consult a doctor. It is worth taking seriously the choice of porridge itself for feeding your baby.

What to do if you have an allergy?

If an allergy already exists, then you need to stop feeding your baby porridge for at least 10-14 days, in some cases it will take a longer period. Be sure to show your child to the pediatrician so that he can prescribe the necessary treatment.

You can continue to feed your baby porridge only after the allergy has subsided. Important: the porridge must be hypoallergenic.

How to choose?

Often the product packaging is marked “hypoallergenic” or “low allergenic”, this means that, firstly, the porridge is not dairy, and secondly, it does not contain one of the allergens - gluten.

Such a product always contains only one type of cereal (the same rice) without admixtures of pieces of berries and fruits. Prebiotics can also be added there to improve the baby’s digestion and prevent possible constipation. There are simply no other options for hypoallergenic cereals.
Only with such a product can you begin to introduce the first complementary foods.

It is not necessary to buy ready-made instant porridge; you can cook rice yourself in water without adding sugar and milk.

However, the cause of allergies is not always milk porridge, sugar or fruit, and reviews from doctors confirm this. In very rare cases, a reaction to the protein of one of the cereals may occur. It is for this reason that the first portions of complementary foods should be very small, no more than half a teaspoon.

Nestle instant porridge

Even dairy-free porridge can sometimes contain microscopic doses of milk or gluten, because often all types of cereal mixtures are produced on the same equipment. In this case, the manufacturer is obliged to indicate this on the packaging.

Dairy-free porridge can sometimes contain sugar, in which case manufacturers put a mark on the packaging. Nestle marks all products as “hypoallergenic” if they do not contain milk, gluten, sugar or fruit. Some additives are considered low-allergenic, for example, pumpkin or prunes, but you should not start complementary feeding with them; it is better to postpone them until a later period.

Whether it is rice, buckwheat or corn is not so important; the Nestle line of instant cereals differs only in the type of cereal, but the ratio of useful minerals and vitamins does not change.

Nestlé rice porridge

It is important to know that dairy-free rice porridge helps with digestive disorders; for this purpose it is diluted with water. Rice normalizes stool and, most importantly, does not irritate the stomach and intestines.

However, if the child is healthy, rice complementary foods can cause constipation, so it is better to alternate cereals. Prunes and pumpkin help cope with the problem of constipation, but in this case they should not be given to children prone to diarrhea.

Usually, for Nestle baby cereals, refined rice is used for complementary feeding, so it is much better absorbed by the stomach, since it contains practically no poorly digestible fiber. Reviews from doctors about this diet are only positive.

In some cases, unpolished rice is also produced; it contains fiber that does not cause problems with digestion and constipation. This product contains many useful vitamins and microelements.

Allergies are an unpleasant thing, but when choosing a dry rice mixture, you need to decide what exactly you need:

• medicinal product to eliminate digestive problems;
• hypoallergenic porridge for sensitive babies;
• first feeding;
• a product that normalizes a child’s stool.

In the first case, choose a product without fruits and prebiotics. Read the ingredients carefully; the less dietary fiber it contains, the better. The word “dairy” on the packaging should be a red traffic light for you.

If your baby has allergies and you choose a hypoallergenic product, opt for products with prebiotics, but without sugar or fruit in the composition. Prebiotics are also good for preventing constipation, so porridges like these are suitable for this purpose.

What's good about Nestle porridge?

Dairy-free rice porridge produced by Nestlé has a minimum of fiber and contains beneficial bifidobacteria that help normalize stool digestion. However, you should not use this product as a therapeutic diet for diarrhea.

“Nestlé Pomogaika Porridge” is well suited as a therapeutic food; it contains carob fruits and is suitable for babies from 5 months. It is important that this product contains protein that is as beneficial as milk, but does not cause allergies. This diet is good for treating intestinal infections and other diseases of the digestive system.

Rice porridge from Nestle has a pleasant taste, is harmless to babies and is excellent as complementary food. In the production of Nestle products, only natural and environmentally friendly raw materials are used; there are no synthetic additives, preservatives or dyes, as well as sugar and milk.

In addition to rice flour, Nestlé dairy-free porridge contains vitamins B, A, E and PP. Microelements zinc, calcium, potassium, iron, sodium and iodine contribute to the harmonious growth and development of the baby and strengthen the immune system. Special live bacteria promote rapid and easy absorption of the product.

How to feed your baby correctly

These rules are true not only for Nestle instant cereals, but also for any others. As the first complementary food, you should introduce no more than 1 spoon, gradually increasing the portions to a normal volume.

This rice mixture can be given no more than 2 times a day and must be fresh - do not store the finished product in the refrigerator.

Instant porridges are easy to prepare, they do not need to be boiled, just add hot water to the powder (no more than 40 degrees so that vitamins and nutrients are not destroyed) and mix well.

How to store

The product in open packaging is stored in a dry place for no more than 14 days, and in sealed packaging - up to 15 months.

Dairy-free rice porrige contains bifidobacteria B L and is prepared using a special technology for gentle breakdown of cereals. The porridge contains low-allergenic rice. The porridge is low-allergenic because it does not contain gluten and milk and is a healthy balanced complementary food for children with gluten and lactose intolerance.

Compound:Rice flour, vitamins and minerals, bifidobacteria at least 1x106 CFU/g, emulsifier (lecithin). Contains 9 vitamins and 7 minerals. Does not contain GMI, artificial preservatives, colors or flavors

Precautionary measures:

Check with your pediatrician about the start age for introducing various complementary foods.

Continue breastfeeding for as long as possible.

Mode of application:

Start introducing complementary foods with 1 tablespoon of Nestle porridge diluted with 4-5 tablespoons of boiled water. Gradually increase the amount of porridge to one whole serving.

Feed your baby with a spoon.

Porridge should be prepared immediately before each feeding. The diluted porridge remaining after feeding cannot be stored or further used.

Start introducing complementary foods with 1 tablespoon of Nestle porridge diluted with 4-5 tablespoons of milk or infant formula. Gradually increase the amount of porridge to one whole serving.

Feed your baby with a spoon.

Porridge should be prepared immediately before each feeding. The diluted porridge remaining after feeding cannot be stored or further used.

Cooking method :

1.Wash your hands thoroughly before preparing baby cereal.

2.Check that all utensils are clean.

3.Boil drinking water for 5 minutes and let it cool.

4.Based on the feeding table, pour the required amount of water (40ºC) into a clean plate and add the required number of spoons of porridge powder.

5.Stir the porridge until smooth. Don't cook!

6.Feed your baby with a clean spoon.

7. Porridge should be prepared immediately before each feeding. The diluted porridge remaining after feeding cannot be stored or subsequently used.

Storage conditions:

Store in a dry place at a temperature from +10ºС to +25ºС and a relative humidity of no more than 75%. After opening the inner package, store the product tightly closed in a cool, dry place at a temperature of +10ºС to +25ºС.

Best before date:see packaging. After opening the package, the product's shelf life is no more than 2 weeks.

Keep out of the reach of children.

Do not use after expiration date.

Best before date: 15 months.

Quantity in container: 15 boxes.

Nestle porridge is one of the products of the famous Swiss company Nestle, which for more than a century has occupied a leading position in various areas of trade (baby food, chocolate, coffee, animal food, cosmetics, etc.). Parents' attitude towards this product is ambiguous, so let's take a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of baby food.

General characteristics of porridges

For the growth and development of babies, Nestlé brand manufacturers have developed special cereals in the form of dry powder, which are diluted with milk or water. Their peculiarity is not only in their quick preparation, but also in their balanced composition of minerals, trace elements, vitamins, and dietary fiber.

In addition, many Nestlé cereals contain live bifidobacteria, which have a positive effect on the child’s intestines. The benefit of these microorganisms is that the immune system is strengthened, the intestinal microflora is improved and the risk of allergies is reduced.

In some varieties, along with bifidobacteria, there are also micronutrients necessary for the full development and growth of children. This is especially suitable for those babies who are selective in food, have switched to artificial feeding, and do not receive a full range of vitamins and minerals.

Porridges of this brand were made specifically for the characteristics of each age. Therefore, pay attention to the packaging, which states who this food is suitable for (allergy sufferers, certain ages, children with sensitivity to lactose or gluten, etc.).

Nestlé porridge: assortment

This brand sells the following types of baby food:

Types of Nestlé baby cereals

On the packaging you can see a child icon with numbers or steps that show the optimal age for introducing complementary foods.

• 1st stage. This is a series of milk and dairy-free porridges intended for initial feeding, when the first buckwheat and rice are introduced into the diet of a 4-5 month old baby. The composition of baby food for this age has a lightweight consistency to make it easy to swallow.
• Stage 2 - from 6-7 months. Nestlé porridges for this age have fruit and pumpkin additives, have a thicker consistency and teach the child to eat from a spoon. These products also have dairy-free and dairy categories.
• Stage 3 - from 8-11 months. These are multi-component milk and dairy-free porridges with fruit pieces. This type of baby food is specially created so that the child learns to chew food.
• Level 4 from 12-18 months. Balanced dairy nutrition with pieces of fruit and berries.

Nestlé porridge: dairy-free

Let's take a closer look at the composition of dairy-free porridges: oatmeal, hypoallergenic rice, and buckwheat, buckwheat with prunes.

Oatmeal contains the following components: 9 vitamins (A, E, B1,2,6, D, C, PP, folic acid), sugar, lecithin (emulsifier), 7 minerals (potassium, sodium, iodine, iron, calcium , zinc, phosphorus), dietary fiber, bifidobacteria BL, oatmeal. The advantage of oatmeal is the absence of dyes, flavors, preservatives and GMI. Numerous reviews of Nestlé cereals highlight one drawback - the presence of sugar.

Hypoallergenic rice porridge is suitable for children with lactose and gluten intolerance. The composition of vitamins, minerals, bifidobacteria is the same as in oatmeal. Only their quantity is different and rice flour is added.

Hypoallergenic buckwheat is also distinguished by the presence of buckwheat flour in its composition. However, this type of porridge is unpopular with children who prefer rice and oatmeal. Baby food with prunes has the same composition as plain buckwheat, only prunes are added.

Assortment of milk porridges

If intended for children with hypersensitivity to lactose and gluten, as well as healthy babies from four months, then Nestlé milk porridges are suitable for all three age stages:

• For the first stage, we offer oatmeal with apple-apricot flavor, plain buckwheat and with the addition of dried apricots, two types of wheat (with pumpkin, apple), rice with apple.
• From six months old, a child can buy wheat with banana, rice with banana flavor, porridge made from five (apple-banana) and three (apple-pear) cereals, oatmeal with pear and banana.
• For eight-month-old babies, we offer oatmeal with pieces of pear, two types of wheat: with apple-strawberry and apricot flavor.

If you decide to introduce complementary foods, then pay attention to Nestlé dairy-free baby cereals. Their range is not as diverse as in dairy products, but it eliminates the risk of allergies. Despite the fact that the cereals of this brand do not contain genetically modified sources, preservatives, or flavorings, some babies may develop an individual intolerance to the components of baby food.

Composition of stage 1 milk porridges

Please note that Nestlé baby oatmeal contains a small amount of gluten, so this porridge can be introduced no earlier than 4 and no later than 7 months to eliminate the risk of celiac enteropathy.

What are stage 2 porridges made of?

Children's favorite fruit cereals are Nestlé. Reviews from mothers say that children enjoy eating rice and multigrain, but buckwheat and oatmeal are optional.

Components of porridge 3 stages. Reviews from parents

• Oatmeal with pear includes skimmed milk powder, oat flour, vegetable oils, a standard set of vitamins and minerals, dietary fiber, bifidobacteria, sugar, pear pieces.
• Wheat porridge with apple and strawberries, except for wheat flour, pieces of garden strawberries and apple, the composition is the same as in the first product.
• Wheat with apricot has an apricot additive compared to the previous version.

Now let’s pay attention to the opinions of customers who have tried Nestlé cereals. Reviews are very varied. In most cases, mothers are satisfied with the products and note the child’s good appetite, weight gain, good mood and energy.

However, parents whose children are prone to allergies and diseases of the digestive system are dissatisfied with Nestlé products due to the cloyingly sweet taste and the presence of milk in the composition. Such children develop a skin rash, constipation, and regurgitation.

Therefore, parents, doctors, and the product manufacturer recommend starting complementary feeding with dairy-free cereals: from 1 spoon without introducing other new products, in order to see the child’s reaction to the components of baby food.

Pomogaika porridge ingredients

Dairy-free porridges of the first stage are represented by hypoallergenic rice porridge with carob and a low-allergenic rice-corn product. In the first version, the composition excludes allergic ingredients: cow's milk protein, soy and wheat, as well as gluten. The first porridge consists of rice flour, carob flour, sucrose, citric acid, vitamins, vegetable oils, potassium iodide, sodium phosphate, calcium carbonate, zinc sulfate, iron lactate. In the second version, the product consists of rice and vanilla flavoring, the remaining components correspond to the standard.

Nestlé's second-stage dairy-free porridges are also available in two types: 5-grain with linden blossom and wheat-oat with prunes. The first sugar-free product consists of wheat, corn, barley, oat and rye flour, probiotics, vitamins and minerals, oligofructose, dry linden blossom extract, inulin, vanilla flavor, maltodextrin. In the second porridge, only the flour is changed to oatmeal and wheat, prunes are added instead of linden, the other ingredients remain the same.

Dairy-free products of the third stage are represented by 8-grain yogurt and simply 8-grain porridge. They include rice, corn, wheat, rye, oatmeal, millet and sorghum flour; lactobacilli, vanilla flavor, thermophilic culture, powdered yogurt. The vitamin and mineral complex remains the same.

Milk 3-grain porridges of the 3rd stage have banana-strawberry and apple-pear flavors. They contain flour from barley, oats and rice, bifidobacteria, vitamins and minerals, vanilla flavoring, low-fat powdered yogurt and milk powder, vegetable oils (coconut, palm, rapeseed, sunflower), pieces of fruit and berries, sugar, beet juice, gluten, lactobacilli.

Porridge "Shagayka"

This series includes products of the third and fourth stages. In the first case, it is a 5-grain gluten porridge with cherry-strawberry flavor, consisting of wheat, corn, barley, rice, oatmeal, oils (the same composition), milk powder, pieces of strawberry, apple, carrot, dried orange and pear, vanilla flavoring, beet and passion fruit juice, lecithin, sugar, minerals and vitamins, bifidobacteria, maltodextrin, corn starch.

In the second case, more varied Nestlé baby cereals. Their assortment is represented by a 5-grain product with apple-berry and strawberry-fruit flavors. The composition is the same, only the fruit additives change.

As you can see, the range of porridges is very diverse and suitable for different categories of children. If your child has allergies, then pay attention to dairy-free, allergen-free products. The manufacturer warns that there may be an individual intolerance to the components of the porridge, so monitor your child’s reaction.

Children from 4 months

Nestle dairy-free rice porridge hypoallergenic from 4 months 200 gr. Dairy-free rice porridge is prepared using a special CHE technology for gently breaking down grains. Thanks to this, a natural sweet taste appears in the product, the porridge is better absorbed and has increased nutritional value. Hypoallergenic, made from gluten-free cereals. It is a useful balanced complementary food for healthy children. The porridge is enriched with probiotics - live bifidobacteria BL. They help normalize digestion, grow healthy microflora and strengthen the immune system, which is very important at the initial stage of introducing complementary foods. The porridge contains a complex of vitamins and minerals iRON+ for healthy growth and development. If you are intolerant to lactose and/or cow's milk proteins, the porridge must be diluted with either water or the milk formula that you use to feed your baby. Attention! When diluted with water, porridge does not provide the necessary nutritional value of the diet. Consult your doctor to adjust your diet.

9 vitamins and 5 minerals.
. Complex of vitamins and minerals iRON+.
. With probiotics.
. Does not contain GMOs, artificial preservatives, colors or flavors.

Directions for use: Start introducing complementary foods with 1 tablespoon of porridge diluted with 4-5 tablespoons of boiled water. Gradually increase the amount of porridge to one whole serving. Feed your baby with a spoon. Do not cook! Porridge should be prepared immediately before each feeding. Follow the instructions on the package. Do not store diluted porridge left after feeding.

Storage conditions: After cooking the porridge, the opened package should be tightly closed. After opening the package, store for no more than 2 weeks. Unopened packaging should be stored in a dry place at a temperature of 10 to 25 ° C and a relative humidity of no more than 75%.

Compound: rice flour, maltodextrin, vitamins and minerals, bifidobacteria at least 1x10⁶ CFU/g.

Nutritional value (average values ​​per 100 g): proteins 6 g, carbohydrates 85 g, fats 0.5 g, dietary fiber 1 g, energy value 371 kcal / 1553 kJ.

Shelf life: 15 months.

There are 9 pieces in a box.

To make a decision on the timing and method of introducing this product into the child’s diet, consultation with a specialist is necessary.

Age restrictions are indicated on the packaging of goods in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.