Give your baby a protein rich start for the day by adding Egg Yolk Recipe for Babies in their breakfast!
Eggs are rich in protein and easy to cook and feed. In general eggs can be introduced after 6 months. However, egg whites are one of the top 8 allergens and should be introduce individually after introducing the egg yolk. Egg yolks can be introduced after introducing the basic foods. The yolk of a hard-boiled egg can be mashed and served to the baby either as it is or by diluting in breast milk or formula.
Egg Yolk Recipe for Babies
Ingredients:
- Egg – 1
Method:
- Place the egg in a sauce pan. Cover it with water by 1 inch.
- Cover and allow the water to boil over high flame.
- Now set the timer and allow the egg to hard boil for 7 minutes over medium to high flame.
- Put off the flame. Remove the egg from water with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl of ice cold water to stop cooking and to cool it to handle.
- Peel the egg. Cut it into half and scoop out the creamy yolk. Mash it and serve immediately or add little breast milk to the mashed yolk before feeding to your baby.
For babies above 8 months, egg yolk can be added to a buttered pan and cooked from both sides and cut to bite size pieces and served as a finger food to the baby. Egg yolk is filled with iron, folate and vitamins. The important nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin which are present in egg yolk can support eye and brain health of babies.
Egg Yolk Recipe for Babies
Ingredients
- Egg - 1
Instructions
- Place the egg in a sauce pan. Cover it with water by 1 inch.
- Cover and allow the water to boil over high flame.
- Now set the timer and allow the egg to hard boil for 7 minutes over medium to high flame.
- Put off the flame. Remove the egg from water with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl of ice cold water to stop cooking and to cool it to handle.
- Peel the egg. Cut it into half and scoop out the creamy yolk. Mash it and serve immediately or add little breast milk to the mashed yolk before feeding to your baby.
- For babies above 8 months, egg yolk can be added to a buttered pan and cooked from both sides and cut to bite size pieces and served as a finger food to the baby.
Shwetha says
How much can be given when introducing for first time ? When I gave egg yolk a pinch of it to my nine month old he had rashes on second day. Now when can I introduce next
Dr Hemapriya says
Please have a word with your pediatrician before reintroducing it to the baby.