Porridge! Updated 3rd September 2012

By request, I'll try something on porridge :)

For us, a good porridge comes with a good soup stock.
Typical soup stocks...
Suitable for under 10 months:
- Vege soup stock (use any vege you've already introduced!)

Suitable for above 10 months:
- Fresh silverfish (silverfish can be mashed into porridge) --> Please beware of seafood allergy if it runs in the family or your baby has eczema
- Pork (I prefer using lean meat even if the meat is wasted --> I feed it to my dog, we do not feed the meat to baby as it is tasteless and tough after using it for stock)
- Chicken (Preferably whole kampung chicken --> Meat can be shredded for baby :D )
- Beef (good iron source!)
- Vege! (Use any vege you have already introduced! Try adding some garlic and onion for added flavour PLUS these help to boost their immune systems! Corn makes very sweet soup stock!)

Suitable for above 1yo:
- Dried scallops (I prefer to avoide before 1yo due to possiblities of allergies)


Basic Porridge Varieties  
(Do check back again - Will update with new ones when I think of more!)


#1 - Pork and corn 
#2 - Chicken and onions
#3 - Threadfin (fish) & pumpkin
#4 - ABC vege (carrot, potato, onion) & salmon
#5 - Chinese leek & pork
#6 - Hairy Melon & chicken
#7 - Pear & wolfberries (I know this sounds weird, but this is good for dry cough)
#8 - Frog leg & broccoli (MY FAVE!)
#9 - "Baby Bak Kut Teh" --> Use garlic, some whole peppers (don't grind/hit/smash) with pork
#10 - Yellow & green zuchinni plus small amount of red bell pepper --> Very colourful!
#11 - Tofu & Egg (Make sure you've already introduced egg!)
#12 - Carrot & Silverfish
#13 - Chicken with Apples
#14 - Tomato & Tofu
#15 - Asparagus & fish (threadfin)
#16 - Peas & fish (salmon)
#17 - White fungus & chicken
#18 - Cabbage & pork

DO YOU KNOW...
Porridge need not be rice only.
Mix in lentils, beans and other grains for variety!
My boy loves millets with his porridge :)