## Duck Porridge for Babies: Benefits and Recipes
Duck meat is known to be a protein-rich food that provides energy for children to play all day, so many mothers choose it to cook porridge for their babies starting solids. Today, let’s explore how to cook duck porridge for your little one with AVAKids’ 0-3 years old Baby Care section!
### 1. At what age can babies eat duck meat?
According to nutritionists, **babies can eat duck meat from 8 months old**. However, you should only start with a small amount to observe your baby’s reaction. If your baby isn’t allergic to this dish, you can add duck porridge to their meal plan from 8 months onwards.
### 2. Benefits of duck meat for babies
#### Provides protein
Feeding your baby duck porridge provides protein, which helps build muscles and strengthens their immune system. Protein in duck meat also plays a role in cell formation and keeps skin and hair healthy.
#### Provides B vitamins
Duck meat is rich in vitamin B3, which helps convert food into energy and promotes red blood cell production, preventing anemia in children.
#### Good for heart health
As a food rich in omega-3s, duck can improve heart health and help prevent cardiovascular diseases in children. So, to support your child’s development, consider adding duck porridge to their diet!
#### Strengthens bones
According to nutritionists, the abundant protein in duck meat and other meats also helps protect and strengthen children’s skeletal system.
### 3. How to cook duck porridge for babies
#### Duck and sweet potato porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Rice: 30 grams
* Sweet potato: 30 grams
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Thuyền Xưa baby seasoning
**Instructions:**
1. Wash, debone, boil, and finely chop the duck meat. Keep the duck broth for cooking the porridge.
2. Peel, wash, and steam the sweet potato. Then, puree it.
3. Add rice to the duck broth and stir well to cook the porridge. Once the porridge is cooked through, reduce the heat and add the duck meat and sweet potato. Cook for about 5 minutes. Then, season the duck and sweet potato porridge.
4. Turn off the heat, ladle the porridge into a bowl, add baby seasoning, and let your baby enjoy.
This recipe provides a variety of options for your 7-month-old’s meal plan.
**Note:** When preparing food for babies under 1 year old, avoid adding seasonings like fish sauce or stock cubes.
#### Duck and jute mallow porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Jute mallow: 1 handful
* Rice: 30 grams
* Ginger: 3 slices
* Baby olive oil (available at AVAKids mother and baby store)
Adding baby olive oil makes the duck and jute mallow porridge tastier
**Instructions:**
1. Wash the duck meat. Then, boil it in boiling water and mince. Marinate the duck meat with ginger and other spices.
2. Pick and wash the jute mallow, then blend it with filtered water.
3. Add rice to the duck broth and cook the porridge. Once cooked, add the duck meat and stir for about 10 minutes. Then, add the jute mallow and cook over low heat for another 10 minutes until well cooked.
4. Finally, turn off the heat, ladle the porridge into a bowl, and add baby seasoning. This is one of the most popular duck porridge recipes for babies.
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#### Duck and lotus seed porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Rice: 30 grams
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Lotus seeds: 10 grams
* Green beans: 30 grams
* Baby seasoning
**Instructions:**
1. Wash and debone the duck meat. Rinse the duck meat again with ginger to remove the gamey smell and mince.
2. Peel the lotus seeds, remove the hearts, and soak them in water for about 30 minutes.
3. Wash and steam the green beans with the lotus seeds. Then, puree both ingredients.
4. Add rice to boiling water over high heat to cook the porridge. Once cooked through, add the duck meat, green beans, and lotus seeds, and stir well for about 10 minutes.
5. Finally, turn off the heat, ladle the duck and lotus seed porridge into a bowl, and season it for your baby.
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#### Duck and pumpkin porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Rice: 30 grams
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Pumpkin: 30 grams
* Ginger and baby seasoning
**Instructions:**
1. Wash, debone, and mince the duck meat.
2. Wash, peel, and chop the pumpkin into small pieces for easy pureeing.
3. Peel and soak mung beans in water for about 1 hour.
4. Steam the pumpkin and mung beans, then mash them with a spoon.
5. Simmer the duck meat with a few slices of ginger for about 10 minutes. Then, add the rice to boiling water over high heat to cook the duck and pumpkin porridge.
6. Once the porridge is cooked, add the pumpkin and mung beans, and stir well for about 10 minutes over low heat.
7. Ladle the porridge into a bowl, add baby seasoning, and let your baby enjoy this pumpkin and duck dish.
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#### Duck and taro porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Rice: 30 grams
* Taro
* Duck meat: 40 grams
* Baby seasoning
How to cook nutritious duck and taro porridge for your baby
**Instructions:**
1. Wash, debone, boil, and mince the duck meat.
2. Stir-fry the duck meat with a little oil. Use high heat and stir constantly to prevent the meat from becoming tough.
3. Wash, chop, and steam the taro. Then, puree it.
4. Add rice to the duck broth and cook the porridge. Once cooked, add the duck meat and taro, and stir well.
5. Reduce the heat and cook for about 5 minutes before turning off the heat. Ladle the porridge into a bowl, season with baby seasoning, and let your baby enjoy this vegetable and duck soup.
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#### Duck and luffa porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Rice: 30 grams
* Duck meat: 100 grams
* Luffa: 1 small luffa (you can buy it at Bách hóa Xanh to ensure quality)
* Cooking oil
* Baby seasoning
**Instructions:**
1. Wash and debone the duck meat. Rinse the duck meat again with water and mince.
2. Prepare and wash the luffa, then cut it into small pieces.
3. Add rice to boiling water to cook the porridge. Once cooked, add the duck meat and luffa, and stir well.
4. Season to taste (for babies 1 year and older). Finally, ladle into a bowl, add baby seasoning, and let your baby enjoy. This duck porridge recipe can help your baby supplement natural vitamins and minerals.
Besides, for convenience while ensuring your baby’s nutrition, you can use delicious and flavorful Cây Thị porridge to diversify your baby’s meal plan.
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#### Duck and mung bean porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Rice: 100 grams
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Mung beans: 100 grams
* Spring onions, ginger
* Baby seasoning
**Instructions:**
1. Wash, peel, and soak the mung beans in water for 1 hour to soften them.
2. Wash and remove the gamey smell from the duck meat. Then, mince it.
3. Stir-fry ginger with the duck meat until browned. Add seasoning (for babies 1 year and older) and stir well.
4. Add rice and mung beans to cook the porridge. Once cooked, add the duck meat and stir for about 10 minutes to complete this delicious mung bean and duck porridge for your baby.
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#### Duck and oatmeal porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Oatmeal: 50 grams
* Duck meat: 30 grams
* Fresh coconut water: 1 coconut
* Ginger: 1 small piece
* Frozen porridge: 1 bowl
* Baby fish sauce
**Instructions:**
1. After preparing the duck meat, put it in a pot with coconut water and 1 shallot.
2. Cook the duck meat mixture for about 15 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
3. Soak the oatmeal in water for about 20 minutes, then drain.
4. Once the duck meat boils, add the oatmeal and stir until it boils again.
5. When the duck meat boils, season with baby seasoning and remove the duck meat.
6. Puree the duck meat and mix well with the thawed porridge.
7. You’ve now completed the duck porridge for your baby!
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#### Duck and taro porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Taro: 100 grams
* Rice: 50 grams
* Baby seasoning
* Ginger, spring onions
**Instructions:**
1. Peel, wash, and boil the taro.
2. Then, puree the taro using a blender.
3. Wash the duck meat and cook it in a pot with 2 slices of ginger.
4. Once the duck meat is cooked, remove it and puree it.
5. Rinse the rice and add it to the duck broth to cook the porridge.
6. When the porridge is cooked, add the duck meat and taro, and stir well.
7. Once the porridge boils again, turn off the heat and ladle it into a bowl for your baby.
8. The result is a delicious duck and taro porridge that your baby will love.
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#### Duck and potato porridge
**Ingredients:**
* Potato: 100 grams
* Duck meat: 300 grams
* Rice: 50 grams
* Baby seasoning
**Instructions:**
1. Wash the duck meat and boil it with ginger to remove the gamey smell.
2. Rinse the rice and soak it in water for about 15 minutes.
3. Peel, wash, and cut the potato into bite-sized pieces.
4. Next, add the duck meat and rice to a pot with water and cook over high heat.
5. Once the meat is tender, add the potato and cook until soft.
6. Then, turn off the heat and puree the porridge using a blender if your baby is starting to eat solids.
7. You’ve now cooked potato porridge for your baby!
Suggested ways to cook duck porridge for your baby at home
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* Revealing how to cook delicious shrimp porridge for your baby
These are some simple ways to cook duck porridge for your baby. Hopefully, these suggestions from AVAKids will help you discover new recipes and confidently prepare delicious meals for your little one. Good luck!
In addition, you can supplement your baby’s diet with baby formula such as Vinamilk baby formula, Riedielac rice milk formula, Heinz cauliflower cheese formula, and Heinz broccoli cauliflower formula to ensure they receive adequate nutrition.
**Compiled by Thúy Ngọc**
**Reviewed by Nhật Quang**
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