Safe Baby Food Recipes
Here, i am going to introduce the safest and healthiest foods for your darling baby. Making your own baby food is what every mother dreams of, but when the question comes HOW? Then you start thinking...
And to help you out, I am here with some really healthy and delicious food recipes for your baby. Just give all of them a try:
1. Peach Cobbler – For 6 Months And Over
INGREDIENTS:
3 canned peaches (into 6 halves) or 3 ripe peaches
1 egg yolk (for babies who are 6-10 months old, omit egg yolk and thicken with an infant cereal)
1 teaspoon sugar
METHOD:
Peel the peaches into small pieces and dice them. Mash the mixture to your desired consistency. Now beat in the egg yolk and sugar until it gets smooth (for 6-10 months old infants, omit egg yolk and add infant cereal by 1 tablespoon until you get the thickness you desire).
Finally, bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until it sets. Cool before serving and Enjoy!
2. Great Veggies – For 10 Months And Over
Makes 20 Servings
INGREDIENTS:
3 medium potatoes
8 ounces spinach
2 large cloves garlic
METHOD:
Peel and chop the potatoes into cubes. Crush and peel the garlic. Cook potatoes, spinach and garlic in 1/2 cup of water for about 15 minutes over high flame, or until the potatoes get soft.
Now mix all in a blender or food processor until the mixture gets very mushy. Freeze in ice cube trays overnight, and then pop out the cubes and store them in another container in the freezer.
Your baby will simply love it!
3. Tomato Pasta - For 10 Months And Over
INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon margarine
1/4 cup cheddar or mild cheese, finely grated
1 large tomato, skinned, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon baby rice
1 tablespoon cottage cheese
1/2 cup small pasta shapes
METHOD:
Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the pack. Melt the margarine in a saucepan, add tomato to it and then cook over a low heat for not more than two minutes. Remove the pan from heat. Add the cheeses until they melt into a sauce.
Finally, stir in the baby rice. Pour the sauce over the cooked pasta and serve.
4. Spinach Pasta - For 10 Months And Over
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup spinach (trimmed)
1/4 cup mild cheese - grated (cheddar, jack, gouda)
1/4 cup uncooked small-shaped pasta
2 tablespoons molk/formula
METHOD:
Boil the spinach in little water for 5 minutes until it gets tender, and simultaneously cook the pasta as per the instructions give on the pack. Drain out the water as soon as the spinach gets cooked. Mix it with cheese, pasta and milk.
Blend all the ingredients to make a puree or chop for older babies.
5. Chicken And Rice Dinner - For 10 Months And Over
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 lb. ground chicken (or boneless breast cut in cubes if you are to puree it)
1/2 cup peeled and chopped zucchini
1/2 sweet potato or yam (peeled and chopped)
1/4 frozen, fresh, or canned corn
1/2 tsp. parsley
1 cup long grain, enriched rice
3 cups water
METHOD:
Boil chicken in water for about 2 minutes. Add all the ingredients to the boiling chicken. Reduce heat, cover it and simmer for about half an hour (30 minutes) or until the vegetables get soft.
Now mash or puree the mixture.
You will definitely enjoy making your own baby food because the first foods are always important for the babies! I am quite sure you will thank me for this.
