RECIPES

[angel]

OK so I said I would put some of the recipes I had on here when I got the time so here goes, the books that I got them from are called The Baby and Toddler Cookbook and Meal Planner. I also used Lorraine Kelly's Baby and Toddler Eating Plan.

The best way i found to keep baby food was to freeze it in ice cube trays then once they were frozen i would put them in a freezer bag and label what the puree was and the date it was made.

FIRST STAGE EATING

Baby Rice
Apple Puree
Pear Puree
Carrot Puree
Potato Puree
Parsnip Puree
Swede Puree

The way I used to make these puree's was just to boil the vegetables in a saucepan remembering not to put any salt in the water and then when they were soft I used a food processor to liquidize adding formula (or breast milk if your still breast feeding) to make the right consistency. With the fruit I just stewed the fruit still it was soft. The only thing with the fruit was that my health visitor advised me to add a little bit of sweetener as apples and pears can both be a little sharp for babies.

Once my little one had started getting used to the different flavors I started giving her a mixture of say two different ones like potato and carrot together.

[angel]

NEXT STAGE

Once your baby has got used to those new flavors you can start adding in other flavors. This first recipe was one of mine and Molly's favorites.

Turkey Stew

6oz potato
6 oz carrot
4oz turkey breast (skinned and boned)
2oz frozen sweetcorn
1/2 pint formula/breast milk

Chop all ingredients into small cubes and place in a saucepan with the sweetcorn and the milk. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the turkey is cooked and the vegetables are soft. Puree the mixture to the right consistency for your little one. I used that recipe for nearly a year just making it more lumpy as Molly was tolerating different consistencies.

Chicken and Parsnip puree

12ox parsnips
4oz chicken breast
1/2 pint formula/breast milk

Chop all ingredients into similar sized cubes and place in a saucepan with the milk cook for 20 minutes and then puree to right consistency.

Fisherman's Pie

12oz potato
4oz brick frozen skinless cod
1oz frozen peas
1oz frozen sweetcorn
1/2 pint formula/breast milk

Chop potato's into even sized pieces and place into a saucepan with the fish, peas, sweetcorn and milk bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Once its cooked lift out the fish and break into pieces with a knife and fork checking for any small bones. Puree and whole mixture including the fish to the right consistency.

Fruit Salad

1 peach
1 desert apple
1 ripe pear
1oz fresh/frozen strawberries

Peel and core all the fruit and place into a saucepan of water for 10 minutes till the fruit is soft then puree to the right consistency.

All these recipes can be made and then frozen so that it make life easier for you.

[cheshire]

Thanks Angel

I've got a couple of brill Toddler's recipies to post when I get a mo'.
I've started batch cooking as they both like similar things - it's great

XXX

[cheshire]

Toddlers

My little ones both like this.

Shepherd’s Pie

Need:

I onion very finely chopped
Whatever veg. your kids like, finely chopped – for mine I use broccoli and whatever I have in/ flavour of the month etc. (guess it should be pepper and mushroom, but they are not keen…)
bit of oil
450g minced beef (lean)
250ml chicken stock

Topping
450g potatoes
15g butter
50ml milk

Do:

Fry the onion + veg until soft/ brown the mince separately and then quickly blend to make a bit less ‘stringy’/ add meat to onion + veg and stir in chicken stock/ simmer for 20 mins

Make mash potatoes as topping and then spread over the meat and cook at 180 for 10 mins/ maybe brown under the grill if time

Serve with ketchup!

[cazfletcher]

QUICK BANOFFEE PIE

YOU WILL NEED:
1 sweet flan base
2 packets reduced sugar angel delight toffee flavour
2 packets reduced sugar angel delight banana flavour
1 really ripe banana, sliced or mashed
a few banana slices to top

1. mix up toffee angel delight and pour into flan base
2.add fruit layer
3. mix up banana angel delight and pour over fruit and toffee layer
4 top with banana slices and leave to chill in fridge for 5 mins

tuck in and enjoy, its great comfort food for us mummies too!

[cheshire]

Homemade 'PIZZA'

Place 4 beef tomatoes in a jug of hot water- remove skins and de-seed. Chop.

Lightly fry finely chopped mushroom, spring onion, fresh basil. Add tomatoes and simmer for further 2 mins. Add sweetcorn.

Split muffins in half and warm under the grill. Add tomatoe mixture and let kids add their own toppings - ham, cheese, sweetcorn, mozarella, grated cheese etc.

Grill for further 2 mins and enjoy!

[yorkslass]

Some great ideas thanks.

My baby starting eating solids a couple of weeks ago, he a big boy he weighs over 18lb (not sure exact as was weighed 4 weeks ago) and he only 5 months at mo he just eats mixed fresh veg which I batch freeze. I have also tried pureed banana and he loves it.

Gonna try theses things