Sweet Potatoes & Squash

photo courtesy janespice

Age: 6m+

Ingredients:
Squash (butternut)
Sweet Potato
Olive Oil

Pre-heat oven to 400*F. Cut sweet potatoes and squash into 1 inch cubes and toss with oil until very lightly coated. Roast until fork tender. Puree, adding water, until you reach desired consistency. You can also chop or dice vegetables into tiny bite sized portions for a great finger-food alternative for your growing toddler.

Sweet Potato Apple Mash

Age: 6m+

Ingredients:
Sweet Potatoes
Apples (sweet, please!)

Pre-heat oven to 400*F. Bake sweet potatoes and apples, together, until tender. Remove peel and puree with a little water until desired consistency.

Baby's First Cereal

Brown Rice Cereal

1/4 Cup Brown Rice Powder (*see below*)
1 Cup Water

Bring water to a boil. Add the rice powder and stir constantly.

Simmer for 10 minutes, whisking constantly.

Remove from heat and cool. Add breast milk or fruit to achieve desired taste and consistency.



Brown Rice Powder

1/4 cup Brown Rice
Food Processor, Coffee Grinder, etc...

Add Brown Rice to the food processor and grind until you reach desired consistency.

(powdery for first foods, small little granules for intermediate eaters and even whole rice for good eaters.)

Menu Ideas Part 3

Suppertime Specials:

Soft cook (roasted, broiled or stewed) meats (beef, chicken, turkey or fish) are ideal for healthy dinners. Avoid trying to grind tough or hard cooked meats.

Age: 10m+

Meat & Potatoes

Potatoes, cooked and mashed
Meat, cooked and diced

Puree all ingredients. Mix milk (age appropriate) into ground food for desired consistency.

Combination Dinner

Meat, cooked and diced
Vegetables, cooked and diced
Rice, cooked

Puree all ingredients. Mix stock or water into ground food for desired consistency.

Spaghetti Dinner

Lean Ground Beef, cooked and drained
Thin Spaghetti, cooked and drained
Tomato, peeled and diced

Puree all ingredients.

Menu Ideas Part 2

Lunch Ideas:

Age: 6m+

Soft, cooked vegetables, pastas and rice can be ground in any combination for a healthy, tasty lunch.

Carrots and Rice:
Brown Rice, cooked.
Carrots, peeled and cooked.
Butter, tiny bit, if desired. 

Puree all ingredients.

Pasta with Cheese:
Pasta, cooked and drained.
Mild Cheddar Cheese

Puree all ingredients, mixing breast milk or other milk into the ground food to achieve desired consistency.

Menu Ideas Part 1

Breakfast Treats:


Age: 6m+

Cereal with Fruit:
Cooked Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal.
Fresh or Canned Fruit, if using canned, drain liquid and make sure it is packed in water, not syrup.

Puree fruit until smooth and mix in cereal.

Blueberries and Yogurt:
Fresh or Frozen Blueberries
Plain Yogurt
Cooked Oatmeal, Cream of Rice or Cream of Wheat


Puree blueberries and mix into yogurt and cereal.

Fruit Cup:
Banana, diced.
Blueberries
Applesauce

Puree all ingredients. Mix breast milk (or other liquid) to achieve desired consistency.

Baby's First Chicken Pot Pie

photo courtesy west side dinner swap

Age: 8m+

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chicken, cooked and diced

1/2 cup green beans, cooked to tender

1/4 cup carrots, cooked to tender and diced

1/4 cup potatoes, cooked to tender and diced

TINY pinch of each: salt, pepper, oregano

Water to suit

Combine all ingredients and puree. Add water to achieve desired consistency.