Life has been very busy lately, with little time for blogging. But I will try to do some more baby food entries before Nora becomes a toddler! She's now a very busy 9 1/2-month-old. Crawling, climbing, and dancing are some of her favorite activities!There have been many new foods over the past couple of months, and a daily staple is "porridge." Porridge takes many forms, but always includes one or two grains*, a protein, and at least one fruit or vegetable. I mix it all together and serve it warm, and she usually loves it.
Some common combos include:
oatmeal - egg yolk - squash
oatmeal - egg yolk - banana
barley - tofu - broccoli - squash
millet - tofu - pumpkin
barley - tofu - broccoli - sweet potato
millet - garbanzo bean - green bean - peach (yes, really, she ate it!)
barley - lentil - green pea
barley - lentil - carrot
As long as you've got the basic ingredients on hand, you can make a quick, healthy meal in a short amount of time!
* I usually sprinkle a tablespoon or two of Earth's Best organic iron-fortified cereal into the porridge to increase its iron content.
4 comments:
Kate - do you put the ingredients in a blender, or just mash them up?
-Rachel (seattlerlm)
Hi Rachel -- Mostly I just mash them up, but some have been pre-blended (e.g. green beans, peas). I actually try to leave things a little lumpy because I want Nora to start branching out from her purees. She'd have everything like soup if she had the choice.
Egg yolk, tofu, banana = all very easy to mash with a fork.
Cooked egg yolk, if so, how (hard boiled...)
I just noticed your comment this evening, Beth. I added cooked egg yolk.
I boiled three eggs every Monday and then served Nora half a yolk each day for six days. Sunday she didn't have any.
Once the egg is boiled, it's easy to pop the yolk out of the white.
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