Baby Food Recipes
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Quick Lunch Idea: Sardine Toasts for Babies
One of our favorite fast and affordable meals for babies when you are short on time, Sardine Toasts are a great alternative to a canned tuna and are one of the foods highest in omega fatty acids, which are critical for brain development. Read on for the super simple recipe and all the benefits of serving sardines to babies and toddlers.
Super Simple Caprese Salad Recipe for Babies & Toddlers
5min · 2 servings Ingredients Fresh mozzarella (packaged in water) Fresh peach, nectarine, or tomato Extra virgin olive oil Drop (or two) of balsamic vinegar Directions ➡️ Cut the cheese into wide, thin slices. ➡️ Remove the stem, skin, and core of a ripened peach. Slice the fruit into quarters. (If using cherry tomatoes, make sure you quarter them to reduce the choking risk.) ➡️ Place the cheese and fruit in a bowl that suctions to the table. ➡️ Mix a little olive oil and a drop or two of balsamic vinegar in a small bowl with a fork. Drizzle on top of the cheese and fruit. Serve and encourage your baby to self-feed. ⭐ Flavor Pairings Mozzarella’s creamy taste provides a counterbalance to acidic foods. Try serving it with eggplant or tomato or with astringent vegetables like
Easy Dinner Ideas for Babies & Toddlers | Pesto Pasta
15min · 4 servings Ingredients Noodles or pasta of choice Fresh basil (handful of leaves) 1 garlic clove, minced ½ cup extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup pine nuts, walnuts, or nut or seed of choice (optional) Directions Cook enough pasta for you and your baby in boiling water (skip adding salt to the pot) until soft. Drain the noodles, and set them aside. ➡️ Heat up a small skillet with a tiny bit of olive oil and sauté the minced garlic clove on low heat until fragrant. Don’t let it brown. Once you smell the garlic, pull the pan from the heat immediately and set aside to cool. Note: you may use raw garlic (as most pesto recipes call for) but sautéed garlic is a bit easier on the belly and less potent/spicy. ➡️ While the pasta is cooking, rinse the basil and pat it dry with a kitc
How to Serve Corn to Babies | First Foods
When can babies eat corn? Whole grain kernels, such as barley, corn, and rice are listed as a potential choking hazards for babies younger than 12 months old by the United States CDC. However, it is our opinion that it is okay to serve cooked corn on the cob to babies 6 months and older as the gnawing on the kernels changes the kernel shape, thereby reducing the risk. How do you prepare corn for babies with baby-led weaning?* ➡️ 6 to 12 months old: Refrain from offering loose corn kernels and instead serve corn on the cob cut into 1- or 2-inch rounds so baby’s fingers can easily wrap around one piece. When you feel ready, increase the size of the cob and coach your child how to eat it horizontally. At this stage, it’s also okay to offer corn bread, polenta, and other dishes made with
Date Energy Ball Recipe For Toddlers
10min Ingredients: Almonds or cashews* Pitted dried dates Nut or seed butter (we like sunflower seed butter!)* Cinnamon Vanilla extract Tahini (optional)* ➡️ Directions In a food processor, combine 1 cup of almonds or cashews, 1/2 cup of pitted dates, 1/4 cup of the nut or seed butter of your choice, and 1/4 teaspoon each of cinnamon and vanilla extract. Add 1 tablespoon of tahini if you like. Pulse until the mixture is completely ground and resembles a fine, wet sand with no large chunks of date or nut. If the mixture turns into a ball in the food processor, use a spoon to break it apart and ensure there are no chunks remaining. Scoop out some of the mixture with your hands or a spoon, and form into little balls, around 1- to 2-inches in diameter. Refrigerate the balls until
Easy Breakfast Ideas for Babies & Toddlers | Raspberry Parfait
Ingredients: Greek yogurt Raspberries Flaxseed oil (optional) Banana Directions Wash the raspberries and pat dry. Add to a small mixing bowl. Smash the berries with the back of a fork. Add a dollop of Greek yogurt, plus a splash of flaxseed oil if you like, and stir to combine. Raspberries may be introduced as soon as your baby is ready to start solids, which is generally around 6 months of age. Babies are typically drawn to red foods—it’s one of the first colors that they see—so red raspberries are a terrific way to introduce tart flavors to your little one. How do you prepare raspberries for babies with baby-led weaning? Every baby develops on their own timeline. The preparation suggestions below are for informational purposes only and are not a substitute for professional,
First Foods for Babies | Peanuts
How is choking different from gagging? First, it is important to distinguish the difference between gagging and choking. True choking is when the airway is obstructed, and the baby is having trouble breathing. Signs of a baby choking can include: ➡️ inability to cry ➡️ difficulty breathing ➡️ skin tugging into the chest ➡️ look of terror ➡️ high-pitched sounds ➡️ skin color changes (ranging from blue to purple to ashen-like) If you suspect baby is choking, immediately administer infant choking first aid with alternating back blows and chest thrusts and call 911 on speakerphone so your hands are free. If another person is present, one person should immediately perform choking first aid while the other calls 911. Conduct age-appropriate CPR if you believe baby’s airway is open
How to Cut Tomato for Babies | First Foods
How do you prepare tomato for babies with baby-led weaning?* ➡️ 6 to 9 months old: Quarter a large tomato and offer the wedges for your baby to suck and munch on. If the tomato skin becomes a nuisance, simply take it away and offer a fresh wedge to your baby. At this stage you can also offer a whole, large tomato for your baby to eat, as if they were eating a whole peach. Remember that tomatoes can cause a rash where acidic juice comes into contact with a baby’s skin and can also contribute to diaper rash, so be mindful not to offer too much. If your baby seems sensitive to the juices, try serving cooked tomato or another food in a simple tomato sauce. ➡️ 9 to 18 months old: Try serving quartered cherry tomatoes as finger food or to practice with a pre-loaded fork. Keep an eye out for
Easy Elotes Recipe for Babies & Toddlers
Ingredients 3 ears of corn of on the cob 3 tablespoons butter ¼ cup cotija cheese (12 months+) ¼ teaspoon chili powder (optional) 2 teaspoons lime juice Directions ➡️ Remove the husks and silky threads from the corn cobs. Rinse and pay dry. ➡️ Use a sharp knife to remove the stem end and the pointy end, then slice each corn cob into 3 to 4 rounds. ➡️ Steam or boil the corn rounds until the kernels are bright yellow and soft, about 10 minutes. ➡️ While the corn is cooked, prepare the toppings. Mix the cheese and chili powder if using with the lime juice in a mixing bowl and transfer to a plate. ➡️ Remove the corn from the pot and let cool slightly. Roll each round in the cheese mix and let come to room temperature before serving to your baby. ⭐ Flavor Pairings Corn is so ver
First Foods for Babies & Toddlers
Rhubarb stalks (not the leaves) can be introduced as soon as baby is ready for solids, which is generally around 6 months of age. 🚨 Important: The leaves of the rhubarb plant are poisonous. While you'd be hard-pressed to find a grocer selling rhubarb with the leaves on, discard the leaves and only eat the reddish-green, celery-like stalks. Incredibly sour and bitter, rhubarb stalks are often doused with sugar to make them palatable but we love introducing small amounts of this unusual flavor to babies early to expand their palette and comfort with sour, tangy and bitter foods. While it's best to hold off on sugar until closer to age two (or even longer), a little here and there won't do any harm. So if you want to share a bite of your rhubarb crisp with your baby, by all means, do so
Recipe: Lentils & Yogurt for Babies & Toddlers
It cannot be overstated how beneficial lentils can be for babies. The legumes are rich in B-vitamins, including folate to support the nervous system, as well as protein to fuel the muscles and fiber to nourish the gut microbiome. In fact, lentils contain traces of almost every vitamin and mineral that children need as they grow. The best part about lentils: they are packed with iron and zinc, two essential nutrients that babies often don’t get enough of in their diets.