Baby and toddler recipes

Basic fruit or vegetable mash

Apple and pear mash
Broccoli and potato mash

Ready for more variety

Aubergine delish
Chicken with tomato and potato
Cod with broccoli

Soft chews

Vegetable medley
Saucy spaghetti
Chicken and rice

Chunkier chews

Couscous with vegetable mash
Pasta mash
Fried rice
Apple and pear mash
Most fruits or vegetables can be prepared in the same basic way. Great foods to start off with are peaches, apples, pears, pumpkin, cauliflower or broccoli. Usually one piece of fruit makes one serving.

Ingredients
1 apple
1 pear
Makes 2 servings.
Other great combinations are banana and apricot, or peach and plum.

Broccoli and potato mash

Ingredients
1 potato
1 small broccoli
Makes 2 servings.
Other great vegetable combinations are peas, carrots, marrow and sweet potato.

Method

• Remove stalks from broccoli and chop into florets
• Peel, chop and cook potato
• Put broccoli in a steamer and place over a pan of boiling water
• Cover and steam for approximately 10 minutes or until tender
• Purée with your mini blender or mash
  

Aubergine delish

Ingredients
1 tomato, skinned, seeds removed and chopped
1/3 aubergine, peeled and sliced
1 Tbsp raisins
2 Tbsp cooked rice
Pinch of cinnamon (optional)

Method

• Put aubergine and tomato in a pan with some water
• Bring to boil
• Add raisins. Go easy on the raisins as their taste can dominate
• Cook until tender (approx 15 minutes)
• Add cinnamon to taste
• Drain, saving some cooking water to thin food if necessary
• Add rice and purée all ingredients
• Serve a portion and refrigerate or freeze te rest

Chicken with tomato and potato

Ingredients
1 tomato, skinned, seeds removed and chopped
1 small potato, peeled and diced
1oz chicken breast, chopped

Method

• Put potato and chicken in a pan with some water
• Bring to boil
• Simmer until tender (approx 15 minutes)
• Add tomato for last 2 minutes
• Drain, saving some cooking water to thin food if necessary
• Purée ingredients
  

Cod with broccoli

Ingredients
1 small potato, peeled and diced
3oz broccoli, washed, peeled and chopped finely
1oz cod

Method

• Bring potato and broccoli to boil
• Add cod and simmer until tender (approx 15 minutes)
• Purée and add some of your baby's usual milk until a suitable consistency
  
  From 6 to 7 months onwards you can start giving your child chunkier food to eat – small, soft pieces of food stimulate chewing practice.

Vegetable medley

Ingredients
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 courgette, washed and chopped
1 aubergine, washed and chopped
5oz mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 onion, peeled and sliced
Several cloves of garlic
Fresh sprigs of rosemary
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Mild olive oil
Serves two adults and one baby. Ready in 60 minutes.

Method

• Preheat oven to 200°C
• Grease an oven dish with olive oil
• Put potatoes and vegetables in the dish
• Slide several cloves of garlic and sprigs of rosemary in between
• Reserve a portion without garlic, onion, herbs and spices for the baby
• Sprinkle with olive oil
• Cook in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes, covered in aluminium foil for the first 30 minutes
• For adults, add salt and ground pepper to taste
• Purée or mash a portion for baby

Saucy spaghetti

Ingredients
1.5oz spaghetti
1 small tomato, skinned, seeds removed and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 Tbsp frozen peas
1.5oz lean ground beef
Mild olive oil or vegetable-based margarine

Method

• Cook spaghetti according to instructions on the packet
• Cook carrots and peas for the last 5 minutes with the spaghetti
• Add tomato for final minute
• Heat olive oil or margarine and fry ground beef until well done (approx. 10 minutes)
• Drain spaghetti and vegetables, saving some cooking water
• Purée or mash until desired consistency

Chicken and rice

Ingredients
2oz broccoli, washed and finely chopped
½ nectarine, peeled, stone removed and sliced
30g chicken breast, chopped
Mild olive oil or vegetable-based margarine
1.5oz rice

Method

• Heat about 3floz water in a saucepan
• Add rice and boil gently until cooked
• Add broccoli and nectarine for last 6-8 minutes
• Most of the cooking water will evaporate
• Fry chicken in olive oil or margarine until well done (approx. 10 minutes)
• Mix chicken with rice, nectarine and broccoli
• Purée or mash until desired consistency
  One year olds can eat a greater variety of foods and are ready to join in the family meal time routine. You can start adding a little salt to your child’s food but herbs and spices are better for flavour. Be sure to give your child time to get used to any new tastes and textures.

Couscous with vegetable mash

Ingredients
4oz couscous
1 tomato, skinned, seeds removed and chopped
¼ onion, peeled and finely chopped
½ red or yellow pepper, peeled and finely chopped
¼ courgette, washed and diced
Mild olive oil or vegetable-based margarine
3.5oz ground beef
Dried herbs

Method

• Cook couscous according to instructions on the packet
• Heat olive oil or margarine in a frying pan
• Fry ground beef until well browned
• Add onion, pepper, courgette and tomato
• Add dried herbs to taste
• Boil gently until vegetables are tender (approx 10 minutes)
• Serve a portion and refrigerate or freeze remainder
  

Pasta mash

Ingredients
2oz penne rigate
2 tomatoes, skinned, seeds removed and chopped or 10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 Tbsp mild olive oil or vegetable-based margarine
Basil
Approx. 0.5oz grated cheese

Method

• Cook penne rigate according to the instructions on the package
• Heat olive oil or margarine in a frying pan or wok
• Fry tomatoes on a low heat until reduced to a pulp
• Add basil to taste
• Drain penne rigate and add to tomato sauce
• Mix in grated cheese
  

Fried rice

Ingredients
2oz rice
5 green beans
2 carrots
2 florets cauliflower
1.5oz chicken breast
1-2 teaspoons peanut butter (optional)

Method

• Cook rice according to instructions on package
• Wash vegetables and finely chop
• Dice chicken breast
• Cook vegetables and chicken in a small amount of water until done (approx. 15 minutes)
• Drain and add rice
• Add peanut butter to taste and mix thoroughly
  
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