Baby Food Diary- 09/09:2015

Lunch out at a Cafe

Home made fish porridge with peas and egg yoke. Carrot and peach dessert and Baby Mum Mum rice rusk. 

Baby Food Diary- 07/09/2015

Lunch

Osso Bucco Stew on white bread 

Dessert: Pear purée with a bit of iron fortified rice cereal

Dinner 

Main: Osso Bucco Stew (again), rice porridge and peas.

Dessert: Pear purée with a bit of Greek yogurt.

Baby's Food Diary 2/09/2015

Breakfast

Weet- Bix with A2 Milk, fresh papaya and Greek yogurt and raspberry. 

Lunch 

Beef bolognase mince with pumpkin, papaya yogurt, apple purée and rice crackers. 

(No photos) 

Dinner 

Broccoli, corn and mushroom noodle, grated pear and laughing cow cheese. 

Baby Food Diary: 1/09/2015

Baby's Age: 10 month

Idea is to give 250mL worth of food three times a day on top of milk feed.

Breakfast

Weet Bix, oats porridge, full cream milk, yogurt and papaya in a bowl.

Lunch 

Brocoli, corn and mushroom with white bread and avocado.

Served mixed in together.

Dessert

Fresh grated apple.

Dinner 

Baby Spaghetti bolognase as main.

Grated Apple, banana and yogurt as dessert. 

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Fish and Tofu Soup plus Noodles

Dish type: Main

3 ingredients plus additional noodles

Prep and Cooking time: 15 min 

Age: From 9 month

Ingredients 

1. Chicken stock or water - 160mL

2. Fillet of fish, I used Ling Fish- 60g or just a small piece

3. Silken Tofu- 2- 3 tablespoon 

This is available in all supermarkets or Asian food stores.

Method

1. Heat the chicken soup or water in a saucepan. 

2. Add fish and bring to boil. Flake the fish into small pieces. 

3. Add tofu and cook well. 

I find the soup quite runny so I added two scoops of rice cereal to thicken it up. 

Now if you like, you can boil some noodles to go with this soup to make it a meal! 

Break up the noodles using your hands.  

Boil the noodles according to the instructions on the packet. 

Simply add to the soup and serve!! 

Bon appetite! 

My son really enjoyed this meal tonight! 

Thank you mama!! 

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Apple and Pear Purée

Meal Type: Snack, side dish

Ingredients: 2

Preparation time: 40 min or less

Age: from around 6 month and over

Ingredients 

Apple- 2 small whole apples

Pear- 3 whole pears

Equipments

Methods

1. Peel the apples and the pears.

2. Cut them into small pieces of roughly equal size.

3. Place them in the saucepan and add water so that it just covers the fruits. Bring the water to boil.

4. Boil the fruits for 16 to 20 min or until soft. It may appear a bit translucent and that's when you know it's ready, or you can use a fork to poke it. 

5. Remove the soften fruits and use a stick blender to blend into the desired consistancy. 

6. Divide and scoop the purée into containers and freeze for future use and a small portion into the fridge to be consumed in the next 1-2 days. 

Bon appetite! 

Note

- You can use any ratio of apple to pear. 

- Use this purée to flavour plain yoghurt, porridge, rice cereals or even to sweeten a savory dish (esp if your baby is more fussy and likes sweet food over savory). 

- This is a must have in your fridge because it is so versatile and yummy!! :D

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Mini Veggie Bake

Meal Type- Main

Ingredients- 3

Preparation time- 20min

Age- from 8 month

Ingredients 

Pumpkin purée - 60g

Cherry tomatoes - 2-3 whole ones

Cottage Cheese - 2 tablespoons

Equipment 

Method

1. To prepare the tomato, firstly cut a cross on the tip of the tomato. This step will aid the removal of the skin.

2. Bring the water to boil then add the tomatoes, boil for 5- 10 min until the skin comes off. 

3. Remove the skin and now the tomatoes are ready.

4. In a heat proof dish, add pumpkin (please refer to "Pumpkin Mash" recipe), tomato and cottage cheese. 

5. Spread the cottage cheese nicely over the top and put in the oven to bake for 12-15 min at 170 degrees.

6. Allow to cool before serving.

Bon appetite!

Julie's Baby Kitchen- Pumpkin Mash

Meal type- Side dish or combine with other ingredients to make a main dish

Ingredient- 1

Preparation time- 30 min

Age- from around 6 months due after 

Ingredient

Pumpkin- desired amount 

Method

1. Wash and cut up the pumpkins into wedges.

2. Place the wedges into the steamer and steam for 20 minutes or until soft. 

3. Scoop the soft pumpkin into containers, store into the freezer for future use or into the fridge to eat within 24- 36 hours. 

Note: 

There are various ways to cook pumpkin, such as steaming using microwave, stove, poach in water or baking. In this instance, I've chosen to steam via stovetop because it helps to retain the nutritional value of the pumpkin. But just do what ever pleases you, because you have to enjoy what you make so your baby can taste your love!

Tip: 

Cut the wedges around the same size so they can be cooked evenly and at the same rate.