Safe Baby Food Recipes

Great Veggies − For 10 months And Over

Ingredients:

3 medium potatoes
8 ounces spinach
2 large cloves garlic

Cooking Adventures Guide:
1. Peel and cube potatoes. Crush and peel garlic.
2. Cook potatoes, spinach, and garlic with about 1/2 cup water for about 15 minutes over high heat, or until potatoes are soft.
3. Process all in a blender or food processor until very mushy. Freeze in ice cube trays overnight, then pop out cubes and store in another container in the freezer.
Yields 20 servings.

Chicken and Rice Dinner − 10 Months And Over

Ingredients:

1/4 lb. ground chicken (you can use boneless
breast cut in cubes if you are going to puree it)
1/2 cup peeled and chopped zucchini
1/2 cup sweet potato or yam, peeled and
chopped
1/4 frozen, fresh, or canned corn
1/2 tsp. parsley
1 cup long grain, enriched rice
3 cups water

Cooking Adventures Guide:
1. Boil chicken in water for 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft.
2. Mash or puree

Chicken Stew − For 10 Months And Older

Ingredients:

1 medium potato, peeled and chopped1 cup of Water
¼ lb. ground chicken (you can use boneless
breast cut in cubes if you are going to puree it)
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
½ cup yellow squash or summer squash
peeled and chopped
¼ cup prepared barley (see instructions on the
package for preparation)


Cooking Adventures Guide:
1. Bring chicken and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add vegetables. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Add prepared barley. Mash or puree, depending on desired consistency.

Tomato Pasta − For 10 Months Or Older

Ingredients:

1 tbs margarine
1/4 cup cheddar or mild cheese, finely grated
1 large tomato, skinned, seeded chopped
1 teaspoon baby rice
1 tablespoon cottage cheese
1/2 cup Small Pasta Shapes

Cooking Adventures Guide:
1. Cook the pasta according to directions on package.
2. Melt the margarine in a saucepan, add tomato and cook over a low heat for 2 minutes.
3. Remove the pan from the heat, Add the cheeses and allow to melt into a sauce. Finally stir in the baby rice.
4. Pour the sauce over cooked pasta and serve.

Spinach Pasta For 10 Months And Over

Ingredients:
1/2 cup spinach, trimmed
1/4 cup mild cheese (Cheddar, Jack, Gouda),
grated
1/4 cup uncooked small−shaped pasta
2 tablespoons milk/formula

Cooking Adventures Guide:
1. Boil the spinach in a little water for about 5 minutes until tender, at the same time, cook the pasta according to direction on the package.
2. Once the spinach is cooked press out all the excess water.
3. Combine with cheese, pasta and milk and blend to make into a puree or chop for older babies.

Oatmeal Cookies − 11 Months Or Older

Ingredients: 

1 cup enriched all−purpose flour (you can use unbleached or cracked wheat flour for more nutrition)
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon* (you should
leave this out until your baby is 12 months old)
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar (optional, you can substitute ½
cup juice and add an extra ½ cup of oatmeal)
1 large egg
2 or 3 bananas, mashed and very ripe (we
recommend pureeing them to get ALL the
lumps out)
2 ¼ cups infant oatmeal cereal (you can use
regular rolled oats but you won't get the extra
vitamins. When using rolled oats, use 1 ¾
cups oats and 1 ½ cups flour)

Cooking adventures guide:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in small bowl.
3. In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar (or juice with the oatmeal). Beat in the gg and bananas. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 1 ½ inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 12 minutes until lightly browned.
6. Cool on rack.

Peach Cobbler − 6 Months Or Older

Ingredients:  

3 canned peaches (6 halves) OR 3 ripe peaches
1 egg yolk (for babies 6 months to 10 months, omit egg yolk and thicken with infant cereal)
1 tsp sugar

  

Cooking adventures guide:
1. Peel and dice the peaches into small pieces.
2. Mash or puree to desired consistency.
3. Beat in the egg yolk and sugar until smooth. For babies age 6 months−10 months, omit egg and add infant cereal by 1 tablespoon, until you get the desired thickness.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 min or until set.
5. Cool before serving.

TOFU FINGER CUBES

Slice tofu into small cubes
Toss tofu in a Ziploc bag with crushed Cheerios, crushed graham crackers or crushed granola
Close bag and toss to thoroughly coat tofu cubes – You can serve this as finger food or a protein boost during meals