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Healthy First Foods for your Baby gives a host of recipes for main meals and puddings, taking baby from those first tastes at 4-6 months to lumpy foods suitable for them at 6-12 months and finger foods for when they’re able to handle food themselves at around 6 months.
This original, fun and easy-to-follow book is written by a mother with experience of bringing up two children. It contains a short introduction on feeding your children, a section on creating a healthy store cupboard and what foods to keep on hand, how to use them and their nutritional value. The recipes are then organized according to the feeding age.
The recipes, all of which are vegetarian, have been tried and tested on babies and toddlers from Caitlin’s own family, friends and her local parent and toddler group - so we know they are baby-friendly.
In fact with recipes like Easy Peasy Potato, Winter Vegetable Surprise, Spicy Autumn Fruits, Summer Delight, Herby Mushroom Omelette, Apricot Fruit bars and Cheesy Squares, you’ll probably end up enjoying them for supper yourself.
Caitlin Finch lives in Cornwall with her husband and two young children.
The eldest of four children and raised on a farm by the sea near Lands End by self-sufficient parents,
Caitlin says:
“All the recipes have been tried and tested on babies and toddlers from my own family,
as well as friends and local parent and toddler groups, so I know they are baby friendly.
“The earlier we begin healthy eating habits, the healthier we will grow up to be.
“You may not think that squashing porridge between your fingers or smearing banana on the plate is fun –
but your baby is experimenting with the feel, taste and smell of everything.
By allowing your baby to get used to the whole new experience,
you will be setting her off on the road to real enjoyment of her food –
something that will stay with her for always.”
Weaning Recipes
Apple n Pear Porridge
(4 – 6 months)*
Ingredients
Oats / ready made oat cereal
1 apple
1 pear
Raisins (optional)
Water
Peel and core the apple and pear. Slice and add to the water with the raisins (if desired) in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and then gently simmer for 10 – 15 minutes, until the fruit is soft.
Cool and puree the softened fruit. Add to the ready-made oat cereal and stir. If using oats, add to the puree and cook over a slow heat for a further 5 – 10 minutes (at this point a small amount of water may be added)
Sweet Vegetables
(4 – 6 months)*
Ingredients
1 medium carrot
1 medium parsnip
25g sweetcorn
Knob of unsalted butter
Peel both carrot and parsnip. Dice and boil for 10 – 15 minutes or until soft,
and add the sweetcorn at the end for 2 - 3 minutes.
Leave in a small amount of the water they were boiled in.
stir in the butter and puree or mash to desired consistency.
* The Department of Health recommends that you wait until your baby is 6 months old before you start weaning.
However, all babies are different, and some babies are ready to start before then.
If your health visitor or GP advises it, you can start to introduce solids from 17 weeks.