Baby Friendly Recipes

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Special issue created for us to share some delectable recipes for babies (and potentially toddlers as well?) 🍽️

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Quinoa with Mediterranean Vegetables

• Prep time: 5 min
• Cook time: 10 min
• Harvard plate: vegetables and whole grains, some protein (from quinoa)
• Baby-Led Weaning or family: BLW

Ingredients

• [ ] 25g quinoa
• [ ] 2 tsp sunflower oil
• [ ] 30g onion, finely diced
• [ ] 30g red pepper, finely diced
• [ ] 30g courgette, finely diced
• [ ] 30g carrot, peeled and finely diced
• [ ] ½ clove garlic, crushed
• [ ] 6 cherry tomatoes, diced
• [ ] 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil

Instructions

• [ ] Cook the quinoa according to the packet instructions. Drain and set aside.
• [ ] Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion, pepper, courgette and carrot. Fry for 5 minutes.
• [ ] Add the garlic and tomatoes, fry for 2 minutes, then add the cooked quinoa and basil. Stir to combine.

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@iteles edit: This looks awesome, we should try this with roasted veggies too, but this is a nice, quick way to do it. Adding a dollop of hummus should help with the protein intake too in addition to the quinoa.

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Piccolo Cherry Tomato, Squash & Spinach Orzo

• Prep time: 10 min
• Cook time: 20 min
• Harvard plate: vegetables, and whole grains
• Baby-Led Weaning or family: BLW

Ingredients

• [ ] 70g orzo pasta
• [ ] Knob of unsalted butter (applesauce, avocado or pumpkin puree could be good alternatives)
• [ ] 200g butternut squash, peeled and finely diced
• [ ] 100g Piccolo cherry tomatoes, halved
• [ ] 1 clove garlic, crushed
• [ ] 100ml unsalted vegetable stock
• [ ] 20g spinach, chopped
• [ ] 1 tbsp basil, chopped

Instructions

• [ ] Cook the orzo in boiling water according to the packet instructions, then drain.
• [ ] Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the squash and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
• [ ] Add the tomatoes and garlic and stir over the heat for roughly 30 seconds.
• [ ] Add the stock, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Blend until smooth. Add the spinach and basil and stir until wilted. Add the orzo and stir through the sauce.

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@iteles edit: We need to add a proviso here that this recipe is only for babies over 12 months due to the nitrates in the spinach. The alternative is to boil the spinach separately beforehand and discard the water 👍 We would want to either add beans to this sauce (before or after blending) or serve with a legume pasta to add a protein.

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Veggie Croquettes

Prep time: 15 min ~ Cook time: 20 min ~ Harvard plate: vegetables, whole grains and oil Baby-Led Weaning or family: BLW

Ingredients

• [ ] 225g sweet potato
• [ ] 2 teaspoons olive oil
• [ ] 1 small onion, finely chopped
• [ ] 85g courgette, grated
• [ ] 1/2 red pepper, finely diced
• [ ] 65g carrot, peeled and grated
• [ ] 1 teaspoon thyme, chopped
• [ ] 1 clove garlic, crushed
• [ ] 1 teapspoon sun dried tomato paste
• [ ] 100g cooked couscous
• [ ] 15g ~panko~ breadcrumbs (preferably no salt or preservatives)

Instructions

• [ ] Prick the sweet potato and bake in the microwave for about 8 minutes. Leave to cool then cut in half and scoop out the cooked potato.
• [ ] Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the onion, courgette, pepper and carrot. Fry for 5 minutes until soft. leave to cool. Place in the processor.
• [ ] Add the thyme, garlic, sun dried tomato paste, couscous and cold sweet potato. Process until the mixture comes together.
• [ ] Shape into 12-15 croquettes and roll in the breadcrumbs. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes or longer.
• [ ] Heat a little oil in a frying pan. Add the croquettes and fry for 4-5 minutes until lightly golden on all sides.

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Muffins de Pêssego e Amêndoas

• Prep time: 10 min
• Cook time: 20 min
• Harvard plate: fruits, protein and oil
• Baby-Led Weaning or family: BLW

INGREDIENTES:

• [ ] 60 g puré de maçã
• [ ] 60 g puré de pêssego
• [ ] 60 ml bebida de amêndoas / aveia / leite materno ou água (para Bimby: 40g)
• [ ] 60 ml azeite (para Bimby: 40g)
• [ ] 100 g farinha de amêndoas (pode fazer em casa)
• [ ] 40 g farinha de trigo
• [ ] 1 colher de chá fermento

MODO DE PREPARO:

Modo de preparo convencional:

• [ ] Pré-aqueça o forno a 180 graus.
• [ ] Unte as formas de muffins.
• [ ] Para bebés pequenos, pode usar formas de mini-muffins.
• [ ] Misture todos os ingredientes líquidos.
• [ ] Adicione as farinhas e envolva com a mistura de líquidos.
• [ ] Por fim, adicione o fermento e misture.
• [ ] Leve ao forno por 15-20 minutos. Muffins maiores podem precisar de mais tempo.

Para a bimby:

• [ ] Pré-aqueça o forno a 180 graus.
• [ ] Unte as formas de muffins.
• [ ] Para bebés pequenos, pode usar formas de mini-muffins.
• [ ] Triture as amêndoas 10 seg/vel 10. Retire do copo e reserve.
• [ ] No copo, adicione 100g de maçã e 100g de pêssego cortados com 75g de água e um pau de canela. Coza 8 min/90°C/vel 1.
• [ ] Triture 30 seg/vel 8. Retire o puré do copo e reserve.
• [ ] Adicione 120g de puré ao copo, juntamente com os restantes ingredientes líquidos. Misture 15 seg/vel 5.
• [ ] Junte os ingredientes secos e misture 15 seg/vel 3.
• [ ] Transfira para as formas de mini-muffins untadas e asse por 15 a 20 minutos. Muffins maiores podem precisar de mais tempo.

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Pataniscas de legumes

Prep time: 12 min Cook time: 6 min Harvard plate: vegetables and oil Baby-Led Weaning or family: BLW

Ingredientes:

• [ ] 1 cenoura ralada
• [ ] ½curgete ralada
• [ ] ½ cebola roxa pequena picada
• [ ] 2 dentes de alho ralados
• [ ] 1 raminho de salsa picada q.b.
• [ ] 4 colheres de sopa de farinha de linhaça
• [ ] 4 colheres de sopa de farinha de trigo
• [ ] 2 ovos (= 2tbsp flaxseed+ 5 tbsp. water)
• [ ] 1 colher de chá (cheia) de bicarbonato de sódio
• [ ] 2 colheres de chá de vinagre de maça
• [ ] 1 colher de chá de caril
• [ ] 1 pitada de pimenta
• [ ] óleo de amendoim q.b.

Preparação:

• [ ] Para fazer as pataniscas, junte numa taça grande a curgete, a cenoura e o alho ralados, juntamente com a cebola e a salsa picados.
• [ ] Tempere os legumes com pimenta preta e caril.
• [ ] Adicione a linhaça moída e a farinha de trigo e misture bem.
• [ ] Junte os ovos previamente batidos e volte a mexer. A massa deve ficar com consistência cremosa, mas consistente. Se necessário, junte mais um pouco de farinha ou de água.
• [ ] Coloque em cima da massa a colher de chá de bicarbonato de sódio e por cima deste adicione o vinagre de maçã. Misture novamente, incorporando a espuma criada.
• [ ] Aqueça uma frigideira antiaderente com óleo de amendoim.
• [ ] Forme as pataniscas com uma colher de sopa e deixar cozinhar, em lume médio-baixo, durante cerca de 3 minutos de cada lado.

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Zucchini Muffins

• Prep time: 15 min
• Cook time: 30 min
• Harvard plate: fruits, grains, vegetables and oil
• Baby-Led Weaning or family: BLW

INGREDIENTS

• [ ] 85g (1/2 cup) Sultanas
• [ ] 60ml (1/4 cup) Coconut Oil, melted
• [ ] 2 Eggs (= 2tbsp flaxseed+ 5 tbsp. water)
• [ ] 125ml (1/2 cup) Buttermilk (= 1/2 cup milk of choice mixed with 1.5 tsp lemon juice, allow to rest for 5 minutes before using)
• [ ] 80g (1/3 cup ) Unsweetened Apple Puree/ sauce
• [ ] 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• [ ] 250g (2 cups) White Whole Wheat Flour
• [ ] 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• [ ] 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
• [ ] 1 tsp Baking Powder
• [ ] 1 tsp Baking Soda
• [ ] 145g (1 cup, packed) Zucchini, Grated
• [ ] 135g (1 large) Apple, Grated

INSTRUCTIONS

• [ ] Preheat oven to 180C / 355F and grease 12 cups of your muffin tray with cooking spray or butter.
• [ ] Place sultanas in a bowl and soak in boiling water.
• [ ] In a large mixing bowl, combine the coconut oil, apple puree, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix them with a whisk/fork until they are combined.
• [ ] In a separate bowl add the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder and baking soda. Stir to mix through
• [ ] Place the zucchini and apple onto a clean dish towel and wrap it around the grated veg/fruit and squeeze the excess juice into a bowl. NOTE
• [ ] Drain the sultanas.
• [ ] Add the dry flour mix to the wet ingredients and fold in gently until just combined.
• [ ] Add the zucchini and apple and fold in gently. Then add the sultanas giving it one more gentle stir.
• [ ] Divide the batter evenly between 12 muffin cups. Bake muffins for 25-30 minutes, or until the muffins are golden on top and a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean

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@iteles edit: I would suggest omitting the sultanas altogether as dried fruit are very high in sugar and probably totally unnecessary at this age! The applesauce should add enough sweetness 👍

[iteles]

@Stephanymtr These look great, thank you for the research!

I've added some edits to the bottom of the comments as that's the easiest way to keep recipes and comments together 👍

I think these pataniscas de legumes look like a great thing for us to try making next week: https://github.com/iteles/blw-baby/issues/5#issuecomment-1003323051

[iteles]

Edit: Baby was not a fan, I had to disguise these in tomato sauce and serve with pasta every time. Maybe a bit too dry?

Pasteis de Lentilhas e cogumelos

These are a recipe from a friend in my BLW baby group:

• 100gr de lentilhas pesadas cruas (usei das coral)
• 200gr de cogumelos (usei dos castanhos pequenos)
• 1 cebola
• 50gr de farinha de aveia ou em flocos
• 25gr de sementes trituradas ou aveia (usei sementes de girassol)
• 2 🥄 de sopa de farinha de linhaça
• Azeite q.b.

👩🏻‍🍳 Cozer as lentilhas e deixar escorrer a água. 👩🏻‍🍳 Saltear a cebola junto com os cogumelos e deixar escorrer o molho [Reserve this molho, it's awesome to make pasta sauces with!] 👩🏻‍🍳 Juntar todos os ingredientes num processador e triturar até ficar uma mistura homogénea. 👩🏻‍🍳 Formar bolas com a ajuda de uma colher, colocar num tabuleiro forrado com papel vegetal e levar ao forno previamente aquecido a 180° durante 20 minutos ou até ficarem dourados.

Should look something like this (but less dry 😅):

[iteles]

Lasanha vegetarian

Note: This calls for Fresh pasta sheets and we have uncooked ones, so we'd need to google to see how to adapt the recipe for that.

Also note: We have plenty of frozen tomato sauce but once we thaw this, because it was already cooked in its making, there won't be any transformation to it, so it can't be re-frozen. Same with the oat bechamel. We'd have to make these fresh.

Consider changing out some of the oat bechamel for molho de couve flor: https://comidadebebe.pt/receitas/segundo-prato/molho-de-couve-flor/

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WHITE BEAN ALFREDO PASTA Ingredients 3 Tbsp olive oil 3 garlic cloves, sliced thinly 1/4 tsp dried oregano 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup raw cashews, preferably soaked for 30 minutes 1 15 oz can white beans, drained and rinsed 2 tsp nutritional yeast 1/2 cup reserved pasta water, or vegetable broth 12 oz cooked small pasta, like elbows or shells 1/2 small lemon, juiced Instructions Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan and add the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring the entire time, taking care not to burn. Remove and set aside. Add the oregano, salt, cashews, white beans, nutritional yeast and cooked garlic with oil into a blender and pulse 10 times until just broken down. Add in 1/3 cup of the reserved pasta water and puree until creamy and smooth. If the sauce is too thick, add in more pasta water, a tablespoon at a time. Add the bean sauce to the cooked pasta along with the lemon juice and toss to combine. Season to taste, adding more salt/pepper as desired. Thin as needed with reserved pasta water, this pasta will thicken as it sits!

** we could def replace the pasta for lentil/veggie pasta for a higher nutritional value

https://plantbasedjuniors.com/white-bean-cashew-alfredo-pasta/

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LENTIL PIZZA!!

https://thishealthykitchen.com/lentil-pizza-crust-dairy-gluten-free/

Ingredients ▢¾ cup dry SPLIT red lentils uncooked ▢¾ cup water ▢1.5 teaspoon garlic powder ▢½ teaspoon dried basil ▢½ teaspoon dried oregano

We can start by making mini sized ones and getting creative with different toppings.

PIZZA can be healthy and delish! Maybe even served for breakfast (what!!!!) Haha

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MUFFINS DE MAÇA

INGREDIENTS: 1 maçã grande (cozida e triturada) 1 ovo ( ou linhaça) 3 colheres de sopa de farinha de aveia 3 colheres de sopa de polvilho doce 1 colher de sopa de óleo de coco Canela a gosto

PREPARAÇÃO:

Juntar as farinhas e depois acrescentar o puré de maçã, o ovo e o óleo de coco.

Colocar canela a gosto. Misturar tudo (eu fiz no processador) até ficar uma massa homogénea.

Colocar a massa em formandas a gosto untadas com óleo de coco.

Levar ao forno pre-aquecido durante 30 minutos a 150 graus.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKkBy7BswMR/?utm_medium=copy_link