After many unsuccessful online searches for baby recipes, and making recipes from the baby food recipe books that my little man has disliked, I've modified simple recipes that we love at home for Kasen. I've included a few of Kasen's favorite recipes from all inclusive meals (with protein, veggies and carbohydrates) as well as veggies and desserts.
I haven't yet moved onto tomato-based pasta, but my little man loves the following dinners that I make from scratch at home. Many of these recipes are inspirations of Chinese porridge (jook) that we make when we have leftover bones/meats (i.e. from Thanksgiving for example or Costco's roasted chicken) or when we are sick and need something simple, easy to eat, nourishing, and easy to digest.
For lunch, I will typically give him 1 oz of a complete protein/veggie/carb meal, 1 oz of veggies (fruit + veggie mix typically or steamed diced veggies), and 1 oz of fruit (either pureed fruit, or individual fruit pieces that he can chew himself, such as banana, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, steamed apple etc.)
Aside from Breastmilk, Kasen still only drinks water, unless we happen to have fresh watermelon or fruits on hand that I can puree myself with water and he can drink. Otherwise we do not plan on letting him drink any juice until he is over 1 year old. Even then we will be diluting his juice with water, as I think that juice has TOO much sugar.
Breakfast
Kasen will typically have oatmeal with yogurt, or yogurt with an omelette or french toast to give him some dairy, protein, iron, and carbohydrates.
Banana Oatmeal
Mashed bananas with Earth's Best organic oatmeal
Apple Oatmeal
Organic applesauce mixed in with Earth's Best organic oatmeal
Blueberry Oatmeal
Organic Blueberry sauce mixed in with Earth's Best organic oatmeal
Banana Yogurt
Mashed bananas and strawberry puree mixed in with YoBaby or WallaBaby organic yogurt
Baby Omelette
One whisked egg, folded over in fry pan with a little olive oil and chopped into small pieces. It can be modified to include small pieces of steamed vegetables or sprinkled with some parmesan or cheddar cheese
French Toast
One piece of toast dipped in the french toast mixture (one egg, teaspoon of vanilla, and dash of cinnamon) and fried on both sides until golden. Chop into small pieces or long skinny strips for baby to self feed.
Meals
All meals are slow cooked over a stove, in a crock pot, or small rice cooker. I typically will boil homemade chicken stock (if that is not on hand, use water), add the veggies (so that they have time to get soft), and poach the protein before taking it out and lightly pureeing it (to a consistency that works for your baby) or shredding it (in the case of salmon or any other type of fish). For a half cup of rice I use about 3 cups of homemade chicken stock or water. Once done, the porridge should be a consistency that is best for your baby. Kasen's meals are a little thicker now with small chunks, though when he started protein a few months ago, around 8 months the consistent was fairly smooth and watery). Additionally, I may add barley or extra pasta stars or alphabets for some extra nutrition and bite.
Beef Stew
Grass-fed Sirloin Beef
Organic Potatoes
Organic Carrots
Rice
Chicken Soup
Pastina
Organic Chicken Breast and Chicken Thighs
Organic Carrots
Salmon and Spinach Porridge
Salmon
Organic Pureed Spinach, Swiss Chard or Broccoli
Rice
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner
Turkey Cutlets
Carrots
Potatoes
Rice
Chicken and Pea Risotto
Arborio Rice
Chicken Breast and Chicken Thighs
Pureed Peas
Pinch of shredded Parmagiano Reggiano
Beef and Tomato Rice
Grass-fed Sirloin Beef
Organic Tomato on the Vine
Rice
Baby Lasagna
Pastina
Pureed spniach
Ricotta cheese
Tomatoes
Parmagiano Reggiano
Tropical Chicken
Organic Chicken Breast and Chicken Thighs
Mangoes
Sweet Potatoes
Rice
Pork and Apple Dinner
Organic Pork Cutlets
Organic Apple
Rice
Veggies
Sweet Potatoes (Yellow, Orange, and Purple)
Pureed Peas
Pureed Broccoli
Pureed Zucchini
Pureed Butternut Squash
Parsnip and Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potatoes
Apple and Pumpkin
Broccoli and Cauliflower Swirl
Steamed Diced Carrots
Steamed Diced Broccoli
Dessert
Dessert typically constitutes a mixture of pureed or chunky fruit. Augment the amount for each fruit to adjust for how much your baby eats! Be sure to steam pears and strawberries before serving.
Blueberry Applesauce
1 oz. Organic Blueberry sauce (a pint of blueberries in a half cup of water, slowly reduced. The blueberries will get plump and pop. I will usually freeze 1 oz of these so that I can mix easily with organic apple sauce.
1 oz. Organic Applesauce
Mango Strawberry Applesauce
1 oz. Mango puree
1 oz Organic Strawberry puree
Cranberry Applesauce
.5 oz Cranberry puree
1 oz Organic applesauce
Cherry Applesauce
1 oz cherry puree (break down pitted cherries same way as blueberries)
1 oz Organic Applesauce
Sweet Potatoes and Applesauce (a great way to get extra veggies!)
1 oz Yellow Sweet Potato puree (these are the sweetest compared to the orange and purple variety)
1 oz Organic Applesauce
Strawberries and Pears
.5 oz Organic Strawberry puree
1.5 oz Organic Pear puree
Triple Berry Delight
.5 oz. Organic strawberry puree
.5 oz Organic blueberry sauce
.5 oz Organic raspberry sauce (break down similar to blueberries - make sure to filter the raspberry seeds)
.5 oz Organic Applesauce
Raspberry Pear Puree
.5 oz Organic raspberry sauce
1 oz Organic pear puree
Taste of the Tropics
.5 oz Papaya
.5 oz Mango
.5 oz Banana
Bananacado
.5 oz Mashed Banana
.5 oz Mashed Avocado
Banana Strawberry Smoothie
1 Banana
Handful of Strawberries
Scoop of Haagen-Daaz vanilla or strawberry ice cream
Milk (for the whole family) or Formula/Breastmilk if just making for Baby
*Note I will only allow Kasen to have up to an ounce of the smoothie.
Watermelon Juice
A few watermelon wedges
Water
Then blend it up!
Brushing Baby's Teeth
Lastly - don't forget to brush baby's teeth! We use a baby toothbrush that he can use himself after each meal to get the food particles out. It was important to us that he learned independently how to brush his teeth and practice good hygeiene. Before bed, I will usually wipe his gums with a soft washcloth. Because he already has eight teeth, I avoided utilizing the finger toothbrush as his bite is VICIOUS! For now, I just add a little bit of tap water to the toothbrush (tap water has fluoride added to it) and let him brush away! At his one year appointment I plan to ask the doctor if I can begin utilizing all natural toothpaste (that does not have fluoride in it, as too much fluoride is bad for baby).
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