Baby porridge recipe

Vegetable tofu and chicken porridge

Another tasty and very healthy baby porridge recipe. Broccoli is rich in Iron, Calcium and Magnesium. It also has a good amount of dietary fiber and Vitamin C. Broccoli is also said to have anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties. Tofu is a good source of protein as is chicken meat.

age: above 8 months

Ingredients:

- 2 ounces or 55 g of Rice. My first choice is Jasmati Rice because of its great flavor and texture.

- water about 1.7 cups / 400 ml

Sesame Oil

- 2 ounces / 55g of Mori-Nu Tofu chopped into small cubes

- broccoli 1 ounce / 25g chopped into small pieces

- chicken breast meat 1 ounce / 25 g chopped into small pieces

-Some Cooking Oil. I always buy Wesson's. It's a product with good quality and comes at a cheap price.

- sesame oil

- 1 teaspoon Ginger Juice. I like to use this Ginger Juice from the Ginger People for its strong taste. (You can also produce your own juice by using a garlic press)

How to cook:

1. Use ginger juice to marinate the chicken breast pieces

2. Add rice and water into Rice Cooker and use slow cooking option to cook. I own this Rice Cooker from Aroma. Very Easy to use and it produces wonderfully cooked rice. As an alternative you can also use a regular pot.

3. Add a little cooking oil into a pan, use medium heat to stir-fry the chicken meat pieces until the color is changed

4. Add chicken meat, broccoli pieces and Tofu into your rice cooker or pot after about 40 minutes you started cooking the porridge and continue to cook until porridge is ready

5. Add a few drops of sesame oil

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How to make Chinese Gnocchi for baby food

How to make Chinese Gnocchi

Gnocchi can be eaten as a substitute for rice and noodles. They are easy to make and can also be mixed with a range of different ingredients and made into different flavored dishes. It is a choice for baby and toddlers.



Ingredients:

- regular flour 1.7 ounces / 50g (this is for one portion)

- water

How to cook:

There are two ways to make Gnocchi:

Method 1:

1. Add water slowly into flour. Make sure to stir as you pour the water in. Take care not add too much at once. Usually, I add a little bit, then stop, stir, and then add a little bit more, until the texture of the flour is not too dry but also not too wet. You should be able to form the mixture into pieces just as it is shown in the first picture.

Method 2:

Mix flour with water

1. Add water into flour, stir as you pour water in, until the consistency of the flour is similar to that in the picture above

Add mixture into boiling water

2. Boil water in a pot, use a spoon to take some of the flour you prepared in step 1, then add it into the boiling water, keep the water boiling, repeat until all of the flour mixture is used up

Boil for some minutes

3. Boil for about 2-3 minutes, then take the gnocchi out, cool down in cold water

If you plan to cook a soup, you can use a spoon to put the mixture from step 1 directly into the boiling soup, then continue to boil for a few minutes until it is ready to eat. But if you want to make more in order to store for the next meal, just follow step 1-3

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Porridge recipe for baby

Vegetable pork egg porridge

This porridge recipe for baby contains everything your child needs to grow up! The Pork and egg are rich in protein and the vegetables in this porridge provide your baby with lots of vitamins and trace metals.

age: above 8 months



Ingredients:

- 1.7 ounces / 50g of Rice. My usual choice is  Jasmati Rice. Check out the Amazon link to see what others think about this wonderful and tasty rice.

Ginger Juice

- water about 1.7 cups / 400 ml

- minced pork 0.3-0.4 ounces / 10g

- vegetable 0.5 ounces / 15g cut into small pieces: can be chosen from a wide range of leaf vegetables, e.g. Pak Choi, Chinese cabbage, spinach, etc.


- one raw egg yolk, beaten to the consistency similar to make scrambled egg

- 1 teaspoon ginger juice (can also be produced by pressing ginger in garlic press)

- Corn Starch

- Some drops of La Tourangelle Toasted Sesame Oil. Of course you can use other brands as well but I really like the one from La Tourangelle because of its great flavor. 

How to cook:

1. Marinate the minced pork with ginger juice, a small teaspoon of corn starch, 1-2 teaspoons of water

2. Add rice and water into rice cooker, and use slow cooking option to cook until you cannot see the shape of the rice (some rice cookers have a “porridge” option). If you do not own a rice cooker, just use a pot to cook, cover the pot and use low heat, it will take around 1-2 hours until it is ready.

Rice Cooker

3. The time to add minced pork into your rice cooker is when the rice and water mixture inside starts to boil, then stir so that the meat mixes well with the rice

4. When the porridge is about to be cooked, add vegetable pieces, continue to cook until the vegetable pieces are soft

5. Add egg yolk, stir until the porridge is boiling again

6. Add a few drops of sesame oil

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Salmon recipe for toddler

Salmon pasta – perfect finger food for picky-eaters

A refined and tasty salmon recipe for toddler. The pasta is rich in carbonhydrate which your child needs for the development of his or her brain. Salmon contains a lot of fat and also has a good amount of vitamine B6. This dish is a good choice for picky eaters because you can "hide" the salmon inside the pasta and thus make it more appealing to some children.

age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- tube-shaped, short cut hollow pasta such as Penne or Pennoni 2.5-3 ounces / 80g

- salmon 1.5 ounces / 40g cut into very small pieces

- vegetables (can choose from a wide range of vegetables such as cabbage, asparagus, spinach, etc.) 1.5 ounces / 40 g cut into small pieces

- 1/3 lemon

- 2-3 tablespoons of Olive Oil. I recommend this Olive Oil from Kirkland Signature. Very good taste and that wonderful smell!

- cream cheese 8 ounces / 220g cut into cubes

- ¾ cup milk

- ½ cup parmesan cheese

- 1/8 teaspoon of Ground Nutmeg. Try out the Ground Nutmeg from Simply Organic! It is a high quality, organic product with great taste.

How to cook:

1. Microwave cream cheese, milk and Parmesan cheese in 1 quart casserole until sauce is smooth, stir it occasionally

2. Boil a pot of water, cook your chosen pasta for 20-30 minutes

Parmesan Cheese

3. Squeeze lemon juice on salmon pieces, leave for 10 minutes

4. Put olive oil in a pan, use medium heat to heat up the oil, then put salmon pieces in, stir fry until the color is changed

5. Add the vegetable pieces, continue to stir fry, you can cover the pan for some minutes, until the vegetables are getting soft, then turn heat off

6. Mix parmesan and cream cheese pasta sauce with cooked salmon and vegetable pieces, wait for it to cool down a bit

7. Fill the mixture from step 6 into the tube shaped pasta

8. Enjoy!

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Broccoli recipe for baby

Broccoli potato and chicken mash
This broccoli recipe for baby is a good food your child as it contains vegetable, carbohydrates and meat. Your baby will be able to get different important nutritions from this mash.

age: above 8 months

Ingredients:

- Potato 0.7 ounces / 20g washed and peeled and cut into pieces

- Broccoli 0.4 ounces / 10g washed and cut into small pieces

- Chicken breast meat 0.4 ounces / 10g cut into small cubes (you can also use to pork if you have cooked one of the rib soups mentioned here, if you are using the ready-cooked meat from the soup, then you do not need to steam it again, because it is already very soft)

- a little chicken/rib soup

- a teaspoon of butter

How to cook:

1. Use a to steam the meat for 20 minutes, then add potato and broccoli inside the steamer, continue to steam for another 10 minutes until potato and broccoli are soft. I'm using this Steamer from Hamilton Beach. at my home. I can recommend it to you because it is reliable and offers several modes for cooking food. Follow the Amazon link to read more customer reviews.

2. Put ready-cooked meat, potato and broccoli into a container and add a bit soup and butter, then use hand blender to purée them, and it is ready!

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Soup for toddlers

Pumpkin soup with Tofu and prawns

A soup for toddlers that is also perfect as a dish for the whole family. It features a variety of ingredients which make this food very healthy: Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A, C, Copper and Manganese. Prawns are a source of selenium and vitamin B12. They also contain protein, phosphorus, and copper. Tofu is rich in Calcium which is important for your child’s bone development. Peas are a good source of Dietary Fibre, Vitamin K, Thiamine and Iron.

age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- pumpkin/ butter squash 10 ounces / 300g peeled and cut into slices

- prawns 10 pieces

Tofu

- tofu 7 ounces / 200g cut into cubes


- peas 1.5 ounces / 50g

- butter 2 teaspoons

- salt

- Corn Starch

How to cook:

1. Sprinkle a little bit salt on the prawns, and put a little bit corn starch on each of them

2. Put butter in a Wok, use medium heat to melt the butter, then add the pumpkin slices, stir fry until they are a little bit soft.

3. Add water into the  wok, the amount of water should just cover all pumpkin pieces, cover the wok and boil the pumpkin slices for 3-5 minutes

4. Turn off the heat, pour the pumpkin pieces and water into a container, use hand blender to make it into a thick soup

5. Pour the soup back into the wok, use low heat to cook until it is boiling, then put tofu cubes, peas and prawns inside

6. After prawns are cooked, turn off the heat, you can put a little salt inside, then garnish with some chives

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Salmon pasta recipe for toddlers

Thai style salmon pasta recipe for toddlers

This is an easy to cook pasta recipe which will allow your child to explore delicious combinations of tastes. This dish from South-East Asia contains all the nutrition your toddler needs: Carbonhydrates, vitamins, and fat.

age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- Pasta (any kind that is in small shaped which is easy for your children to eat) 2.5-3 ounces / 80g

- Salmon 1.5 ounces / 40g cut into small pieces

- Basil about 10 leaves chopped into small pieces

- ¼ – 1/3 onion chopped into small pieces

- 1 piece of garlic (pressed with Garlic Press)

- fish sauce 1 teaspoon

- sugar half teaspoon

- ¼ lemon

How to cook:

1. Boil a pot of water and sprinkle some salt in the water, add pasta and use medium heat to cook for 20-30 minutes until the noodles are soft enough for your child to eat

Fish Sauce

2. Mix fish sauce with sugar to make a sauce

3. Put some cooking oil in a pan or Wok, use medium heat to heat up, put garlic and onion into it, stir fry until the onion pieces are soft

4. Add salmon pieces in the pan or wok, continue to stir fry, add the sauce from step 2, then add 0.15 cups / 30 ml water, mix well with the ingredient in the pan, continue to use medium heat to cook, until the fish is fully cooked

5. Add basil pieces and lemon juice on top

6. Take pasta out of the pot, put the fish together with the sauce from the pan on top of pasta, mix well

7. Enjoy!

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Tofu recipe for toddler

A creative tofu recipe for toddler

Tofu Sushi

Besides the vitamins and proteins in both Tofu and prawns, your toddler can benefit from the nutrition in the seaweed which is a good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Vitamin K, Thiamin, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Phosphorus and Zinc.


age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- some Sushi Seaweed. I always buy Sushi Seaweed from Nagai. It has a nice texture and great flavor.

- Firm Tofu 2 ounces / 60g

- one egg

- prawn 0.5 to 1 ounce / 20g cut into small pieces

- half teaspoon Corn Starch

- a little bit salt

How to cook:

1. Use Garlic Press to mash Tofu

Steamer

2. Beat the egg for about 30 seconds

3. Put mashed Tofu, prawn pieces, egg, corn starch and salt in a bowl, mix well

4. Use a Steamer to steam the mixture for about 10-15 minutes until everything is cooked, then take the bowl out for it to cool down


5. Use scissors to cut sushi seaweed into strips with a width of 1-2 inches / 4cm

6. Put a layer of the Tofu mixture on the seaweed and roll it to form a sushi piece

7. Enjoy!

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Pasta recipe for toddlers

A delicious and easy to make pasta recipe for toddlers

Pasta with tomato and beef sauce

age: above 12 months

Ingredients:

- Pasta 2 ounces / 60g (for this dish I am using Rotini, you can also use Farfalline- small bow tie-shaped pasta, or other small shaped pasta)

- one tomato

- minced beef 1 ounce / 30g

- ¼ red onion

- Corn Starch

- 1/3 raw egg white

- Some Olive Oil. I like to use Kirkland Olive Oil for cooking. It has a wonderful smell and a very good taste.

How to cook:

1. Put pasta in a pot, add hot water and use medium heat to boil for 15-20 minutes, until the pasta is soft (should be softer than the normal texture for adult)

2. Peel and cut tomato into small cubes. Cut onion into small pieces. Tip: to peel tomato easily, you can boil some water, and put the tomato in hot water for a few minutes, then take it out, let it cool down, and then peel it.

3. Mix minced beef with a little corn starch and egg white

Wok

4. Add olive oil in a wok, use medium heat to stir fry onion pieces until they are soft


5. Add minced beef inside, continue to stir fry

6. Add tomato pieces, stir fry until tomato juice comes out, then use low heat until everything is fully cooked, and the sauce is ready

7. Mix the sauce and pasta together

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