Friday, March 27, 2015

Meal ideas for toddlers and family

meal ideas for toddlers and family - tofu on shiitake mushrooms
Delicious meal ideas for toddlers and family!

1. Tofu on shiitake mushrooms

This healthy mushroom dish from China will be interesting for picky-eaters because of its unique form and shape. It provides your child with a good amount of dietary fibre, proteins, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Copper and Selenium. Research has shown that shiitake mushrooms are particularly important for a healthy cardiovascular system.

age: above 18 months

Ingredients:

- Firm Tofu 3.5 ounces / 100g

- Shiitake Mushrooms 6 pcs (You can use fresh ones or dried ones. If you are using dried shiitake mushrooms you need to soak them in water overnight)


- carrot 0.3 ounces / 10g chopped into small pieces

- celery 0.3 ounces / 10g chopped into small pieces

- salt

- Corn Starch

- White Pepper

- sugar

- Sesame Oil

- raw egg white

How to cook:

Rinsed shiitake mushrooms with cut off stems
Prepared Shiitake mushrooms

1. Clean and rinse the shiitake mushrooms and dry them off, cut off the stems. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper inside.

mashed tofu
Mashed Tofu

2. Use a Garlic Press to mash the Tofu, get rid of excess water, mix it well with the egg white, a little salt, sugar, corn starch and a few drops of sesame oil

carrot and celery cut into small pieces
Carrot and Celery cut into small pieces

3. Cut the carrot and celery into small pieces

tofu on shiitake mushrooms
Tofu on shiitake mushrooms

4. Divide the Tofu into 6 portions and put each portion inside a shiitake mushroom as shown in the picture

decorated with carrots and celery pieces
Decorated with carrots and celery pieces

5. Decorate each mushroon-Tofu portion with chopped carrot and celery

tofu on shiitake mushrooms steamed
Preperations for the steaming process

6. Steam for about 15 minutes using a Steamer until everything is cooked

7. Take out and enjoy!


2. Chicken meat ball soup

meal ideas for toddlers and family - chicken meat ball soup
This is a soup that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Chicken soup is promoting a healthy digestion and reduces inflamation. It also promotes strong and healtyh bones.

age: above 1 year

Ingredients:

- minced chicken breast meat 7 ounces / 200g

- half of an egg white

- 1 1/2 tea spoons of Corn Starch

Sesame Oil
- sesame oil

- salt

- chicken soup 1.5 cups / 400ml

- some pak choi leafes


- some chopped spring onion

How to cook:

1. Mix the minced chicken meat, egg white, corn starch, one teaspoon of water, a few drops of sesame oil and a little bit salt

2. Use a spoon or just use your fingers to shape the above mixture into balls

3. Boil chicken soup and put the chicken meat balls inside, continue to boil the soup for 5-7 minutes until the meat balls are fully cooked

4. Add pak choi leafes and continue to cook for about 3 minutes, then add the copped spring onions


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