Tofu is a very healthy food that contains high amount of calcium, iron, plant protein, copper, selenium and manganese. Green pepper is rich in vitamin C, and chicken breast meat contains animal protein and is low in fat. This makes the dish a very good mixture of nutrition for your toddler.
Ingredients:
3 ounces / 100 g minced Tofu
1 ounce / 30 g minced chicken breast (without bone) 30g
2 cooked egg yolks minced
0.5 ounces / 15 g green pepper cut into tiny pieces
2 teaspoons of soy sauce
salt
olive oil
2 teaspoons corn starch
How to cook:
1. mix minced tofu, chicken breast, egg yolks, green pepper pieces, soy sauce, corn starch, if it turns out to be a bit dry, add a little water and continue to mix, until the mixture turns out to be the consistency as below in the picture
2. evenly divide the mixture from step one into 4 portions
3. add olive oil into a flat frying pan, use medium heat to heat up the oil until it is warm, add the 4 portions from step 2 into the pan, can use a spoon to press each portion a bit, so that they are round and thinner
4. use low heat to fry the pan cake, turn them occasionally, until they are fully cooked
A very tasty noodle recipe for toddler. Chicken meat is rich in protein, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. Your child's body requires vitamin B6 for producing antibodies and the communication between nerve cells, vitamin B12 is involved in the production of blood cells. The carbon hydrate contained by the Macaroni are essential for you child's brain function.
age: above 15 months
Ingredients:
- 1.5 - 2 ounces or 50 g of Macaroni
- 1 ounce / 30g chicken breast fillet
- 0.5 / 15 g of red bell pepper cut into small pieces
- 0.5 / 15 g onions cut into small pieces
- 1 egg beaten
- some tomato ketchup
- olive oil
- corn starch
- salt
How to cook:
1. Add hot water in a pot, cook macaroni until they are soft enough for your toddler to bite, then take out and filter out water
How to make the pan cake
2. Add half of spoon of olive oil into a pan, use medium heat to heat up
Pan cake cut into pieces
3. Pour the beaten egg into the pan, make it into a very thin pan cake (see pictures), then cut it into small pieces
4. Cut chicken breast fillet into small pieces, marinate with a little salt, half of a tea spoon corn starch, if it is very dry, you can add a few drops of water
5. Put a spoon of olive oil into a wok, heat up with medium heat, then put onion pieces in, stir fry until they start to get soft
6. Put chicken pieces in the wok, continue to stir fry until chicken pieces are fully cooked
7. Add macaroni, pan cake, tomato ketchup and a little bit of salt
8. stir fry until everything is well mixed, then it is ready
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
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.
Two healthy and easy to cook soup recipes for babies:
1. Chinese chicken soup
This is a common delicious Chinese soup that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Your baby can drink the soup and eat the fully cooked vegetables. Your child can also eat the meat if you cut it into small pieces after the chicken is ready. This soup is healthy and can help you to recover quicker when you get a cold. The soup itself can also be used as an ingredient for other baby/toddler recipes.
- 15 pieces of Shiitake Mushrooms (can use fresh ones or dried ones, if you are using dried ones, wash them and soak them in water overnight)
- Optional: carrots, potatoes, sweet corn, yam
How to cook:
1. Put the washed chicken in a pot, then fill with cold water, the water level should be just above the chicken so that the whole chicken is soaked in water
2. Use strong heat until the water starts to boil, then use a spoon to get rid of the foam on the surface of the soup, then put in ginger, Goji berries, mushrooms, dates
3. Use low heat to cook for one hour, if you are using guinea fowl, then it will take probably 1.5 to 2 hours
4. Optional: you can also put in sweet corn, carrots, potatoes or yam. Carrots can be put in together with the ingredients in step 2, potatoes and yams need to be put in when the soup is about to be ready as they do not need to be cooked for very long time before they get soft.
Young babies cannot eat salty food, so take some soup out for your little one. For other family members, you can add a little salt and pepper and spring onion pieces in the soup.
2. Pork rib soup
age: above 8 months
Pork ribs can be combined with a lot of different ingredients to make delicious soup, but they are all easy to cook, and it is a nice addition to a meal for the whole family. Here are some examples for different kinds of rib soup:
Rib and sweet corn soup (carrots and/or potatoes can be an optional ingredient)
Rib and yam soup (carrots can be an optional ingredients)
Rib and lotus root soup (which is ideal for summer/autumn)
Rib and white turnip soup (which is ideal for winter)
Rib and Seaweed soup (use dried kelp or kombu seaweed, they need to be washed and soaked in water for a night before use)
Rib soup with tomato and potato
Rib and mung bean soup (seaweed can be added as an optional ingredient, you should soak the mung beans for a night so that they will be easier to cook)
Ingredients:
The main ingredients for this soup are pork ribs. The ribs should be cut into small pieces. The quantity varies as it depends on how many people are going to eat the soup. The quantity of the secondary ingredient should be 1/3 to ½ of the ribs you want to use. Below I list some common ingredients which are needed for all the soups:
- pork ribs
- ginger 3-5 slices
- Goji Berries about 15 pieces (for the first five soups only)
- optional: potatoes, yams, carrots, etc. (see examples above)
All the mentioned soup variations are easy to cook and have similar cooking procedures:
How to cook:
1. Put the rib pieces in a pot and add water, the amount of water should cover the ribs and other ingredients. Use strong heat to cook until the water starts to boil. Then use a spoon to get rid of the foam on the surface of the water.
2. Cut secondary ingredient into cubes (seaweed into pieces), and add into the pot (if your chosen soup contains white turnip or potato or yam, then they should be added when the soup is about to be ready), as well as ginger, goji berries and dates. Use low heat to cook for 1 hour to 1.5 hour
3. Take some soup and yam/carrots/turnip for your little one, the rest for the family can be salted and garnish with spring onion pieces.
Tipp: if you are cooking rib and tomato and potato soup, it is better to stir fry the tomato pieces in a pan with some cooking oil until the juice is out, then put it together with the ribs, the flavor will be better.
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.
1. Clean and rinse the shiitake mushrooms and dry them off, cut off the stems. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper inside.
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
3. Cut the carrot and celery into small pieces
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
5. Decorate each mushroon-Tofu portion with chopped carrot and celery
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
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.
Once your baby reaches an age of 8 months you can add new kinds of food to its diet. Most babies love to eat meat and with chicken recipes for baby like this one your baby will be able to explore some new tastes.
age: above 8 months (when your baby can eat finger food)
Ingredients:
- 3-4 teaspoons / 50g of Rice. My all time favorite is Rice Select's Jasmati Rice. It offers a very nice flavor and wonderful light texture.
- water about 1.5 cups / 400ml (depending on the type of rice you are using, some rice needs more water and some needs less)
- chicken breast chopped into cubes 1.5-2 ounces / 50g
- cucumber chopped into cubes 1.5-2 ounces / 50g
- Some drops of Sesame Oil. I love to use La Tourangelle Toasted Sesame Oil. This Sesame Oil has an exquisite flavor, high quality and a very good price.
How to cook:
1. Cook rice using a rice cooker or pot. When using a Rice Cooker use the slow cooking option. As with my other recipes I recommend you to give Aroma's 8-Cup Rice Cooker a try. It is very easy to use: Put rice in, add water, turn on, wait, enjoy your rice! Some rice cookers have a “porridge” option. The rice will take around 1-2 hours until it is cooked.
2. Add the chicken breast cubes (see first picture) after the rice has been cooked 20-30 minutes, stir to make them mixed evenly with the rice
Cucumber cubes
3. when the porridge is ready, add cucumber cubes, cook on low heat and then stir constantly for about 5 minutes until the cucumber is soft enough for baby to gum
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Jay Gruber
chopped into small cubes 
. It's a product with good quality and comes at a cheap price. 
- sesame oil 
from the Ginger People for its strong taste. (You can also produce your own juice by using a garlic press) 
Very Easy to use and it produces wonderfully cooked rice. As an alternative you can also use a regular pot. 
(can use fresh ones or dried ones, if you are using dried ones, wash them and soak them in water overnight)
3.5 ounces / 100g
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
until everything is cooked
. It offers a very nice flavor and wonderful light texture.
