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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Vegetarian baby food recipes

Two yummy vegetarian baby food recipes

1. Mashed pumpkin, tofu and carrot
This dish is rich in Vitamin A, which is very good for your baby's eye development. Since Vitamin A is fat soluble, you can add some cooking oil while you steam carrot

age: above 6 months


Ingredients:

- pumpkin/ butter squash 1.5-2 ounces / 40g peeled and cut into small pieces

- tofu 1.5-2 ounces / 40g cut into small cubes

- carrot 1 ounce / 20g peeled and cut into small pieces

- Clear Vegetable Soup 0.2 cups / 50ml

How to cook:


1. Use a Steamer to steam carrot, pumpkin and carrot until they are soft

2. Put steamed pumpkin, carrot and tofu into a container, use Hand Blender to mash them

3. Put the mash into vegetable soup, mix well, use low heat and cook until it starts to boil

2. Mashed pumpkin and peas

Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A, C, Riboflavin, Potassium, Copper and Manganese. Peas are a good source of Dietary Fibre, Vitamin K, Thiamine and Iron

age: above 6 months

Ingredients:

- pumpkin/ butter squash 2 ounces / 50g

- peas 1 ounce / 20g

- some Baby Formula

How to cook:

1. Peel pumpkin/butter squash, cut into slices.

Steamer

2. Use a steamer to steam ingredients until they are soft.



3. Steam the peas until they are soft

4. Use a Hand Blender to mash peas and pumpkin, add baby formula, stir and mix well

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