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- From: pburch@roc.mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu (Paula Burch)
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- Subject: Re: Fussy Infant Eater needs Recipes
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 17:55:29 GMT
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- wheaton@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Mike Wheaton) writes:
- > I am in need for recipes for Baby Food for a 8-month-old fussy eater. He
- > doesn't seem to like many of the "brand-name" baby foods because most of the
- > meat-veggie combinations contain carrots.
-
- I saw a couple of baby recipe books in a book store, but they were
- stupid. Lots of complex things that include all sorts of ingredients and
- take loads of time to make...if I'm going to cook, I'm going to make
- enough for everybody! Plus they contain things I was wanting to hold off
- on until the baby's a year old--my list is wheat, all dairy products, egg
- whites, nuts, and citrus. (Recommendations for GOOD baby recipe books
- hereby requested....)
-
- Will is really into baby mush these days. At least he eats it faster
- than he used to, so it's not as frustrating as it was. Here are my
- current favorite recipes:
-
- Mushed Peas
- ------ ----
- Microwave half of a 20 ounce bag of frozen peas five mintues on high with
- a half cup of water. Stir, and microwave another 4 or 5 minutes. Put in
- food processor and puree until there are no more lumps. Put today's peas
- in a bowl and put the rest into an ice cube tray. A standard ice cube
- tray holds one pint--16 ounces--and, conveniently, usually has 16 cubes
- in it. Cool in the refrigerator first before freezing. I microwave two
- frozen cubes for 50 seconds, then stir until VERY well mixed and test by
- sticking my finger into it. Experiment with your microwave times and the
- amount of water you add--you may want to add more in the processor.
-
- Jarred baby peas taste like canned peas, and I'd rather give yummy
- frozen peas to my baby. He seems to appreciate them more, and the
- almost fluorescent bright green color is fun.
-
- Mushed Sweet Potatoes
- ------ ----- --------
- Peel one huge sweet potato and cut into 1 inch chunks. Microwave five
- minutes with half a cup of water. Stick it with a fork. If it's not soft
- yet, repeat with additional two minute intervals in the microwave. When
- it's soft, mush in the processor and freeze as for the peas.
-
- Mushed Beef
- ------ ----
- Buy one pound of well-trimmed stew beef (I bought "all-natural" stuff
- from the health food store); brown a little bit in a non-stick pan, then
- add a cup of water and cook gently until soft enough to cut with a wooden
- spoon--about two hours. Treat as above, but then be sure to mix with
- something cohesive such as brown rice cereal (which I prepare with
- mother's milk) or with mushed peas--the meat is a little hard to swallow,
- straight. Makes enough for one tray plus a little bowl to keep unfrozen.
-
- Mushed Turkey
- ------ ------
- I microwaved this, but it was less successful. Will will not accept it
- unless it's mixed with at least twice as many cubes of peas. I think
- dark meat would have been more acceptable, treated as for beef, above, to
- break down the connective tissue. The gelatin content would make it
- gooey-er and therefore better in the baby's opinion.
-
- Mushed Egg Yolk
- ------ --- ----
- Egg yolk mushes better with a fork when it's boiled before separating
- than when you separate it and then microwave it. Will likes it a lot,
- mixed with a bit of mother's milk.
-
- Will loves carrots, but I haven't given him any since his nose turned
- yellow. I wonder if I was feeding him too much beta-carotene, or if
- it was coming from my diet, since I eat a lot of carrots. I still feed him
- sweet potatoes, though, as they're his favorite, and he seems to be getting
- less yellow. (He's certainly not jaundiced.)
-
- Is anyone else appalled that the baby rice cereal in the grocery stores
- is made from refined white rice? You have to go to a health food store
- to buy whole grains for babies. Ridiculous.
-
- Paula Burch
- pburch@bcm.tmc.edu
-