Home-made Apple Puree
Ingredients
Apple
Steps in preparing…..
1. Peel, core and slice an eating apple.
2. Put apple slices in a saucepan with 2 to 3 tablespoons water.
3. Cover with a lid and simmer over a low to moderate heat for about 5
minutes or until apple slices are soft.
4. Push the cooked apple slices through a sieve or blend to a puree in a
liquidiser.
5. Cool completely before offering it to your baby
Suggested age :4-5 months
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Sweet Potato Puree
2 Fresh sweet potato
3 table spoon milk (breast milk/infant milk powder
Steps in preparing…
1) Wash the sweet potato
2) Preheat the oven at 350 F for a few minutes
3) Poke Holes in Sweet potato
4) Bake for 1 hour
Suggested age :4-5 months
Healthy Potato Meal
Ingredients
1 medium potato, cubed
1x2 cm long carrot, cubed
1 tbsp sweet peas, skin removed
150 ml water 4 level scoops of milk powder (use one suitable for your child's age)
Steps in preparing…
1. In a saucepan, boil potato, carrot and water for about 10 minutes until soft. Add peas and boil for
another 1 minute.
2. Transfer onto a feeding bowl. For 5-6 month old babies, use a fork to mash the mixture into a
soft, smooth puree. Let cool slightly.
3. Sprinkle milk powder into the mixture and stir well.
4. Serve warm.
Suggested age : 5 months above
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ABC Baby Porridge
Ingredient:
1/3 big red onion
1 potato
1/2 carrot
1/2 tomato
rice (desired amount, but I put about 3 1/2 tablespoon)
water (required amount, I put about 30 - 35 tablespoon in slow cooker overnight on AUTO)
Steps in preparing….
1) Peel carrot, potato, onion and cut it into preferred size
2) Remove tomato seeds
3) Wash rice. Add required water.
4) Put all into slow cooker on auto overnight.
5) Remove tomato skin
6) Pick out ingredients and blend as required
Suggested age : 6 months above
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Creamy Fish Soup
Ingredients
200 ml fish stock
1 level tbsp finely minced fish
1/2 small potato, mashed
1 level tbsp carrot, mashed
3 level scoops milk powder (use one suitable for your child's age)
Steps in preparing…
1. To prepare the fish stock, boil together 3 - 4 large pieces of fish bones with 1 large onion, 3
potatoes, 2 carrots and 3 tomatoes in about 1500 ml water, for 1 hour.
2. In a small saucepan, cook 200 ml of the fish stock together with the minced fish.
3. Pour soup into a bowl and add in mashed potato and carrot.
4. Before serving, stir in milk powder.
Note: Dish out the portion of fish stock for your baby before adding salt and other condiments (e.g.
pepper) to the rest of the stock, for consumption by the rest of the family. You can replace fish bones
with chicken bones.
Suggested age :8 months and above
Tofu Egg Yolk Baby Porridge
Ingredients
1/2 tub of soft tofu
1 egg
30g rice porridge
Steps in preparing
1. Mash the tofu
2. Boil the egg for about 8 minutes
3. Remove the egg shell and egg white and mash the yolk
4. Bring the rice porridge to a boil, add the mashed tofu. Mix well
5. Add the mashed egg yolk
6. Remove from heat
7. Serve
Suggested age : 9 months above
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Fruit recipe
Ingredients
• Fresh Fruit
• Water
Method:
1. Wash, peel and slice the fruit. Remove any seeds or
hard parts.
2. Combine sliced fruit and a small amount of water in a
saucepan.
3. Stovetop Method: Bring to a boil, then reduce the
heat to a simmer and continue cooking for 15-20
minutes or until tender.
4. Drain cooked fruit, reserving the cooking liquid.
5. Mash or blend fruit, using a small amount of cooking
liquid if needed. You can also use breastmilk, formula,
or sterilized water.
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BEEF
Ingredients:
• 500 g (1 lb) of boneless lean meat
cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) cubes
• 500 ml (2 cups) water
Method:
1. Stovetop Method: Place meat and water into a
saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer for about 45 minutes or until meat is tender.
2. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
3. Blend or purée the meat with some of the cooking
water, breastmilk or formula.
Remember…
Cut away fat and remove any skin or bones.
Over-cooking will make the meat tough and
hard to purée. Make sure the meat is no longer
pink inside.
For a smooth texture, mix meat with a small
serving of rice cereal and breastmilk, formula or
water.
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FISH
Ingredients:
• 250 g (1/2 lb) of fish fillets with bones taken out
(sole, cod, ocean perch, haddock)
• 125 ml (4 oz) whole milk or water
Method:
1. Stovetop Method: Pour milk or water in a large frying
pan or saucer and gently heat milk. Do not boil!
2. Add fish fillets to the liquid. Cover with a lid or
aluminum foil and simmer over low heat for 5-10
minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
Microwave method: Place fish fillets and milk in a
microwave-safe bowl and set at a medium setting until
fish flakes easily with a fork.
3. Remove from heat and let it cool.
4. Blend or purée the fish with some of the cooking liquid,
breastmilk or formula.
Remember…
Cut away fat and remove any skin or bones.
Over-cooking will make the fish tough and hard
to purée.
For a smooth texture, mix fish with a small
serving of rice cereal and breastmilk, formula or
water.
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Chicken or Turkey recipe
Ingredients:
• 1 - 1.5 kg (2 lb) chicken or turkey pieces
• 750 ml (3 cups) of water
Method:
1. Stovetop Method: Place chicken/turkey and water in
a pot. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for
45 minutes to 1 hour or until the chicken is cooked and
the meat separates easily from the bones.
2. Remove from heat and let it cool.
3. Take skin and fat off the meat. Remove meat from the
bones and then cut the meat into small pieces.
4. Purée the meat with some of the cooking liquid,
breastmilk, or formula.
Remember…
Cut away fat and remove any skin or bones.
Over-cooking will make the meat tough and
hard to purée. Make sure the poultry is no
longer pink inside.
For a smooth texture, mix poultry with a small
serving of rice cereal and breastmilk, formula or
water.
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MEAT ALTERNATIVES
Legumes (chick peas, navy beans, split peas)
Ingredients:
• 250 ml (1 cup) dried legumes
• 750 ml (3 cups) water
Method:
1. Add 1 cup of dried legumes to 3 cups of water. Slowly
bring to a boil and boil gently for 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.
3. Drain and add 5 cups of fresh water to the legumes.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 to 60
minutes.
4. Remove from heat and mash or blend by adding 200
ml (3/4 cup) liquid (breastmilk, formula or water) to the
cooked legumes.
Remember…
Legumes are a less expensive alternative to
meat. They are packed with protein, iron, and
other important nutrients.
Red lentils do not need to be soaked. They can
be boiled in enough water to cover the legumes
in the pot until they are soft - time varies, but
about 20 minutes.
Canned beans and lentils are already cooked
and do not need to be re-boiled. Rinse well
before mashing with breastmilk, formula or
water.
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