Organic Baby food recipes for Christmas dinner
12.18.09
Just because baby isn’t old enough to weigh in on his/her food wishes for Christmas dinner doesn’t mean they should be forgotten as you plan your family meal. There are so many ways to incorporate your food into your babies Christmas dinner that it is a shame not to.
For instance: Use some cooked sweet potato, mash it with breast milk, or organic whole milk yogurt, add a little maple syrup and your baby is now enjoying nutritous and delicious sweet potatoes along with the family.
At 10 months-12 months baby can start eating meat so definitely serve small pieces of turkey along with the rest of the family, you can incorporate it into a full meal with these side dishes.
Carrots are an excellent source of vitamins so while you are roasting the turkey you can roast a handful of baby carrots in the oven. Toss them with a little olive oil, and a half clove of garlic, roast until very soft, about 35 minutes or so. Cut them into small pieces before serving.
Are you having green beans and would rather make those than carrots? Steam them either on the stove over a steamer or in the microwave. Make sure they are very soft, then sprinkle with mint or tarragon and cut into small pieces.
Mashed potatoes are a great food for baby, add a little garlic or chives or dill and your baby is getting a delicious holiday dish.
When you cook your pumpkin pie reserve a little of the pumpkin, pour it into a small ramekin or souffle dish and cook it in the oven for baby. It will not take long to cook and will turn out to be a delicious and healthy treat for baby on Christmas. The nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in the pumpkin are all great herbs for baby’s health.
Do you have any ideas for recipes for babies during the holidays? We would love to hear them! Leave us comment.
-Sheri
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We use only whole unprocessed foods (and we’re gluten, dairy, egg, and nut free, so almost everything we do is non-allergenic for our baby). We’ve always fed our baby what we’re eating, as long as it’s age appropriate. At Thanksgiving, our daughter was 10 months old and she was able to eat almost everything–the stuffing, sweet potatoes, turkey, cranberry sauce…even the Vietnamese fruit salad. We just made sure we cut things up small or threw it in the food processor. At Christmas we’ll do the same. I firmly believe that because we’ve always made her food (so she’s only known fresh flavorful food and not things in jars), we only use unprocessed whole organic foods, and because we breastfeed, our daughter enjoys a wide range of flavors. This girl loves tofu & spinach scrambles for breakfast and just last night enjoyed sauteed asparagus, chicken, and rice. I don’t think we’ve found anything she dislikes.
So, in my opinion, older infants can (and will) eat a wide range of healthy choices if you offer it to them. And in fact, it’s a great time to get a little one used to all of the wonderful flavors in fresh food (hopefully we’ll avoid the picky toddler stage, but if not, at least she had a healthy start!
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