Baby Food Recipe - Carrots, Broccoli & Cheese
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Vitamin C is water soluble so it is best to steam broccoli as boiling almost halves its vitamin C content. Boiled broccoli retains only about 35% vitamin C as opposed to 72% when it is steamed or microwaved.
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Mashing rather than pureeing your baby’s food is a good way to gradually introduce more texture. Combining broccoli with creamy mashed potato and cheese is a great baby food recipe as it encourages babies to eat more greens. The relatively strong flavour of the broccoli is toned down by the creamy mashed potato. Broccoli is a true superfood, it is a great source of vitamin C and also contains betacarotene, folic acid, iron and potassium.
Ingredients
MethodPut the potatoes and carrot into a saucepan, cover with boiling water and cook until tender (about 20 minutes). Meanwhile, steam the broccoli for about 7 minutes until tender. Alternatively add to the potatoes and carrot after about 12 minutes. Drain the potato and carrot and mash together with the broccoli, milk, butter and cheese.
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wrote on 20 Feb, 2013.
I like the idea, but am i able to freeze this a reheat?
wrote on 11 Jul, 2012.
like it, but is it for one portion?
wrote on 9 Sep, 2011.
i did this but without the brocoli and my son loved it :)
wrote on 3 Apr, 2011.
My lil man loves this and i do too lol xx
wrote on 3 Nov, 2010.
Very yummy! is this recipe suitable for freezing?
wrote on 12 Mar, 2010.
My baby likes this recipe, as he adores vegetables this is one of his favorites
wrote on 27 Feb, 2010.
very very yummy, first thing i ever made for my 9 month old. She absolutely loved it. Since finding this site and trying this dish i will be makeing everything myself now instead of using jars!!
wrote on 17 Nov, 2009.
I think my baby and I are tired of just pureeing vegetables! This looked like a good recipe...and after eating half of it myself, I would have to give this one a 5 star rating!!!
wrote on 27 Jun, 2009.
This was a great recipie. So easy to cook and the children loved it. It is also lovely as a topping to shepherds pie!
wrote on 21 Mar, 2009.
You are amazing . Love your recipes . Keep up the good work .& thanks a million for sharing the recipes with us . &thank GOD for the web site .
wrote on 19 Mar, 2009.
what kind of cheese can i use for a 9 months baby
wrote on 15 Jan, 2009.
My 7 month old LOVES this. And since there's no meat, I feel better taking it out on day trips.
wrote on 15 Jan, 2009.
I tried this last week with my 9 month old twin girls for their snack and it went down a treat. I defrosted a couple yesterday and also about 20 seconds in the microwave and they were enjoyed yet again, I intend making more. I tested them first and they are delicious!