Green Mung Beans Puree

Since I still got some green mung beans left, I decided to make puree for my baby. At first I was afraid if she won't like it, it turned out that she likes it a lot.

Ingredients:
- 100gr of green mung beans, wash and soak it overnightly, discard the soaking water before cooking
- 1 pandan leaf
- water
- 4 Tbsp Heinz rice cereal with vanilla and banana flavor (for each container)
- boiled water

In a small pot, boil the beans with enough water for 15minutes. Add pandan leaf and continue to cook until it is well cooked/cracked. Let the temperature cools down.
To serve, in a small container or bowl place 4 Tbsp Heinz cereal (any flavor). Add 2 Tbsp of cooked green mung beans and mix it well. Add some boiled water and mix it well until it reaches the consistency your baby prefers.

Spinach and Tofu Rice Porridge

Spinach is a rich source of iron. Moreover it contains calcium, vitamin A, C, E, K, magnesium and antioxidant. Tofu is rich of protein. Combination of the two of them, makes this porridge very healthy.

Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp Jasmine rice, rinse it
- 1/2 block of medium firm tofu, chop into very small pieces
- 60gr of chicken meat
- 6 spinach leaves, chop into very small pieces
- a little bit of salt
- water

In a small pot, boil chicken meat with water until tender. Take out the meat and chop into very small pieces. You may use chopper to make fine coarse (for the meat and spinach too). Use the broth to cook rice. Cook for app. 25min, stir it occasionally and add some water as needed until the rice becomes porridge. Add chopped spinach and tofu and continue to cook for 5min. Add a little bit of salt to taste. Stir it evenly. Place it in small containers and feed it to your baby or keep it in fridge or freezer for longterm use.

Note: before feeding it to baby, make sure that it is not too hot which may burn the tongue.

Potato and Egg Yolk Puree

Egg yolk can be introduced to baby who are 8mo old and older. It is source of protein and fatty acids and major source of egg's vitamin and mineral. The easiest way to prepare the egg yolk is by boiling egg and then taking out the egg yolk and mashing it with a fork. You may mix the egg yolk with rice porridge or cooked veggies. This time I made mashed potato and mixed it with the boiled egg yolk. My Bianca loves it.

Ingredients:
- 2 egg (1 egg yolk per serving)
- mashed potato (see how to make it on "Grilled Salmon with Lemon-Dill Sauce")

Boil the two egg and when it is cooked, separate the yolk and the white. Use only the egg yolk to feed your baby, whilst you may used the white for other menu. In a small container, mash the cooked egg yolk with a fork until smooth and then mix it with the mashed potato. Add some hot water as needed. Serve the freshly made for your baby, do not keep in the fridge nor freezer, because the mashed potato will get so dry and does not taste as good as the fresh one.

Beef and Carrot Rice Porridge

Since Bianca 8mo old and has her little teeth, I started giving her coarse food (no need to blend into smooth and thin consistency). This porridge is easy to make and healthy.

Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp jasmine rice
- 60gr of beef
- 1 carrot, peel, wash and cut into small chunk
- water
- salt

In a pot boil beef in water until tender. Take out the meat and chop into fine coarse and put it aside. Use the broth to cook rice. Cook for app. 20min until the rice becomes porridge, add some water as needed. While cooking the rice, chop carrot in a chopper. Add the fine coarse beef and carrot to the porridge and continue to cook for another 5min. Add a little bit of salt to taste. Keep it in small containers for one serving or to keep in a fridge/freezer for longterm use.

Apple and Red Kidney Beans Puree

Red kidney bean is an excellent source of fiber, iron and magnesium. However it is a source of toxin as well if it is eaten raw or prepared with slow cooking. The toxicity is eliminated by cooking it under high heat for at least 10minutes.
Since Bianca 8mo old, I have given her these well-cooked beans mixed with apple. I noticed Bianca has constipation if she eats too much of it for more than two days.

Ingredients:
- 2 red delicious apple, peel, discard the core, wash and cut into big chunk
- 100gr red kidney beans, soak it in water over nightly
- pear/apple juice for baby or water

In a pot, cook the soaked beans with water under high heat until tender. Add the apple and continue to cook until soft. Put it in a blender and blend it until smooth. Add some juice if you find the blade is hardly moved. Place the puree in small containers for one serve or to keep in the fridge or freezer for longterm use.

Apple and Avocado Puree

This is another baby food which Bianca loves to eat. On the picture , the apple was not shown. You may give it to your baby since they are 5-6mo old (depend on their readiness of eating solid foods).

Ingredients:
- 2 Red delicious apple, peel, wash, discard the core and cut into small chunk
- 2 medium sized-ripe avocado (not too soft)
- water or juice (pear or apple juice for baby)

Cook the cut apple in a small pot with a little bit of water or baby juice, until it is soft. Cut the avocado in the middle (see above picture). Scoop out the yellow part of the avocado and put it in a blender. Add the cooked apple and juice too. Blend until smooth. Serve it directly or keep it in small containers and place it in the fridge or freezer for long-term use.

Apple and Sweet Potato Puree

I have fed my baby with solid food since she was 4mo old. In Canada it is suggested that solid food is given when baby is 6mo old, considering at this age they are able to sit upright so that they would not be choking. However, I saw the sign of "ready-for-solid" in Bianca when she was 4mo old. So I started giving her very liquid cereal mixed with formula. When she was 5mo old, I started giving her various solid meal, mostly home-made. She eats almost every thing I give her, fruits, vegetables, meat, grains. This is one of her favorites.

Ingredients:
- 2 sweet potato, peel, wash and cut into small chunk
- 2 apple (Bianca likes red delicious apple), peel, discard the core, cut into small chunk
- water/juice (ex: pear or apple juice for baby)

In a small pot, put the cut sweet potato and apple. Add a little bit of water or juice. Cook until tender. Wait until it is warm and place it in a blender (pour all the water too). Blend it until smooth. Add some more water or juice if you find it difficult for the blades to rotate. Strain it with a strainer. Keep it in small containers. You may feed it directly to your baby, or mix it with baby cereal, or keep it in the fridge or freezer for long-term use.


I like to keep it in a small container, so that it is enough for one serving and would not allow microbial contamination. If you decided to freeze it, before giving it to your baby, defrost it by placing it in the fridge for a night, or you may use microwave (no more than 45seconds. Beware of the uneven heat distribution that may cause tongue/mouth burnt, always stir it evenly and longer before giving it to your baby).