I love cooking and meal prepping for my kids, it means I know exactly what they are eating and it makes it easier to get the kids snacks and lunch faster so they aren’t waiting around for me to make them something when their “tummy is really hungry” as said by Aaliyah.
With Eli who is close to 9 months old we are doing a mix of purée and baby led weaning food. I love making him purées as I love mixing lots of veggies together for him. I have also started giving him his first spaghetti bolognese with a organic corn pasta that he loves.
With the older two kids who are 4yrs old and 5yrs old it’s more the snacks that I make in bulk and freeze. As they both eat what we eat for dinner
I have added some of my favourite recipes for Eli below
Spaghetti Bolognese Sauce
(suitable for babies/kids 8 months and older)
500g Mince (can use any mince you like I used Pork)
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 Jar plain pasata sauce
2 Carrots (grated)
1 Large sweet potato (grated)
1/2 Onion (diced)
METHOD
1. Cook mince and onion, once mince has browned add sauce and diced tomatoes. Simmer for 5 minutes
2. place all grated veggies into the frypan and mix all together.
3. Once veggies and mince are cooked through cool down and blend to the consistency you want.
Then serve on pasta of your choice
(Perfect to store in the fridge up to 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months)
Vegie Puree
2 cups Pumpkin (diced)
2 cups Sweet potato (diced)
3 cups Broccoli
2 Carrots (peeled & Diced)
METHOD
1. Place all vegies into a saucepan and steam until soft
2. Take off the hotplate and to cool down
3. Once cooled, blend until its the consistency you or your baby likes
(Perfect to store in the fridge up to 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months)
APPLE AND CUSTARD PUREE
5 Red apples (peeled, cored and diced)
1 cup custard (make your own from custard powder)
1 cup water
METHOD
1. place water and appled into a saucepan and simmer on medium for 10 minutes, take off heat to let cool down
2. Cook the custard powder as per packet directions, using the preferred milk your baby has. (formula, breastmilk, cows milk)
3. Once the apple has cooled down place in a blender and blend until pureed, mix apple puree and custard together
(Perfect to store in the fridge up to 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months)
PEACHY CHICKEN
1/3 cup cooked chicken
1 Ripe peach
1 tablespoon milk/water(breastmilk/formula/cows milk/water)
METHOD
1. Place all ingredients into a blender/food processor and blend together
(Perfect to store in the fridge up to 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months)
CHICKEN RICE AND VEGGIES
1 cup water
1 chicken breast
1/4 cup rice
3 carrots (peeled and diced)
120g green beans (trimmed and cut in half)
METHOD
1. Put water, chicken and rice into a saucepan and cook for 20 minutes
2. Add carrots and beans and cook for a further 10 minutes.
3. Strain and place into a blender/food processor until blended to the consistency you like
(Perfect to store in the fridge up to 3 days or in the freezer for 3 months)
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