BLW recipes for J

I am one of those parents who really want to hold off on foods high in sugar or sweetened with sugar, especially when J wasn't even 1 or 2. And for some reason, J, who used to LOVE eating steamed zucchini, stopped liking them any which way (steamed, baked, fried, strips, medalion, etc). I'd rather J grow to love the flavours of each food, but this mama here needs to get J to eat more veggies and these muffins are super moist. J and adults love these as a snack or breakfast! Quick and easy! Makes 16 standard sized muffins.  Recipe adapted from  Healthy Toddler Friendly Mini Muffins by The Busy Baker Dry Ingredients:  1 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup Quick Oats or Rolled Oats 1 tsp Baking Soda 1/2 tsp Salt Wet Ingredients:  2 Large Eggs 3/4 cup grated Carrots 1 cup grated Zucchini (make sure to squeeze out some excess fluid) 1/4 cup Avocado oil or melted Coconut Oil 1.5 cups mashed Bananas (about 4 large bananas) (If less than 1.5 cups, make up the rest with org...

Fish is such a nutritious source of protein for babies! J began his BLW journey around 6 months. By 7 months old, he was ready to eat flakes of fish! Fish is so soft and moist, very easy for BLW babies to gum/chew. Usually, J loved eating steamed salmon with a little bit of garlic powder and black pepper. With tilapia, he prefers to have a bit more added flavours, otherwise, he wouldn't eat more than a few bites! Ingredients: 4 Tilapia fillets Kosher Salt, pinch Freshly Ground Black Pepper 5 tbsp Butter, melted 4 cloves Garlic, minced 1/4 tsp Paprika Juice of 1/2 a lemon Slices of 1 lemon Mango Salsa Ingredients: 2 Ataulfo Mangos (or frozen mango, defrosted), finely chopped 1-2 tbsp Parsley, minced 1/4 Red Onion, minced Instructions:  Preheat oven to 400F.  Place the fillets on aluminium foil in tray, and season with salt and pepper. Melt and mix the butter with garlic, paprika and lemon juice, then spread it over the fillets. Place lemon slices on top o...

Perfect mess free and naturally sweet and moist snack for baby and adult. This bread tastes sweeter with time and there is practically no need for added sugar to make it sweet enough. Serve it with some vanilla ice cream and apples for older kids and adults for a nice treat, or serve it by itself or with some yogurt or a thin layer of nut butter for younger baby. Wet ingredients:  3-4 Bananas (2 cups, mashed) 3 Eggs 1/4 cup Coconut Oil, melted 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1-2 tbsp Maple Syrup or Honey (Optional) Dry Ingredients:  2.5 cups Oat Flour (Ground Oatmeal) 2 tsp Baking Powder 2 tsp Cinnamon, ground 1 tsp Nutmeg, ground 1/4 tsp Salt Instructions:  Preheat oven to 350F, grease a 8x8 or 8x11 pan.  Beat the eggs then add them to the wet ingredients. Sift the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients as you mix, stop mixing as soon as the wet ingredients are incorporated.  Pour the batter into the grea...

I found chicken breasts harder for J to eat than chicken drumsticks and thighs. He didn't really get the hang of chewing chicken breasts until he was closer to 12 months. I first made this with panko crumbs (yum!) when he was around 10 months but he didn't like the crunchy texture. This recipe gives just enough crunch for chicken tenders for both adult and baby without being too soft or too hard for adults or baby, respectively. Enough for 3 adults and 1 baby Ingredients:  500g Chicken Breasts, cut into strips 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated 1 Egg Instructions: Preheat oven to 390F, convection bake.  Beat egg in a bowl. Mix the flour and cheese together on a plate or shallow bowl.  With one hand, dip the chicken strip into the egg, allow excess to drip back into the bowl, then place the strip onto the cheese/flour mixture. With the other hand, sprinkle the cheese/flour mixture onto the chicken until it is covered. Pick up the chick...

This is a quick and simple recipe and easy clean up. J started eating fish since he was around 8 months old. Trout, salmon, cod, tilapia and mackerel are his favourites. Fish is so soft and easy to chew. Perfect protein packed food for beginner. He started out with eating flaked fish mixed with rice and rolled into balls because it was easier to pick up rice balls at the beginning. Then he progressed to eating the fish as is. Ingredients: 1 pound Rainbow Trout filet 2 tbsp Butter 4 cloves Garlic, minced 1 tbsp Parsley, minced pinch of himalayan pink salt and fresh cracked pepper Instructions: Preheat oven to 375F. Rip off aluminium foil that is large enough to form a packet to contain the trout.  Drizzle some olive oil on aluminium foil and place the trout in the centre. Season the trout with a pinch of salt and pepper. (can omit the salt for baby, and then add some to the adult's portions after cooking is done). Melt the butter with garlic in a bowl in a microwave. St...

Naturally sweet and aromatic with pumpkin puree and spices. They are so fluffy and yummy. J could have eaten this earlier, but he personally didn't like the texture until he was closer to 12 months old. Dry Ingredients: 2 cups All-Purpose Flour 2 tbsp Brown Sugar 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking soda 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Nutmeg 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger 1/2 tsp Salt Wet Ingredients: 1.5 cups Buttermilk (or 1.5 cups Milk + 2 tbsp vinegar) 1 cup Pumpkin Puree 1 Egg 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil Instructions: Sift all the dry ingredients together. Whisk all the wet ingredients in one bowl. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, mix well, getting rid of any lumps.  Heat the pan with some oil under low-medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add 1/4 cup of pancake mix, spread out slightly. When the edges start to harden, flip the pancake and cook for another 2 minutes or until cooked through.  Serve hot. For baby, you could try serving it with plain greek ...

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a toddler between the age of 1-3 years old should be consuming roughly 40 calories/inch in height, each serving is roughly 1/4 of an adult serving. Consuming a variety of foods that are nutrient dense is important to a baby's development during these early years. The following toddler serving guide is from www.healthychildren.org Some food items to avoid would be those high in salt, sugars, and consisting of empty calories. (e.g. avoid sugary drinks, juices, soy sauce and other sauces used heavily in Chinese cooking). Toddlers don't need added salts and sugars for flavours if you could enhance the flavours of your food with herbs and spices. Babies under 1 are recommended to avoid any added salts as their kidneys are not developed enough to cope with added salts. Don't forget that there is sodium already present in breastmilk, formula, cow's milk and other foods that we eat. Here is a link to a guide on salts and...