Day 151- Homemade Baby Food Recipes, created by Debra Santelli-Delson, C.N

Thank you Debra for sharing these great baby food recipes and the beautiful picture of your precious baby girl, Eloise!

Baby Food Recipes

By Debra Santelli-Delson, C.N.

Delson Institute for Wellness

Recommended for babies that are eating a variety of foods at stage 2 and above. Initial baby food introduction around 6 months should be solitary foods, strained through a baby food mill to reduce chocking.

The following recipes are recommended to be prepared in the Beaba Babycook Machine for convenience. However they can be steamed then pureed in a Vita Mix or Food Processor.

Green Monster Mix:

Wash and rough cut the following vegetables and add to steamer basket –

• 2 leaves of kale
• ¼ of a zucchini
• ¼ of an apple (skin on)
• 4 florets of broccoli
• Small handful of spinach leaves, approximately 4 to 5 baby leaves.

Steam above vegetables till just soft, about 10 minutes.

Then drain steam liquid.

Add in 1 tablespoon cold-pressed olive oil or flax oil

Sprinkle of Celtic sea salt, muchi curry powder or turmeric and dried or fresh basil leaf.

Puree till smooth and creamy.

Plant Protein Power :

Soak overnight then wash beans clean and boil till soft. You can choose from fresh chickpeas, lentils or beans.

*Use canned organic beans only when necessary, make sure to wash beans very well.

Wash and rough cut the following vegetables and add to steamer basket –

• 2 leaves of Swiss chard
• ¼ of a zucchini
• 4 florets of broccoli
• ¼ of a sweet potato
• ¼ cup of cooked beans

Steam above vegetables till soft, about 10 minutes.

Then drain steam liquid, reserving a little for puree mix.

Add in 1 tablespoon cold-pressed olive oil or flax oil

Sprinkle in Celtic sea salt

Add a little of steaming liquid

Puree till smooth and creamy

Chicken and Rice and Everything Nice:

Boil approximately 3 ounces of skinless chicken breast until cooked through.

Cook about ½ cup of brown rice. You will only use a few spoonfuls for recipe.

Wash and rough cut the following vegetables and add to steamer basket –

• 1 carrot
• 4 florets of broccoli
• 4 to 5 green beans

Steam for about 10 minutes.

Puree together the vegetables, chicken, 2 tablespoon rice, 1 tablespoon olive oil or flax oil, Celtic sea salt, sprinkle of garlic powder, dried Italian herbs and 1 teaspoon agave nectar.

If the baby is over a year, you may stir in the rice whole to the pureed mixture of chicken and vegetables.

Pura Vida!
Alica Ryan, NTP