Perfect weaning recipes
Get your baby off to a good start by introducing a wide range of fresh foods and flavours. Try these quick-to-make, tasty recipes from best-selling author Annabel Karmel
Chicken puree with carrots and apple
Introduce your baby to chicken with this tasty puree
The carrots and apple add a sweetness and flavour that babies love and give the puree a smoother texture.
Suitable from 6 months
Suitable for freezing
Makes 4 portions
½ tbsp olive oil
½ small onion, peeled and chopped
350g/12 oz carrots, peeled and sliced
250ml/8 fl oz unsalted chicken stock or use water with a bay leaf
1 chicken breast (approx. 125g/4 oz)
1 small apple, cored, peeled and chopped
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and saute the onion till softened. Add the sliced carrots, pour over the chicken stock or water and bay leaf and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Cut the chicken into pieces and add to the carrots together with the chopped apple, and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Remove the bay leaf if necessary. Puree in a blender and then spoon some of the puree into your baby's bowl and serve lukewarm. Freeze the remainder in individual portions.
TIP Oils with a high percentage of polyunsaturates, such as corn, safflower and sunflower oil lower cholesterol but tend to oxidise when heated to high temperatures producing free radicals that can damage your health. Oils higher in monounsaturates, such as olive oil and rapeseed are the safest for cooking at high temperatures. Also several studies have shown that the traditional Mediterranean diet, which is high in olive oil, helps to protect against many illnesses including heart disease.
For more on nutrition and feeding your baby and toddler visit www.annabelkarmel.com
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