The Philips Avent Baby Food Steamer and Blender has made making fresh baby food so much easier. When I had time, I chop up all the vegetables in one go during the weekend and refrigerate them in ziploc bags. Then I simply make fresh lunch and dinner in the morning by throwing any combinations of vegetables into the steamer/blender. To make life even easier, I now steam, puree, and freeze different vegetables and chicken over the weekend. So I simply take out a combination of vegetable/chicken ice cubes the night before, and maybe cook some fresh pasta to go with the pureed food - like the below example. You can easily replace macaroni with other pasta, replace chicken with fish, and use any combinations of vegetables.
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup cooked macaroni
3tbsp pureed vegetables (carrot, courgette, green beans)
2-3 tbsp pureed chicken
grated cheese (I used "jonge kaas" as it is less salty)
METHOD
1. To make the pureed vegetables, simply steam and puree the vegetables individually. Then freeze them separately. Defrost several cubes of vegetables (see below for suggested combinations) in the fridge the night before making the dish.
2. To make pureed chicken, steam little chicken cubes and puree them. They can be frozen and kept for 4-6 weeks.
3. Mix the macaroni, vegetables, and chicken together. Sprinkle the dish with grated cheese.
Veggie combinations:
My baby girl likes the below combinations with her macaroni.
broccoli + carrot + sweet potato
cauliflower + pumpkin + sweet potato
cauliflower + parsnip
cauliflower + carrot + courgette
butternut squash + courgette
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