First food : Coconut

 

Ingredient: Coconut water 

Method:

- get one fresh coconut

- drink directly

First food : Kiwi

Ingredient: half golden kiwi, half green kiwi

Method: 

- wash the kiwis 

- cut kiwi half and scoop out flesh

- dice to bite size and serve

- no cook recipe

First food : Grape

Ingredient: green grape 

Method: 

- wash grape thoroughly 

- peel the skin 

- mash with fork and serve 

- no cook recipe 

Refer to below diagram for cleaning grapes:

Corn + carrot + broccoli + grain + chicken porridge

Ingredients: Corn, carrot, broccoli, millet, quinoa, chicken, rice

First time trying: corn 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- peel the skin of carrot

- boil the ingredients (corn, carrot, broccoli) for about 15-20 minutes 

- dice the ingredients to small chunks and set aside 

- put millet, quinoa, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- once done, toss cooked vege on top of porridge. Serve. 

Foods Good to Mix With Corn for Baby Food:

• Apples
• Carrots
• Green Beans
• Dried Beans
• White Potato
• Peas
• Summer Squash – zucchini or yellow/crooked necked
• Brown Rice
• Lentils
• Chicken
• Beef
• Pork

Remark: Because corn – fresh corn in particular – is difficult for babies to digest, many parents prefer to delay its introduction until their digestive systems are a little more robust – generally after 12 months of age.

First food : Dragonfruit

Ingredient: Dragonfruit 

Method: 

- wash dragonfruit

- cut dragonfruit to half 

- scoop out flesh and dice to chunks 

- can let baby self feed 

Tips: To clean up your digestive system, eat a dragon fruit. They have a high fiber content, which can assist with poor digestion and constipation. Eating the flesh and seeds, which contain good protein, will keep your body fortified and satisfied.

Pearl bean + veges + grains + pork porridge

Ingredients: Pearl bean, pumpkin, tomato, spinach, millet, quinoa, pork, rice

First time trying: pearl bean  

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- remove pearl beans from pods

- dice the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pearl bean, tomato, pumpkin, millet, quinoa, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add spinach and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Tips: good to use pearl bean to boil soup 

Cheesy mash potato

Ingredients: cheese block, white potato

First time trying: cheese

Method: 

- wash and peel potato

- dice small chunks and steam for about 15 minutes or until soft

- puree in blender

- add one small spoon of cheese block

- mash and toss. Serve. 

Remark: this is not a successful recipe, Baby Julius didn't like it. Have yet to try improve recipe. 

First food : Tomato

Ingredients: Tomato, pumpkin, pea sprout, millet, quinoa, pork, rice

First time trying: tomato

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- cut the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pumpkin, millet, quinoa, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add tomato and peasprout and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

How to prepare your millet and quinoa:

• Rinse the grains thoroughly in purified water to remove any stones or unhulled pieces. 
• Soak for 8 – 12 hours in purified, room temperature water.
• Before cooking, rinse thoroughly in purified water. 

Remark: normally mommy Sheree soak millet and quinoa in ceramic bowl and cover it, leave in fridge overnight.

Foods Good to Mix With Tomatoes

• Carrots
• Corn
• Eggplant
• Green Beans
• Leeks
• Peas
• Plantains or bananas
• Summer Squash – zucchini, yellow
• Lentils
• Pasta
• Rice
• Chicken
• Beef
• Pork

First food : Watermelon

Ingredient: Watermelon

Method: 

- wash watermelon

- cut into half

- cut the flesh to small chunks

- let baby self feed 

Remark: Baby Julius started to move from smooth to texture food around this age.