HAPPYBABY: Organic baby food recipes

Organic baby food recipes

Registered dietician and mom Amy Marlow, the nutritional adviser for HAPPYBABY, collaborated with Dr Sears to come up with easy to follow food guidelines for babies and toddlers. In line
with the nutritional guidelines, the HAPPYBABY recipes are simple, nutritious meals that are perfect for real moms who are busy juggling babies, work, and feeding the family. Marlow and Dr
Sears suggest using all organic ingredients or at least as many as you can in these two recipes as well as in your other everyday meals.

Oatmeal Pancakes with Fruit Puree

Makes 20 silver-dollar-sized pancakes or 12 adult-sized ones

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups quick cooking oats

1 cup plain nonfat yogurt

1 cup whole milk

1 teaspoon sugar

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs, beaten

Directions:

1. Combine oats, yogurt, milk and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in flours, baking soda and salt. Add eggs and mix well.

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. For each pancake, spoon 1/4 cup of the batter onto the hot pan.

3. Cook for a couple of minutes, until the pancake starts to bubble and the bottoms are brown. Flip and cook the other side until lightly browned. Repeat until all the batter is gone.

4. Serve pancakes cut into strips with unsweetened applesauce or thawed HAPPYBABY Wiser Apple or Paradise Puree for dipping.

Guerilla Greens Guacamole

Makes 2 adult portions plus 2 to 3 baby-sized portions

This HAPPYBABY recipe is courtesy of Nirit Yadin, Whole Foods Market Princeton, New Jersey

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

4 dashes Tabasco (optional)

1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

1 large garlic clove, minced

1/4 cup HAPPYBABY pureed peas or green beans or chopped leafy greens

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

4 ripe Haas avocados

1 medium tomato, seeded, finely chopped

Olive oil, if desired

Directions:

1. Put the lemon juice, Tabasco (if using), onion, garlic, green vegetables, salt and pepper in a food processor and chop very finely.

2. Halve and pit the avocados, then scoop the flesh into a bowl. Add onion mixture along with tomatoes and mash with a potato masher or fork until almost smooth.

3. Taste and add more salt, pepper or olive oil to taste

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• How to buy organic foods for children
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