my baby's strawpeary smoothie

Hi there,
here I am again posting another smoothie for my baby. As you can see from the title the main ingredients are strawberries and pears. It is thick and grainy due to pears but my baby still enjoyed it a lot.
This smoothies can be given to your baby after 8 months, however, if you are confident about the ingredients try to give a teaspoon at a time to your baby a bit earlier but not earlier than 6 months.
It yielded about two portions (I mean two 300ml cups), so I gave half to my little one and the rest was in the fridge waiting for its turn.

For this smoothie you will need:

• 3 soft ripe pears, quartered and seeds removed
• 3 big or 5 small strawberries, halved
• 300 ml apple juice, go for the one with no sugar.

Preparation:

Blend pears and strawberries to smooth consistency, I mixed it for quite long as wanted to make it a bit smoother and maybe get rid of some grainy texture of pears.

Once the desired consistency is reached add the apple juice, give a good stir and voila your baby's strawpeary smoothie is done and ready to try.

Enjoy and let me know how it went.

That's all for now...

take care there.

very berry apple drink

Since I was a small girl I remember my mom making some easy, quick and tasty drinks out of berries and fruit. Summer season is full of this vitamin goodness but even in winter it is possible to get some frozen berries and fresh fruit like apples to make some yummy and light drinks. My baby enjoys having some of it to quench her thirst.
Here is one of the recipes.
You'll need:

peels and core from one thoroughly washed apple (make sure it is not waxed - no shine when you buy it)
5-6 strawberries
a handful of blueberries (or organic berry mix)
4 rose hips (optional but very healthy and good for you)
2 prunes (especially good if a baby has some constipation)

Preparation:

Fill a deep pot with about 1 liter of water, put all the berries and fruit inside. Bring to boil and simmer on low to medium heat for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, let it cool. Strain in a clean bottle and keep in the fridge.
So now the drink is very slightly sweet and I love drinking it like this, however, if you are on a sweet side or for my baby I would add some sugar or honey. (* Remember honey is recommended for babies older than 1 year.)
Hope you will enjoy this refreshing and simple drink.
That's all for now...
take care there.

apple oaties (baby breakfast)

Here I am again, hi there. Today still under yesterday's cooking mood I decided to cook something new for my baby for breakfast. Once I bought her some brekkie with oats and apples and she liked it, so I thought why not making it at home. I have everything I need for this right in my fridge.
So my experiment was quite successful, she ate it all even those extra spoons that I always put. I got 2 generous portions of this porridge, one is already gone and I think I will try to freeze the second one for later.

So here my recipe:

1/2 apple (60 g), skinned and chopped into 1/2cm pieces
4tbsp apple juice (I take with no sugar added, but you can take special baby mild apple juice)
10 raisins (golden or black) - I put them whole this time but I guess I cut them into quarters next time
a pinch of cinnamon
6 generous tbsp (45 g) wholemeal rolled oats
1tsp (about 4 g) quinoa
3/4 cup water

Put first four ingredients into a small pot bring to boil, lower the heat and simmer until apples are mushy and raisin are soft.
In the meantime in another medium size pot, combine oats and quinoa, add 1/2 cup of water and simmer till the water is absorbed, I then added the rest of the water (1/4 cup) and left it on very low heat to cook through stirring occasionally. Keep in mind that even on very low heat it is best to watch your oats as they can burn and stick.
When the porridge is ready, transfer it into a bowl. If you want a smooth consistency combine oats and apple mixtures and blend until smooth. I wanted some pieces so I just mashed apples with a fork and mixed it with oats.
There is no need to add sugar as apples, raisins and apple juice make it quite sweet.
Now let it cool and watch your little one enjoy his or her meal (well hopefully :) )
Let me know if your baby liked it.
that's all for now,
take care there