Comments on: veda veggies

By: Anna lloyd

Anna lloyd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:19:53 +0000

Sweet potato and red lentils cooked in stock, with onion finely diced. Then mashed. I used to freeze it in little containers. Ethan loves ricotta or avocado sandwiches on whole grain bread. For breakfast , porridge or baby weetbix with mashed banana and plain yoghurt. Sometimes substitute applesauce or saltanas instead of banana. French toast.

By: french toast girl

french toast girl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:24:05 +0000

Another shout out for Super Baby Food! :) We love that book and I’ve adapted some of the recipes into things we still eat today.

My kids love to try new foods and eat tons of fruits and veggies. I think it comes from exposing them many flavors, colors, and textures of foods from the beginning.

Our favorite easy new baby food was avocado. So nutritious, tasty, and a great color too!

By: Valentina

Valentina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:56:58 +0000

I don’t have recipes to share, but I just want to let you know I enjoy A LOT reading your blog :) You are so inspiring!

By: Meridith

Meridith — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:04 +0000

I am sipping a caramel machiatto from Starbucks and I’m 99.9% convinced it’s your cute illustration on the cup jacket. Coincidentally, I’m also wearing my “Make a Wish” necklace from BellaWish. I’m closing my eyes and wishing right now.

I’ve read your blog for awhile and have often been inspired but seldom take a moment to comment. So, today, I am saying Thank You for all that you share with us. As a fellow new mom and creative soul, it’s good to know there’s such a wonderful online community of artist mommas!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:41:24 +0000

I loved Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. I especially appreciated learning how to prepare and freeze foods so I could harvest and purchase in season foods for later use.

It feels great to have given my baby such a healthy start in life and I think she has really benefited from the effort.

By: anne

anne — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:04:02 +0000

Thanks!! Maybe You can write/illustrate a veggie cook book for babies :)

By: abigail

abigail — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:08:21 +0000

When my guy was that age I started making all kinds of patties — squash/potato/tofu/spinach patties, potato-zucchini patties, bean/rice/kale patties, etc. I would just grind chop, shred or grind the ingredients, mix in a an egg and a little flour (rice flour or wheat or whatever) and fry in olive oil or butter. They’re nice because you can take them along as a snack and that get a much better range of nutrients than they would from bread sticks or crackers or even straight-up fruit. It’s also a great way to use up jars of veggies — just mix into the batter with everything else.

I also put a little salt, pepper and spice in most everything — so many baby recipes are really bland, but my guy seems to like flavorful foods better, and I want to encourage his adventurous palate.

By: penelope

penelope — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:50:58 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! It’s nice to see other veggie moms out there! :)

Anne: Yes! Raising a veggie baby is super healthy nutritionally. You just have to make sure they get protein from other sources beside meat. Easy thing would be tofu. Silken tofu is soft and easy to digest and can be mixed into smoothies or mashed up with bananas. Or even stir-fries. I make a great tofu stirfry and just grind it up for Veda. Really easy to work with. Veda loves it! Beans (all varieties) are another good source of protein and mash up easily for baby food. For instance: Veda loves lentil soup which has good protein (in the lentils) and iron (in the spinach).

I just try to make sure to get a variety of different foods on her plate. Lots of colors: orange sweet potatoes, carrots, etc. Green broccoli, peas, green beans. Yellow squashes, pears, chick peas etc. A variety of color usually equals a varied balanced diet.

Hope that helps! :)

By: anne

anne — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:27:41 +0000

Love your blog!! Just had a baby two months ago and being a veggie myself, I’m not sure what to do when she starts eating solids. Is it okay to (nutritionally speaking) to raise your kids on a vegetarian diet? Or do they need animal protein? Any advice?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:26:13 +0000

When Sora started eating solids at 6 months, I started making all of her food from scratch. There is something very rewarding and therapeutic about spending hours in the kitchen creating yummy things for her (many, at first, from the products of our garden). I second the Cooking for Baby cookbook from Williams Sonoma. A lot of the recipes in there are not rocket-science, but I like having some direction. There is a recipe for Split-Pea Stew that our little one loves (I added a little brown rice to it for more texture…) We are raising Sora veggie, too!