Feed me, mommy!

It's been 3 months since I first introduced Kimi to solids. The journey has been a very enjoyable and rewarding one. Tapi, kadang-kadang, geram juge when it comes to the times that I ran out of ideas and recipes for Kimi. His daily menu consist of fruit cereal for breakfast, chicken porridge for lunch, fruit for snack time, and porridge again for dinner. Every single day without fail. The only thing that changes is the fruit and veggies in the porridge. Haih sangat kasihan.

For this entry, saye nak share recipe for solids I’ve been feeding him, in return, I hope kind folks out there, if you are reading this, would share recipes for your babies. Sebabnya saya sangat kesian dengan anak saya asyik2 makan benda yang sama. The aim is to introduce him to a wide variety of food sebanyaknya yang mungkin so he wont grow up into a fussy eater.

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Fruit and Root Vegie Puree

Any fruits – peaches, pears, apples, blueberries, pisang, papaya, carrots, mango

Boil fruits in air yang sangat sikit, blend to a puree.

Notes:

1. Peaches, blueberries and apples can sometimes be very sour and bitter. Add dates / apricots to sweeten the puree.
2. Extra servings can be made into frozen fruit cubes for later-later meal.
3. You can also combine the fruits. Example: Apple + Pear, Apple + carrots, blueberry + pear, etc
4. Takyah boil pisang / papaya. Just mash and serve. These two can’t be frozen, must always be served fresh.

Fruit Cereal

Fruit – any kind, apples, pears, peaches, etc (easier if you have frozen fruit cubes prepared earlier)
Baby Cereal
Baby’s usual milk, warmed

Mix all ingredients. Serve. (Kimi likes his this for breakfast!)

Porridge

Brown rice
Chicken – cubed
Potatoes, carrots – cubed
Whatever sayur you like or happen to have in the fridge– spinach, bayam, celery, kacang panjang
Shallot

Cook brown rice sampai jadi bubur. Brown rice sangat keras and takes a VERY long time to soften. Prepare dulu kalau tak nanti tak tidur malam.

Note: to shorten cooking time, some ppl actually blend the beras and store them in the fridge. So nanti tinggal nak masak “tepung beras perang” instead of the beras itself. But remember to ALWAYS stir the bubur or else it will turn up lumpy.

Once bubur dah siap, tumis the shallots in very little oil, dah wangi add chicken, potatoes, carrots. Stir fry for a while, add water and let potatoes soften. Dah lembut, masukkan dalam bubur and blend.

Baked Sweet Potato / Potato / Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Potatoes / Potatoes / Pumpkin - sukahati
Carrots
Chicken / Meat - sukahati
Shallot

Bake sweet potatoes until soft.
Tumis shallot sampai wangi, add chicken and carrot and cook until tender.
Blend sweet potatoes, chicken and carrots. Mash for stage 2 babies.

(Kimi really likes this, but Kimi’s allergic to sweet potatoes! Sangat kasihan)
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So far, itu aje aku dah pernah bagi kimi. I did give him meat porridge but turns out he’s allergic to it, habis merah satu badan few mins after bagi dia meat. Kasihan!

As you can see, the things I’ve prepared for him is very limited. So, I’d appreciate it if you, dear readers, have any recipes at all, could share them with me =). Especially recipes for home-made pudding. Besnya!

Thank you!!

Kimi in his new high chair =)