My daughter has come to the point where we can start introducing food, most people start with a cereal made for babies. Wanting to stay way from sugars and preservatives I bought a fortified box of organic baby oatmeal. Chloë hated her new cereal, that oatmeal came out of her mouth as fast as it went in and after trying it I don't blame her it was bland flavourless slug. After our first failed attempt at oatmeal I've now gone on a quest to make it taste yummy in healthy ways.
Berry Oatmeal:
Baby Oatmeal
3-4 Berries, fresh or frozen (Raspberry, Blueberry or Blackberry)
Cinnamon
Vanilla (Bean or Pure extract, but be carful they may contain sugar)
Breast milk or Formula
Mush berries with a fork until it is a purée, then mix in seasonings and oatmeal. Warm paste over stove adding breast milk until you've reached desired consistency.
Poire Vanille Oatmeal:
Baby Oatmeal
1/4 Ripe Pear, skinned and diced (works also with banana)
Vanilla (Bean or Pure extract, but be carful they may contain sugar)
Breast milk or Formula
Mush pear with a fork until it is a purée, then mix in seasonings and oatmeal. Warm paste over stove adding breast milk until you've reached desired consistency.
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal:
Baby Oatmeal
1 tbs Sugar free organic apple sauce
Cinnamon
Breast milk or Formula
Mix together apple sauce, seasonings and oatmeal. Warm paste over stove adding breast milk until you've reached desired consistency.
To prepare in advance these three oatmeal it took me all of 15 minutes and at meal times all I have to do is at breast milk and warm it up. I'll let you know what Chloë thinks of my new creations.
*UPDATE*
Chloë really liked the Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal she ate the whole thing on the first try, the others where a no go. I will try the pear next time with cinnamon instead and see how that goes.
