Food for baby

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

 

> What's baby hummus?? Something different than traditional hummus I

am

> assuming!! Do you make it yourself? If so, will you share the

recipe?

 

I had basically been making hummus for the family, but before adding

salt & pepper and spices, taking some out for my son. However, I use

flax oil in our hummus (instead of olive oil), and I had read in

~Raising Vegetarian Children~ to wait until their first birthday to

introduce flax. So I have found a recipe (from ~Super Baby Foods~;

not a book I personally would recommend; she uses a lot of egg in her

recipes and I do not eat eggs) that I have adapted:

 

1 can of chickpeas (preferably organic), drained and well-rinsed

6T lemon juice - this is about 1 1/2 small lemons or 1 large lemon

1/2 c tahini

1 T olive oil

garlic to taste (I sprinkle just a bit of garlic powder in his)

 

Someone also asked about how I make his kale and chard. I take the

leaves from the ribs first, then tear into small pieces. Then I use

a steamer until tender (he actually will eat a little of the leaves

of the chard just steamed if I offer it) - keep an eye on it so that

it doesn't get overcooked. Bright green is a good indication of

being tender enough. Then I just throw it into the food processor

and process a little, and put in just enough water to make a medium

puree. He will eat it plain, but often I mix it in with some rice

cereal.

 

He also loves lentil stew made with split red lentils, carrots and

potatoes. In a small saucepan, I put about 1/4 cup of lentils, 2

carrots & 2 potatoes chopped into small pieces, then cover it with

water; boil it, then simmer until lentils and veggies are soft. This

freezes very well, too! (It's easy to add kale to this, as well)

 

Unfortunately, I just did not have enough milk for my son. He would

nurse but just not get enough milk.

 

Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara,

 

I don't know about baby hummus, but sorry you did not like Super Baby Food,

I loved it! I am vegan and found everything very adaptable, and especially

useful for baby vegetable and porridge recipes. My son still loves porridge

at the age of 6 due to that book.

 

 

 

And thanks for the kale and chard recipe, I was wondering what you did as

well. Sounds like you do a great job at adapting recipes for your son.

 

Paige

 

 

 

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On

Behalf Of sazra73

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 8:46 AM

 

Food for baby

 

 

 

Hi there,

 

> What's baby hummus?? Something different than traditional hummus I

am

> assuming!! Do you make it yourself? If so, will you share the

recipe?

 

I had basically been making hummus for the family, but before adding

salt & pepper and spices, taking some out for my son. However, I use

flax oil in our hummus (instead of olive oil), and I had read in

~Raising Vegetarian Children~ to wait until their first birthday to

introduce flax. So I have found a recipe (from ~Super Baby Foods~;

not a book I personally would recommend; she uses a lot of egg in her

recipes and I do not eat eggs) that I have adapted:

 

1 can of chickpeas (preferably organic), drained and well-rinsed

6T lemon juice - this is about 1 1/2 small lemons or 1 large lemon

1/2 c tahini

1 T olive oil

garlic to taste (I sprinkle just a bit of garlic powder in his)

 

Someone also asked about how I make his kale and chard. I take the

leaves from the ribs first, then tear into small pieces. Then I use

a steamer until tender (he actually will eat a little of the leaves

of the chard just steamed if I offer it) - keep an eye on it so that

it doesn't get overcooked. Bright green is a good indication of

being tender enough. Then I just throw it into the food processor

and process a little, and put in just enough water to make a medium

puree. He will eat it plain, but often I mix it in with some rice

cereal.

 

He also loves lentil stew made with split red lentils, carrots and

potatoes. In a small saucepan, I put about 1/4 cup of lentils, 2

carrots & 2 potatoes chopped into small pieces, then cover it with

water; boil it, then simmer until lentils and veggies are soft. This

freezes very well, too! (It's easy to add kale to this, as well)

 

Unfortunately, I just did not have enough milk for my son. He would

nurse but just not get enough milk.

 

Sara

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

So, after reading your great baby recipes, and reminiscing of my not-even-close

to yours recipes.

AND, I remember going through a time with my daughter where I would get home

from work to nurse and she would fight me, roll around, keep popping off my

breast, and fussing.  She ended up taking formula really well and continued to

nurse full time on the weekends (4-5 times a day).  I took that to mean that the

stress at work was really affecting my more than I thought.  I then went from

pumping 6 oz total down to 1 oz total at each pumping during the day.  Could

stress of change in  a lifestyle factor - jobs, holidays, food, etc...

I hope that things turn out for the best for you.

Cassie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Tue, 10/21/08, sazra73 <sazra73 wrote:

sazra73 <sazra73

Food for baby

 

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 11:45 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi there,

 

 

 

> What's baby hummus?? Something different than traditional hummus I

 

am

 

> assuming!! Do you make it yourself? If so, will you share the

 

recipe?

 

 

 

I had basically been making hummus for the family, but before adding

 

salt & pepper and spices, taking some out for my son. However, I use

 

flax oil in our hummus (instead of olive oil), and I had read in

 

~Raising Vegetarian Children~ to wait until their first birthday to

 

introduce flax. So I have found a recipe (from ~Super Baby Foods~;

 

not a book I personally would recommend; she uses a lot of egg in her

 

recipes and I do not eat eggs) that I have adapted:

 

 

 

1 can of chickpeas (preferably organic), drained and well-rinsed

 

6T lemon juice - this is about 1 1/2 small lemons or 1 large lemon

 

1/2 c tahini

 

1 T olive oil

 

garlic to taste (I sprinkle just a bit of garlic powder in his)

 

 

 

Someone also asked about how I make his kale and chard. I take the

 

leaves from the ribs first, then tear into small pieces. Then I use

 

a steamer until tender (he actually will eat a little of the leaves

 

of the chard just steamed if I offer it) - keep an eye on it so that

 

it doesn't get overcooked. Bright green is a good indication of

 

being tender enough. Then I just throw it into the food processor

 

and process a little, and put in just enough water to make a medium

 

puree. He will eat it plain, but often I mix it in with some rice

 

cereal.

 

 

 

He also loves lentil stew made with split red lentils, carrots and

 

potatoes. In a small saucepan, I put about 1/4 cup of lentils, 2

 

carrots & 2 potatoes chopped into small pieces, then cover it with

 

water; boil it, then simmer until lentils and veggies are soft. This

 

freezes very well, too! (It's easy to add kale to this, as well)

 

 

 

Unfortunately, I just did not have enough milk for my son. He would

 

nurse but just not get enough milk.

 

 

 

Sara