Nutritious Banana-Oatmeal Cookies - Baby Food

for 11 months and older
Ingredients
1 cup enriched all-purpose flour (you can use unbleached or cracked wheat flour for more nutrition)
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon* (you should leave this out until your baby is 12 months old)
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar (optional, you can substitute ½ cup juice and add an extra ½ cup of oatmeal)
1 large egg
2 or 3 bananas, mashed and very ripe (we recommend pureeing them to get ALL the lumps out)
2 ¼ cups infant oatmeal cereal (you can use regular rolled oats but you won't get the extra vitamins. When using rolled oats, use 1 ¾ cups oats and 1 ½ cups flour)

Instructions:
You can make these with or without the sugar depending on whether you would like to eat them too. It isn't a lot of sugar and the cookies aren't very sweet, so they are a good treat for your baby. This recipe will make 5 dozen baby sized cookies or 3 dozen regular sized cookies.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in small bowl.
3. In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar (or juice with the oatmeal).
Beat in the egg and bananas. Gradually add the dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 1 ½ inches apart onto un-greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 12 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on rack.

You should freeze what cookies your baby won’t be able to eat in 5 days.

Twice Baked Potatoes - Baby Food

for 10 months and older
Ingredients:
1 washed Baking Potato
1 egg (do not use the egg white until your baby is 12 months old)
2 tablespoons shredded mild cheese
1 teaspoon grated parmesan
2 tablespoons formula or milk
1/2 teaspoon butter

Instructions:
1. Bake potato at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until softened. Check firmness occasionally.
2. Let potato cool for about 15 minutes.
3. Scoop out the potato, leaving a potato skin "dish" if desired, and mash with a fork.
4. Add egg, milk/formula and cheese. Puree` or use a mixer to beat out all the lumps.
5. Bake again at 400 degrees in the potato dish set on a cookie sheet, or a muffin tin, for 15 minutes. Cool and test before serving.

Chicken and Broccoli Supreme

for 10 months and older
Ingredients:
1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
1 bag frozen broccoli flowerettes
1 can chicken broth, no salt added
1 can cream of chicken soup, no salt added
infant rice cereal

Instructions:
Cook chicken, broccoli and zucchini in unsalted chicken broth for about an hour simmered on low heat.
Add cream of chicken soup and process in blender (or mash with potato masher for older babies).
Add rice cereal (or mashed potato flakes) to desired consistency.
Cook chicken, broccoli and zucchini in unsalted chicken broth for about an hour simmered on low heat.
Add cream of chicken soup and process in blender (or mash with potato masher for older babies).
Add rice cereal (or mashed potato flakes) to desired consistency.

Chicken and Rice Dinner - Baby Food

for 10 months and older
Ingredients:
1/4 lb. ground chicken (you can use boneless breast cut in cubes if you are going to puree it)
1/2 cup peeled and chopped zucchini
1/2 cup sweet potato or yam, peeled and chopped
1/4 frozen, fresh, or canned corn
1/2 tsp. parsley
1 cup long grain, enriched rice
3 cups water

Instructions:
Boil chicken in water for 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft. Mash or puree

Combination Dinner - Baby Food

Place 1 cup cooked meat, 2/3 cup cooked vegetables, 1/3 cup cooked white or brown rice, and 1 cup stock in a blender or food processor. Purée, and freeze leftover portions immediately. Yield should be approximately 3 cups.

Sweet Potatoes - Baby Food

Scrub sweet potatoes and bake at 450 degrees F. for 40 to 50 minutes, testing with a fork for desired softness. Allow to cool. Peel, then mash with a fork, adding vegetable cooking juices, milk, or a bit of apple juice. Acorn squash can be substituted for sweet potato.

Baked Apples - Baby Food

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., then wash and core apples. Wrap each apple in a square of aluminum foil, and seal tightly. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, testing with a fork for desired softness. Remove foil, skin, and core. Mash apples. Count on two to three apples to produce 1 cup of mashed apple. You can use the same method for pears, which will reach the desired softness within 15 to 30 minutes.