Do you know good food recipes for a 6 months old or a good website about food recipes for that age?

Recipes for babies who are happy eating from a spoon








Beef and green beans





Excellent source of iron





100g fresh beef lean mince


50g trimmed green beans, cut into 0.5 cm pieces


160g potatoes, cut into 8 pieces





Fry the beef without added fat in a non-stick pan until lightly browned, then add 1 tbsp water. Cook the potatoes in a pan, steaming the beans in a sieve over them for around 8 minutes until tender. Place the beans and beef in a blender and whizz together with 1 tablespoon water until smooth. Mash the potatoes with 2 tablespoons water or baby's usual milk. Mash in the bean and beef mix.





Apple and raspberry pur茅e





Vegetarian


Good source of vitamin C





100g raspberries


1 large Cox apple, peeled, cored and diced





Place in pan and cook over a low heat for 5-8 minutes until soft. Pur茅e and sieve out seeds. Serve just warm.





Sweet potato and butternut squash mash





Vegetarian


Good source of betacarotene





1 sweet potato


1 small butternut squash





Peel and dice both vegetables, and boil or steam until tender.


Mash together with a little of baby's usual milk until a suitable consistency.





Avocado and banana mash





This is a brilliant meal for when you're on the move, as it's quick and easy to make and doesn't need any cooking. It doesn't keep, so what baby doesn't fancy, eat yourself!





Vegetarian


Good source of vitamin E and potassium





1 ripe banana


1 small ripe avocado





Mash together well and serve at once.





Petit pois pur茅e





Vegetarian


Contains iron


Good source of vitamin C





75g petit pois


1 tbsp baby rice





Simmer the petit pois until just tender. Pur茅e with a little cooled boiled water or baby's usual milk, and stir in baby rice.





Broccoli and cornmeal mash





Vegetarian


Contains iron


Good source of betacarotene, B vitamins and vitamin C





50g fine cornmeal


400ml water


2 large florets broccoli





Mix the cornmeal with the water and bring to the boil, stirring all the time. Simmer, stirring regularly, for 10 minutes until the corn is cooked. Meanwhile steam or microwave the broccoli until tender and drain. Blend both ingredients together into a suitable consistency.





Cod and sweetcorn chowder





Share this with your baby by pur茅eing or mashing her portion and enjoying yours with some crusty bread.





Good source of B vitamins, calcium, betacarotene and vitamin C





100g cod fillet/steak


300ml milk


1 medium floury potato, peeled and diced


2 bayleaves


100g frozen sweetcorn


1 dessertspoon of parsley





Gently poach the cod in the milk along with the potato and bayleaves for around 8-10 minutes until the fish flakes. Remove the fish, potato and bayleaves and place in a dish to keep warm. Add the corn to the milk, bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes. Return the other ingredients to the pan, add the parsley and bring back to the boil. Mash a little for yourself (this will thicken it up), and either pur茅e or mash for your baby.





Creamy coconut lentils





Vegetarian


Contains iron


Good source of B vitamins








1 dessertspoon rapeseed or sunflower oil


Half a small onion, very finely chopped


100g lentils


200ml water


50ml reduced-fat canned coconut milk





Fry the onion in hot oil until soft. Add the lentils and pour over the water. Cover and cook gently for 15 minutes, or until the lentils are nearly soft, stirring occasionally. Add the coconut milk. Heat through for a further 5 minutes. Pur茅e or, for an older baby, mash or serve as it is.





Carrot, swede and baby rice mash





Vegetarian


Good source of betacarotene





2 carrots, peeled and diced


Quarter of a small swede, peeled and diced


1-2 tbsps baby rice





Steam carrots and swede until tender, and mash together with a little of baby's usual milk to make a runny pur茅e. Thicken up with some baby rice and serve.





Chick pea and coriander stew





Vegetarian


Contains iron


Good source of betacarotene, B vitamins and vitamin C





1 dessertspoon olive oil


Half an onion, finely chopped


410g can chick peas, drained and rinsed well


4 tbsps canned chopped tomatoes in juice


1 tsp ground coriander





Heat the oil and gently fry the onion until lightly browned, add the remaining ingredients, stir and cover. Simmer, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes until the chick peas are soft. Blend until a suitable consistency or, for an older baby, just mash the stew and serve with mashed potatoes or cooked cornmeal

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