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Easy Home-cooked Baby Food
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October 24, 2011 |
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Hot offer on Baby Food Processors at Metromum this month. Save 15% on Boon, Babymoov and Phillips Avent food processors and you and your baby or toddler will enjoy stress free and yummy home made baby food.
Here are details on 3 of our favourite baby food processors:
Babymoov Bebedelice multi-function food-processor prepares your baby’s meals from birth! Sterilise, Defrost, Cook, Blend and Heat bottles and food with this single appliance. It also has a graduated measuring cup and a set of tongs. Usually $159 this month only $135.15
Philips Avent Combined Steamer Blender will also allow you to easily prepare healthy homemade baby food: first steam fruit, vegetables, fish or meat and then simply lift and flip the jar over to blend it, with no transfer of food required! Clean hands friendly and extremely quick. This clever blender is compact and designed for easy storage. Usually $224 this month $185
Finally, the parent-powered http://www.metromum.com.au/mush-manual-baby-food-processor.html which is BPA free with a human powered chopper which turns fruit, veggies and boneless meats into magnificent meals. No need for batteries or plugs, simply cook your food items, place them inside and just pull the handles to make the blades spin. Fantastic whilst travelling and its one food processor won’t wake up your sleeping baby ! Usually $39.99 this month $33.99
Looking for baby food recipe inspiration try this lovely Lentil recipe by Annabel Karmel:
Ingredients
30g (1oz) butter
125g (4oz) leeks, finely sliced
30g (1oz) celery, chopped
30g (1oz) red pepper, cored, de-seeded and chopped
60g (2oz) red lentils
100g (4oz) 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
250g sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 bay leaf
15 fl oz vegetable stock or water
Method
Melt the butter in a saucepan and saute the leeks for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the celery, red pepper and carrot and saute for 5 minutes.
Add the lentils, saute for one minute, then add the sweet potato and bay leaf and pour over the stock.
Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until the vegetables and lentils are tender. Remove the bay leaf and blend to a puree.
Check out Annabel Karmel’s books for more great ideas for feeding your baby and toddler!