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Easy Kid-Pleasing Recipes


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hese recipes are designed to build dense bones, powerful brains and tough immunity by strategically pairing foods to increase the absorption of vital nutrients. Even toddlers love to use the creamy recipes as dips for their favorite vegetable sticks. To encourage self-feed- ing with a thinner-texture recipe, place food on a spoon and let the infant lean into it or pull the spoon to their mouth.


Cinnamon Smashed


Sweet Potatoes 2 Tbsp smashed organic sweet potato Dash organic cinnamon


Bake sweet potato until its center is soft. Remove flesh from peel. Smashing with a fork, mix in cinnamon. Add breast milk to thin as needed.


Strawberry and


Almond Purée 8 raw, soaked almonds 4 large organic strawberries, diced 1 tsp fresh chopped organic herbs (basil, cilantro or mint)


Sweet and


Chunky Avocado ½ ripe organic avocado, mashed with a fork


½ ripe organic banana Pinch of organic cinnamon (optional)


Mix ingredients well until smooth and creamy. Add breast milk to thin as need- ed. For more texture, dice the banana and gently mix into mashed avocado.


Banana and Coconut Ice Cream


4 frozen organic bananas (without peels) ½ cup unsweetened organic coconut milk 1 tsp organic vanilla extract


Basil and Banana 1 tsp finely chopped fresh organic basil ½ diced organic banana


In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth. Add breast milk to thin as needed.


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In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth. Top with fresh organic berries.


Recipes and photos courtesy of Clancy Cash Harrison from Feeding Baby: Simple Approaches to Raising a Healthy Baby and Creating a Lifetime of Nutritious Eating.


Pulse almonds in a blender until finely chopped. Add strawberries and herb of choice. Mix until well blended.


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