nutritional information, check out wholesomebabyfood.com's page on Lentils and Legumes. Since they are packed with so much protein, this is a great option for baby's that may not be too keen on meats (which is not uncommon). This is sort of a sneaky way to get some extra protien in your baby's diet or promote good bowel health :)
Little Joy loved this simple little side dish along with her normal lunch. Its easy and fun to let me test their self feeding with a utensil abilities!
Ingredients:
- 2-2.5 tablespoons cooked red lentils (I made more than this at a time since I was using the lentils for other recipes too)
- 1/2 medium sized banana
Steps:
- Prepare red lentils according to package instructions (or check out this website with some lentil cooking guidelines)
- Mash banana to desired consistency (by 8 months, most babies can handle chunkier soft foods)
- Add lentils
- Mash or mix until well blended
Yield: 1 serving
Serve: Serve this as a side dish or a snack.
Timing: 8-10 months according to Wholesomebabyfood.com I believe lentils are a little tough to digest for younger babies.
Difficulty: 1 our of 5
Epicuite Rating: Yummy in the Tummy -- see right side of page for descriptions
Little Joy loved this simple dish and LOVED trying to feed herself with a spoon!!!
She got a lil excited there at the end! HA!
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Ok, I finally figured out how to say lentils in Russian! I tried this today and want to try the creamy spinach lentils tomorrow as soon as I get yogurt :).
ReplyDeletePut little Frances down for Yummy in the Tummy! I was surprised because it did not look appealing to me, but she gobbled it up. I can't wait to see if she repeats as well later in the week. :)
Oh wow, it's Sept 1... Only 6 months late on trying this....
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