Broccoli Baby Food Recipes

BROCCOLI BABY FOOD

Steps:

• Once your peas have been rinsed add them to steamer and steam the broccoli for about 8-10 minutes. I usually fill mine about 1/3 full at a time and blend in batches to help speed the process up. You need to also add a little water at this time. If you want to add back in some of the nutrients that were lost during steaming you can use the water that you used to steam the broccoli. Just be sure that you use a good quality filtered or RO water when you steam them. Start with a few tablespoons of water, as you can always add more. If the broccoli gets too thick it will not blend well. So keep stopping and scraping down the sides of the blender as needed and adding water until all the broccoli is smooth and blends well. You want it to be somewhat thick and not runny, so don't add too much water. You basically only want to add as much water as is needed to help the blender out. Otherwise the broccoli will just stick to the sides and won't fall down to the blades. Once all the broccoli is blended to a super smooth consistency you have baby food! Yep, it's that easy!

SECOND BABY FOOD: CARROTS AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add carrots and broccoli, cover, and steam until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Place carrots, broccoli, breast milk, and water in a blender or food processor and blend until creamy. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any lumps.
• Spread carrot-broccoli mixture into an ice cube tray, cover with plastic wrap, and freeze until solid, 2 to 3 hours. Transfer frozen cubes to a resealable plastic bag and store in the freezer.
• To serve, heat cubes in the microwave until warm but not hot, about 30 seconds. Stir thoroughly.

BABY BROCCOLI (STEAMED)

Steps:

• Wash the broccoli and remove any ugly pieces. Some stems may have started sprouting, they are o.k.
• Trim ends of stalks to make uniform in length.
• Split bunch into two groups and spread into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish alternating heads so they lay fairly flat.
• Pour 2 Tablespoons water into pan.
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Lemon Pepper.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoons salt.
• Cover with press and seal, poke several small holes across top.
• Microwave on high 3 to 5 minutes, to your desired texture.
• * To roast, lay on foil and place in 420 degree, preheated oven, for 8 minutes. Watch closely, all ovens cook different, adjust time as necessary.