Green smoothie: one for mama, one for papa and a few frozen pops for Soren. A pop like that (minus the peanut butter) was Soren’s first food when we started baby led weaning at 5.5 months. Babies learn very fast how to hold things and direct them towards their mouths purposefully. It’s a great first food and a self-feeding tool. I used Nuby Garden Fresh Fruitsicle Frozen Pop Tray , which can be purchased on Amazon.
Contrary to the old belief of having to wait until one to introduce nuts, these days it is believed that the earlier you introduce them, the better (if you don’t have nut allergies in family). I felt nervous giving peanut butter to Soren around 7 months and watched him closely every time he had it. Sometimes allergies show up after several times of having a certain food. He was fine though and liked it a lot.
Ingredients:
1 heart of romaine
2 celery stocks
1 apple with skin (make sure to buy organic. Apple is on the top of the “dirty foods” according to The Environmental Working Group or EWG)
1 banana
1 cup frozen peaches
1 tbsp ground flex seeds
1 tbsp peanut butter
A little water or even better coconut water
Method:
Place all the ingredients in a blender: soft and light ingredients on the bottom and heavy and hard on the top. Blend until smooth. I use Vitamix because it really makes a difference. It’s an expensive piece of equipment but I think it’s invaluable in the kitchen.
- Ingredients:
- 1 heart of romaine
- 2 celery stocks
- 1 apple with skin (make sure to buy organic. Apple is on the top of the "dirty foods" according to The Environmental Working Group or EWG)
- 1 banana
- 1 cup frozen peaches
- 1 tbsp ground flex seeds
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- A little water or even better coconut water
- Place all the ingredients in a blender: soft and light ingredients on the bottom and heavy and hard on the top. Blend until smooth. Pour the smoothie into the
- I use Vitamix because it really makes a difference. It's an expensive piece of equipment but I think it's invaluable in the kitchen.
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