If you’re in the process of introducing solids, try mixing a little fruit and veg in with their regular formula for a tasty and nutritious meal. Here are 7 tasty recipes your little one will love.
Apple and semolina layered pudding
(1 portion)
Ingredients
1 apple
30g semolina
90ml water
3 servings Novalac premium formula
Preparation
- Peel, deseed and chop the apple.
- Put it in a saucepan and cover with water.
- Cook under cover on low heat and stir occasionally with a fork until puréed.
- Reconstitute the formula.
- Cook the semolina on low heat in the formula mix.
- Stir regularly until the semolina softens and swells.
- Serve lukewarm or cold.
Cream of pumpkin
(1 portion)
Ingredients
150g pumpkin
1 tbsp cornflour
Parsley
5 servings Novalac premium formula
Preparation
- Peel and dice the pumpkin.
- Cook in a saucepan of water for 30 minutes.
- Take 150ml of this heated water and put it in another saucepan on high heat.
- Add the cornflour to this water, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in the formula.
- Blend together with the drained pumpkin and parsley.
Carrot turnip purée
(1 portion)
Ingredients
100g fresh or frozen carrot
50g turnip
1 tsp butter
2 servings Novalac premium formula
60ml water
Preparation
- Wash, peel and cut all veggies into pieces.
- Cook in a steamer or pressure cooker.
- Reconstitute premium formula with water.
- Blend milk with veggies.
- Add butter and serve warm.
Pear & prune smoothie
(1 portion)
Ingredients
2 fresh prunes or 3 dried prunes
½ ripe pear
120ml water
4 servings Novalac premium formula
Preparation
- Wash, peel and deseed the pear.
- Cut the pear into small pieces.
- Rinse the prunes and pit them.
- Mix the pear and prunes together.
- Blend the reconstituted formula with the fruit mix.
- Can be given using a feeding bottle or with a spoon.
Apple raspberry smoothie
(1 portion)
Ingredients
½ apple
125g raspberries
1 small full cream yoghurt
120ml water
2 ice cubes
4 servings Novalac premium formula
Preparation
- Wash, hull, peel and deseed the apple.
- Wash raspberries.
- Put all the fruits in a blender and mix.
- Mix the premium formula with water.
- Add yoghurt and reconstituted formula to the mix and blend.
- Put into two bowls and let it cool.
- Refrigerate and serve chilled.
Chocolate pudding
(1 portion)
Ingredients
20g cornflour
10g sugar
40g dessert dark chocolate (with no cow’s milk protein)
240ml water
8 doses Novalac premium formula
Preparation
- Reconstitute the formula with 120ml warm water.
- Mix in the chocolate.
- Add corn flour to the rest of the cold water.
- When the chocolate formula is hot, leave it on high heat while you pour in the corn flour blend. Stir frequently until the mixture thickens.
- Add the sugar and stir.
- Pour the mixture into two bowls.
- Keep refrigerated.
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