Recipe:

• 2 eggs separated (save the egg white for a healthy omlet for you)
• one can potatoes
• 1/8 cup cheese
• seasoning to taste ( no salt, garlic or onion salt…only garlic and onion powder)
• 1/8 cup milk, formula, or breastmilk

Cut potatoes up into small bit sized pieces.  Brown these in a bit of butter.  Scramble the egg yolks and add milk, cheese and seasoning.  Beat well.   Remove potatoes from pan.  Scramble eggs.  Once cooked add potatoes to the eggs, mix well.  Let the potatoes and eggs cook.  Remember the potatoes will stay hot in the middle longer.  Check, check and double check…no hot potatoes for this baby!!

Eggs make a perfect finger food for baby.  Scramble eggs are easy for baby to pick up and to chew.  Cheese and soft veggies can be added for nutrition and taste.  Be creative and remember to let baby try all foods, even if you don’t like them.  Remember to avoid salt.  Garlic powder, onion powder & a dash of pepper are all baby needs.   

By the age of 10 months baby can eat almost anything you eat.  Remember their taste buds are more sensitive than ours so a little seasoning goes a long way.  Keeping food colorful and interesting will keep baby coming back.

• 1 lbs ground chicken
• 3/4  to 1 cup parmesan cheese
• dash of garlic powder, NOT garlic salt
• dash of Italian seasoning

Mix this these ingredients together, starting with 3/4 a cup of cheese.  If you are able to form balls out of the meat mixture you will not need to add more cheese.   Take 1/4 to 1/2 tablespoon mixture and roll into mini – meatballs.  Place these on a microwave safe plate.  Place them in a single layer, not touching eachother.  Cover with a paper towel.  Microwave for 1 minute, turning once.  Brown these meatballs in a pan with a small amount of olive oil or real butter. 

* you may use ground turkey.

• 1 small can of croissant rolls
• 1 jar Gerber meat puree, chicken or beef
• Cheese of your choice

Preheat oven according to directions on rolls.  Unroll croissants and cut in half to make resemble pizza slices.  Place these on a baking sheet and cook for 1/2 the recommended baking time.  Remove from oven.  Spread meat puree on rolls and top with cheese.  Place back in oven to finish baking.  Remove from oven and make sure you let it cool before offering it to baby.

1. 6 OZ skinless Chicken Breast
2. 1 riped peeled Avocado
3. 1/8 C. Whole grain pasta
4. A dash of Garlic Powder ***
5. A dash of Onion Powder***
6. A drop or two of Lemon Juice

Boil Chicken until fully cooked, 15-20 minutes.  Peel and pit Avocado.  Cook pasta according to directions on the box.  Puree first 3 ingredience together in Food Processor, Blender or Baby Food Mill.   (Remember to adjust the consistency, as baby learns to chew, or gum, their food.) Add a dash of Garlic and Onion Powder for flavor.  Remember babies taste buds are much more sensitive than ours, a little bit goes a long way.  You may freeze these into single serving sizes.  

*** Make sure you use Garlic POWDER and Onion POWDER  —NOT – Garlic Salt or Onion Salt.   Babies can not have salt!!!

• 1 ripe Avocado
• 1 ripe Banana
• 4 pears
• 2 TBS yogurt

Peel and pit Avocado.  Steam pears in microwave for 4 minutes.  Combine first 3 ingredience together in blender, food processor, or baby food mill.  Puree to desired consistancy.  Stir in yogurt.  You may add a couple of drops of lemon juice to prevent browning of Avocado and Banana.

Avocados are considered a Superfood.  It is natures perfect food as it is said to contain all that is necessary to survive.  Scientist have found that the toxin in Avocados kills Cancer cells.  Foods that proved superior nutritional are called Superfoods.  There are 10 main benefits of an Avocado. 

BENEFITS OF THE AVOCADO

1. Protects against Cholesterol related Heart Disease and reduces the risk of Cardiovascular Disease.
2. Used to prevent Prostate and Breast Cancer.
3. Avocados contain Potassium, Calcium, Vitamin C & K, Folic Acid, Sodium, Copper, and Dietary Fibers.
4. Lowers Cholesterol
5. Potassium regulates blood pressure
6. Sodium reduced risk of high blood pressure and a stroke
7. Helps the body absorb Carotenoids
8. Good antioxidants
9. Used to treat skin disorders
10. Used to treat circulation and digestive  disorders

The first food should be a single grain cereal, such as rice.  Start with one tablespoon cereal.  Mix this with enough breast milk, formula, or water to make a soupy cereal.  You may heat this for 5- 10 seconds in the microwave.   Stir well and make sure it is not too hot.  I suggest buying baby spoons that change color if the food it too hot.  The cereal may also thicken once you microwave it, simply add more liquid. 

Ahh the anticipation of another milestone.  As you are quickly learning your pre-birth fantasies of raising a baby are usually, well, just that…fantasies.  First feedings rarely go as imagined.  While your baby has been studying your every move at the dinner table he has yet to practice it himself.  Be patient, expect 90% to end up on their face, your face, chair,cat, dog,ect.  Relish this, another milestone has been met.