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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Topic started by: mom2william on March 27, 2006, 20:59:02 pm
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I know spinach is super healthy for lo's but I am unsure how to give it to my DS. I know the frozen chopped spinach is fairly mushy and maybe I could feed it to him that way as a finger food?? Any ideas? Does anyone do fresh spinach?
Thanks!
Suzanne
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William born 3/23/05
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My guys are 8 mo therefore I'm still pureeing spinach for them but how about this recipe I found...maybe you could just chop it all when it's finished cooking for a more toddler-appropriate texture?:
Pears and Spinach
* 3/4 pound fresh spinach, thoroughly rinsed and stems/thick veins removed
* 2 ripe pears
* steam together for 6 minutes
* yields 1 1/2 cups
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i add spinach to cheese sauce and pour it over pasta.
I find that adding any veg to cheese sauce and over pasta is my way of getting extra veg into DS if I feel he hasn't had enough veg.
HTH
Alex
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You could just steam the spinach and puree to the consistancy your bubs likes.
I just buy the frozen spinach and use that as it is already a good consistancy for my DD.
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A have a recipe called 'popeye' pasta, very similar to the one Alex posted.
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Thanks for all the suggestions, especially the pear and spinach combo. That will be interesting to try! I think I'll just try some frozen, chopped spinach (defrosted of course) and see how it goes. I like the idea of mixing it with cheese sauce, too.
Does anyone do fresh spinach? How old can you do that?
Suzanne
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William born 3/23/05
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Hi Suzanne,
I do fresh spinach. I've been doing it since just over 7 months. My "Super Baby Food" book says to introduce at 9 months but I hadn't read that part yet when I decided to give it a go! My DD LOVES spinach. :o Just a warning....when it comes out the other end, it looks EXACTLY like when it went in, LOL!!! I actually took a photo of the dirty diaper and sent it to my husband at work to show him how delicious it looked!!! Eeew, gross!!
Sarah