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As I promised, today's post is dedicated to children's recipes. And there is even 7 recipe! Today I will show you an example of a lunch menu for 1 week, each dish is invented and cooked by me. Dishes are made easily and contain vitamins, which are necessary for the child.
I did not write the number of ingredients, I do everything according to feelings. You will understand how much and what to add by yourself:) Ingredients can be replaced with others that you currently have at home or are more suitable for your child. If you liked this menu, I will continue to share with you the weekly menu plans for children :)

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Monday: buckwheat with minced meat and zucchini

Ingredients:

- buckwheat
- zucchini
- minced meat
- olive oil
- optional: onion
- side dish: broccoli

Preparation:

Boil the buckwheat according to the instructions. When the buckwheat is ready, add a little olive oil to it. In another saucepan, prepare minced meat with zucchini: add a little water, put minced meat there and put it on the fire. Stir the meat until it is no longer pink, then add peeled and chopped zucchini and, if you wish, the onion. Add some more water if necessary and stew over low heat until zucchini becomes soft. Mix the buckwheat with the meat in plate. You can serve boiled or steamed broccoli as side dish.

Tuesday: mashed potatoes with minced meat

Ingredients:

- potatoes
- minced meat
- carrot
- cabbage
- spinach
- olive oil
- side dish: tomato

Preparation:

Boil the potatoes until soft. Drain the water but leave a little in the mug. Crush potatoes with fork. For more creamy puree add the remaining water and mix. In another saucepan, prepare the minced meat with the vegetables: add a little water, put meat there and put it on the fire. Stir the meat until it is no longer pink, then add peeled and chopped carrot and cabbage. Add some more water if necessary and stew over low heat until the vegetables are soft. Add chopped spinach and olive oil, stir. Puree can be served separately or mixed with minced meat. If kid is bored with it, then form a mass of mashed potatoes and minced meat into balls and allow your kid to take them and eat :)

Wednesday: couscous with zucchini and carrot

Ingredients:

- couscous
- zicchini
- carrot
- olive oil
- side dish: green beans

Preparation:

Peel and cut zucchini and carrot. Add water to the saucepan, put the vegetables there and cook until the carrot is soft. Add couscous to the saucepan, turn off the fire and cover with the lid. When couscous has absorbed water, it is ready. Gently mix it and add olive oil. Boil beans in a different saucepan until tender.

Thursday: beet soup with meat balls

Ingredients:

- potato
- beet
- minced meat
- olive oil
- carrot

Preparation:

Peel and cut potatoes, beet and carrot. Add water to the saucepan, put the vegetables there and put them on the fire. Boil 5 minutes on high heat, then form and add meat balls to the soup. Boil another 5 minutes on high heat, then reduce the heat and cook until the vegetables are soft. Add a little olive oil to the bowl of soup.

Friday: pasta with spinach and minced meat

Ingredients:

- pasta
- minced meat
- spinach
- olive oil

Preparation:

Boil the pasta according to the instructions. Add olive oil to the pasta. In another saucepan, prepare minced meat with spinach: add a little water, put minced meat there and put it on the fire. Stir the meat until it is no longer pink, then add chopped spinach. Stew on a low heat for about 15 minutes. Mix the pasta with minced meat in a bowl. You can offer as side dish: paprika, tomato, cucumber, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.

Saturday: baked vegetables with meat balls

Ingredients:

- potato
- carrot
- sweet potato
- beet
- eggplant
- olive oil
- minced meat
- side dish: broccoli and cucumber

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (Celsius). Peel and cut potatoes, sweet potato, beet and eggplant. Lay the vegetables on covered with the parchment paper baking tray and put some olive oil on them. Put them in the oven and bake until soft. Add water to the pan and put it on the fire. When the water boils, then throw into the water meat balls made from minced meat and cook for 10-15 minutes until ready. You can offer boiled or steamed broccoli and fresh cucumber as side dish.

Sunday: salmon with potato and zucchini

Ingredients:

- salmon fillet
- potato
- zucchini
- olive oil
- side dish: broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts

Preparation:

Peel and cut potato and zucchini. Add water to the pan, put it on the fire and add potato. Boil on a high heat for about 7 minutes, then reduce the heat and add zucchini and chopped salmon fillet. Boil until the ingredients are soft. Add the olive oil when everything is ready and mix. You can offer a boiled or steamed broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts as side dish.

Yours,

V.O.

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The idea of this casserole came to me when I was making a similar casserole for me and my husband and left a little vegetables, so I decided to make such an appetizing dinner for our baby :)
The number of ingredients depends on how much your toddler can eat. I used 1 potato, half of zucchini, 2 tomatoes, a little less than half of sweet potato but a lot of fish.
If your child does not chew large-cut food, cut it more finely. You can use minced meat, chicken or other fish instead of salmon. Perfectly suitable for adults, just add a little bit of seasonings :)

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Ingredients:

- potato
- zucchini
- sweet potato
- tomatoes
- salmon filet
- olive oil

Method:

1) Peel potato, zucchini and sweet potato.
2) Cut vegetables in thin rings (tomatoes too).
3) Heat the oven to 180C.
4) In a greased with an olive oil glass baking form with a lid put in layers: potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini, salmon, potatoes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and zucchini.
5) Add a little water.
6) Sprinkle the casserole on top with olive oil, cover and put in the oven.
7) Bake until fish and vegetables are ready, it will take about 35-40 minutes.

Yours,

V.O.

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Did you know about the amaranth? Tried it? Me not. But my husband read about it and it`s properties and said that we should definitely try it. Amaranth`s healthy properties are same as quinoa but it costs twice cheaper.
Amaranth is a grain of the Aztec era, which contains a large number of vitamins and minerals and does not contain gluten.
Amaranth can be used for porridge, garnish, soup, salad. Suits children and adult.

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Ingredients:

- amaranth
- tuna in brine
- cauliflower

Side dish:

- zucchini
- green beans

Preparation:

1) Rinse amaranth under cold water.
2) Pour cold water in a saucepan (1 part of amaranth for 4 parts of water), put on fire and bring to a boil.
3) Cover with a lid, reduce the fire to medium and cook for about 25-30 minutes (amaranth does not increase in size and remains crisp).
4) In another saucepan boil cauliflower, green beans and zucchini until soft: add cauliflower to cold water, put on fire, add a green beans and chopped zucchini 5 minutes before the cauliflower is ready.
5) Rinse the tuna under cold water to get rid of excess salt.
6) If there is excess water left in the amaranth, then drain it. Add the tuna and chopped cauliflower.
7) Serve green beans and zucchini to amaranth.

Yours,

V.O.

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I liked cooking different dishes with red lentils so much that it appears quite frequent on my blog. But it's good, is not it?
I cooked this nice delicious soup for my child, who ate it with pleasure. 70% of the ingredients was from our garden :) It is perfect for adults, just add a little bit of spices :)
You can add potatoes for a thicker soup.

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Ingredients:

- 1 garlic clove
- 1 small onion
- minced meat
- 1 piece of pumpkin
- zucchini
- 2/5 of red paprika
- 50 g of red lentils
- 7 medium tomatoes
- fresh spinach
- olive oil
- water

Preparation:

1) Peel the onion, garlic, pumpkin and zucchini.
2) Cut the onion, garlic, pumpkin, zucchini and paprika.
3) Put the saucepan on the fire, heat it a little (do not heat it too much), add olive oil and put onions and garlic, saute for a minute, stir constantly.
4) Add minced meat and saute it for a couple of minutes, so it is not pink anymore.
5) Rinse the lentils under cold water.
6) Add pumpkin, zucchini, paprika. Mix.
7) Grind the tomatoes with blender until smooth and add to the saucepan.
8) Add the lentils. If the liquid is not enough, then add water.
9) Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat to a minimum and simmer under the lid for about 30 minutes until the lentils become soft.
10) Turn off the heat and add spinach leaves, stir.

Yours,

V.O.

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I already wrote earlier that red lentils are very healthy, they are rich in iron and other vitamins that children need. Since my child had severe anemia, my husband and I completely changed his diet, adding iron containing and healthy products. The results of the analyzes show that it really worked and all the vitamins, including hemoglobin, have perfect numbers. All my recipes for children are including vitamin and mineral rich products.
You can also add minced meat to the sauce. It should be fried lightly at the beginning with vegetables and then simmered with lentils. If you want you can add some favorite spices. Also suitable for adults, no need to cook separately :)

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Ingredients:

- 1/2 of onion
- 1/4 of red paprika
- zucchini
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 Tbsp of red lentils
- 5-7 medium sized tomatoes or chopped tomatoes in a can
- olive oil, water and seasonings if needed

Preparation:

1) Rinse lentils under cold water, drain the water.
2) Peel the onion, zucchini, garlic. Chop them (paprika also).
3) Heat the saucepan on the stove (but do not heat it much), add olive oil and put onion, paprika, zucchini and garlic, fry for 2 minutes.
4) Make tomato puree from tomatoes in a blender or use canned tomatoes.
5) Add the lentils, then tomato puree.
6) Simmer for 20 minutes under the lid on a small fire until lentils and veggies are soft.

Yours,

V.O.

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Pasta Bolognese is easy to prepare and does not contain either eggs or milk, besides, children like it. I did not write the number of ingredients today at all, because they depend on how much your children eat, so add ingredients based on this, plus to taste.
No difference if you use fresh tomatoes or canned one, most important that it does not contain E stuff.
If you wish you can add salt or other seasonings to Bolognese sauce.

Bolognese sauce ingredients:

- minced meat
- fresh tomatoes or canned tomatoes
- onion
- carrot
- garlic

Preparation:

1) Peel the onion, carrot and garlic. Chop onion and garlic, grate carrot.
2) Add a little water to the saucepan, put it on the fire, when the water warms up add minced meat and cook until ready, stirring constantly.
3) Crush tomatoes in a blender or add canned tomatoes to minced meat. If the sauce is too thick, then add a little water.
4) Add onion, garlic and carrot, cook over low heat until soft.

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Vegetable pasta ingredients:

- pasta (I use Tartu Mill Alfabeto)
- frozen spinach (fresh one is ok too)
- cauliflower
- olive oil

Preparation:

1) Put the water in a saucepan to boil, when it boils add pasta.
2) After 5-6 minutes, add the spinach and cook until the pasta is ready. Drain excess water. Add olive oil and mix.
3) In another saucepan boil cauliflower until cooked.
4) Combine the pasta and cauliflower, serve with Bolognese sauce and other vegetables (for example avocado).

Yours,

V.O.

When you think about summer the thought of fresh fruit flies through your head, especially the watermelon, does not it? Do you like watermelon? And your children? Honestly I'm not a fan of watermelon, it's enough for me to eat it a few times a year, but my son and husband like it! But, of course, after my son has eaten a watermelon, you have to wash him, a chair and a floor :D

Watermelon can be eaten fresh, used in smoothie or been frozen. I tried all the options and my child liked everything :D When I went to the big Maxima grocery shop I saw these ice cream molds, which I wanted to buy for a long time, and at an excellent price (1.50 euros only). There were several colors to choose from, I bought with dinosaurs. What is convenient in this form is that if the ice cream melts, it drains in a bowl with a stick and not on the floor.

When we went to Japan 3 years ago, my husband's sister showed me how to eat a watermelon with salt. Salt makes the watermelon even sweeter. Try it!

Now you can buy a watermelon at a good price of 0.35-0.70 cents in different stores (Konsum, Maxima, Rimi, Prisma). Preparation of watermelon popsicles is very easy, you will need only seedless and sliced watermelon. The best dessert when it's hot outside!

Preparation:

1) Clear the watermelon from the skin and seeds.
2) Cut into cubes and press into an popsicle mold.
3) Freeze and enjoy :)

Yours,

V.O.

Hello! Have you been waiting for new recipes for children? And here they are! Today's recipe is quinoa meatballs with veggies. I cooked these meatballs for my boy a couple of days ago and he really liked them, because the meatballs are soft and delicious.
If your child does not have egg allergy and can consume them, you can add 1 egg to the mass for better sticking.
This time I did not specify amount of the ingredients as I made everything to taste. I had about 200 grams of minced meat, I used about 20 grams of quinoa, 1/5 of paprika, 10 spinach leaves. But find proportions that suit you and your child.

Ingredients:

- beef minced meat
- quinoa
- red paprika
- fresh spinach
- 1 medium apple
- olive oil

Preparation:

1) Prepare the quinoa. Rinse the quinoa under the cold water, put in a pot with water (for 1 part of the quinoa 2 parts of water), bring it to a boil, then cover it and reduce the heat to a minimum. Wait about 20 minutes until completely cooked (the quinoa will absorb water and become translucent with a white tail).
2) Cut finely paprika and spinach.
3) Peel an apple and shred it.
4) Combine in a bowl minced meat, ready-made quinoa, paprika, spinach and apple, mix all together with your hands until smooth.
5) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, cover the baking tray with baking paper and form balls with hands from the mass. Lay them on the baking paper and pour each meatball with a small amount of olive oil.
6) Bake for about 30 minutes until completely cooked.

Yours,

V.O.

This recipe was invented by my husband but I also make it for our boy :) Tuna is a source of iron and many vitamins but do not consume it too much, it is enough to offer tuna for your toddler 1 time a week.
It is best to use tuna in brine, not in olive oil.

Ingredients:

- 1/2 of sweet potato
- 1 can of tuna in brine

Preparation:

1) Peel potatoes, cut them, put them in a saucepan with water and cook until potatoes become soft. Drain excess water. .
2) Open tuna can, put tuna into a sieve and wash under cold running water to wash off excess salt.
3) Put potatoes and tuna into a bowl and mash with fork until smooth.
4) Form balls with your hands.

Yours,

V.O.

Have you already eaten quinoa before? If not, then it's time to try, because quinoa is a super food that contains a lot of iron, protein, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2 and vitamin E. Quinoa does not contain gluten and is great for children. As I said earlier, my child was diagnosed anemia and we changed his menu, adding iron-containing foods to his diet, so quinoa appears in his menu at least once a week.
I buy quinoa in Rimi, Maxima, Selver (I check before where is quinoa on sale right that moment as it is not cheap). Quinoa is good with any vegetables, meat and fish.
I do not write the number of products, because I put everything about, taking into account how much my child eats or for how many people I make.

Ingredients:

- white quinoa
- water
- sweet potato
- cabbage
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- virgin olive oil

Preparation:

1) Rinse quinoa in cold water.
2) Put washed quinoa into a saucepan, pour water (one part of quinoa with two parts of water), cover and cook for 15-20 minutes until quinoa becomes translucent (with a white tail) and absorbs water.
3) Peel potatoes, cut vegetables and put in a saucepan with water, put on fire and cook until ready (about 15-20 minutes).
4) Pour remaining water from the vegetables and mix quinoa with vegetables, add a bit olive oil.

Yours,

V.O.

Since my child is allergic to milk protein and egg, I come up with recipes without these allergens. And, of course, food should be as healthy and tasty as possible.
A couple of months ago, my child had a very low hemoglobin (at the age of 1, hemoglobin was only 74!), So my husband and I started to think (and he's professional chef) how could we change food of our child so that he woukd get more iron-containing products. At the moment my son's hemoglobin is normal and he eats meat and vegetables every day. Spinach and red lentils are very useful and iron-containing foods and are suitable for both children and adults.
The amount of spinach and lentils I did not specify in the recipe, cause I put everything by feeling.

Ingredients:

- 500 g of minced meat (beef or 50/50)
- fresh spinach
- red lentils
- tomatoes

Preparation:

1) Put lentils in a bowl and rinse with cold water, pour out the water.
2) Add water and leave lentils for 30 minutes so that it absorbs water.
3) Grind spinach in a blender.
4) Mix minced meat, spinach and red lentils with hands in a bowl.
5) Form the balls and put them in a baking dish oiled with olive oil.
6) Make tomato puree (I used 5 medium tomatoes) in a blender and pour puree over balls.
7) Cover baking dish with foil and put in preheated to 200 degrees oven, bake meatballs until ready (about 30 minutes).

My child is eating them with hands and I am also adding minced meatballs to evening porridge :)

Yours,

V.O.

This food is suitable not only for adults but also for children. Couscous is an African pasta made from durum flour and water. It is easy to be cooked and tastes good. If I cook it for my child, I do not add salt, only olive oil. If you are making it for an adult, then add salt when cooking vegetables and when couscous is ready, then add olive oil or butter. This time I tried to add sun dried tomato oil in an adult portion and the result turned out delicious! Also I added chopped dried tomatoes, yum! My child loves couscous, try it!
You can add any favorite vegetables, such as cabbage, onion, zucchini, eggplant, garlic, cauliflower, various beans, etc. I also make couscous with salmon and minced meat.

Ingredients:

- couscous (I buy it in Rimi, Zara brand)
- pumpkin (I use Hokkaido pumpkin, sold in Rimi)
- sweet potato
- broccoli
- olive oil or butter

Preparation:

1) Pour water into the pot (the amount of water depends on the number of people for which you are cooking, 500 ml for one child is enough), cut pumpkin, sweet potato and broccoli, put in water and cook for max. 5-7 minutes.
2) Add the couscous to the vegetables (the amount of couscous depends on the amount of water, the water should be left a bit after adding couscous, about 100-120 g of couscous will be needed for 500 ml of water) and turn off the fire.
3) Cover the pot with a lid and let the couscous soak up all the water for about 10 minutes.
4) When the couscous is ready, add the oil or butter and mix.

Yours,

V.O.

This recipe is very simple and suitable for both small ones and adults. You can use any favorite vegetables.
I did not add any spices at all, since the taste of the vegetables is strong enough. It turned out very tasty, we ate together with our child. These vegetables are suitable for children as finger food, who already have teeth and desire to eat by themselves :)

Ingredients:

- potatoes
- beets
- carrots
- sweet potatoes
- olive oil

Preparation:

Heat the oven to 200 degrees.
1) Peel the vegetables and cut them.
2) Put chopped vegetables in a bowl and add olive oil, mix. First I put the potatoes, sweet potatoes and carrots and mixed them with olive oil, laid them out and then added only beets with oil, cause beet gives color. Can mix with oil directly on the baking tray.
3) Lay the vegetables on the baking tray covered with baking sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes (depending on the oven), when the vegetables become soft, then they are ready.

A very simple lunch idea that you can eat with your baby :)

Yours,

V.O.

Oat cookies which is suitable for babies and toddlers.
Good morning! I made these cookies for my baby today`s morning. These cookies are good for people, who are allergic to cow milk and egg, they do not contain sugar and salt. They are made from 2 ingredients only: oat flakes and bananas.

Ingredients:

- 200 gr oat flakes
- 3 ripe bananas

Preparation:

1) Mix flakes and bananas in blender until you get creamy and homogeneous paste.
2) Put paste with spoon on covered with baking paper tray and form cookies the way you like.
3) Put the cookies in a preheated oven (180 degrees) and bake for about 20 minutes (depending on the oven's power), when the cookies turn golden, it's time to remove them.

This is how easy it is! And children will love these cookies :)

Yours,

V.O.

Baby alphabet macaroni with spinach, pumpkin, broccoli and olive oil.
Sometimes I am making different pastas for my son (1 year and 2 months old), this pasta was today for his dinner. I do not add any seasonings to pasta but you can add salt, basil, oregano etc if your child eats it. I made more "healthier" version :)

Ingredients:

- pasta (I am using Estonian brand Tartu Mill)
- pumpkin (I am using Hokkaido pumpkin, which you can find in Rimi (Estonia), cause this one is really tasty)
- frozen and chopped spinach
- virgin olive oil

Preparation:

I am making everything according to my feelings, I do not measure amounts and grams. Use as much ingredients as your child is usually eating.
Pour water into the saucepan (the amount of water depends on the amount of food), put pan on the stove, put spinach, chopped pumpkin and broccoli, turn on the fire. Boil for 5-7 minutes over high heat, then add pasta and reduce the heat. Cook pasta along with the vegetables for as long as they become soft (about 10-12 minutes, depending also on the type of pasta). If there is excess water left, pour it through the lid. Let the pasta cool down a little and then add olive oil (about 1 teaspoonful) into it and mix.
Pasta is ready :)

Bon appetit,

V.O.

Valerie Ohata

Easy toddler lunch menu for the whole week

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Toddler recipe: amaranth with tuna and cauliflower

Toddler recipe: red lentil soup

Toddler recipe: red lentil sauce

Toddler recipe: vegetable pasta Bolognese

Refreshing watermelon popsicles

Toddler recipe: quinoa meatballs with vegetables

Toddler recipe: sweet potato balls with tuna

Recipe: quinoa with vegetables

Recipe: toddler meatballs with red lentils

Recipe: couscous with vegetables

Recipe: oven-baked vegetables

Recipe: baby oat cookies

Recipe: baby pasta with spinach, pumpkin and broccoli

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