6 to 8 Months

Lactation Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

4 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons Flaxseed meal

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups oats

1 cup ( or more ) choc chips/sultanas/almonds (your preference)

2 tablespoons Brewers Yeast

Method

Mix Flaxseed & water – set aside for 3 to 5 mins

Cream (beat) butter & suger, add eggs one at a time and mix well

Stir Flaxseed mixture & add with vanilla to butter mix

Beat until blended

Sift dry ingredients together – except oats and chips – add butter mix

Stir in oats and chips. Scoop or drop onto lined baking tray.

The dough is a little crumbly so it helps to use a scoop.

Bake 8 – 10 mins. Makes 6 dozen

Recipe courtesy of Bianca W, FB

Veggie Surprise by Alicia

Suitable for baby 6 months

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 carrot, chopped
1 potato, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons peas (freash or frozen)
2 tablespoons corn kernals (fresh or frozen)
5 tablespoons water
2 Qubie baby food containers

Method

Heat the oil on a low heat and add the carrots. Cook until soft (about 5 – 7 mins). Add the potato, peas, corn and water. Cover and simmer for 15 mins stirring occassionally.

When cooked blend to the desired consistency. Add more water if necessary.

Freeze leftovers in your Qubies.

Sweet Potato Apple Mash

Ingredients

1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
2 apples, peeled and cored and diced

1 Qubie tray (baby food container)

Method

Steam / bake / pop all ingredients in saucepan with a little water and cook on a medium / low het until tender.
Pop into blender and puree to desired consistency. Add a little water if too thick.
Serve to Bub – Yummy!
Place leftovers into Qubies to freeze.

Contributor: Thanks Jules! (Qubies Facebook)

Strawberry teething suckers

Ingredients

1 punnet of strawberries
1 Qubie tray (baby food container)

Method

Mash the strawberries and freeze in your Qubie.
Semi defrost 1 cube for teething baby to suck on.
Helps sooth their gums.

Contributor: Thank you Cate! (Qubies Facebook)

Prune Perfection

Ingredients

12 Prunes
Water

1 Qubie

Method

Pop the prunes into a saucepan with barely enough water to cover them and to ensure they don’t stick to the pan. Bring to the boil and simmer until nice and soft (approx 10 mins).

Strain off juice and set aside.

Puree Prunes and pop into your Qubies.

1 portion prunes is great to add to apples or pears or even to their cereal and will help keen little one ‘regular’.

Cool strained juice and give to baby to drink especially if a little constipated.

Thanks Nicole B!

Peas and Pears

Ingredients

2 cups frozen peas
2 small ripe pears
2 tablespoon water

1 Qubie tray (baby food container)

Method

Blend everything together and freeze in your Qubies.

Contributor: Thanks Amanda! (Qubies facebook)

Peach Banana Apple Puree

Ingredients

1/2 banana
1 peach, pit and peeled – diced
1 apple, peeled and cored – diced
1/4 cup water

1 Qubie tray (baby food container)

Method

Pop peach, apple and water into a small saucepan and simmer until tender.
Add banana and mash together or blend to the desired consistency.

Contributor: Thanks Janet! (Qubies facebook)

Homemade Rusks (Recipe 2)

Ingredients

Cut crusts off 2 normal slices of bread

Method

Flatten with a rolling pin

Thinly spread with marmite

Roll up {hold together with a toothpick} place in microwave for 1min

Take toothpick out and give to bubs

Thank you Aleesha M – Facebook

Homemade Rusks (Recipe 1)

Ingredients

Buy a loaf of Rye Sourdoughbread

Method

Remove Crusts

Cut into ‘soliders’

Bake in an oven at 100 degrees for approx 1 hour

Keeps in an airtight container for 1 month

Thank you Donna D – Facebook

Green Banana Mash

Ingredients

1/2 Banana
1/4 Avocado

Method

Simply mash together to the desired consistency.

Note: This recipe is not suitable to freeze