The children's doctor that Benjamin was seeing in Lithuania is organizing lectures about baby's first foods and there she told that until baby starts walking - snack are not necessary. Ok, I thought.
When Benjamin started eating food, fully three times a day, he was still being not satisfied and wanting some snack in between. So I gave him. I am not going to starve my baby just because of some books or doctors :) So my choice of snacks are:
raw, peeled carrots
peeled apples
nectarines (a hit)
cookies with base from dates
baby rice crackers
bread crackers (very rarely)
baby cookies from Organix finger foods brand - this is a true finding this brand - totally love it.
At the beginning it was pretty hard to understand if he still wants food or not, but with the time I had my hands on it. If all the basics are satisfied: food, milk, nappie, water, means - mummy, I want a snack! And now you can't have an apple in the room and not give it to Benjamin :)
During this Easter we got this awesome book as a present - Deliciously Ella. I have read it before, my mum had it, now it's in my shelf! Full of interesting stuff - really. So my eye caught this courgette and banana bread recipe which I am going to share now, as I have made it and it's ridiculously delicious! I have made a baby edition though so Benjamin can enjoy it as well - no vanilla or maple syrup.
Courgette and Banana Bread (baby edition)
If anyone wonders courgette is a synonym for zucchini (cause I had a doubt :) )
Needed:
Normal size zucchini
4 ripe bananas
Apple puree (I've cooked two peeled apples on a steam)
Cinnamon (two tablespoons)
Chia seeds
Oil you use - I use Ghi butter, like for everything mostly
Brown rice flour (recommended in the book) - as we live a bit in outskirts of Austria such things are non existent, so I have used brown bread wheat flour with linseed instead (300g.)
Making:
Use two tablespoons of Chia seeds - I immersed those into water a night before cooking.
Roughly grate zucchini (I used half of it). Mix it with 4 ripe bananas, apple puree, Chia seeds and around 300 g. of flour, cinnamon of course (one tablespoon is enough, unless you really love it :) ).
You can have one more banana for a decoration.
The whole mix shouldn't be too runny and too dry as well.
Preheat the oven. I have cooked it in 180 C. degrees (on a fan function) for 45 min.
Cook it in a bread tin. I didn't have one for this time, so used all the forms that I have found at home. Definitely getting one now.
I covered the form with Ghi butter.
After 45 min. put it aside to cool down. If stored in closed container, the bread can be used for 5 days!
Buon apetit! Delicious courgette and banana bread (baby edition)!
Yours,
niom niom by Mama xx
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