We have a 9 month old and is lactose intolerent. Very good eater, not shy about any food.Babys first table food recipes?
*Sugar Free Applesauce
4-5 medium apples, peeled and cored - use naturally sweet varieties, such as:
Gala
Golden or Red Delicious
Fuji
Pink Lady
Red Rome
pinch nutmeg or cinnamon
water
Chop the apples roughly and place in a saucepan.
Pour in about one inch of water - (you could use apple juice instead, but this will contain sugar).
Bring the apples to a boil, then reduce the heat.
Cover and simmer slowly until the apple chunks are tender (about 10-15 mins).
#TIP-DON'T cook the apples to the point where the mixture actually looks like applesauce! Cooking it this long will cause it to be watery and tasteless.Instead, remove the apple chunks from the pan and either puree them or mash them well. Thin with a little cooking water if necessary.Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg and serve warm or - as a soothing treat for teething babies - nice and cold. If you are going to freeze your baby's applesauce, DON'T add the spices before you freeze it, because they will lose their flavour.And avoid applesauce altogether is your baby is constipated or prone to constipation, because it is very binding and will make the problem worse.
*Delicious Baked Apples
Choose a nice sweet apple (those listed in the applesauce recipe above are ideal).Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, 180 deg C.Wash the apple and then remove the core (a melon baller is useful for this).Sprinkle a little nutmeg or cinnamon over the apple, then fill the apple with raisins. You may like to add a drop of maple syrup, as the raisins may be quite tart.Wrap the apple in aluminium foil and seal tightly.Bake the apple for around 45 mins, until it feels nice and tender.Remove from the oven and cool slightly, then remove the skin.Mash or puree thoroughly and serve!
*Real Fruit Jelly
110 ml water
1 tbsp agar flakes* or gelatine
220 ml fruit puree
330 ml fruit juice
(Agar is derived from seaweed and is used as a thickener. You can find it in most health food stores. It is expensive, but a little goes a long way.)
In a saucepan, combine the agar and water and stir until the flakes are dissolved.Pour in the juice and heat for a couple of minutes, stirring continuously.Pour into a suitable bowl and place into the refrigerator.As the mixture starts to set, stir in the puree. You can use any fruit - I prefer to mix several fruits together. Avoid pineapple though - it doesn't set well.Return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.
*Tropical Fruit Salad With Avocado
1/2 ripe avocado, cubed
1/2 small ripe banana, sliced
1/2 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
1/4 papaya, peeled and sliced
2oz natural, plain yogurt
drop of pure maple syrup (optional)
For older babies, already enjoying finger foods, simply place all the prepared fruits into a bowl. For younger babies, puree the fruits together.Stir the maple syrup into the yogurt (if you're using it), then swirl the yogurt on top of the fruit.For a little nutritional boost, top with a sprinkle of wheat germ.
*Creamy Kiwi Pudding
1 ripe kiwi fruit
2oz prepared baby cereal or oatmeal
2oz cottage cheese
Peel the kiwi fruit, then puree or mash well with a fork.
Combine with the cereal and cottage cheese for a creamy treat.
*Frozen Banana Pops
1/2 ripe banana
1/2 ripe peach, peeled and with stone removed
4oz plain, natural yogurt/Soya Yogurt
a little pure maple syrup (optional)
Puree all the ingredients together in a food processor.
Pour the mixture into popsicle (lolly) moulds. If you don't have these, an alternative is to freeze the mixture in a large ice cube tray, or in small disposable cups. All you need to do is push in the popsicle/lolly sticks as the mixture begins to freeze.Serve when frozen. Older babies will be happy to hold the stick - for younger babies, simply squash the banana pops up in a bowl and feed them to baby from the spoon.
#TIP: These banana pops make an ideal, soothing treat if your baby is teething.
*Carrot And Lentil Soup
1/2 lb dry, rinsed lentils
1/2 lb carrots, peeled and diced
1 small onion, finely chopped
34 fl oz (1 litre) of water
1 tbsp olive oil
In a large saucepan, gently saute the onion in the oil, until soft.
Add the lentils, carrots and water.
Bring to the boil.Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours, until the lentils are soft.If necessary, you can puree the soup once it's cool, adding a little water to thin the mixture.
*Pureed Pumpkin and Parsnip
8oz fresh pumpkin
1 medium parsnip
little pinch nutmeg
1 tsp fresh chives, chopped
Peel the pumpkin and the parsnip and cut into small cubes.
Place in a steamer, or simmer in a little water, until the vegetable dice are tender.Drain, then mash with a fork (or puree in a blender if you want the meal to be completely smooth).Add the nutmeg and chives, stir well and serve!
*Warming Chicken Stew
8oz boneless, cooked chicken, chopped
2oz cooked vegetables (choose the vegetables your baby prefers)
2oz cooked rice (white or brown)
2fl oz homemade chicken stock
2fl oz breastmilk/formula
pinch of thyme
Simply blend all ingredients together, pureeing if necessary, for a wholesome, tasty stew.
*Chicken Dinner With Grapes
1 chicken breast, skinless and boneless
6 fl oz homemade chicken stock
around 10-15 white grapes, seedless and peeled
1 courgette (zucchini), sliced
1 small white potato, peeled and cut into slices
Chop the chicken breast, combine with the other ingredients and place in a small saucepan over a high heat.
Bring to the boil, then lower the heat. Cook for around 30 mins until the potato is tender and the chicken is cooked through.Puree in a blender, adding a little stock if necessary.
*One Pot Chicken Dinner
1 chopped boneless, skinless chicken breast
1 apple
1 medium sweet potato
16 fl oz homemade chicken stock
tiny pinch of cinnamon
Peel, core and dice the apple. Peel and dice the sweet potato.Pour the stock into a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the chopped chicken and allow to simmer for 10 mins.Add the sweet potato and apple cubes and simmer for another 15 mins, until the sweet potato is fork tender.Puree or chop, then sprinkle with cinnamon and serve.
ENJOY :-)Babys first table food recipes?
Here's some I used to make:
Basic Baby Dinner
1/2 cup cubed and cooked meat (lean beef, chicken, turkey, or egg yolks)
1/2 cup thoroughly cooked and cubed vegetables (carrots, peas, beans, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, acorn squash)
1/4 cup liquid
Put all the ingredients together in your blender or food processor and process until smooth. As your baby gets older, make the dinners increasingly more lumpy to help your baby learn to chew.
Summer in a Bowl
1 cup yellow squash, chopped
1 cup zucchini, chopped
1/2 cup apple, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
Place all the ingredients in a steamer and steam for about 10 minutes, or until the apples are soft. Remove from the steamer and place in a blender or food processor and puree. The water content of the zucchini and squash will probably be enough to puree, but you may need to add a little of the cooking liquid for a smoother consistency. Keep refrigerated or frozen in cubes in a tightly covered container.
Chicken Dinner
1 cup water
1 chicken breast, skinned and deboned
1/4 cup rice
3 carrots, sliced
1/4 pound green beans
Place the water, chicken breast, and rice in a covered pot and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the carrots and green beans and simmer another 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Puree the chicken meat in your blender or food processor with enough of the cooking liquid to make it moist. Add the carrots and beans, and more cooking liquid if necessary, and puree until smooth. Keep refrigerated or frozen in cubes in a tightly covered container.
Pureed Carrots and Rice
2 Tbs. raw brown rice
6 carrots, (scrubbed %26amp; chopped into small pieces)
1-1/3 cups water (or you can use broth or leftover cooking liquid from cooking vegetables)
1 teaspoon sweet butter (optional)
Place the rice and carrots in a saucepan along with the water and cover the pan. Simmer on the stove until the water is all absorbed. This takes about 30 to 40 minutes. When it is cool enough to handle, puree the mixture in your blender or food processor, (with the butter if you desire), until it is smooth. Keep refrigerated or frozen in cubes in a tightly covered container.
Pureed Chicken and Vegetables
1 Potato, cooked and chopped
1 Carrot, scrubbed and chopped
1/2 Zucchini, scrubbed, peeled and chopped
1/2 Celery stalk, scrubbed and chopped
1/4 to 1/3 cup chicken meat, skinless, boneless and thoroughly cooked
Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer until everything is tender. Drain and puree the mixture in a blender or food processor along with enough of the cooking liquid to help with the blending. Keep refrigerated or frozen in cubes in a tightly covered container.
Sweet Potatoes
3 medium sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds)
enough cold water to cover the sweet potatoes
Peel the sweet potatoes, rinse, and slice into 1/4'; slices. Place the sweet potatoes in a saucepan. Add enough water to just to cover the potatoes. Cover the saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Once they are boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking for ten to fifteen minutes. The potatoes are done when a fork will easily pierce them. Drain the sweet potatoes and place them in your food processor adding enough liquid during the processing to achieve a smooth consistency. Keep refrigerated or frozen in cubes in a tightly covered container.
I used sterilized ice cube trays to freeze the pureed foods. Each cube should be about one ounce. As soon as the food was frozen, I'd pop out the cubes and seal them up with my FoodSaver in the bags. Use them within two months.
You can puree them as much or as little as you want, depending on how well your baby eats lumpy food and can chew.
boiled and cooled softened carrots seem to be a favorite of my 13 m old. but any veggie or fruit cut into small pieces are good. An occasional hot dog is good to. just make sure (depending on there stage of tooth development) it is a swallow able size. I also introduced a baby fork at an early stage to help developmental progress. And always let them share with you!!
If you get the ';What to Expext the First Year'; or ';What to Expect:The Toddler Years';, they have some good recipes that I have tried with my almost-2 year old
potatoes
try cut up potatos, french fries, fruits soft stuff like that
try rice or any grain type except bread
i never feed my nephew any baby food yet
Monday, December 28, 2009
Do you have a favorite Baby food recipes?
I make my son's baby food at home but am looking to spice things up now. Does anyone have any baby food recipes that your babies LOVE? Thanks!Do you have a favorite Baby food recipes?
My baby loved her homemade apple sauce. I'd take 4 granny smiths and 4 golden delicious, peel and core them, steam them in the microwave until soft, and mash them up. I used a blender when she was just starting out and started to mash with a fork as she got used to more texture. I'd also alternate between adding Cinnamon and nutmeg.
My baby loved her homemade apple sauce. I'd take 4 granny smiths and 4 golden delicious, peel and core them, steam them in the microwave until soft, and mash them up. I used a blender when she was just starting out and started to mash with a fork as she got used to more texture. I'd also alternate between adding Cinnamon and nutmeg.
I am starting a diet tomorrow, my goal is to lose 2 stone. Do you have any healthy food recipes to share?
I don't really have much time to exercise as I have a 13month old daughter. My current eating habits are terrible. I do not have any allergies. But foods I would like excluded from recipes are shellfish, liver/heart etc..
Thanks in advance!I am starting a diet tomorrow, my goal is to lose 2 stone. Do you have any healthy food recipes to share?
Ok,... a few small tips before we go into recipes... what you should do is cut out regular soft drinks and replace them... so say either a glass of orange juice/diet soft drink a day and water otherwise, saves you a LOT of sugar and calories... swap regular bread for lebanese bread, still enjoying carbs but not overloading... if you have a pasta dish, have say half a plate of pasta and half a plate of either steamed veggies/salad so again not overloading... stirfries... have say a scoop of rice, a handful of meat and a STACK of veggies... Obviously avoid snacking on biscuits, potato chips, chocolate etc (try fruit instead or lite yoghurt if can eat it) and fried foods/takeout, excessive amounts of cheese etc.
What I do is I have six days a week where I follow the above rules and one day as a ';cheat'; day to satisfy my cravings that have had all week, for example, I will have one takeaway/restaurant meal that day and regular softdrink as well as one snack I have been wanting all week. That way it makes teh rest of the week seem easier...
As for meal ideas....
Hearty chicken soup
Ingredients
Stock
1.3kg whole chicken
1 brown onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled, chopped
2 large celery stalks, chopped
10 whole black peppercorns
2 dried bay leaves
5 flat-leaf parsley stalks
Soup
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium leek, trimmed, halved, washed, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 medium carrot, peeled, diced
2 large celery stalks, diced
1 medium (300g) swede, peeled, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
crusty bread, to serve
Method
Make stock. Wash chicken under cold water. Pat dry with absorbent paper. Trim any excess fat from chicken. Place chicken in a large saucepan. Add onion, carrot, celery, peppercorns, bay leaves and parsley stalks. Pour enough cold water into pan to just cover chicken. Cover with lid. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, partially covered for 1 hour or until chicken is cooked through, skimming surface during cooking. Remove from heat.
Carefully lift chicken from broth. Transfer to a plate. Strain broth through a muslin-lined sieve over a large heatproof bowl. Discard vegetables. Cool stock. Cover, refrigerate overnight.
Meanwhile, remove and discard skin and bones from chicken. Shred chicken. Cover, refrigerate overnight.
Make soup. Remove stock from refrigerator. Skim any fat from surface. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leek and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek is soft. Add carrot, celery and swede. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until celery starts to soften.
Add stock and chicken. Cover saucepan. Increase heat to high. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Add zucchini. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in chopped parsley. Serve soup with crusty bread.
Thai Beef Stirfry (less meat, more veggies, substitute)
Preparation Time 20 minutes
Cooking Time 10 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 1/2 tbs peanut oil
500g Heart Smart beef stir-fry strips
2 carrots, cut into short thin sticks
1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips
1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
4cm piece fresh ginger, thin sticks
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 1/2 tbs soy sauce
1 1/2 tbs sweet chilli sauce
1 tbs lime juice
2 cups bean sprouts
1 cup fresh coriander leaves
1 cup fresh mint leaves
Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Method
Add 1 tbs of oil to a wok on high heat. Add half the beef and stir-fry for 1-2 mins. Repeat with remaining beef.
Heat remaining oil over mediumhigh heat. Add carrots, capsicum, lemongrass, ginger and garlic. Stir-fry for 2 mins. Add soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and lime juice. Toss well.
Return beef and toss through. Remove from heat and toss in half the coriander and mint. Serve with remaining coriander, mint and rice.
Indonesian-style stir-fry (again substitute meat amounts for more veggies)
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 tbs vegetable oil
600g rump steak, thinly sliced
2 tsp ground coriander
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
1/4 cup (60ml) kecap manis*
1/4 cup (60ml) rice wine vinegar
150g snow peas, sliced
1/4 small Chinese cabbage, thinly sliced
Steamed rice, to serve
Method
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a wok or large, deep frypan over medium-high heat. When hot, add half the beef and stir-fry for about 1 minute or until brown all over. Remove from pan and repeat with the remaining oil and beef.
Reduce heat to medium and add coriander, garlic and carrot. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add kecap manis, vinegar and snow peas and simmer for 2 minutes or until snow peas are bright green. Remove from heat and stir in beef and cabbage.
Serve with rice.
Spaghetti Bolognaise with salad/veggies or chilli con carne (just remember to portion it right)
SpaghetI am starting a diet tomorrow, my goal is to lose 2 stone. Do you have any healthy food recipes to share?
DO NOT START A DIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a baby who is 18 months old too but you are going to need energy for your new baby and you are going to have to use the stroller or get help with your baby while you exercise!!!!!!!!! JUST do not diet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT will only give you headaches, make you feel weak and you will catch yourself yelling back instead of answering ha ha but seriously just sleep 7 to 8 hours eat a good healthy breakfast or a fruit the answer is go running and walking every other day around your block at least 4 times around increase that later it will be a challenging but I promise it will become SO Easy later and when you are SORE in the begining just take warm to hot showers and you will feel great That just means that what you are doing is working!!!!! So dont forget to eat lunch and dinner and even Ice Cream but keep your routine. Doing this for one month will make you start to weigh more but your cloths will be fitting a little better after 2 months you should have lost inches around your waist and might still weigh more but do not worry (You are getting your muscles builded up) and suddenly everyone will be noticing that you are disappearing haha and I promise you will have SOOOOOOOOO much energy that everything gets done even a spotless house and you will be swimming in your old clothes you just have to keep it up because you will need to go shopping for a new wardrobe i did this and now i feel so much better. IF you do not exercise the calories will add up and creep up onto you so burn them away running, dancing, just stay active!!!!good luck Just NO DiETS Thay make you feel terrible and get you fat!!!!!!!!!
Lets not talk about that very dirty 4-letter word - DIET.
Yes it is a very dirty 4-letter word and should be eliminated from the language.
Lets talk about lifestyle food plan instead. You cannot just lose the weight and then go back to the way you ate before. The weight will jump back twice as fast as it was to remove in first place.
3 ounces is a serving of any meat product! Cook the meat any way you like it cooked, and whatever meat you like. Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Pork, Fish, all come in this catagory.
Dark green leafy stuff is almost unlimited. 2 tea cups packed is a serving.
tomato, celery, peppers, onions, olives, whatever else you like on your salad.
Dressing on the side!! Always on the side, not poured over the salad. Have real dressing, not the vinegary sour low fat stuff that doesn't taste good.
Any other green veggies you like! An amount the size of your clenched fist is a serving of cooked veggie and twice that is raw serving.
Any fruits you like, same serving size as the veggies.
Avoid root veggies, grain and cereal products, and limit most milk products.
Remember you are setting an example for your daughter in all of this.
Take her for a walk. Pram or carriage is fine. Nasty weather? have you ever walked in a museum? or a large store? It works too.
Do be sure to have a ';cheat treat'; once a week. Just half a normal serving of something you have forbidden yourself. It prevents cravings and chucking the entire plan.
You can do this!!
Do not dietttt
If anything, change your eating habits for life.
If you diet and cut out meals or anything like that, your body starts storing energy as fat cells and whatnot because your body thinks you're fasting. And when you stop dieting, you put the weight back on twice as fast because your body thinks you're going to need it when you fast again.
So, eat everything in moderation. Try not to eat too late at night, because then you dont work it off from walking or anything
The best thing you will ever do for yourself is to cut sugar and large amounts of sodium from your diet. If you can discipline yourself to prepare your own meals you will be amazed at how easy it is. All those pre-packaged frozen meals like Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones are convenient, but they can be packed with sodium to make them taste better and to help with preservation. Making your own meals allows you to control the ingredients.
I usually start my day with a piece of fruit or yogurt and toast or a bowl of cereal. I snack on low fat cheese sticks and raw almonds. I like big salads for lunch. I make my own dressings, but you can buy some decent ones in the market. I stick to well-balanced dinners. I always think of my plate as a piece of art. I make sure that it has lots of color in it. Color, when it comes to natural foods, equals nutrition.
PS- If I am craving something sweet or salty, I keep like 6 different varieties of 100 calorie packs around. It is a quick way to keep you going. They have soooo many different kinds. My sister-in-law buys them for her kids. They are a great way to allow your kids to snack without giving them too much sugar.
Also, always, always, always, cheat once a week. My cheat day is Sunday. I let myself eat wings, pizza, or whatever I am craving. This helps to keep you grounded.
If you don't have time to exercise, take your child outside to ride bikes, or walk around the block, or put her in a wagon and drag it behind you. There are plenty of ways to get exercise especially with kids.
I'm not a real healthy eater, but I LOVE pasta and chicken. They are my vices - I don't think a person really needs to 'diet' but you can enjoy your food by making small changes which are more healthy for you.
E.g. - For my pastas I use wholemeal pasta instead of white, it tastes exactly the same but is so much better for you. I also have gone from using cream based sauces, to tomato and vegetable based
- For chicken, I bake my snitzels or kievs instead of frying or even *gasp* deep frying.
-I don't use any oil what-so-ever for frying. It's unnecesary. I use non stick pans and a spray of canola oil which is so much healthier than using the liquid form
-If you are craving takeaways, make them yourself! Pizza - buy a pizza base, add your toppings, whack it in the oven, and YUM pizza! Make your own burgers at home, using wholegrain rolls
-When eating salad, go without the dressing or ask for it on the side
- Most Asian style meals are quite healthy, just stay away from the battered meats or things like dim sims.
Stir fry's are great, just buy a cheaper cut of beef (e.g. blade stake) or some chicken meat, cut it into strips and fry with some onion. Add your vegies (as many as you can!) I put in, brocolli, snap peas, carrot, capsicum and whatever else I can find in my fridge! Toss through some Hokkien noodles and soy sauce and you have a delicious and very easy to prepare meal while looking after your daughter!
I know these aren't very special or interesting ideas, but they ARE healthy, like I said before, a full blown diet isn't really necesary, just eating regular, healthy meals with a bit of exercise each day and you'll lose 2 stone soon enough!
Good Luck =]
fill yourself up with fluids everyday.. do try to drink 8 glasses of water and try to stay away from energy drinks and fruit juices. you wont need energy drinks if you are eating correctly. for snacks, eat fruits. i know its hard to not buy the chips, but fruits will help your cravings, and you don't have to feel guilty about making the wrong decisions. stay away from dark meat and try to eat alot of turkey, and chicken breast. red meat is okay but minimal. the key is fluids, and healthy snacks.. don't starve yourself, because you will want to eat more and you will start back at the beginning if you binge
Always remember, the best diet is the one you make and can stick to. You already know what your doing wrong, so eat more of the right stuff and stay away from sweets and fried food. Good Luck! - R
Im not on any diet, because of my good metabolism, but I loveeee smoothies! Also, when im craving something sweet, I have a banana milkshake. Chocolate is too fatty.
DON'T KNOW BUTT i get to eat pizza burgers and lotsa junkfood
Thanks in advance!I am starting a diet tomorrow, my goal is to lose 2 stone. Do you have any healthy food recipes to share?
Ok,... a few small tips before we go into recipes... what you should do is cut out regular soft drinks and replace them... so say either a glass of orange juice/diet soft drink a day and water otherwise, saves you a LOT of sugar and calories... swap regular bread for lebanese bread, still enjoying carbs but not overloading... if you have a pasta dish, have say half a plate of pasta and half a plate of either steamed veggies/salad so again not overloading... stirfries... have say a scoop of rice, a handful of meat and a STACK of veggies... Obviously avoid snacking on biscuits, potato chips, chocolate etc (try fruit instead or lite yoghurt if can eat it) and fried foods/takeout, excessive amounts of cheese etc.
What I do is I have six days a week where I follow the above rules and one day as a ';cheat'; day to satisfy my cravings that have had all week, for example, I will have one takeaway/restaurant meal that day and regular softdrink as well as one snack I have been wanting all week. That way it makes teh rest of the week seem easier...
As for meal ideas....
Hearty chicken soup
Ingredients
Stock
1.3kg whole chicken
1 brown onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled, chopped
2 large celery stalks, chopped
10 whole black peppercorns
2 dried bay leaves
5 flat-leaf parsley stalks
Soup
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 medium leek, trimmed, halved, washed, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 medium carrot, peeled, diced
2 large celery stalks, diced
1 medium (300g) swede, peeled, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
crusty bread, to serve
Method
Make stock. Wash chicken under cold water. Pat dry with absorbent paper. Trim any excess fat from chicken. Place chicken in a large saucepan. Add onion, carrot, celery, peppercorns, bay leaves and parsley stalks. Pour enough cold water into pan to just cover chicken. Cover with lid. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, partially covered for 1 hour or until chicken is cooked through, skimming surface during cooking. Remove from heat.
Carefully lift chicken from broth. Transfer to a plate. Strain broth through a muslin-lined sieve over a large heatproof bowl. Discard vegetables. Cool stock. Cover, refrigerate overnight.
Meanwhile, remove and discard skin and bones from chicken. Shred chicken. Cover, refrigerate overnight.
Make soup. Remove stock from refrigerator. Skim any fat from surface. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leek and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek is soft. Add carrot, celery and swede. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until celery starts to soften.
Add stock and chicken. Cover saucepan. Increase heat to high. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes. Add zucchini. Simmer, covered for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in chopped parsley. Serve soup with crusty bread.
Thai Beef Stirfry (less meat, more veggies, substitute)
Preparation Time 20 minutes
Cooking Time 10 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 1/2 tbs peanut oil
500g Heart Smart beef stir-fry strips
2 carrots, cut into short thin sticks
1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips
1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
4cm piece fresh ginger, thin sticks
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 1/2 tbs soy sauce
1 1/2 tbs sweet chilli sauce
1 tbs lime juice
2 cups bean sprouts
1 cup fresh coriander leaves
1 cup fresh mint leaves
Steamed jasmine rice, to serve
Method
Add 1 tbs of oil to a wok on high heat. Add half the beef and stir-fry for 1-2 mins. Repeat with remaining beef.
Heat remaining oil over mediumhigh heat. Add carrots, capsicum, lemongrass, ginger and garlic. Stir-fry for 2 mins. Add soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and lime juice. Toss well.
Return beef and toss through. Remove from heat and toss in half the coriander and mint. Serve with remaining coriander, mint and rice.
Indonesian-style stir-fry (again substitute meat amounts for more veggies)
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 tbs vegetable oil
600g rump steak, thinly sliced
2 tsp ground coriander
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
1/4 cup (60ml) kecap manis*
1/4 cup (60ml) rice wine vinegar
150g snow peas, sliced
1/4 small Chinese cabbage, thinly sliced
Steamed rice, to serve
Method
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a wok or large, deep frypan over medium-high heat. When hot, add half the beef and stir-fry for about 1 minute or until brown all over. Remove from pan and repeat with the remaining oil and beef.
Reduce heat to medium and add coriander, garlic and carrot. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add kecap manis, vinegar and snow peas and simmer for 2 minutes or until snow peas are bright green. Remove from heat and stir in beef and cabbage.
Serve with rice.
Spaghetti Bolognaise with salad/veggies or chilli con carne (just remember to portion it right)
SpaghetI am starting a diet tomorrow, my goal is to lose 2 stone. Do you have any healthy food recipes to share?
DO NOT START A DIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a baby who is 18 months old too but you are going to need energy for your new baby and you are going to have to use the stroller or get help with your baby while you exercise!!!!!!!!! JUST do not diet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT will only give you headaches, make you feel weak and you will catch yourself yelling back instead of answering ha ha but seriously just sleep 7 to 8 hours eat a good healthy breakfast or a fruit the answer is go running and walking every other day around your block at least 4 times around increase that later it will be a challenging but I promise it will become SO Easy later and when you are SORE in the begining just take warm to hot showers and you will feel great That just means that what you are doing is working!!!!! So dont forget to eat lunch and dinner and even Ice Cream but keep your routine. Doing this for one month will make you start to weigh more but your cloths will be fitting a little better after 2 months you should have lost inches around your waist and might still weigh more but do not worry (You are getting your muscles builded up) and suddenly everyone will be noticing that you are disappearing haha and I promise you will have SOOOOOOOOO much energy that everything gets done even a spotless house and you will be swimming in your old clothes you just have to keep it up because you will need to go shopping for a new wardrobe i did this and now i feel so much better. IF you do not exercise the calories will add up and creep up onto you so burn them away running, dancing, just stay active!!!!good luck Just NO DiETS Thay make you feel terrible and get you fat!!!!!!!!!
Lets not talk about that very dirty 4-letter word - DIET.
Yes it is a very dirty 4-letter word and should be eliminated from the language.
Lets talk about lifestyle food plan instead. You cannot just lose the weight and then go back to the way you ate before. The weight will jump back twice as fast as it was to remove in first place.
3 ounces is a serving of any meat product! Cook the meat any way you like it cooked, and whatever meat you like. Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Pork, Fish, all come in this catagory.
Dark green leafy stuff is almost unlimited. 2 tea cups packed is a serving.
tomato, celery, peppers, onions, olives, whatever else you like on your salad.
Dressing on the side!! Always on the side, not poured over the salad. Have real dressing, not the vinegary sour low fat stuff that doesn't taste good.
Any other green veggies you like! An amount the size of your clenched fist is a serving of cooked veggie and twice that is raw serving.
Any fruits you like, same serving size as the veggies.
Avoid root veggies, grain and cereal products, and limit most milk products.
Remember you are setting an example for your daughter in all of this.
Take her for a walk. Pram or carriage is fine. Nasty weather? have you ever walked in a museum? or a large store? It works too.
Do be sure to have a ';cheat treat'; once a week. Just half a normal serving of something you have forbidden yourself. It prevents cravings and chucking the entire plan.
You can do this!!
Do not dietttt
If anything, change your eating habits for life.
If you diet and cut out meals or anything like that, your body starts storing energy as fat cells and whatnot because your body thinks you're fasting. And when you stop dieting, you put the weight back on twice as fast because your body thinks you're going to need it when you fast again.
So, eat everything in moderation. Try not to eat too late at night, because then you dont work it off from walking or anything
The best thing you will ever do for yourself is to cut sugar and large amounts of sodium from your diet. If you can discipline yourself to prepare your own meals you will be amazed at how easy it is. All those pre-packaged frozen meals like Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones are convenient, but they can be packed with sodium to make them taste better and to help with preservation. Making your own meals allows you to control the ingredients.
I usually start my day with a piece of fruit or yogurt and toast or a bowl of cereal. I snack on low fat cheese sticks and raw almonds. I like big salads for lunch. I make my own dressings, but you can buy some decent ones in the market. I stick to well-balanced dinners. I always think of my plate as a piece of art. I make sure that it has lots of color in it. Color, when it comes to natural foods, equals nutrition.
PS- If I am craving something sweet or salty, I keep like 6 different varieties of 100 calorie packs around. It is a quick way to keep you going. They have soooo many different kinds. My sister-in-law buys them for her kids. They are a great way to allow your kids to snack without giving them too much sugar.
Also, always, always, always, cheat once a week. My cheat day is Sunday. I let myself eat wings, pizza, or whatever I am craving. This helps to keep you grounded.
If you don't have time to exercise, take your child outside to ride bikes, or walk around the block, or put her in a wagon and drag it behind you. There are plenty of ways to get exercise especially with kids.
I'm not a real healthy eater, but I LOVE pasta and chicken. They are my vices - I don't think a person really needs to 'diet' but you can enjoy your food by making small changes which are more healthy for you.
E.g. - For my pastas I use wholemeal pasta instead of white, it tastes exactly the same but is so much better for you. I also have gone from using cream based sauces, to tomato and vegetable based
- For chicken, I bake my snitzels or kievs instead of frying or even *gasp* deep frying.
-I don't use any oil what-so-ever for frying. It's unnecesary. I use non stick pans and a spray of canola oil which is so much healthier than using the liquid form
-If you are craving takeaways, make them yourself! Pizza - buy a pizza base, add your toppings, whack it in the oven, and YUM pizza! Make your own burgers at home, using wholegrain rolls
-When eating salad, go without the dressing or ask for it on the side
- Most Asian style meals are quite healthy, just stay away from the battered meats or things like dim sims.
Stir fry's are great, just buy a cheaper cut of beef (e.g. blade stake) or some chicken meat, cut it into strips and fry with some onion. Add your vegies (as many as you can!) I put in, brocolli, snap peas, carrot, capsicum and whatever else I can find in my fridge! Toss through some Hokkien noodles and soy sauce and you have a delicious and very easy to prepare meal while looking after your daughter!
I know these aren't very special or interesting ideas, but they ARE healthy, like I said before, a full blown diet isn't really necesary, just eating regular, healthy meals with a bit of exercise each day and you'll lose 2 stone soon enough!
Good Luck =]
fill yourself up with fluids everyday.. do try to drink 8 glasses of water and try to stay away from energy drinks and fruit juices. you wont need energy drinks if you are eating correctly. for snacks, eat fruits. i know its hard to not buy the chips, but fruits will help your cravings, and you don't have to feel guilty about making the wrong decisions. stay away from dark meat and try to eat alot of turkey, and chicken breast. red meat is okay but minimal. the key is fluids, and healthy snacks.. don't starve yourself, because you will want to eat more and you will start back at the beginning if you binge
Always remember, the best diet is the one you make and can stick to. You already know what your doing wrong, so eat more of the right stuff and stay away from sweets and fried food. Good Luck! - R
Im not on any diet, because of my good metabolism, but I loveeee smoothies! Also, when im craving something sweet, I have a banana milkshake. Chocolate is too fatty.
DON'T KNOW BUTT i get to eat pizza burgers and lotsa junkfood
Where can I find authentic jamaican food recipes?
My boyfriends mother is visiting in a few weeks and she is from Jamaica. I would like to prepare some Jamaican dishes for her and need some really good authentic recipesWhere can I find authentic jamaican food recipes?
http://www.foodjamaica.net/Where can I find authentic jamaican food recipes?
Ackee and Saltfish is a very tradtional jamaican dish that is easy to make. It's not one of my favorite jamaican dishes, but this recipe may impress her:
Ingredients:
1/2 lb Saltfish (dried, salted codfish)
12 fresh ackees or 1 (drained) can of tinned ackees
1 medium onion
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp of butter
1/2 a hot chilli pepper (ideally Scotch Bonnet)
1 sweet pepper
1 chopped tomato
1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
Cooking Instructions:
Cover the saltfish in cold water. Let soak overnight (minimum 8 hours) changing the water several times (this removes most of the salt). Bring a pan of cold water to the boil and gently simmer the fish for 20 minutes (until the fish is tender). Chop the onion, sweet pepper, chilli pepper and tomato.
Remove the fish from water and allow to cool. Remove all of bones and skin then flake the flesh of the fish. Melt the butter in a frying pan and stir fry the onion, black pepper, sweet pepper, chilli and thyme for about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and flaked fish and stir-fry for another 10 minutes. Add the Ackee and cook until hot throughout. Stir gently to avoid breaking-up the Ackee.
Grilled Jerk Rubbed Whole Fish with Hot Vinegar (Escovitch) Sauce
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
Show: Boy Meets Grill
Episode: Jamaican Flavors
2 tablespoons ground coriander
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon habanero powder
2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 red snapper, scaled and gutted
Escovitch Sauce, recipe follows
Preheat the grill to medium-high. Combine all of the spices in a medium bowl. Set aside half of the spice rub in an airtight container for another use; store at room temperature for up to 6 months.
Rub both sides of the fish with the remaining half of the spice rub. Grill on both sides for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. Remove from the grill and immediately pour the Escovitch sauce over the fish and serve.
Escovitch Sauce:
1 Spanish onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar
3 allspice berries
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat on the grates of the grill or on a burner. Simmer for a couple minutes and then pour over the fish.
Fried Plantains
4 cups vegetable oil
4 ripe plantains, peeled and cut on the bias into 1/2-inch thick slices
Salt
Finely chopped cilantro, optional
Heat oil to 365 degrees F in a heavy medium saucepan. Carefully add the plantains, in batches as necessary, and fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Immediately sprinkle with salt and cilantro, if desired.
Jamaican Rice and Peas
1 1/2 cups dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight and drained
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
3 green onions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Place beans and garlic in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the beans are tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. When the beans are tender, stir in the coconut milk, green onions, Scotch bonnet, and thyme, and increase the heat to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover the pot, and cook until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid. Transfer to a large serving bowl and garnish with sliced green onions.
Rum Punch
The saying is: 1 part sour, 2 parts sweet, 3 parts strong, and 4 parts weak.
1 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups grenadine syrup
2 cups Jamaican white rum
1 cup light rum
2 cups fresh pineapple juice
2 cups fresh orange juice
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg, optional
Orange slices, for garnish
Pineapple slices, for garnish
Mix all ingredients together in a pitcher or punch bowl. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish with orange or pineapple slices.
this looks like a good site.....lived in the Islands, and this looks like real authentic recipes ....
http://www.jamaicans.com/cooking/index.s鈥?/a>
Hope this helps.. and happy cooking
http://www.jamaican-recipes.com/
my friends parents went to jamacia and they said that they made amazing potato salad...they dont eat ALOT of regular american foods, such as sandwiches!regal theater
http://www.foodjamaica.net/Where can I find authentic jamaican food recipes?
Ackee and Saltfish is a very tradtional jamaican dish that is easy to make. It's not one of my favorite jamaican dishes, but this recipe may impress her:
Ingredients:
1/2 lb Saltfish (dried, salted codfish)
12 fresh ackees or 1 (drained) can of tinned ackees
1 medium onion
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp of butter
1/2 a hot chilli pepper (ideally Scotch Bonnet)
1 sweet pepper
1 chopped tomato
1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme
Cooking Instructions:
Cover the saltfish in cold water. Let soak overnight (minimum 8 hours) changing the water several times (this removes most of the salt). Bring a pan of cold water to the boil and gently simmer the fish for 20 minutes (until the fish is tender). Chop the onion, sweet pepper, chilli pepper and tomato.
Remove the fish from water and allow to cool. Remove all of bones and skin then flake the flesh of the fish. Melt the butter in a frying pan and stir fry the onion, black pepper, sweet pepper, chilli and thyme for about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and flaked fish and stir-fry for another 10 minutes. Add the Ackee and cook until hot throughout. Stir gently to avoid breaking-up the Ackee.
Grilled Jerk Rubbed Whole Fish with Hot Vinegar (Escovitch) Sauce
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay
Show: Boy Meets Grill
Episode: Jamaican Flavors
2 tablespoons ground coriander
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon habanero powder
2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 red snapper, scaled and gutted
Escovitch Sauce, recipe follows
Preheat the grill to medium-high. Combine all of the spices in a medium bowl. Set aside half of the spice rub in an airtight container for another use; store at room temperature for up to 6 months.
Rub both sides of the fish with the remaining half of the spice rub. Grill on both sides for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until just cooked through. Remove from the grill and immediately pour the Escovitch sauce over the fish and serve.
Escovitch Sauce:
1 Spanish onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar
3 allspice berries
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat on the grates of the grill or on a burner. Simmer for a couple minutes and then pour over the fish.
Fried Plantains
4 cups vegetable oil
4 ripe plantains, peeled and cut on the bias into 1/2-inch thick slices
Salt
Finely chopped cilantro, optional
Heat oil to 365 degrees F in a heavy medium saucepan. Carefully add the plantains, in batches as necessary, and fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Immediately sprinkle with salt and cilantro, if desired.
Jamaican Rice and Peas
1 1/2 cups dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight and drained
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
3 green onions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
3 sprigs fresh thyme
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Place beans and garlic in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the beans are tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. When the beans are tender, stir in the coconut milk, green onions, Scotch bonnet, and thyme, and increase the heat to a boil. Stir in the rice, cover the pot, and cook until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid. Transfer to a large serving bowl and garnish with sliced green onions.
Rum Punch
The saying is: 1 part sour, 2 parts sweet, 3 parts strong, and 4 parts weak.
1 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups grenadine syrup
2 cups Jamaican white rum
1 cup light rum
2 cups fresh pineapple juice
2 cups fresh orange juice
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg, optional
Orange slices, for garnish
Pineapple slices, for garnish
Mix all ingredients together in a pitcher or punch bowl. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish with orange or pineapple slices.
this looks like a good site.....lived in the Islands, and this looks like real authentic recipes ....
http://www.jamaicans.com/cooking/index.s鈥?/a>
Hope this helps.. and happy cooking
http://www.jamaican-recipes.com/
my friends parents went to jamacia and they said that they made amazing potato salad...they dont eat ALOT of regular american foods, such as sandwiches!
Recipes...Does anyone know of a website where I can find normal food recipes?
I have looked online and all I can find is weird stuff. I'm looking for normal food, like spaghetti,meatloaf,pork chops, cube steak. Stuff like that. Also I'm new to the cooking thing. So the simpler the better.Thanks for your help!Recipes...Does anyone know of a website where I can find normal food recipes?
Look at:
Foodnetwork.com %26gt; The TV show How To Boil Water
williamssonoma.com %26gt; they have a ton of flawless recipes
cooksillustrated.com %26gt; you pay like $3 per month but they are really detailed about how to do things. They also have a huge collection of recipes.Recipes...Does anyone know of a website where I can find normal food recipes?
http://www.epicurious.com/ is the place. You can search the name of a recipe and it'll have it.
www.foodnetwork.com
www.kraftfoods.com my fav
www.allrecipes.com
good luck
verybestbaking.com or there is ragu.com or there is bettycroker.com or go buy a book.I love to cook and bake so i have alot of books.Hey try this site Recipegoldmine.com very good site.
I like www.recipezaar.com
These are normal recipes posted by normal people. It has filters so you can sort by ingredients, preparation method, cost, time, nutritional information, whatever you want. You have to be a paying member to post recipes or email them, but you can get the recipes for free.
www.bestsimplerecipes.com
allrecipes.com
try kraftcanada.com
i use this site all the time !
I was going to say allrecipes.com, but a lot of people have already mentioned it. So, I've listed some others below...
http://www.simplerecipes.co.uk/
http://simplemeals.cdkitchen.com/
http://www.cooks.com/
http://www.rd.com/openContentCategory.do鈥?/a>
http://lhj.com/lhj/food/
www.foodtv.com
Search for Rachael Ray recipes (30 minute meals). She makes cooking simple and easy!
Foot Network .com
All Recipes .com
Betty Crocker .com
Everyday FOOD .com
go to the kraftsfood.com site, or the cambells sites. and they have others sirtes there you can click on.
Allrecipes.com
Epicurious.com
Foodnetwork.com
Recipezaar.com
They're all good.
www.kraftfoods.com/kf
www.allrecipes.com
www.allrecipes.com
I use it all the time.
kraftfoods.com is one of my favorites. its full of easy recipes. they tell you the prep time and the number of ingredients for each recipe. and its not just ONE recipe for crab cakes! lol there are several to choose from for each recipe because people submitt them with their own style so you get to see the different ways of making something and pick the one you like best. you can add your own too. they are always super easy and have lots a great ideas. plus when you sign up (its free) you get a free kraft magazine subscription that comes in every month with more wonderful easy recipes :)
www.kraftfoods.com has a lot of simple recipes as well as ';weird'; ones. but if all else fails, go to google, and type in spaghetti, and you'll get links to recipes that should help you out. good luck!
I have been going to recipezaar.com. Great recipes entered by regular people.
bhg.com
http://www.womansday.com/cooking/7312/3-鈥?/a>
Look at:
Foodnetwork.com %26gt; The TV show How To Boil Water
williamssonoma.com %26gt; they have a ton of flawless recipes
cooksillustrated.com %26gt; you pay like $3 per month but they are really detailed about how to do things. They also have a huge collection of recipes.Recipes...Does anyone know of a website where I can find normal food recipes?
http://www.epicurious.com/ is the place. You can search the name of a recipe and it'll have it.
www.foodnetwork.com
www.kraftfoods.com my fav
www.allrecipes.com
good luck
verybestbaking.com or there is ragu.com or there is bettycroker.com or go buy a book.I love to cook and bake so i have alot of books.Hey try this site Recipegoldmine.com very good site.
I like www.recipezaar.com
These are normal recipes posted by normal people. It has filters so you can sort by ingredients, preparation method, cost, time, nutritional information, whatever you want. You have to be a paying member to post recipes or email them, but you can get the recipes for free.
www.bestsimplerecipes.com
allrecipes.com
try kraftcanada.com
i use this site all the time !
I was going to say allrecipes.com, but a lot of people have already mentioned it. So, I've listed some others below...
http://www.simplerecipes.co.uk/
http://simplemeals.cdkitchen.com/
http://www.cooks.com/
http://www.rd.com/openContentCategory.do鈥?/a>
http://lhj.com/lhj/food/
www.foodtv.com
Search for Rachael Ray recipes (30 minute meals). She makes cooking simple and easy!
Foot Network .com
All Recipes .com
Betty Crocker .com
Everyday FOOD .com
go to the kraftsfood.com site, or the cambells sites. and they have others sirtes there you can click on.
Allrecipes.com
Epicurious.com
Foodnetwork.com
Recipezaar.com
They're all good.
www.kraftfoods.com/kf
www.allrecipes.com
www.allrecipes.com
I use it all the time.
kraftfoods.com is one of my favorites. its full of easy recipes. they tell you the prep time and the number of ingredients for each recipe. and its not just ONE recipe for crab cakes! lol there are several to choose from for each recipe because people submitt them with their own style so you get to see the different ways of making something and pick the one you like best. you can add your own too. they are always super easy and have lots a great ideas. plus when you sign up (its free) you get a free kraft magazine subscription that comes in every month with more wonderful easy recipes :)
www.kraftfoods.com has a lot of simple recipes as well as ';weird'; ones. but if all else fails, go to google, and type in spaghetti, and you'll get links to recipes that should help you out. good luck!
I have been going to recipezaar.com. Great recipes entered by regular people.
bhg.com
http://www.womansday.com/cooking/7312/3-鈥?/a>
My mother has dental problems and I need soft food recipes?
My mother has dental problems and I need soft food recipes?
My mom is going to have all of her teeth pulled. In the meantime she cannot chew anything. She can't even chew spaghetti. Any tasty and nutritious ideas for her to eat? I appreciate your help.My mother has dental problems and I need soft food recipes?
all of these answers are good but when my dad had his pulled he also ate butternut squash baked an we used a black and decker food processor for other food like meat so try that and good luck!!!My mother has dental problems and I need soft food recipes?
Lots of soup and scrambled eggs. My grandfather, in his 90s, had problems like that. He ate a lot of graham crackers and chocolate chip cookies he dunked in milk.
She might be able to eat orzo, which is a pasta that's shaped like big rice. He ate that sometimes.
How about Rice a Roni? We made risotto using beef broth, rice and saffron, and he could eat that but you have to cook it a long time and it's kind of a pain. There's a brand in a bag that's pretty good...I think it's called Alessi. They also have lentil soup which would probably work. The hard part is making sure her nutrition is adequate while she can't eat.
If you can make your own macaroni and cheese sauce, you could use the orzo for that. You could also over cook the macaroni for her.
Maybe chili made with ground beef, not chunks of beef.
You can make her hot chocolate using milk instead of water. I mean using the little packages. I'm sure you can make it from milk and cocoa, but I wouldn't know what to do after the milk was hot.
Milk shakes and smoothies, and yogurt itself if she likes it, and cottage cheese if she likes that.
Cottage cheese, oatmeal, poached eggs, chicken broth, plain tuna, mashed potatoes, spinach, pears and sweet potatoes.
If you feel like she isn't getting enough nutrition, offer her an Ensure shake occasionally.
More ideas here: http://www.appliedhealth.com/nutri/page1鈥?/a>
(I Googled ';mechanical soft diet'; for those ideas)
Puree her veggies like baby foods.
I like carrots and parsnips mashed together, or either with mashed potatoes.
Creamed soups with added veggies that go really soft like pumpkin, squash, turnips, swede.
A nice piece of poached fish will do in a few days.
soup , mashed potatoes, porridge, Cream of wheat ,smoothies, milkshakes, everything that she can swallow without chewing .
nutritious? how about egg salad or tuna salad! both are a great source of protein (and require a minimum of chewing, provided it is chopped very finely). good luck to your mom.
puree the food in a blender,it should be the consistency of baby food
My mom is going to have all of her teeth pulled. In the meantime she cannot chew anything. She can't even chew spaghetti. Any tasty and nutritious ideas for her to eat? I appreciate your help.My mother has dental problems and I need soft food recipes?
all of these answers are good but when my dad had his pulled he also ate butternut squash baked an we used a black and decker food processor for other food like meat so try that and good luck!!!My mother has dental problems and I need soft food recipes?
Lots of soup and scrambled eggs. My grandfather, in his 90s, had problems like that. He ate a lot of graham crackers and chocolate chip cookies he dunked in milk.
She might be able to eat orzo, which is a pasta that's shaped like big rice. He ate that sometimes.
How about Rice a Roni? We made risotto using beef broth, rice and saffron, and he could eat that but you have to cook it a long time and it's kind of a pain. There's a brand in a bag that's pretty good...I think it's called Alessi. They also have lentil soup which would probably work. The hard part is making sure her nutrition is adequate while she can't eat.
If you can make your own macaroni and cheese sauce, you could use the orzo for that. You could also over cook the macaroni for her.
Maybe chili made with ground beef, not chunks of beef.
You can make her hot chocolate using milk instead of water. I mean using the little packages. I'm sure you can make it from milk and cocoa, but I wouldn't know what to do after the milk was hot.
Milk shakes and smoothies, and yogurt itself if she likes it, and cottage cheese if she likes that.
Cottage cheese, oatmeal, poached eggs, chicken broth, plain tuna, mashed potatoes, spinach, pears and sweet potatoes.
If you feel like she isn't getting enough nutrition, offer her an Ensure shake occasionally.
More ideas here: http://www.appliedhealth.com/nutri/page1鈥?/a>
(I Googled ';mechanical soft diet'; for those ideas)
Puree her veggies like baby foods.
I like carrots and parsnips mashed together, or either with mashed potatoes.
Creamed soups with added veggies that go really soft like pumpkin, squash, turnips, swede.
A nice piece of poached fish will do in a few days.
soup , mashed potatoes, porridge, Cream of wheat ,smoothies, milkshakes, everything that she can swallow without chewing .
nutritious? how about egg salad or tuna salad! both are a great source of protein (and require a minimum of chewing, provided it is chopped very finely). good luck to your mom.
puree the food in a blender,it should be the consistency of baby food
I need some good German food recipes?
So my friend and I are doing this schmorgishboard thing and I need to find some good recipes. I don't want brats and weiner schnitzel. Please help.I need some good German food recipes?
Greens w/Hot Bacon Dressing
INGREDIENTS
4 cups torn fresh spinach
4 cups torn iceberg lettuce
3 celery ribs, sliced
1/2 cup chopped red onions
4 bacon strips, diced
1 egg
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a salad bowl, toss spinach, lettuce, celery and onion; set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings. In a small bowl, beat egg; add water and mix well. Add to the drippings. Combine vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; pour over salad. Add bacon. Toss and serve immediately. Serves 6-8
GERMAN RED CABBAGE
INGREDIENTS
1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced
2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced
1 medium sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt
6 whole peppercorns
2 whole allspice
2 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cold water
DIRECTIONS
In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt. Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and stir with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours.
Discard spice bag. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in cabbage mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serves 6-8
Kaese Spaetzle (german mac %26amp; cheese)
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 eggs
3/8 cup 2% milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, sliced
1 1/2 cups shredded Emmentaler cheese
DIRECTIONS
Sift together flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Alternately mix in milk and the flour mixture until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Press batter through a spaetzle press into the water. You may also use a potato ricer, colander, or a cheese grater. When the spaetzle has floated to the top of the water, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Mix in 1 cup of the cheese.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook until golden. Stir in spaetzle and remaining cheese until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve immediately. Serves 8
Raspberry Custard Kuchen
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups fresh raspberries
TOPPING:
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine 1 cup flour and salt; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cream; pat into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Combine the sugar and remaining flour; sprinkle over crust. Arrange raspberries over crust. For topping, combine sugar and flour. Stir in eggs, cream and vanilla; pour over berries. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or chilled. Store in refrigerator, Serves 8-10
Bierocks
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pounds ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 head cabbage, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
36 frozen dinner rolls, thawed (I use refrigerator biscuits)
2 quarts vegetable oil for deep frying
DIRECTIONS
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in ground beef, and cook until crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in chopped onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes more. Add the chopped cabbage; cook and stir until the cabbage has softened, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then spread the mixture onto a baking sheet to cool until cool enough to handle.
Once the mixture has cooled, flatten a dinner roll, and place several tablespoons of the cabbage mixture in the center. Pull the edges of the dough over the filling and pinch to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or electric skillet to 350 degrees F.
Fry bierocks a few at a time in the preheated oil on both sides until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes; drain on paper towels. Makes 36 rolls
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german sytle pasta
1 cup uncooked rotini or other spiral pasta (3 to 4 ounces)
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 cups shredded red cabbage (12 ounces)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
1. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2. While pasta is cooking, heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook cabbage in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar and caraway seed. Cover and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender.
3. Stir pasta into cabbage mixture; heat until hot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Greens w/Hot Bacon Dressing
INGREDIENTS
4 cups torn fresh spinach
4 cups torn iceberg lettuce
3 celery ribs, sliced
1/2 cup chopped red onions
4 bacon strips, diced
1 egg
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
DIRECTIONS
In a salad bowl, toss spinach, lettuce, celery and onion; set aside. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings. In a small bowl, beat egg; add water and mix well. Add to the drippings. Combine vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; pour over salad. Add bacon. Toss and serve immediately. Serves 6-8
GERMAN RED CABBAGE
INGREDIENTS
1 medium head red cabbage, cored and sliced
2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced
1 medium sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon salt
6 whole peppercorns
2 whole allspice
2 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cold water
DIRECTIONS
In a Dutch oven, toss cabbage, apples and onion. Add water, vinegar, sugar, butter and salt. Place the peppercorns, allspice, cloves and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and stir with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours.
Discard spice bag. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in cabbage mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serves 6-8
Kaese Spaetzle (german mac %26amp; cheese)
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 eggs
3/8 cup 2% milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, sliced
1 1/2 cups shredded Emmentaler cheese
DIRECTIONS
Sift together flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Alternately mix in milk and the flour mixture until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Press batter through a spaetzle press into the water. You may also use a potato ricer, colander, or a cheese grater. When the spaetzle has floated to the top of the water, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Mix in 1 cup of the cheese.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook until golden. Stir in spaetzle and remaining cheese until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve immediately. Serves 8
Raspberry Custard Kuchen
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups fresh raspberries
TOPPING:
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine 1 cup flour and salt; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cream; pat into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Combine the sugar and remaining flour; sprinkle over crust. Arrange raspberries over crust. For topping, combine sugar and flour. Stir in eggs, cream and vanilla; pour over berries. Bake at 375 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm or chilled. Store in refrigerator, Serves 8-10
Bierocks
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pounds ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 head cabbage, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
36 frozen dinner rolls, thawed (I use refrigerator biscuits)
2 quarts vegetable oil for deep frying
DIRECTIONS
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in ground beef, and cook until crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in chopped onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes more. Add the chopped cabbage; cook and stir until the cabbage has softened, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then spread the mixture onto a baking sheet to cool until cool enough to handle.
Once the mixture has cooled, flatten a dinner roll, and place several tablespoons of the cabbage mixture in the center. Pull the edges of the dough over the filling and pinch to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or electric skillet to 350 degrees F.
Fry bierocks a few at a time in the preheated oil on both sides until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes; drain on paper towels. Makes 36 rolls
Have a great party!
I need some good German food recipes?
german sytle pasta
1 cup uncooked rotini or other spiral pasta (3 to 4 ounces)
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 cups shredded red cabbage (12 ounces)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
1. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
2. While pasta is cooking, heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook cabbage in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in brown sugar, vinegar and caraway seed. Cover and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender.
3. Stir pasta into cabbage mixture; heat until hot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
This website has everything you need to cook up a storm in the kitchen! All of these recipes are easy to follow and there are tons to choose from.
Good Luck and Enjoy!
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