Home Made Baby Food

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Mini Meat Loaf (Baby Food) Recipe

Ingredients

* 4 ounces ground beef or ground turkey
* 1/2 cup any assorted fresh vegetables, grated or chopped very fine (carrots, green beans, peas, mushrooms)
* 1 egg
* 1/2 cup bread crumbs or crushed cereal such as unsweetened flake cereal (corn or wheat flakes are good)
* Catsup (optional)

Preparation

For Babies 12 months and older:
Mix ground beef or ground turkey with grated vegetables, egg, and bread crumbs with your hands until they are well combined. (Add enough bread crumbs so that the loaf will hold its shape.) Shape into a 2-inch-thick meat loaf (decorate with a strip of catsup, if desired).

Microwave at 100 percent, covered, for 3 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes.

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Vegetable Custard Recipe

Ingredients:

* 1 teapoon butter or margarine
* 1 teaspoon whole wheat or enriched flour
* 1/4 cup hot milk
* 1 Tablespoon nonfat dry milk
* 1 large egg, beaten
* 1/2 cup cooked, mashed vegetables

Preparation:

For Babies 6-12 months:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 custard cups.

Melt butter in medium-size saucepan over medium heat. Gradually add hot milk and nonfat dry milk. Cook and stir until thickened. Stir a small amount of hot sauce into egg in small size bowl, then mix egg into rest of sauce. Add mashed vegetables.

Pour mixture into custard cups. Place the cups in a pan of hot water that comes up to level of mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Do not freeze.