Smoothie with kale is little B's favorite!

Who knew that I would have such a healthy veggie loving baby haha. I mean, when I was a child, I only wanted to eat candy and pizza (I was very fat by the way...I had boobs...) Well, today I tried to feed her some regular baby puree that I purchased and she refused to eat more than 2 spoons. I then went ahead and mixed a smoothie for us instead. She really loves smoothies!

I found some organic black kale at the supermarket, which looked super healthy. I also added banana, avocado, kefir, water, blueberries, strawberries, mangoes and hemp hearts. It tasted like ice cream and we both got very full and satisfied. 

Healthy Lunch

I read on The world's healthiest foods that the health benefits of Kale are even better if you steam it. I might try that so my bacon-loving husband can get a boost for dinner. 

Anyways, don't think I'm all healthy all the time myself. I spent the weekend binge eating Frozen Yogurt and eating Ketchup chips while watching Netflix. 

Ok, time to enjoy this beautiful weather we're having! We're going out!!! 

Xo

Little B's mom

Smoothie for baby and mommy, that's all I got done today.

Today was one of those days. You know when you feel like you are moving around in some kind of sticky glue, nothing seems to get done.

My Gosh, at 2PM I still had my pyjamas on and just now my computer crashed so I had to restart it. Who knows if it will come back to life.....The cat has puked in three spots, the condo looks like crap....Anyways, I decided to get myself together and go for a short walk. I had to bring some clothes to the cleaner/tailor to be fixed. I have two pairs of pants with broken zippers and my husband has a pair of jeans in need of hemming.

 It was freezing cold outside and just awful. Ok, I know I live in Canada....! I managed to find the cleaners and the guy was on lunchbreak so it was closed. Great! Walked around and finally found another place but she was not able to replace the broken zippers on my pants, but she did take care of the jeans. Mission Not really accomplished. Walked back home and into the elevator. The elevator STOPPED and the lights went out. Help! I definitely felt a panick attack approaching. After about 2 minutes I was able to open the door. I was too scared to try it again so I walked around the block and it worked when I came back. Pheeew! 

All I got done today was feed the little one and feed myself. Little B had homemade carrots and peas with smoothie for dessert. She really enjoys smoothies! I made one with blueberries, strawberries, mangoes, avocado, spinach and kefir. 

Now I have to clean up this mess. If you look at the floor you cannot believe it was vacuumed yesterday. 

I wish these animals could do some work around here!

Xo

Little B's mom

Cauliflower and broccoli baby food, yumm!

I am glad little B likes veggies, but who knows, that might change once she has a taste of candy (and candy canes and candy corns..=) Well at least she likes veggies now so that is a good thing!

Yesterday, I cooked her some cauliflower and broccoli puree. Just boiled it and mixed it in the blender with some water and a little bit of butter. She enjoyed it and I actually thought it tasted pretty darn good myself!

Boiling veggies

Puree with the help of the ninja

To perfect my kitchen skills, I think I will look for a steamer, so I don't need to boil the vegetables. That will probably preserve more of the vitamins.
I store her baby food in these little cups (baby cubes). However, I have to use two of them now since she eats so much.

Baby cubes food containers

Ok, have a nice day!

Making baby food - pureed meat

So while I was making meat sauce for me and my husband I decided to separate some meat for little B and make her a meal.

 I cooked her ground beef with some onion, carrots and a tiny bit of tomato sauce. I was a bit worried about adding onion to a baby food dish, but after some Googling I found out that is ok. Thank god for Google! Anyway, I cooked it all and added it to the blender. I had to add some water to it to make it blend into a nice, smooth puree. I was a bit skeptical about blending meat but come to think of it, the meat had already been sliced up and grounded, so why not chop it up some more...

I also added some sweet potatoes to the mix. 

This is how yummy it looked like when it was all done:

Yum yum yummm. 

Well I tasted it and it was pretty good, but most importantly, little B tasted it and she liked it! Woho! That is all that matters! 

Ok, off to new food adventures!

Homemade Baby Food

It is a lot of fun now when little B can eat baby food. I started feeding her cereal in the mornings when she was five months old. After that I gave her carrots, sweet potatoes, squash and peas. She also tried blueberries, peach and apples. However, I try to make some baby food at home. Since I am not a super chef I only make some simple stuff. However, It is really not that hard and it saves you a lot of money. It is also nice to know what ingredients you put in and it gives me the option to buy organic ingredients whenever I feel the need for that. So far I made carrots, sweet potatoes and apple sauce at home. I boil the ingredients first and then mix it in the blender.

Carrot pureeing the other night and little B tasting some homemade apple sauce (looks happy so far about my kitchen efforts)

I find that it is easier to make a lot at the same time, seems like it mixes better in the blender. I use small cups to store leftovers in the freezer.

I have yet to try some kind of meat mixture....but seems a bit nasty to puree meat.....

And I heard you should add some butter to your homemade food.....is that true....? I will try that when I  make some broccoli puree. 

The pureeing continues...I will let you know what little B thinks of my cooking skills.

Ok all you moms and dads out there, You are doing a great job!

Xxx Bs mom