Train Your Baby to Develop a Taste for Healthy Foods

The baby that is fed the most nutritious, fresh and low-calorie foods is the one that is going to grow up to be the most healthy. There are many baby friendly foods out there but there are some that are super-powered foods.

You should consider making pureed baby food out of the following foods that qualify as being nutritional powerhouses.

Avocadoes – Puree this food with a bit of olive oil and your child will have all of the omega 3 fatty acids he or she needs to grow up very smart. They are wonderful pureed with yams, bananas or tomatoes.

Blueberries – These berries contain anthocyns which assist with the health and development of the eyes and circulatory system. They also help fight infections everywhere in the body. You can swirl ground up berries with a bit of plain yogurt for a delicious treat.

Broccoli – Cook it, grind it up and mash it. It is full of fiber, folate and calcium. A bit of parmesan or cheddar cheese blended in with it makes it ultra tasty. It also goes well with blended cooked fish like salmon.

Leafy vegetables – Leafy greens have high amounts of iron and folate. Steam greens like kale, chard and collard greens and then mix with meet or cereal to serve up a delicious but healthy mini-meal for your child.

Lentils – Lentils of all sizes and colors are good for baby. They are rich in protein and B vitamins and blend well with rice and vegetables.

Meat – Lean ground cuts of meat can be chopped up or bought ground. They are a good source of protein, B vitamins and trace minerals. One of the best ways to serve meat to a baby is with ground up vegetables and potatoes as a stew.

Squash – This yellow vegetable should be baked and then pureed. Once mashed up it has a very creamy pleasant texture. You can roast the squash first and add a bit of cheese to make it tastier. It also goes well mixed up with peas, corn, potatoes and other foods.

Sweet Potatoes – These and their yam cousins are very rich in Vitamin A and minerals and pure very nicely after they have been roasted. Sprinkle with parsley for a tasty treat.

Keep in mind that it is very important to thoroughly wash and clean vegetables before you serve them to your children to make sure they are free of pesticides.

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Low Fat Cooking Tips for a Healthy Family

One way to lose weight is to make your own food every day. This way you can reinvent the way the foods you love are prepared and cut the calories you ingest as well.

One tip is to roast your vegetables. This makes vegetables taste sweeter. You can serve them on their own or puree them and use them as a base for stock, dips and sauces. To roast them all you need to do is spray them with cooking ok, coat them lightly and roast in a pan.

One of the problems of eating low calorie foods is that they taste so bland. Use lots of spices to make them more attractive to your palate. Adding spices and herbs to water oil also helps fiber rich foods like cous cous and rice taste better.

You can also prevent adding fat when baking by substituting butters, fats and oils with pureed substitutes. This allows you to retain the moisture in baked goods without giving up any flavor.

Yet another trick is to cook with fresh juices and fruits. This can help you cut down on the consumption of fat and sugar in your recipes. You can even add these to savoury dishes to give them real flavour.

Yet another tip is to use a wire rack when you cook. Placing the wire rack above the roasting pan allows fatty juices to drip down into the pan. You can also grill fish and meats in milk or coconut milk to save money.

Yet another solution is to use cooking spray whenever you can. This can save you from eating thousands of calories. Most people fry foods using at least tablespoons of oil which is worth 2100 calories of fat. All you really need is a spray that contains seven calories.

You don’t have to buy commercially made vegetable oil spray either. You can buy a Misto which is a pressurized canister that you can put your own oils in.

If you need more moisture while cooking you can also add a little juice or low fat broth to help the vegetables cook faster.

The point is that you can cook with just about everything else but fat. That way you don’t have to add unnecessary calories to the food you are eating. In fact when it comes to being one of the most natural ways to lose weight this is one of the best ways.

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