The pretty colorful flowers come back more beautiful each year in the spring. Some flowers can come to season a dish to add an additional flavor to a good homemade meal. Can baby eat edible flowers like everyone else?
Edible flowers
In the spring, edible flowers are perfect for brightening up the meals of baby and the whole family. There are several coming out of edible flowers with various flavors and colors . The purple or white borage, the orange worries or the blue rosemary flowers are edible flowers called " domestic ". You once plant a seed and then each year at the first rays of sun, the flowers grow back. Then come the wild edible flowers that naturally grow in the garden like dandelion and daisies. But that's not all, it is also possible to eat the flowers of vegetables from the vegetable patch such as the rocket, broccoli or zucchini.
The discovery of edible flowers by baby
The edible flowers are close to aromatic herbs and spices used to season meals and baby snacks. Even if these ingredients can be introduced from the start of food diversification led by the child, edible flowers can be offered to baby from 1 year .
For a discovery of edible flowers safely , it is important to offer baby edible organic flowers . Indeed, the petals are so delicate that it is difficult to wash the flowers before offering them to baby. The edible organic flowers guarantee that no pesticide has been used during culture.
A nice activity to do with baby: gardening
The discovery of edible flowers can start around a nice activity to do with your family: gardening . A flower tray, organic seeds of edible flowers, soil, a shovel and a watering can be the material you need to get started. You will be able to plant the different kinds of edible flowers chosen together together and watch them grow day after day . When the flowers are ready, you can spend a quality time with the family around a culinary activity this time. The whole family can cook and then discover the flavor of edible flowers.
At a 1, your little one will surely be too small to actively participate in gardening. It may be necessary to wait for it to be bigger to embark on this family activity with baby.
Even if they are not used in everyday kitchen, the flavor of flowers can be discovered by baby from 1 year . You may discover at the same time as baby of surprising flavors associations.
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