Did you make too much baby food and end up with too many vegetable sticks?
Did you make a purée that was a bit too large for your baby?
Did you cook way too much rice and don't know what to do with it?
Managing proportions isn't always easy when starting out with BLW ! And even once you're well into it, between the different regression phases, it's never easy to know what quantity to produce:
Here are some anti-waste ideas to make with baby leftovers!
Freezing
Freezing remains the quickest and most economical way to preserve baby food leftovers! Here's an article that will explain how to properly freeze baby food .
The transformation
To avoid being left with vegetable sticks or risking throwing away a good puree prepared with love, why not transform it by adding just a few ingredients!
Let's get started making baby food balls or pancakes!
Good meatballs
The purée and the sticks offered to baby can add flavor to balls made from oatmeal, potato, or even vegetables! A great way to avoid wasting baby's leftovers!
Here are several meatball recipes you can make with baby food leftovers:
Delicious pancakes
It's easy to offer your baby pancakes using leftover julienned or pureed vegetables. A new texture made with wholesome vegetables that your baby will absolutely love! Here are a few recipes to try!
Feel free to adapt the recipes depending on the mashed potatoes or vegetables you have left in your fridge 🙂!
The change in presentation
Sometimes simply changing the presentation or the way you offer food to the baby is enough to make them want to discover that food in a different way!
This is great because baby will be able to discover the different textures of a food, such as a piece of steamed carrot, which he will then find again in a muffin or pancakes with a completely different texture!
Don't forget the carriers: a blini, some crispbread, a wrap…
The transformation of white rice into baby food
Too much rice? No worries! Baby can eat this food in other rice-based preparations like these:
No more throwing leftover food in the bin, baby will be able to enjoy eating the remaining food in a different way!
