My very independent eater pushes the spoon away when I try to feed him. So I was having a bit of trouble getting him his daily dose of veggies. Until I came up 'veggie rice balls'.
They don't look pretty, but they do the trick.
They don't look pretty, but they do the trick.
First I steam and then puree either fresh or frozen veggies. Then I freeze in my little food ice-cube trays to be used for later. Defrost overnight in the fridge, or in the microwave. Then stir in rice cereal until the mixture gets really thick and pasty. For 2 frozen cubes worth, I probably use anywhere from 1/3 to 1/2 cup of rice cereal.
Once the mixture is thick enough I hand roll it into little bite sized balls. These ones are a mixture of peas, carrots and corn.
Perfect size for little determined fingers....
...and perfect size for happy little mouths!
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