Mashed Sweet Potato and Beans

Ingredients

1 boiled or steamed sweet potato (see recipe on pages 60 or 61)

Steps

1 cup (1 fist) of cooked beans (recipe on page 59)

½ cup (half fist) juice from an orange (not canned juice)

1 teaspoon (1 thumb tip) of fat or vegetable oil

Clean water (if needed)

Clean cooking area, cooking bowls, and utensils with soap and clean water. Wash hands with soap and clean water.

Mix boiled or steamed orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, cooked beans, juice from the orange, and fat or vegetable oil. Mash together with a fork. If needed, add clean water to make the porridge the right consistency for your baby’s age.

Let potatoes cool before serving so you do not burn your baby’s mouth.

Helpful Hints

Wash your hands and your baby’s hands and face with soap and clean water before you feed the baby.

• Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and juice are sweet. There is no need to add sugar.

• For children aged 6 months, the porridge should be thick, smooth, and well mashed. It should not run off the spoon. For children aged 7–8 months, the porridge should be thicker.

• If you have extra food, you can feed it to other children or store it in a covered container for NO MORE THAN 4 hours. If you store the food, be sure to heat it so it is hot (not just warm) before feeding it again to your baby.

• Continue breastfeeding on demand until your baby is 2 years of age.

Recommended additions for dietary diversity:

Shredded flesh foods for children 7-8 months of age

Mashed boiled egg for children 6 months of age

Grated boiled egg for children 7-8 months of age

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