Sweet Potato and Egg Porridge

Ingredients

1 orange-fleshed sweet potato

Thumb tip (1 teaspoon) of cooking oil, coconut oil, or expressed breast milk

Juice from an orange

Steps

1 egg

Clean drinking water

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

Cut the sweet potato into small pieces and place into pan or pot.

2 Food Color Groups

Crack the egg and pour on top of the slices.

Add the oil and enough clean drinking water to cover the bottom of the pot. Cover the pot.

The steam created by the water will cook the mixture. Steaming uses a lot less water and can reduce cooking time.

Stir occasionally to prevent burning. If it gets too dry before being fully cooked, add a few spoons of clean drinking water.

Cook until you can easily pierce the potato with a fork. Mash cooked potato with a fork.

Add juice from the orange and mix well.

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

Wash your hands and your child’s hands with soap and clean water before feeding your child.

Recommended additions for dietary diversity:

Helpful Hints

• 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 old or more.

When I was young it was believed that eggs would delay a child’s speech. But now I know that eggs are safe and healthy. They help children grow strong and learn well. Just make sure they are soft and mashed for babies 6–8 months of age.