Potato stew

Ingredients

6 Irish potatoes

Steps

2 carrots

1 medium size onion

2 medium sized tomatoes

Iodized salt to taste

4 ½ cups (4 ½ fists) clean water

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

5 tablespoons (5 full thumbs) of fat or oil

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

Chop all vegetables into small bite sized pieces.

Heat the fat or oil in a cooking pot; add the onions and cook until they are soft and golden brown.

Add tomatoes, stir, and cook until they are soft.

4 Food Groups

Mix in potatoes, clean water, and iodized salt, cover and continue to cook.

Mix in carrots and beans. Continue cooking until vegetables are soft and you can pierce them with a fork.

Let stew 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: Minced meat

Boiled and chopped egg 5 5

Helpful Hints

• At this age, your child should be eating about ¾ cup (3 cupped handfuls) of food at each meal and a snack.

• 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 thoroughly before feeding it again to your baby.

• Continue breastfeeding on demand until your baby is 2 years old or more.