Sweet potato and beans

Ingredients

4 cups (4 fists) cooked beans (can use any bean, see recipe on page 59)

2 cobs green maize

4 orange-fleshed sweet potatoes

1 1⁄3 cups (1 and 1⁄3 fist) groundnut paste

Iodized salt to taste

9 cups (9 fists) clean water

3 Food Groups

Steps

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

Cut the sweet potato into small pieces.

Remove the maize from the cob. Put the cooked beans in a pot and add the green maize.

Add 4 cups (4 fists) clean water and bring to a boil. Cook until the maize is soft. Add orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, groundnut paste, iodized salt and the rest of the water to the maize and beans.

Recipe continues on the next page.

Cook until you can easily pierce the orange-fleshed sweet potatoes with a fork.

Once cooked, mash the maize, beans, orange-fleshed sweet potato, and groundnut paste mixture.

Remove from the heat. Let 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:

3 meat 3 4

Before I start preparing my child’s food, I ensure that the food preparation surface is cleaned with soap and water. This will kill germs which could be transferred to the food if the surfaces are not clean.

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.