Stewed cow pea leaves and jute mallow leaves

Ingredients

3 cups (3 fists) jute mallow leaves (or other dark green leafy vegetables)

1 cup (1 fist) cow pea leaves

1 onion

1 large tomato

1 cup (1 fist) milk

2 teaspoon (2 thumb tips) fat or oil

Iodized salt to taste

3 cups (3 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.

Chop onions, tomatoes, and cow pea leaves and jute mallow leaves (or other dark green leafy vegetable).

Add water to a cooking pot and bring to boil.

Add the chopped jute mallow and cow pea leaves. If you are cooking over gas, kerosene, jiko or fire, lower the heat and cook just until the greens are wilted and soft.

Do not overcook. Overcooking makes your vegetables less nutritious.

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

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

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Add jute mallow leaves, cow peas leaves and milk to the onions and tomatoes, stir and let the mixture cook until everything is hot and well mixed.

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.

It is important to cook vegetables thoroughly to kill germs and make them soft enough to eat. But if vegetables are overcooked, they can lose nutrients. Cook vegetables until they are soft but firm and don’t throw out the water they create when they are cooked.

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.