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aving a new baby takes over your life in the most incredible way, and the first six months are usually a blur of night feeds, changes and some wonderful moments. Whether you are breastfeeding or not, after four months the issue of weaning comes up. For children with older siblings it can be earlier as they’re keen to copy their elders, but most mums are trying out foods on their little ones from four or five months. It can be a stressful time, but also a fun time as you find out what your baby does and doesn’t like. Cooking for your baby is also another thing to add to the list, and we all try to eat as well as we can. This cookbook was born from the stories of many busy mums who resort to pre-prepared pouches for their babies, or spend hours making purees while surviving on biscuits and wine. There is another way, says nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker. Both mum and baby need to be eating well, so Dr Schenker has devised a set of recipes which are tasty, nutritious and also completely sugar-free.
baby CHI N E SE CHICK EN you CHICK EN LA KSA Preparation time: 15 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Serves 2
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A remarkable new book makes it easy to go sugar-free with fantastic recipes for baby and mama Wo r d s H O L LY K I R K WO O D Recipes SARAH SCHENKER
hicken is a great source of B vitamins which have various functions in the body including boosting immunity and cell growth, keeping nerve and blood cells healthy. It also contains iron and zinc.
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200g chicken breast A pinch of Chinese five spice a drizzle of olive oil 100g green beans For Baby: 2 tbsp (30ml) of the cooked chicken 2 tbsp (30ml) of the cooked green beans 2 cubes frozen butternut squash purée, thawed or 2 tbsp (30ml) fresh butternut squash purée 2 cubes frozen sweet potato purée, thawed or 2 tbsp (30ml) fresh sweet potato purée For You: a drizzle of olive oil 1 tsp (5ml) chilli paste 1 tsp (5ml) ginger paste 4 spring onions 1 red pepper the remaining cooked green
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