Super Porridge

I've been chatting about Super Porridge on a few different forums, and several people have asked me to explain how to make Super Porridge.  I decided to do a short series that will help walk readers through the process of making it.

Lately I've been trying to cut costs on groceries, while giving my boys the best possible nutritional start.  My boys are 13 months old, and they are beginning to eat table food.  I could see that, with my busy schedule, it would be very easy to fall into the pattern of eating a lot of chicken nuggets and processed food that's easy to prepare, but not so nutritious.

I've been making a lot of baby food for my boys by following the recipes on Wholesome Baby Food.  As the boys started to get older, I was unsure what types of food they could eat, and still be able to practice feeding themselves. 

The book Super Baby Food really helped me think of different things I could prepare for my children.  My favorite part of the book so far is the idea of making a Super Porridge.  In the book, Ruth Yaron suggests that you put together a Super Porridge for the first meal of the day.   In the porridge you are supposed to include a number of things, including nutritional supplements.  Honestly, I haven't gotten that far.  This is what I've been mixing into our Super Porridge:

• Vitamin-A rich item:  Sweet potato, yams, pumpkin, etc.
• Super green item:  kale, spinach, brocolli
• Legume:  kidney beans, lentils
• Grain:  brown rice, oatmeal
• Whole milk (or water and formula) to help with mixing it all together

Preparing the items ahead of time is really important.  The Super Porridge isn't something you can just throw together in two minutes.  I try to make one puree each night.  I add what I need to the Super Porridges I have in the refrigerator, and then freeze the rest using the ice cube tray method. 

My Super Porridge is far from perfect, and I would suggest checking out Ruth Yaron's website or her book, Super Baby Food for more information.  I do not include all of the items that she recommends in her book.

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