Healthy Recipes For Babies From 12 To 14 Months Old

Here are some healthy recipes for babies that are ideal for ages 12 to 14 months.

Once our babies are just starting to discover new ingredients and flavors,  we can make healthy dishes with fruits and vegetables for them.

When we do not have much time, it can be easy to resort to fast food products that are not always healthy for our children. However, consuming junk food is not healthy for our children, and can have negative effects on the child’s health.

Remember that unhealthy eating habits in childhood can carry on into adulthood, thus leading to a lifelong illness. With these healthy recipes for babies, you can help your baby well on his way.

Therefore, it is important for you to have healthy recipes for your children that they can get many benefits from. 

Benefits of healthy eating habits for babies

• Healthy foods provide good energy

• Healthy eating habits help maintain a healthy weight
• Eating healthy allows the body to function properly
• Healthy eating habits give a better mood.

8 healthy recipes for babies between 12 and 14 months old

Here are some healthy and balanced recipes that are good for your baby:

1. Omelette with mushrooms

Ingredients:

• Egg
• Mushrooms
• Lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons milk

Preparation

• First, clean the sponges thoroughly
• Then add a few drops of lemon juice, eggs and milk. Mix well while stirring.
• To cook it together, it is best to make it in a pan.
• Put the lid over the pan.
• Steam the omelettes for 15 minutes.

2. Tagliatelle style vegetables

Ingredients

• Cucumbers
• Carrots
• Fresh cheese
• Cherry tomatoes
• Salt and pepper
• Cooked finely minced meat (red or white)

Preparation

• Peel cucumbers and carrots. Then cut them into noodle shapes.
• Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.
• Add the meat and the fresh cheese.
• Season it with salt and pepper, then serve.

3. Apple, banana and vanilla flake

Ingredients

• Bananas
• Egg
• Apples
• 20 cl milk
• 15g vanilla sugar

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 180 C
• Peel and cut apples and bananas into small pieces
• Whisk eggs, vanilla, sugar and milk in a bowl
• Add the fruits
• Grease the frying pan and add the mixture
• Place the frying pan in the middle of the oven and bake for 20 minutes
• When the flan is golden, take the frying pan out of the oven and let it cool

4. Carrot and banana salad

Ingredients

• Bananas
• Carrots
• Brown sugar
• Orange juice
• Natural Greek yogurt

Preparation

• Clean and peel the carrots
• Peel the bananas and cut them into small pieces. Put it in a bowl along with the carrots
• Mix yogurt, orange juice and sugar in a large bowl
• Pour the mixture over the carrots and bananas
• Mix it all thoroughly and it is ready to be served

5. Carrot and egg puree

Ingredients

• Egg
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Butter
• 2 teaspoons milk

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 200 C and clean the potatoes and carrots
• Peel and cut potatoes and carrots and add a little salt
• Mix it all together with milk and mash it with a fork
• Place a single serving in an oven safe bowl
• Make a hole in the bowl and pour the egg into it
• Finally, melt a little butter in the bowl and bake done for 8 minutes

Boiled artichoke

Ingredients

• Artichoke
• Potatoes
• 20g marmalade
• White or grated cheese

Preparation

• Cut the potatoes into cubes and cook them for 15 minutes together with the artichokes. Add a little salt
• Mash the potatoes when they are done cooking with a fork
• Add the cheese (cut into small pieces)
• Place it on the bottom of the artichoke
• Put the toasted cheese on the artichoke and bake.

7. Banana, chocolate mousse

Ingredients

• Bananas
• Sugar
• Egg
• Dark chocolate (look for the chocolate with the highest percentage of cocoa)

Preparation

• Peel the bananas and cut into small slices
• Then boil in a bowl with 4 teaspoons of water and sugar, and a piece of dark chocolate
• Beat the eggs white. Mix the eggs with the banana puree, then put it to cool in the fridge
• Once cooled, it is ready to serve

8. Fish with raw spinach puree

Ingredients

• 30g fish
• 100g potatoes
• 50g raw spinach
• Butter

Preparation

• Boil potatoes for 20 minutes
• Add the fish to the boiling water
• Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend

There are many different healthy recipes for babies between 12 and 14 months that you can give your baby.

Just be open to new opportunities and try them out. Try different ingredients so as not to make for monotonous dishes.