Baby’s First Foods: Millet, kale and nutritional yeast

Millet is a super healthy whole grain cereal and can be used instead of brown rice as a first cereal. With recent concerns about arsenic levels in white and brown rice, even organic, millet is a terrific choice as a Super Porridge base. Millet is not likely to cause an allergy and is easily digested. Millet has many wonderful nutritive properties including Vitamin B, potassium, iron, protein, and other vitamins and minerals. Super Porridge millet alone is a terrific meal.
Below, I describe the preparation of millet Super Porridge and the preparation of steamed, puréed kale. To blow things right out of the nutritional waters, I suggest sprinkling this meal with nutritional yeast! This does not sound tasty to us, and indeed it is not, but a baby’s palate is perfect for this fantastic nutritious combination.
To Prepare Super Porridge with Millet:

Place a cup of water on the stove to boil
While it is heating put 3 tablespoons of millet in the blender and grind to a fine powder, approximately 2 minutes.
Whisk the millet powder into the water and let it sit over low heat for 10 minutes. Whisk frequently to prevent lumps.

A word on kale. Kale is, in my opinion, the most super of the Super Green Veggies. I fed it to my babies at least every second day when it was in season. Kale has so many wonderful nutrients including fiber, calcium, Vitamin B6, magnesium, Vitamins A, C and K, copper, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus. Now that I have your attention, let me tell you h...

Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 2, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Ruth Yaron Tags: Perspectives Infant Infant Feeding Source Type: blogs