29–30 months
Minced beef with cauliflower
Main mealPrep 12 minCook 27 minPortions: 3
Ingredients
- 80 g lean minced beef
- 6 cauliflower florets
- 1 small onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Method
- Steam the cauliflower for 12 minutes until it mashes easily with a fork, then chop finely.
- Grate the onion very finely.
- Cook the mince in the olive oil for 10 minutes until no pink remains, add the onion and cook 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cauliflower, squash lightly with a fork and serve warm.
Texture
A moist mixture of fine mince and finely chopped, soft cauliflower.
Serving
Serve warm and let your child eat it with a spoon.
Preparing for choking safety
Cauliflower is never served as a whole floret — it is chopped finely. The mince must be fully cooked. The onion is grated very finely.
Key nutrients
ProteinIronVitamin B12Vitamin C
Storage
Cool within 1 to 2 hours of cooking, then refrigerate or freeze in small portions. Use a refrigerated portion within 2 days. Eat a defrosted portion within 24 hours. When reheating, heat until steaming hot all the way through, then let it cool before serving, and reheat any portion only once. Throw away a half-eaten portion rather than storing or reheating it.
Safety
Your child should be sitting upright and someone should stay with them while they eat — never while walking, running or in a moving car. No salt or sugar is added to these recipes. Their back teeth may not be fully through, so every piece must be soft enough to squash with gums and cut to a safe size. Round foods such as grapes and cherry tomatoes are always quartered lengthways. Whole nuts and popcorn are never given. Egg, meat and fish must be cooked all the way through, and unpasteurised dairy is not used. Children do not all manage the same texture at the same age — follow your child's pace rather than pushing. If your child has an allergy, eczema, or a family history of allergy, talk to your GP or health visitor before introducing new foods.
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Recipes are a suggestion; they do not replace breast milk, formula, or your child's own feeding plan. If there is an allergy or a specific dietary situation, speak with a health professional.