9–11 months
Sea bass, rice and carrot mash
Main mealPrep 12 minCook 22 minPortions: 2
Ingredients
- 70 g of skinless sea bass fillet
- 3 tablespoons of rice
- 1 small carrot
- Water
Method
- Rinse the rice and cook it in plenty of water with no salt, until the grains break down completely.
- Peel the carrot, cut it into small cubes and cook it with the rice until completely soft.
- Steam the sea bass separately until the flesh is opaque throughout and flakes with a fork.
- Lift the fish onto a plate and check it through with your fingers, removing every bone; do not use the skin.
- Flake the fish and check the flaked flesh once more to be sure no bone is left.
- Stir it through the rice and carrot and mash with a fork, leaving it lumpy rather than puréed.
- Let it cool to warm and check the temperature on your own wrist before giving it to your baby.
Texture
A lumpy, moist mash with no firm rice grain and no firm piece of carrot left.
Serving
Serve warm. If your baby wants to hold the spoon, let them, and help with a second spoon.
Preparing for choking safety
Bones must be searched for one by one both before and after cooking. The skin is not used. Smoked, cured, raw or lightly cooked fish is never served. The carrot is never given raw; it is cooked until completely soft.
Key nutrients
ProteinIodineVitamin B12Carbohydrate
Storage
Cooked rice has its own stricter rule: cool it within 1 hour, refrigerate it and eat it within 24 hours. Never reheat rice more than once; when you do reheat it, heat until steaming hot all the way through, then let it cool before serving. Throw away a half-eaten portion rather than storing or reheating it.
Safety
Your baby should be sitting upright and someone should stay with them while they eat. Add no salt, sugar or honey; honey is not given before one year. Your baby may not have teeth yet, so cook foods until soft and offer small pieces. Babies do not all manage the same texture at the same age — follow your baby's pace rather than pushing. If your baby has an allergy, eczema, or a family history of allergy, talk to your family doctor or paediatrician before introducing new foods. Introduce foods that can trigger an allergic reaction one at a time and in small amounts, so you can spot any reaction.
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