29–30 months
Whiting and vegetable bake
Main mealPrep 15 minCook 37 minPortions: 3
Ingredients
- 70 g boneless whiting fillet
- 1 carrot
- 1 medium potato
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Method
- Peel and thinly slice the carrot and potato, layer them in a dish and add water to halfway.
- Bake at 180 °C for 25 minutes until the vegetables soften.
- Lay the whiting on top and bake 12 minutes more, until the flesh is opaque throughout.
- Lift the fish out, check it through with your fingers, remove every bone, flake it, stir through the vegetables and serve warm.
Texture
Soft vegetable slices with finely flaked fish.
Serving
Serve warm and let your child eat it with a spoon.
Preparing for choking safety
Every fish bone is found by hand and removed, and the fish must be fully cooked. The vegetable slices must be soft enough to mash with a fork.
Key nutrients
ProteinIodineVitamin AVitamin C
Storage
Serve as soon as it is mixed; this recipe is not reheated. Throw away a half-eaten portion rather than keeping 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. 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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