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Victoria Lagodinsky

March 18, 2014

 
Kick-start your family’s day with this healthy, homemade muesli recipe. By using some of the same ingredients you can make a healthy Oat & Apple Purée for a 6-9 month old baby, and a tasty Fruit & Oat Mix recipe for a 9-12 month old toddlers. Soaking muesli with yogurt gives it a delicious creamy texture. It also makes muesli more digestible and means that the minerals in the muesli, such as iron, magnesium, calcium and zinc are absorbed more easily by your body. You can double this recipe and store the dried mix in a jar.
 

Homemade Swiss Muesli

Serves: 2 adults, 1 child and 1 baby

Preparation Time: 20 minutes, plus overnight soaking

Storage: Refrigerate soaked muesli for up to 3 days.

150g/5½oz/1½ cups porridge oats
50g/1¾oz/½ cup millet (or any other grain) flakes
30g/1oz/¼ cup raisins
30g/1oz/¼ cup dried cranberries
2 tbsp flaked almonds
2 tbsp roughly chopped hazelnuts
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
2 tbsp linseeds
3 tbsp natural yogurt or kefir
1 apple
 
1. Mix the oats, millet flakes, raisins, cranberries, almonds, hazelnuts and seeds in a large bowl. Add the yogurt and 625ml/21½fl oz/2½ cups warm water and mix well. Leave to soak, covered, overnight at room temperature.
2. Core and grate the apple, then mix into the muesli and serve.
 

For a 6-9 month old

Oat & apple purée

Put 4 tablespoons of the oats, ½ teaspoon of the yogurt and 185ml/6fl oz/¾ cup warm water in a saucepan and leave to soak, covered, overnight at room temperature. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat, then turn the heat down to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until completely soft. Transfer to a blender and add ½ of the grated apple and 2 tablespoons water. Blend for 30 seconds, adding extra water 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth. Serve warm.
 

For a 9-12 month old

Fruit & Oat Mix

Put 4 tablespoons of the oats, 1 teaspoon of the raisins, 1 teaspoon of the cranberries, 1 teaspoon of the yogurt and 185ml/6fl oz/¾ cup warm water in a saucepan and leave to soak, covered, overnight at room temperature. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat, then turn the heat down to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until completely soft. Transfer to a blender and add 2 tablespoons water. Pulse for 15 seconds, adding extra water 1 teaspoon at a time, until the mixture forms a lumpy purée. Mix 1 tablespoon of the grated apple into the oat mixture and serve warm.

 

‘Renée Elliott’s cookbook is a kitchen essential for new moms and for those who need a little inspiration on how to feed the entire family. The delicious recipes cover babies, toddlers, kids and adults – and each meal is simple and healthy for everyone.’

Gwyneth Paltrow


 
Me-you-and-kids-too-coverCooking for a family can be a huge challenge that leaves you feeling like you’re always making compromises. In Me, You and the Kids Too, Renée Elliott makes this do-able. She shows that you don’t have to cook different recipes to please everyone at the table – and that you never have to sacrifice flavour or nutrition to get meals made without stress.

Me, You and the Kids Too by Renée Elliott

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