Spinach and Salmon - The Ultimate Super Foods!

When your baby is little, you have such a wonderful opportunity to feed them "superfoods" and help develop their tastes - because when they become fussy eating toddlers it is much, much harder! Having said that, I have decided to cook spinach and salmon for my 4 year old tonight. Hey - you never know - the stars might be aligned and I could get one spoonful into her!

But I am sure that my baby will gobble it up - and that will make the effort very worth while.,

Spinach is in season at the moment and is so healthy because it is an excellent source of vitamin C, beta carotene, folate (one of the B vitamins) and is also high in dietary fibre. Salmon is rich in protein, Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin D. Both are very easy to prepare for baby.

Creamy Salmon and Spinach

3-4 chunks of fresh salmon, skin removed
1 handful of baby spinach washed (see picture)
1 tbsp of crème fraiche*, natural yoghurt* or sour cream*
200ml water
Place salmon & spinach in Bébédelice steaming basket
Pour water into heating chamber
Turn knob to ‘steaming’ position & press ‘on’ button
Tip steamed food into blender compartment, add a little cooking liquid and blend
for 10 seconds or until smooth.
Stir through crème fraiche* , yoghurt* or sour cream*

*Your choice of crème fraiche, sour cream or yoghurt really depends on your babies age. From the research I have read, it seems to be recommended that we use Yogurt for babies that are less than 12 months old and crème fraiche and sour creme are fine for babies that are over 12 months.

Yoghurt is thought to be OK under 12 months because the lactose is broken down during the culturing process and this makes it easier to digest.

I am going to prepare the spinach and salmon for my 4 year old daughter in a cream sauce and then I will bake it in the oven with some grated potato on top.

Wish me luck!

Jennifer x