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Semolina For Babies: When To Introduce, Health Benefits, and Recipes.

July 10, 2020 By Rachelle-Joanne Leave a Comment

Rich in Iron, a perfect and cost-effective cereal for babies.
I wish I knew about this when my kids were younger.
While looking for a new cereal I could give my daughter during the lockdown, apart from rice, oats, pap, and store-bought cereals (Oh yes. I give my kids Cerelac and the likes from time to time), I came across Semolina for Babies online.

Of course, I carried out my research to make sure it’s safe for babies and kids.
It’s funny how I didn’t remember how my mum loaded my siblings and I with semo and wheat cereal when we were kids (just wished it was blended with fruits. I would have been happier to take it).

In places like India, babies are introduced to semolina cereal (popularly known as sooji) from 6 months of age.

Semolina is a product of wheat.

There are quite a few good things going for this smooth and creamy semolina porridge.

  1. A rich source of iron and potassium (major nutrients needed for a growing baby).
  2. The presence of proteins in semolina, along with carbohydrates, Vitamin B, and Vitamin E make it an all-round nutritious choice.
  3. Since it is easy to eat and digest, there is no fear of constipation issues with your baby on this one.
  4. It is healthy and filling for babies and toddlers.

How To Make Semolina For Babies.

It requires little ingredients.
It is a welcome change from pap, oats and other cereals.

  1. Mix the semolina flour/powder in water to dissolve properly to a light paste.
  2. Place in a saucepan and cook on low heat until it thickens.
  3. Add baby formular.

With these steps above you have your basic semolina base.
You can spice things up a little by adding dry fruits, fresh fruits, berries, turmeric, cinnamon, date syrup. For kids over 1 year, you can add honey. The options are really endless.

Things To Consider When Making Semolina for Baby Food.

Although semolina is one of the best foods to give to your baby, you cannot afford to take chances. There are certain things you should keep in mind when making semolina for your baby.

  1. Though semolina has many nutrients, the quantity of nutrients is less in comparison with other grains. So it is necessary to fortify it with vegetables, fruits and milk.
  2. The consistency of semolina, the water required and the amount of time it takes to cook depends quite a bit on whether the grains are fine or medium-sized. Thankfully ours in this part of the world is fine.
  3. Semolina is a product of wheat. Make sure you watch out for any allergies or tummy issues when feeding a baby.

Semolina Recipes

Vanilla Flavored Semolina Cereal

Ingredients

  • Semolina flour/powder
  • Vanilla extract
  • Date syrup
  • Baby Formular/breast milk

Steps

  1. Prepare your semolina base and shown above. Just add 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla essence while cooking.
  2. Sweeten with a little date syrup.
  3. Add milk and serve.
  4. For older kids, you can add some toppings, in this recipe I used sweetened oats crumbs.

Semolina & Yogurt Cereal

Semolina & Yogurt Cereal

Ingredients

  • Semolina Flour
  • Baby Yogurt/Plain yogurt
  • Baby formula/breastmilk
  • Date syrup

Steps

  1. Prepare your semolina base and shown above.
  2. Add baby-friendly yogurt or any plain yogurt.
  3. Sweeten with a little date syrup.
  4. For older kids, you can add some toppings, in this recipe I used sweetened oats crumbs.

Try out these recipes and let me know how it goes in the comment section. Have any questions? drop a comment below.

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Is Your Baby Rejecting Cereals? Here is What to Do.

November 8, 2019 By Rachelle-Joanne Leave a Comment

Mamas in the house do you find yourself dreading your baby’s next meal time because you are not ready to once again face the war you constantly experience when your baby sights that bowl of cereal.

Are you tired and frustrated because you have tried every trick in the book, every nursery rhyme you can remember, even danced baby shark to get your baby to take at least just a spoon of the same cereal that it once loved? Tired of the rejection for no reason. Tired of when your baby starts to spew and vomit, making a terrible mess everywhere, leaving you worried sick because your baby is hardly eating anything anymore and beginning to loose that chubby look.

The most confusing part of this experience is that, you notice a different reaction, like a look of delight on your baby’s face while you eat your own food and your baby keeps struggling with your spoon to be part of your meal.

Mama I understand your frustration perfectly, the situation we have is perfectly normal here is that your baby is crying out for more food options, not that they don’t like the cereal. They just want something new.

Now this is a good sign because, this indicates that your baby is growing and developing well.

Now, the worries we mothers have at this stage are:

  1. Is my baby old enough to start eating my meals?
  2. Can my baby chew my meals properly?
  3. Will my baby eat enough to stay full for a good length of time?

So let me answer your questions and clear out your worries Mama.

Yes your baby is old enough to start taking part of the family meals. By the time they clock 9 months you should start to encourage them to take family meals. Of course it will have to be very soft so that it can be meshed for your baby to eat easily, take in and digest.

Yes your baby can chew on the foods, don’t underestimate what their gums and saliva can do to get that food in. But to make it easier for them to eat make sure the meals are done very soft and meshy or you can purée the meal.

Of course they won’t eat so much at a time at first, it’s expected. Don’t try to force feed. You can feed them little bits at different points in time. You can create a schedule for this.

Now, that I have been able to clear out all of your worries let’s have a recipe you can start with. It’s also a great family meal. Actually this is what we take for lunch on Saturdays, so go ahead and try it.

Remember to save this recipe and share with other mum who have such challenges with their babies. Want more recipes like this? just contact me and I will be more than happy to help.

Rachelle-Joanne Ebhodaghe

Potato and Sorghum Veggie Meal
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Ingredients

  • 2 medium sized sweet potatoes (boiled)
  • 2 boiled eggs
  • 2 spoons of My First Meal Sorghum Powder
  • 1 tbs of My First Meal Fish Powder.
  • Sea salt
  • Nutritional yeast/ Non-MSG seasoning cubes.

Steps

  1. Pour a little oil in a sauce pan.
  2. Cut onions and shred carrots and place into the sauce pan.
  3. Place on low heat and allow to saute, add water, meat/ chicken stock.
  4. Add cooked potatoes and allow to simmer.
  5. Dissolve My First Meal Sorghum Powder in water and add to the meal till you get desired thickness.
  6. Finally add boiled egg and green pepper.
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Nutrition

Calories

155 cal

Fat

11 g

Carbs

1 g

Protein

13 g
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Banana Pancakes, Yummy!!!

February 21, 2017 By Tolu Leave a Comment


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Banana Pancakes, Yummy!!!

5 min

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Ingredients

  • 3 medium sized bananas
  • 5 teaspoons of oat flour
  • 1 egg
  • Cinnamon/vanilla extract/ nutmeg (optional)

Steps

  1. Cut bananas into small pieces.
  2. Mesh banana till smooth and creamy or just blend with a food processor
  3. Add oat flour ,egg and cinnamon into the banana and cinnamon
  4. Mixed till desired consistency is achieved.

Notes

For adults and older kids, additions can be included, eg syrup, strawberries etc.

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Our first try on a more solid meal… And to my surprise it went quite well. Here’s to my 3 ingredient banana pancake. And yes… the whole family can enjoy this meal.

Quick Tip
1. You can use a dry miller/dry blender to blend your oats to get oats flour.
2. You can blend all ingredients together in a food processor to get your batter faster.

Go right ahead and try this out today.

Enjoy!!!

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Papi Bananas

February 3, 2017 By Tolu Leave a Comment

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Papi Bananas

10 min

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Ingredients

  • 3 Bananas
  • Pap (ground Maize/corn)
  • Goat milk

Steps

  1. Mash bananas with a fork
  2. Mix in 2tbsp of goat milk
  3. Pour in already prepared pap.
  4. Puree mixture till the desired consistency is achieved, which should be a smooth creamy look.
  5. Pour into a bowl and serve baby
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Nutrition

Calories

401 cal

Fat

1 g

Carbs

103 g

Protein

5 g

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Briefly introducing pap: a meal for weaning babies, which contains vital nutrients a growing baby needs and it is easily digestible.

More ingredients can be added to make it more nutritious, eg. crayfish, soyabeans, groundnut.

Bananas which of course is a must have food for babies, Oh yes!
We are ready to eat!

Yummy!!

Feed me mommy!!!

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Banana Puree

January 25, 2017 By Tolu Leave a Comment

Bananas are one of the first foods mothers are encouraged to introduce to their baby’s when beginning the process of weaning them.

Why?

Bananas are rich in potassium and known for their contributions to digestive health.

It is generally accepted and known that bananas are healthy and delicious for meals.

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