Simple Spring Recipes Even Babies Will Love

As spring is in full swing, incorporating new recipes into your family's meal plans brings the beauty of this season right into your kitchen. With dishes that boast brightly colored organic produce & plenty of fresh flavor, these recipes are sure to impress even the tiniest of taste buds. Here are a few fun meal ideas to whip up this spring!  

Tips For Bringing The Outdoors In

Springtime is bustling with fresh flower blooms, a touch of warmth in the air and the promise that warmer days are ahead. Bringing the beauty of this seasonal transition into your kitchen can make mealtimes extra special. Consider adding a special runner to your kitchen table. Perhaps jute or linen for a more natural look, or floral print for a bolder choice. Next, add a vase of seasonal blooms as the centerpiece. Whether you pick flowers from your yard or grab a bouquet at the store, this simple practice helps bring a feeling of freshness to your mealtime ambiance.  

Tips For Offering New Recipes To Your Baby

Depending on the age of your little one, you may be able to offer them tastes of each dish with a little bit of modification. Perhaps you could serve some of the meal ingredients baby led weaning style. If you desire a consistency that is a bit more like a puree, adding in organic European baby formula and blending it all together can help to achieve this. Regardless of how you choose to include your baby in family mealtimes, keep in mind that as they see you trying new foods, they too will be more willing to try as well. 

Recipe Ideas

Stuffed Spring Peppers

This recipe combines the lightness of peppers with the power of protein, all mixed together and bursting with flavor! 

Gather Ingredients:

• 4-6 organic bell peppers; washed, hollowed out & chopped in half
• 1 lb of organic ground beef or ground turkey, browned in a skillet
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tsp of salt & pepper to season
• 1 cup organic bone broth
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped cherry tomatoes and fresh basil 

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Place hollowed out peppers inside of a baking dish
3. Combine ground meat, chopped onion, salt, pepper & bone broth; mix it all together evenly
4. Spoon about 3 tbsp of the ground meat mixture into each pepper until all are filled evenly
5. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top of all of the peppers 
6. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling 
7. Top with fresh tomato and basil if desired & serve

*For toddlers and young children, this recipe is an easy way to incorporate veggies and meat all at once into their mealtime. For babies that are accustomed to chewing, the ground meat mixture is a great way to offer their tiny taste palates something new and exciting, while powering their little bodies with essential protein! 

Pineapple Pork Chop One Pot Skillet Meal

This recipe is quick yet healthy, while bursting with flavor. The best part is that it can be thrown together in just one pan, cutting down on prep work and making cleanup a breeze. It is also easy to double or halve this recipe, depending on how many people you are cooking for. 

Gather Ingredients: 

• 4 boneless pork chops
• teaspoon of organic, grass-fed butter
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 fresh pineapple, chopped 
• 2 tsp honey
• 2 tsp salt & pepper
• 2 tsp of fresh parsley leaves as garnish
  

 

Instructions:

1. Season the pork chops with salt & pepper
2. Melt butter in a large skillet and add pork chops; cook for about 5 minutes on each side 
3. Combine garlic, onion and pineapple. Mix together and add to the skillet
4. Lower the heat and cook for about 3 minutes
5. Add honey to the skillet and mix it all together
6. Remove from heat and add parsley leaves. Serve as is or over a bed of rice

*For little ones, set aside some chopped pineapple during the prep work to offer them a taste! For older babies and toddlers, this sweet yet slightly sour meal offers a new flavor combination for little taste palates.

Spring Rainbow Soup

This colorful soup recipe is perfect for all ages. From offering just the broth, to offering the soup as a whole, this is an exciting recipe to make for the whole family! It is a recipe that requires some time to simmer, so it is a good one to make on a day that you will be home for a long stretch of time.

Gather Ingredients:

• 4-6 cups organic bone broth
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cans diced tomatoes; fire roasted if preferred for extra flavoring
• 2 cans of beans of your choice, drained (kidney and black beans work well)
• 1 zucchini, halved and chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, washed and chopped
• 1 large carrot, washed, peeled and chopped
• 2 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 cups of small pasta noodles of your choice
• 1 cup parmesan cheese

Instructions:

1. Prepare all vegetables accordingly  
2. Heat olive oil over low heat in large soup pot
3. Add all ingredients, aside from pasta and stir well
4. Allow to simmer on low until all veggies are tender for about six hours
5. Add in the pasta noodles and cook until pasta is tender
6. Dish into bowls and top with parmesan cheese
   

*For babies that are new to solids, try scooping some of the broth and veggies from the pot and pureeing it in a blender. Once cooled, offer it as a fresh puree.

More On Spring Mealtime Ideas For Babies

If you are hoping to find new recipe ideas for spring, check out these posts below: 

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