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The Healthiest Broccoli Soup For Babies And Toddlers

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A Warming Broccoli Soup For Babies And Toddlers For The Winter Season

If you have been following me for a while now, you know I plan our family meals every week. One night each week we try and do a soup and salad meal that helps break away from the monotony of our dal and rice dinner meals.

We have a few of our favorite go-to soup recipes, but our family favorite is this broccoli soup.

Its creamy, delicious and super healthy for all ages. I love making this broccoli soup during the winter season. It contains a good amount of healthy fats and carbs. In order to add more protein content to the meal, I usually pair this soup with a one-pot quinoa recipe, like this one.

Read here for more soup recipes for babies and toddlers.

Healthy Broccoli Soup For Kids

A quick glance at the steps involved in making this recipe

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Broccoli Soup For Babies And Toddlers

Broccoli Soup For Babies
Broccoli Soup for babies

Broccoli Soup For Babies And Toddlers

A creamy and healthy soup for babies and toddlers
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large head of broccoli
  • 1 onion
  • 2 potatoes
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tbsp almonds soaked overnight
  • 1 tbsp organic vegetable stock powder
  • 5 tbsp coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cups water
  • salt and pepper taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot roast garlic in hot olive oil.
  • Now sauté the onions until translucent in color
  • Add the broccoli, potatoes, almonds and 3 cups water followed by the vegetable stock and seasonings. (Skip vegetable stock when cooking for the baby or find salt free version)
  • Let this boil for 20 mins.
  • Once boiled let the soup cool down completely.
  • Now add the soup to a blender with the coconut milk and blend until thick soup-like consistency.
  • Transfer back to the pot and cook the soup for another 5 mins
  • Serve with whole wheat toasted garlic bread and a quinoa side.
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Notes

  1. Use a low salt vegetable stock powder, one that contains No-MSG when cooking for kids. You can skip on the vegetable stock powder when cooking for your baby.
  2. I prefer using canned coconut milk instead of fresh coconut milk because it is creamier in texture.

Here are some products you can use when making the broccoli soup.

Kallo Organic Very Low Salt Vegetable Stock Cubes

Real Thai Coconut Milk

Related : Easy pumpkin soup recipe for babies, toddlers and kids.

If there is one way to get your kids to enjoy broccoli you have to try this soup. Do give this soup a try and let me know how your children liked it.

Comment below your kids favorites soup recipes. I am sure our readers would love more ideas.

Super Easy One Pot Quinoa Khichdi Recipe For Busy Moms

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Cooking healthy meals every day is challenging for busy families. But with a little bit of smart planning, you can make eating home easier than ordering in take out each night. One pot meals are one solution to living a more healthier lifestyle for busy families.

Using simple recipes and easy to use ingredients one can make a variety of flavorful meals. Quinoa is one such quick-cooking grain that also makes a protein-rich filling meal.

In our home, I like to mix it up when it comes to food. And creating new recipes from old classics is one way we avoid food monotony.

Every Indian home makes the classic Khichdi, here is a new take on an old classic – A one-pot quinoa khichdi.

It takes only half an hour to prepare and tastes like a lighter version of the dal rice khichdi.

I use masoor dal for the heartier flavor it lends to the dish but you can use moong dal too.

This khichdi is also freezer friendly, which means you can make a large batch and use through the week.

If khichdi is not your thing here is another basic quinoa recipe I put up last time on the blog.

ONE POT QUINOA KHICHDI RECIPE

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one pot quinoa khichdi

One Pot Quinoa Khichdi

Quinoa Khichdi is a super simple quinoa recipe and a delicious meal for babies, toddlers and the family. Perfect for busy moms with less time on hand.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup masoor dal
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1 large carrot chopped
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp sambar powder
  • 3-4 curry leaves
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp cold pressed groundnut oil

Instructions
 

  • Start by soaking a 1:1 proportion of quinoa and masoor dal. Soak the quinoa and masoor dal separately for about 20 minutes. Wash the quinoa thoroughly before soaking.
  • In a hot pan, add a tablespoon of oil, followed by cumin seeds and curry leaves. Let these sputter in the hot oil.
  • Now add veggies of your choice, I had carrots and peas on hand. Fry them in the oil.
  • Add the quinoa and masoor dal, followed by 2 and a half cups of water, salt, and spices.
  • Stir and let this cook for about 5 to 7 minutes.
  • When cooked, all the water is absorbed by the quinoa. Fluff up the quinoa with a fork and serve it with homemade yogurt. I add a little black salt to the yogurt to give it some flavor.
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quinoa recipe for busy moms

Where to buy Quinoa?

True Elements Quinoa 

Organic India Quinoa

One pot recipes like this quinoa bowl are one of the reasons I can manage cooking daily. Such recipes don’t require much skill and are super tasty.

One pot recipes are also a great way to add more vegetables into the diet. You can add any veggies you have on hand, like cauliflower, french beans, peas, carrots, boiled corn kernels, or bell peppers.

Are you looking for more easy recipes? Here is a collection of 5 easy one-pot dinners I make regularly in our home

Do you have a go-to quinoa recipe?

Leave me a comment below and tell me more.

5 Easy One Pot Meal Recipes For Busy Moms

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Our lives are getting busier with fast-paced jobs and travel to and from the workplace. As mothers, we want to be able to add healthy meals to our families diet. This can be done with the help of one pot meals. Home cooked food does not have to be a time-consuming activity.

I struggled a long-time finding the perfect one pot meal recipes that can rescue me on busy days. Recipes that didn’t involve a lot of cooking skills, were quick, filling and tasty too.


easy one pot meal recipes for busy moms


Once my son joined in on our family meals at 6 months, I became even more aware of the ingredients I was using. Trying my best to keep meals as natural as possible with fewer processed ingredients like processed meats, certain sauces, ketchup etc. In a bid to include more vegetables for his sake, I got innovative with how I added vegetables to every dish. That’s where these family staple one pot vegetarian meals came to use.

These one pot meal recipes are:

  • Toddler- approved!! So yummy my toddler licks his bowl clean when I make them.
  • Loaded with healthy vegetables that taste divine.
  • Use ingredients that are available all year around.
  • Are packed with super-food nutrition.
  • Don’t require you to be Master Chef.

If I can cook them with a thumbs up from my hubby and child you can do it too!

It is challenging with our busy lives to maintain a balanced diet at home, but hopefully, my easy one pot meal recipes will help you out.

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