<\/strong>Eggs should be introduced around 6 months of age<\/strong>, don\u2019t wait too long! Ideally, it should be introduced no later than 7 months<\/strong>.
Start with a cooked egg yolk<\/strong>, and offer just a quarter of an egg per meal<\/strong>. It can replace meat or fish<\/strong> in a meal.
As always, check with your pediatrician<\/strong> before introducing new foods like eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s talk broccoli.<\/strong> If baby doesn\u2019t like it at first, don\u2019t worry! Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need for this broccoli and cooked egg yolk puree (from 6 months, 2 servings):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Start by boiling some water to cook the egg.<\/strong> Once the water is boiling, gently add the egg<\/strong> and cook it for 11 minutes<\/strong> to get a perfectly hard-boiled egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the time is up, transfer the egg to a bowl of cold water<\/strong> to cool it down and stop the cooking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime, wash your broccoli<\/strong> thoroughly and cut it into small florets<\/strong>, ready for steaming.<\/p>\n\n\n Wash the potato thoroughly, peel it, and slice it thinly. Steam the vegetables for about 8 minutes<\/strong>, until soft and tender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Place the cooked vegetables in a blender along with half of the egg yolk and a little of the cooking water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your baby\u2019s pur\u00e9e is ready! I hope your little one enjoys it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bon app\u00e9tit, baby!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, we\u2019re introducing eggs into baby\u2019s diet. A few things to know about eggs for babies:Eggs should be introduced around 6 months of age, don\u2019t wait too long! Ideally, it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47,175,261,250,338,76,48,199,346,293,49,353,7,553,51,328,73,72,54,80,348,43,332],"tags":[20,381,380],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6-months","category-10-months","category-11-months","category-12-months","category-18-months","category-7-months","category-8-months","category-9-months","category-autumn","category-baby-food-recipes","category-age","category-lunch","category-puree","category-diet","category-ingredient","category-meal-type","category-broccoli","category-egg","category-potato","category-vegetables","category-spring","category-vegetarian","category-winter","tag-egg","tag-puree","tag-vegetables"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8540,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions\/8540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Broccoli is packed with vitamins C and K<\/strong>, making it an excellent veggie for babies! Although it\u2019s not the most popular vegetable in France (thanks to its strong taste), it\u2019s a great one to introduce early in your baby\u2019s food journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It often takes multiple tries<\/strong> before a baby gets used to a new taste. So be patient and keep trying \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\nIngredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quick tip:<\/em> Never wash the egg before boiling<\/strong>, this can actually increase the risk of salmonella by pushing bacteria through the shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Broccoli](\"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/broccolis-tops-for-baby-puree.jpg\")
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Cutting it into thin slices will help it cook faster along with the broccoli.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Potatoes](\"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/potatoes-for-baby-puree-2.jpg\")
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Meanwhile, peel the hard-boiled egg and cut it in half. You\u2019ll only need half of the yolk for this recipe (which makes 2 baby meals).
Reminder: use just \u00bc of a cooked egg yolk per baby meal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n![\"Cooked](\"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cooked-egg-for-baby-puree-recipe.jpg\")
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Blend until you get a smooth and creamy consistency that\u2019s perfect for your baby.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Vegetables](\"https:\/\/www.cookingformybaby.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/vegetables-and-egg-yolk-to-be-blend-for-baby-puree.jpg\")
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