Raising Healthy Little Foodies: Best Proteins & Simple Recipes

A 12m+ banana oat pancake recipe — one blender batter of banana, oats, egg and milk, no added sugar. Baby eats soft finger strips while the grown-ups top their own.

A tofu and vegetable soft scramble for babies 9m+ — tender curds that are still completely set, never runny. Doneness, cut-size and allergen tips inside.

Baked mini frittatas for babies 10m+ — France Quail Breast cooked through and folded with soft grated vegetables into fully set egg, baked in a mini tin and cut into fingers. Family-shared, freezer-friendly, with full-doneness, cut-size and allergen guidance.

Baked savoury muffins for babies 12m+ — NZ Hormone-Free Chicken Thigh and sweet corn in a soft, unsalted muffin. Batch-and-freeze lunchbox finger food, with full-doneness, cut-size and allergen tips.

Oven-baked prawn toast for babies 12m+ — Vietnam Jumbo Tiger Shrimp on soft bread fingers, never fried. Full-doneness, cut-size and allergen tips.

Beef & Hidden-Veggie Mini Meatballs for babies 10m+: AU grass-fed beef tenderloin minced with carrot and courgette hidden inside, rolled into soft little meatballs and steamed — iron-rich BLW finger food. Full-doneness method, allergen and seasoning tips, family-shared with a dip for the grown-ups.

Soft Baked Cod Fish Fingers for babies 9m+: Atlantic Wild White Cod cut into finger strips, coated in a light oat crumb and oven-baked (not fried) until crispy outside, soft inside — an easy BLW finger food. Full-doneness method, allergen and seasoning tips, adult-shared with a dip at the table.

Chicken & Pumpkin Risotto for babies 10m+: NZ Hormone-Free Chicken Thigh and sweet pumpkin stirred through creamy soft rice — one pot the whole family shares. Full-doneness method, no-salt-under-1 and allergen tips, adults season and add parmesan at the table.

Salmon & Veggie Mini Patties for babies 9m+: Norway Wild Caught Salmon flaked with soft potato, carrot and peas, then pan-fried into little patties — omega-3-rich BLW finger food. Full-doneness method, allergen and seasoning tips, adult-shared with a squeeze of lemon.

A 6m+ baby porridge of millet and white rice with New Zealand chicken thigh, fresh yam and carrot — creamy and easy to digest. Protein and iron, with full-doneness steps and texture tips.

Baby Yam & Chicken Patties for babies 10m+: fresh Japanese yam mashed with New Zealand Hormone-Free Chicken Thigh and egg yolk, steamed into soft patties — aids digestion, protein and iron. Full-doneness method and allergen tips.

A vegan, no-knead, no-salt no-sugar whole wheat bread for babies 9m+. High-fibre wholemeal flour, soft crumb cut into finger strips for self-feeding. With bake-through safety, allergen and portion tips.