Dragon Fruit and Mango Pancakes
From 6 months · 8 pancakes · 30 min
Ingredients
What you'll need
- Dragon fruit
- Mango
- Flaxseed
- Egg
- Quinoa
Method
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How to prepare each food
Dragon fruit
Choose a ripe dragon fruit that gives slightly when pressed. Cut it in half and scoop out the soft flesh; the tiny seeds throughout are fine to leave in. Serve it mashed, blended into a smooth purée, or as a thick spread on a soft strip of toast.
Mashed, smooth purée, or a thick smear on a finger-length strip of soft toast.
Mango
Choose a ripe, soft mango that gives when gently pressed. Peel it and remove the large flat pit, then mash the flesh smooth or offer a finger-length strip to hold and gum. Ripe mango squishes easily between two fingers.
Smooth mash, or a finger-length strip the baby can hold in a fist.
The large flat pit and the slippery skin are not for babies. Always peel the mango and remove the pit before serving.
Flaxseed
Stir a small spoonful of ground flaxseed into a smooth purée, oatmeal, or plain full-fat yogurt so it absorbs moisture and softens. Begin with a little and let the food stay smooth.
Ground to a fine meal and mixed into a moist food; never whole or dry.
Whole flaxseeds are small and slippery and can be inhaled, and the whole seed also passes through undigested. Always grind flaxseed and mix it into a moist food rather than serving it whole or dry.
Egg
Hard-cook the egg until both white and yolk are solid, then mash it smooth, or offer a well-set scramble or a soft omelet. A small amount, about a third of an egg, is plenty for a first taste.
Serve as a smooth mash, soft scramble curds, or finely chopped omelet strips.
Quinoa
Cook quinoa until soft and let it cool to warm. Serve it as a thick mash, or stir cooked quinoa into a vegetable or fruit purée so it holds together on a spoon. It mixes well with iron-rich foods.
Serve as a thick mash or blended into a purée. No cutting needed.
Putting it together
Small pancakes of blended dragon fruit and mango with quinoa flour and flaxseed, cooked in a pan.
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- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- USDA FoodData Central - Dragon fruit (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Mango (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Flaxseed (nutrient data)
- AAP - Introducing common food allergens to your baby
- USDA FoodData Central - Egg (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Quinoa (nutrient data)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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