My daughter has a wonderful diet thanks to my wife’s tireless search for the tastiest and most nutritious best baby lunch recipes – usually with the best ingredients as well.
Avocado is a food my wife has always loved, and she’s a strong believer in its health benefits as “the only complete food”. As a result my daughter gets plenty of lovely avocado, and for lunch or dinner she will have it mixed with banana and yoghurt twice a week.
When I was a child, my parents would never share an avocado with us – I think it was one of their special treats, and they used to tell us that it was “grown-up’s food”. So even today this food has a strange alluring quality for me.
This morning I rose late, having been gifted a glorious sleep in. I had a craving for something “nice” – something that felt wholesome and a little culinary as well, but requiring little effort.
Spying the leftover avocado, I sliced it up on some lovely toasted crusty white bread and drizzled with really good extra virgin olive oil – result! So Dad and baby are both fed and feeling good for the Sunday afternoon ahead, and Mum’s gone for her well earned rest having watched poor Andy Murray beaten in the Australian open by Roger Federer.
Avocado, Banana and Yoghurt
Ingredients
- Half of one ripe avocado
- 1/3 – 1/2 of one ripe banana
- 1 – 2 tablespoons of Greek style organic yoghurt
Make sure your avocado is ripe – it should give beneath your finger when squeezed gently.
Mash the avocado, and slice the banana into bit size chunks. For smaller babies you may wish to mash the banana too. If your baby likes texture and chew, you can mash the avocado roughly only, or even leave that in small chunks too.
Mix in the Greek yoghurt, stir and serve.
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Never would have thought to mix those three together, but it sounds really healthy. I read that Greek yogurt has more protein then other yogurt.
I think that’s why greek yoghurt is always recommended to bodybuilders! Good luck trying the recipe.