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Adventures in Baby Food Making: Egg Yolk Omelet, “Sorta”
Little Bean with his Egg Yolk Omelet
Did you know that eggs contain, in varying amounts, almost every essential vitamin and mineral needed by humans as well as several other beneficial food components*? Now that’s what I’m looking for in a baby food!
I introduced Little Bean to the egg yolk last week and it didn’t go quite as I expected, BUT I did get him to eat it. Total win in my book …
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3 Comments
Kayla commented on Dec 18 11 at 9:31 pmIs there a particular reason you used just the yolks and not the whites? I’ve never thought about how great an omelet would be for toddlers. Perfect finger food and I think I could probably sneak in some veggies as they get older!
Roni commented on Dec 18 11 at 9:34 pmFrom what I read it’s the whites that have the most allergy potential. I was just holding off a little longer. Will probably try to add them in over the next month or so.
Totally an easy way to sneak in veggies! I’ve even pureed spinach and made green eggs for my 6 year old. :)
Becca commented on Dec 19 11 at 6:57 amThat’s amazing! I literally laughed out loud at those “what are you feeding me?!” facial expressions. I’m really keen to start on eggs. I eat them like they’re going out of fashion, and they do always feel really nourishing. I’m glad to have read this – I had no idea about the whites.
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