Mighty Mash Meal (ideal for illness/teething)
Mighty Mash Meal (ideal for illness/teething)
This Mighty Mash Meal is the ultimate comfort food for little ones—perfect for baby-led weaning from 6 months+ and toddlers, especially during illness or teething. Soft, nourishing and easy to eat, it’s designed to gently slide down when appetites are low and sore gums make eating tricky.
Packed with wholesome ingredients like potato, carrot, cheese and optional protein, this mash is naturally high in healthy fats and nutrients to help support recovery and keep little tummies full. The soft texture makes it ideal for early weaning and spoon-feeding, or you can serve it on a pre-loaded spoon for baby-led weaning.
It’s one of those go-to recipes you’ll be so glad to have saved for those harder days—when your little one isn’t quite themselves and you just need something you know they’ll manage. It’s also perfect for batch cooking and freezing, so you’ve always got a comforting, nourishing option ready to go.
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Ingredients
- 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 leek, sliced
- A knob of unsalted butter, or several glugs of olive oil for mashing
- 50g mild cheddar cheese, grated
- A handful of cooked meat diced (optional)
- 50ml vegetable water — reserved from boiling
Instructions
In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the diced potatoes and carrots for 30 minutes until they are very soft
Whilst the potato and carrots boil, heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and then fry the sliced onion and leek until soft (approximately 7 minutes) – reserve
Once the potatoes and carrots are soft, remove from the heat and drain, but make sure that you reserve 50ml of the water, as per the ingredients list
In a bowl, mash together the potato and carrots with the butter, or oil
Stir the onions, leeks, cheese and meat (if using) into the mash, along with the reserved vegetable water
Serve once cooled on a pre-loaded spoon, or directly onto the highchair tray if you’re feeling brave!
Notes
This meal is ideal for poorly or teething babies as it slides down the throat easily, is high in fat and contains lots of goodness to help aid a swift recovery!
Not suitable for freezing, but leftovers can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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