Feeding a Plant-Based Baby: What Willow Eats (10-11 months)
Hey there, mamas.
Just another round-up of what my plant-based babe is eating these days. I am still cutting things up pretty small for her (bite-sized pieces) but we’re getting there. She eats anything under the sun now (pretty much) as long as it is bite-sized for her.
Some of her favorites these days: homemade pizza with cashew cheese (oh my, she goes nuts), pancakes, black beans, guacamole, watermelon, vegan shepherd’s pie, cashew/nooch mac and cheese, and blueberries.
I’ve tried introducing the spoon/fork during meals at times… still not into it that much, but sometimes she will grab the spoon and feed herself once I load it up. Progress! She’s also still drinking milk, about 5 oz 4 times a day. We’ve transitioned to sippy cups during the day and still a bottle before bed. She’s growing up too fast! I am holding on to that last bottle more than she is, haha!
I hope the below gives you some inspiration for your plant-based/vegan babe.
Green pancakes, mango, and raspberries.Out to eat at our favorite taco shop – we grabbed Willow a side of guacamole + some black beans.And here are her beans! She didn’t eat all that (obviously).Homemade chickpea patty bits and peas.Roasted veggies and toast with hummus.Tofu, avocado, and carrots.Green smoothie made with spinach, kale, banana, peanut butter, and some water.Berry pancakes and raspberries.More berry pancakes, raspberries, and peaches.Another green smoothie – banana, mango, strawberry, and spinach.Green pancakes, raspberries, and watermelon.Whole wheat pasta with lentil and veggie red sauce.Tofu nuggets, roasted potato, carrots, and peas.Gardein chik’n (I don’t give her this too often, but it’s good for when I am strapped for time), sweet potato with smoked paprika, and pickles. She had grapes for dessert, but forgot to include (cut up tiny, of course).Another green smoothie – banana, kale, spinach, peanut butter, and water.Kidney bean patty and strawberries.Some bits of pizza, baked zucchini, and sweet potato.Berry oat pancakes, banana, and almond butter.I packed A LOT for Willow on our travels – this includes: green pancakes, cinnamon applesauce in reusable pouches, an avocado, bananas, muffins, berries, pasta with sauce and nooch, roasted zucchini, sweet potato fries, lentil patties, and a corn tortilla.Butternut squash, avocado, and black beans.Brown rice pasta with lentil and veggie sauce.Willow loved having some of my dragonfruit smoothie when we vacationed in ME.Guacamole (not chips) for Willow.Breakfast is pancakes, banana, raspberries, and some almond butter drizzle.Corn torilla, refried black beans, and avocado.I made a dill corn chowder for Joe and I – picked out potatoes for Willow, added peas, and some avocado. She LOVED this.Pancakes, pears, and berries.Pancakes and blueberries.Black beans, rice, and avocado. She gets a bit choked up on rice… anyone else deal with this?Pancakes, raspberries, and mango.Whole wheat pasta with a little Earth Balance butter, nooch, peas, and avocado.Brown rice pasta with homemade gravy and some green beans.Cinnamon oatmeal bits + cinnamon apples.Tofu scramble with black beans, zucchini, and roasted carrots.Pasta e fagioli.Smoothie snack – this was banana, small bit of kale, peanut butter, flax, date, and almond milk.Mango and strawberries for snack.Sharing a smoothie with her means she just yells at me everytime I take a sip. It’s so funny. She’s the best. Smoothie here was mango, sweet potato, kale, banana, flaxseed, date, and splash of almond milk.Pancakes and bananas.Tofu scramble with black beans, zucchini, and avocado.Breakfast is pancakes, banana, and strawberries.Bean + corn fritters, zucchini, and sweet potato.Finishing off her blueberries while I share some coconut peach yogurt with her.
If you’d like to read more about our choice to raise Willow plant-based, you can read about it here.
