Third Baby Food: Chicken, Sweet Potato and Spinach

Gluten Free
Health score
7%
Third Baby Food: Chicken, Sweet Potato and Spinach
160 min.
8
54kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cup meat from a rotisserie chicken boneless skinless cubed
  • 0.5 cup breast milk 
  • cups spinach leaves fresh packed
  • cups sweet potatoes cubed peeled
  • 0.5 cup water 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • sauce pan
  • blender
  • plastic wrap
  • ziploc bags
  • ice cube tray
  • microwave

Directions

  1. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil; place sweet potatoes in steamer, cover, and steam until softened, about 8 minutes.
  2. Add spinach and cook until the sweet potatoes are easily mashed, about 5 minutes more.
  3. Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil.
  4. Add the cubed chicken and cook uncovered until no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.
  5. Combine chicken, sweet potatoes, spinach, breast milk, and water in a blender or food processor and blend until creamy.
  6. Spread sweet potato-chicken mixture into an ice cube tray, cover with plastic wrap and freeze until solid, 2 to 3 hours.
  7. Transfer frozen cubes to a resealable plastic bag and store in the freezer.
  8. To serve, heat cubes in the microwave until warm but not hot, about 30 seconds. Stir thoroughly.

Nutrition Facts

Calories54kcal
Protein18.27%
Fat25.59%
Carbs56.14%

Properties

Glycemic Index
16
Glycemic Load
3.61
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
9.0734782322593%

Flavonoids

Luteolin
0.06mg
Kaempferol
0.48mg
Myricetin
0.04mg
Quercetin
0.3mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:54.05kcal
2.7%
Fat:1.55g
2.39%
Saturated Fat:0.59g
3.67%
Carbohydrates:7.67g
2.56%
Net Carbohydrates:6.51g
2.37%
Sugar:2.15g
2.39%
Cholesterol:6.91mg
2.31%
Sodium:35.49mg
1.54%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:2.5g
5%
Vitamin A:5454.65IU
109.09%
Vitamin K:36.97µg
35.21%
Manganese:0.16mg
7.75%
Vitamin B6:0.12mg
5.86%
Potassium:189.59mg
5.42%
Folate:18.61µg
4.65%
Fiber:1.16g
4.65%
Phosphorus:44.67mg
4.47%
Magnesium:17.57mg
4.39%
Vitamin B5:0.39mg
3.89%
Vitamin B2:0.06mg
3.74%
Calcium:37.35mg
3.73%
Vitamin C:3.01mg
3.65%
Vitamin B3:0.72mg
3.58%
Copper:0.07mg
3.29%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.96%
Iron:0.47mg
2.59%
Selenium:1.54µg
2.2%
Zinc:0.29mg
1.95%
Vitamin E:0.27mg
1.78%
Vitamin B12:0.1µg
1.72%
Vitamin D:0.18µg
1.21%
Source:Allrecipes