Easy Win - Three Food Group Oatmeal Breakfast for Baby

After a difficult February, including the devastating first trimester loss of Little Smiling Man's precious little sibling, March has arrived with all of us on a more even keel.

Yesterday, I spent some time in my favourite baby cookbook - "Better Baby Food" by Kalnins and Saab, looking for inspiration to help dig Little Smiling Man out of his toast-with-Laughing-Cow-cheese-for-breakfast-food-rut.  I did find inspiration and made it my own, and so I'm happy to share with you my easy, healthy, three food group oatmeal breakfast for baby!  I love slipping veggies in unexpected places like breakfast or dessert, so this breakfast features veggies, dairy and grains.

Three Food Group Oatmeal Baby Breakfast

1/4 c quick cook oats
1/2 c 2% or homo milk
1/4 - 1/3 c roasted butternut squash, mashed

1.  Combine oats and milk in a small saucepan.
2.  Bring to a boil on medium-high heat, reduce heat to simmer.
3.  Cook until thickened, about three minutes.
4.  Add well mashed squash.
5.  Allow oatmeal to cool to baby temperature, and serve.

Makes 2-3 baby servings.  Appropriate for babies 8 months and older.  To reheat, add a little more milk to maintain texture.

Three Food Group Oatmeal Baby Breakfast

That's it!  Super easy, and a healthy way to start the day, or finish off dinner.  Little Smiling Man is a fan, and I'm a fan of getting a head start on our daily veggie quota.  In future we'll try mixing it up, maybe trying sweet potatoes or carrots.  But for now, aside from having to deal with clean up of a little boy with oatmeal plastered in his hair, I'd say this low effort meal is an easy win!