Healthy Fat Recipes

[mamaof3]

Hi, I'm new here and was wondering if anyone might know of some good Vegan Healthy Fat recipes for my 11mo. old daughter? Someone has recently given me a good Avocado & Banana recipe. (which I just tried this morning) But I was wondering if there is anything else I could give her for variety. She is needing more fat intake. I've also been told that Udo's Choice Oil is also good. But I'm not sure how to incorporate it in with her food. Like, which foods and how much. (does it matter?) Can anyone help?

Thanks,
mamaof3

[Erin Pavlina]

Tofu is high in fat. Try tofu scramble (homemade or from the box).

My daughter loves tofu a lot. And she loves her tofu scramble.

Another healthy way to make it is to cut into cubes and roll in wheat germ and then bake or pan fry. Then dip in dressing or ketchup or something.

[go4green]

Hi,
My daughter is 10 months and for about a month, I have been giving her homemade nut milks. I mix a little with her iron fortified rice cereal (earths best is vegan) or just from a cup. The first seed I introduced was sunflower:

1 quart (4cups) cold water
1/2 cup (you can increase up to a cup later) organic sunflower seeds
1/2 ripe Banana (optional)
2 tbs. organic Raisins to sweeten, they also have iron, Dr. Michael Klapper M.D. recommends this, (some babies can be sensitive with raisins though, something about mold prone?)
OR
1 tbs. unsulfered Molasses which also has iron, to switch it up.

Blend in a blender on high 2 minutes. I drink it too!

The next one I introduced was the same recipe except I used:
1/2-3/4 cup organic Raw Pumpkin Seeds
1/2 ripe Banana
1 quart (4cups) cold water
1 tbs. unsulfered Molasses OR 2 tbs. organic Raisins
Blend in a blender on high 2 minutes.

Raw Pumpkin seeds are supposed to have a very good source of Fats, walnuts too, but I am waiting until Elle is older for walnuts .
I find these quick, easy and they don’t take a lot of ingredients. Good Luck! ~Jenna

[mamaof3]

Jenna,

Thanks for the recipes. They sound great! I'll give them a try. I like that they are simple, thats a big help. Now..... lets see if she'll like them.

~Robin

[kim]

Hi, we went to a dietitian recently (regarding our 11 month old vegan son), and she recommended putting oil/margarine in his dishes at each meal, to the equivalent of about 1 tablespoon per day. We also feed him high fat foods (like were suggested above - avacado, tofu, rice milk), but the addition of fats (several different types of oils and vegan margarine) make us feel confident that he is getting enough calories and fat. Kim

[squeagle1228]

Hi - Our pediatrician recommended that we include something like flax oil in our boy's diet (he's 10+ mos) in order to get the EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids) also found in fish oils (Omega -3, -6, and -9). We're vegan.
Flax oil is generally pretty, um, flavorful for a baby -- I found something good at the store, though, by ChildLife (www.childlife.net). Essential Fatty Acids (Ideal EFA Blend), which is a blend of unrefined organic flax, olive, and pumpkin oils, with a "natural butterscotch flavoring."
I was suspicious that the butterscotch might be dairy-source, so I wrote to the website. Someone wrote back and assured me that the butterscotch is NOT animal-source. They recommend giving an infant 1/4 tsp every other day (i mix it in his cereal, and he likes it fine). They also recommend taking some yourself if you're pregnant or nursing.
Aside from that, we just avoid low-fat cooking and low-fat products. He loves to eat all kinds of veggie food, and is thriving!
Oh, also, we have used Spectrum's EFA spread (margarine-like). It's a convenient way to get those Omega 3's.
And (off-topic) I was astounded to see how much sugar is in rice and soy milks! The unsweetened soy milk really works just as well.

[go4green]

Another way to get EFA's is to grind flax seeds in a coffee grinder. We buy our raw organic seeds bulk at the health food store and grind them in the morning, in a coffee grinder we only use for nuts, I also wipe the grinder out everyday to make sure the old nut grinds aren't getting mixed in with the new. I take 2 tbsp. per day and eat it in my cereal. This is a good way to get EFA's because the seeds are ground fresh, and flax oil breaks down very fast. Rancid oil is not good!

For my 1 year old, I grind flax or sesame, or sunflower to mix it up and put it in her cereal now that she can have rice milk, before 1 year, I would make nut milks, which she still drinks occasionally. It takes a few days to get used to, but now this is an inexpensive and easy way for us to get additional EFA's in our diet.
~Jenna

[vegma]

Jenna,

I haven't tried sprinkling ground flax on our cereal. We spread applesauce (or soy spread) on toast and sprinkle the ground flax seed on that, but even with two pieces of toast, its hard to consume 2 tablespoons of flax!! Thanks for the idea:)