When he first started solids, i gave him pre-packaged jar purchased off the shelf as it is just introduction to food or steamed single food purees like sweet potato , carrot or pumpkin purees. However at 7 months, he started wanting more variety, hence it’s time to cook haha. My Meal Planner for weekdays is …
Typical Schedule for 7 – 12 months old in IFC
I started to see more of a routine rather than on demand (sleep and feed) after HengBoi turned 6 months old. I noticed his milk intake reduces after he started taking more solids. He also dropped from 3 naps to 2 naps. This is his schedule in IFC Timing Activities 7am – 7.30 am Wake …
Minced Pork Congee
Ingredients For the Soup Base Handful of Ikan Bilis 5 Dried Scallop Three red dates, pitted For the porridge 1/4 Rice half Carrot For the Pork 70g of minced pork Seasoned with Lilo whitebait powder Instructions Soak the dried scallop in warm water for 30 minutes till soft (so that you can tear the scallops into …
Congee for Baby
Usually when cooking porridge for HengBoi: 2 Meals (e.g. Lunch and Dinner), ¼ cup (equivalent to 4 tbsp) of rice is sufficient. For water/soup stock, i will use about 2 ¼ cup. 1 Meal (e.g. Weekday Dinner), Half of ¼ cup of rice (equivalent to 2 tbsp). For water/soup stock, i will use about 1 …
Common Ingredients for Starting Solids
I wasn’t prepared for the logistic nightmare of food preparation for the little one once he started eating solids. The idea I have is to prepare labor intensive ingredients (involved peeling chopping) in batches hence I decided to buy and prepare ingredients in bulk and freeze them. Meal Preparation means that I need to be …
About Me =)
Hi! Hi, I’m Heng Mom, proud mother of two energetic boys, Hengboi (born in 2019) and Hengboi2 (born in 2022). In 2019, I joyfully embraced the role of a first-time mother to a delightful baby boy – HengBoi, affectionately known as my “小王子” (English surname Heng, Chinese 王). Enduring a 16-hour labor, I welcomed this 3.6kg bundle …