Recipes

0 -12 months

Oat Milk can be purchased or created.

If purchased should not contain added flavor, sugar or salt.

Ingredients/Items needed:

• Purified/Filter/Spring water

• Bowl

• Spoon

• Oats (no sugar, salt, flavor)

• Ice cube trays/small containers (optional)

Measurements:

• Equal water & oats mixer

  • Example:

    • 1 cup of oats

    • 1 cup of water

• 1 to 2 tsps of fruit juice (optional-learn how from the book or in the workshop)

1. Blend:

Add the raw oats and filtered/purified water to a powerful blender for at least 30 seconds, until the water looks creamy and white.

2. Strain Once or Twice:

Next, place a fine mesh strainer over a large bowl and pour the oat milk through it. Some liquid may pool at the bottom of the strainer. Discard this liquid and any oat pulp below it. DO NOT try to press the pulp to get more liquid through the strainer, as it will make the milk slimy and gritty.

For extra-smooth oat milk, strain the liquid twice, discarding the leftover pulp both times. This step is optional, but it will yield the smoothest final texture.

3. Warm or drink as is:

Unlike other dairy-free milks, don’t shake it when you go to use it. Instead, allow any leftover oat pulp to settle at the bottom of the container, and pour the creamy milk off the top.

Alternatives:

• If the mixer is too thick then add more water.

• If mixer is too thin mix more oats with less water.

• If you want your child to have more flavor then you can add a little fruit or vegetable juice to the formula mixer.

• The older the child the more you can mix - just remember that the main ingredients is the milk.

• Consider infant/baby vitamins drops if needed according to your child's doctor if they are not getting enough vitamins

Storage:

Refrigerator: 4-5 days (this maybe less amount due to other ingredients are included for flavor)

Freezer: up to 3 months (this maybe less amount due to other ingredients are included for flavor)

Remember: Make sure you do the smell test

4 - 12 months

Whole fresh raw carrots found at the grocery store, online, or at the farmers market. The second choice are frozen carrots (with no added ingredients).

No canned vegetables

Ingredients/Items needed:

• Water (for boiling)

• Spoon

• Fresh whole carrots (optional frozen carrots)

• Pot

• Ice cube trays/small containers (optional)

Measurements:

• Water to cover carrots

1. Wash:

Wash carrots with warm water. You may need to use a little of dishwashing liquid to get the dirt off.

2. Chop/Cut:

Cut the carrots in small pieces so the vegetables can cook and soften faster.

3. Water:

Put the carrots in the pot and make sure that the water is covering all of the vegetables.

4. Boil:

Bring the water to a boil and let it cook for at least 5 minutes to ensure the vegetables soften for mixing.

Stick along fork in the water avoiding to get burned, to see if the vegetable has soften.

5. Mix/Blend:

Depending on what you need the mixer for will determine if you will need a juicer or blender.

Wait until the vegetables have cooled off before putting it in the blender or juicer.

• Juicer:

• Blender:

Alternatives:

• If the mixer is too thick then add more water.

• If mixer is too thin mix more carrots to mix.

• If you want your child to have more flavor then you can add other vegetable juices, vegetable puree or the formula mixer.

• The older the child the thicker the puree can be.

• Juice: Learn how from the book or in the workshop

Storage:

Refrigerator: 3 - 5 days (this may be less amount due to other ingredients are included for flavor)

Freezer: up to 10 months