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Last summer my 11 year old Dylan told me he wanted to be a vegetarian. He always had a huge love for animals and his little heart just didn’t feel right about eating them any more. My husband and I do our best to raise strong children and even though we both eat meat, we had to do our best to support my lovely boy the very best way we could.<\/p>\n

As a family we are eating a lot less meat and a lot more vegetarian dishes every week. Our meals have become more of a ‘self serve’ which the kids love! For example last nights tea was this yummy roasted carrot hummus. It was served with a tonne of veggies and pitta bread. Raw carrots and beans may not be your cuppa tea, so choose whatever vegetables your family love and for smaller babies and toddlers steam them first until they are safe to eat.<\/p>\n

The rules for the toddler are; one piece of pitta ONLY<\/strong>, 1 GINORMOUS scoop of hummus, 2 green things and 4 pieces of tomato (it is just 1 cherry tomato cut into quarters) and he loves carrots so he can have as many of those as he wants. The magic is, when he chooses his own veggies he eats every single one!<\/p>\n

Iron is so important for growing children so it is a concern as a Mum when your child no-longer eats meat.\u00a0 Non-heme iron – the iron that is found in plant based foods, chickpeas, dark green leafy vegetables etc is harder to absorb than the iron found in meat. So pair with vitamin C which really helps with the absorption.<\/p>\n

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Here are some of my favourite vegetarian recipes<\/h2>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tBaked Beans Refined Sugar Free, Salt Free\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese baked beans are a brilliant dish for little babies as they are easy to manage and they taste delicious.
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\n\t\t\n\t\t\t \"Super\n <\/picture>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSuper Veggie Loaded Pasta\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelicious rich pasta sauce filled with vegetables for baby led weaning
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\n\t\t\t\t\tRecipe Butternut Squash Creamy Pasta Sauce \u2013 Vegan Option\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis pasta sauce tastes rich and creamy and yet there isn’t a bit of cream or butter in site.
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\n\t\t\t\t\tHealthy Baby Breakfast Cookie Recipe (No Refined Sugar)\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMake these Healthy Baby Breakfast Cookie Recipe with no refined sugar for your baby or toddler. Such a perfect baby led weaning food!
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This hummus is so delicious and I promise if you try it once you will end up making it again and again and again! It is:<\/p>\n

Easy
Sweet
Nutritious
Healthy
and uses the best of Irish produce!<\/p>\n

If you try this recipe, let us know how it goes! Leave a comment, rate it, and don\u2019t forget to tag a photo #babyledfeeding<\/a> on Instagram or Facebook. Happy Easter. Hope you are all doing something super fun with your families!<\/p>\n

Aileen xo<\/p>\n

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