Broccoli cutlet recipe for toddlers and kids (2024)

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How to make a toddler eat broccoli? ›

BLW-style Roasted Broccoli is another great option for babies 6+ months. Add flavor and nutrients to the puree by adding ¼ cup avocado, ¼ cup peas, ¼ cup Sweet Potato Puree, or ¼ cup Apple Puree or Pear Puree to the blender during Step 6. Serve broccoli as finger foods to babies 9+ months by dicing into small pieces.

Trim and cut the stalk in half, then finely slice it. Once boiling, use a slotted spoon to carefully lower the broccoli into the water. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender – you should be able to poke the tip of a knife easily into the florets.

Alternatively, mash or finely chop the florets and let baby scoop up the food with hands or a spoon. Another option is to offer a large stick cut from the main stalk and steamed until soft.

Broccoli is a great source of vitamins A, K and C, and high in fibre but is often left until around 8 months old to be introduced as it can cause gas for young digestive systems.

Yes, babies can eat broccoli. It's a nutritious vegetable that can be introduced into their diet starting around 6 months of age, once they begin eating solid foods. Broccoli is rich in essential nutrients like vitamins C and K, fiber, and antioxidants, which are important for healthy growth and development.

Broccoli also goes great with different sauces and dips. As a side dish, broccoli can also be steamed, stir-fried, roasted or boiled. Serving broccoli to picky eaters in different ways helps prevent them from getting stuck in a rut and may make them more likely to try broccoli.

Try serving small, bite-sized pieces of cooked broccoli stem or floret. If baby has a hard time picking up the small pieces, just move back up in size to larger cooked florets and model how baby can take bites.

Alternate foods from one day to the next, so that they don't get used to eating particular foods. Explore different ways to cook one food. For example, you can steam, roast or fry broccoli, and the texture, taste, colour and size of each is different. And most importantly, don't force your baby to try a new food.

Serve veggies with dips like ketchup, ranch, guacamole, salsa, Cheese Sauce, or anything else your child likes. Add fats (which kids need) like olive oil, avocado oil, toasted sesame oil, butter, or coconut oil which can help the food taste better and also help our bodies absorb the vitamins.