‹ First Foods

Sweet potato & chicken mash

From 6 months · 15 min · makes about 1 cup

Iron-rich first dinner of steamed sweet potato and poached chicken.

Ingredients

• Sweet potato — 1/2 small (~120g) (steamed soft)
• Chicken — 1 thigh (~80g) (poached, shredded)

Method

1. Steam the sweet potato until very soft.
2. Poach the chicken thigh until cooked through, then finely shred.
3. Mash together, loosening with breastmilk or formula to the right texture.
4. Serve just warm.

Sources

• NHMRC — Infant Feeding Guidelines · Iron-rich first foods

General information, not medical advice.