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Motherhood is a miracle and the time with my now 9 month old son, Cassian, is just flying past too quickly. Having decided to keep Cassian vegan and mostly raw has been an exciting choice as I consider the potential we can reach with his health and the foods he is raised on, but I must admit there were times when I felt the weight of the responsibility in giving him a balanced diet in light of these choices. That is, until I recently started playing with the superfoods in our warehouse<\/a>. Now that I have started supplementing his diets in this way I am really taking such joy from feeding him.<\/p>\n

I wanted to share some of the ways I am using our foods to boost his growth. He is still being breastfed throughout the day and night, and this makes up the bulk of his nutritional intake. I am not a nutritionist, so please use these recipes in addition to your own research \u2013 the intention here is really to inspire you to even more creative ways to feed your much loved babas.<\/p>\n

\"Superfood<\/p>\n

Lucuma; Date and Chia Porridge<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Chai<\/a>\u00a0 has a spectacular nutritional profile as it a near complete food, providing essential protein, fats and carbohydrates, as well as a wide array of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. In particular, it has an excellent ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 of 3:2 making it a great anti-inflammatory food. I add organic Lucuma powder<\/a>\u00a0 for its immune boosting benefits and my babes just loves the creamy sweet taste of this fruit. \u00a0Our organic pitted dates\u00a0<\/a> are also a great addition for fibre; B-vitamins and vital minerals like iron, copper and manganese.<\/p>\n

And then depending on what fruit we have in the house, I usually add fresh organic papaya; pear or banana.<\/p>\n

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Instructions for Superfood Purees:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

– Soak the chia seeds for 10 minutes \u2013 I usually add 2 cups of filtered or spring water to half a cup chia seed<\/p>\n

– Blend the chai seeds and water until the mixture starts to go creamy.<\/p>\n

– Add a few dates and 3 tablespoons of lucuma powder into the blender.<\/p>\n

– This blend will keep for a few days so I usually decant it into a glass bowl and keep it in the fridge and then only add the fruit per meal. The fruit can be blended or mushed into the porridge.<\/p>\n

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Next up is the Butternut; Chickpea; Coconut Milk; Cashew Nut and Lucuma Puree \u2013 watch this space for more details.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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