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Yup! They actually really like tofu. But they like the extra firm tofu because it's easier to eat. I usually cube it then pan fry till crispy. Then I throw it into the wok at the very end of a stir fry. They also really love fish tofu; it's actually my 3.5 year olds favorite food!

Yes, she loves it. We eat it in Thai and Chinese food alot at restaurants. If we prepare it at home, we usually cut it into cubes and bake for awhile, then throw them into a stir fry with veggies and sauce.

Yup! It started out in miso soup (one of her first table foods!) and she eats it a lot of ways now!

here's a recipe i posted on egg battered tofu!

http://www.hellobee.com/2014/01/23/egg-battered-tofu/

My kids love it (they call it cheese:))! I slice it and then press it with paper towels to remove the water and then I dice it sautee with mushrooms (which they love), grated carrots and other veggies and spices and serve with rice.

My LO loves it but I never cook it - just order when we go out for Thai. There's a cashew dish with veggies, tofu and sauce. The tofu is cubed and pan-fried and covered in sauce.

We serve tofu pan fried with a soy sauce, sesame oil, and scallions sauce. Or cooked with some miso paste.

Does he eat beans or eggs?

@Mamaof2: does he eat chili with beans, stuff like that?

I have crumbled up extra firm tofu and fried with an onion to make "scrambled eggs" with toast. You just put whatever seasoning you like. Or fried in slices until crispy with soy sauce and put in a sandwich for a TLT instead of bacon. Quite delicious! My mum has cubed it and fried in soy sauce and put it in macaroni cheese. We also put it in curry or stir fry. I don't like the silken or soft ones just to eat in meals, but they do go well in a smoothie or to make chocolate pudding. You can also buy this stuff called tvp which is texturizing vegetable protein and comes dry, in different sizes and shapes and you can throw that in anything you would throw ground beef in. It just soaks up the liquid and flavour of whatever you cook.

Tofu can be an acquired taste and I go through phases of liking and disliking it. It soaks up whatever sauce, spice, or flavour you decided to cook it with. You can also eat it marinated and raw provided you buy the pasteurized kind. Test it out!

Also, Greek yoghurt packs a protein punch! You can add hemp hearts to cereal, smoothies, soups, and yoghurt to get more protein too and it will probably go pretty unnoticed. Probably could mix it into pasta sauce. I have also added Greek yoghurt too sauces and soups to make them creamy which is tasty. But it is tasty just by itself either flavoured or plain with maple syrup. I made a dip for apples once that was a bit of peanut butter, a bit of maple syrup, and some plain Greek yoghurt mixed together.

@nana87: love this idea!

DS only just started solids, so he's not eating tofu yet. Just wanted to chime in about brands -- DH and I eat tofu all the time (in Korean soups & stews, and pan fried), and I just get whatever they have at my local grocery store that's organic and cheap. Usually even the more "expensive," organic brands aren't that expensive - no more than $2-3 a pop.