In the past I've just given her the stalks but we need to up her iron intake and all the good stuff are in the leaves. But bc of their thinness it's kinda hard for babies to get them. I've taken to chopping them tiny to mix in with her congee.
Kale chips are probably a good snack idea too.
How else do you serve dark leafy veggies.
ETA: looking for more BLW type ideas. She's not a huge fan of me feeding her any more!
squash / 13199 posts
spinach puree! we cooked it and blended it then I mix it in with anything else she is having
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
green smoothies, creamed spinach, cooked into broths/soups/porridge
clementine / 878 posts
We gave her a kale puree and mixed it with applesauce because it was a little thick. I need to make more because her diet is very "orange" heavy these days.
coconut / 8234 posts
My baby eats sauteed greens all the time and loves it. Sure it's slimy and messy and hard for her to pick up, but she gets the job done. I just chop it a little into bite sized pieces and put it on her high-chair tray.
honeydew / 7444 posts
I also steam and chop them up into bits for her to grab. I wring out the water so it isn't as gross. Even i hate water logged spinach!
persimmon / 1205 posts
Love the idea of kale chips! We're doing purees, so we steam and puree spinach and combine it with chicken. LO loves it! I would think if you quicky sauteed or steamed baby spinach like @MrsJazz said, it would be slimy but they are very delicious!
coconut / 8475 posts
I plan on making a spinach soup (it's more like a thick porridge) and feeding him that way.
Am I being dumb or can you steam/boil spinach and just kinda mash it? I imagine you could, but have never tried it.
I 2nd the kale chips and I like the idea of grinding (ground) chicken into the spinach mixture.
Maybe you can saute the spinach and chicken together and give it to her in small bites?
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@TurtleDoves: yes, def. I would steam as oppose to boil because then a lot of the nutrients will be cooked into the liquid if you boil.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
I give her a green smoothie with her breakfast now, and have put spinach in her breakfast fritatta now to get those veggies in 
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