Offer foods that your baby is interested in -
simply mash with a fork and allow them to enjoy it without concern about quantities consumed.
When cool enough to handle, squeeze the garlic cloves from the skin into a medium bowl and
mash with a fork into a paste.
While the pancakes are cooking, microwave the blueberries for about 45 seconds and
mash with a fork when done.
If you wait until six months as per current recommendations, they can start with
bananas mashed with a fork and move on to other slightly modified adult foods.
Meanwhile, transfer half of beans to a wide shallow bowl and
coarsely mash with a fork or a potato masher, then stir mashed and whole beans into soup and simmer, stirring occasionally, until soup is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Veggies like squash, carrots, potatoes, and softer fruits like peaches can all be
mashed with a fork by hand, if you don't have a food processor or blender.
Transfer the falafel mix into a bowl and continue to
mash with a fork if there are any large chickpea chunks still visible
Icecream, milk, and sometimes a little bit of hot chocolate powder, mash
mash mash with a fork (kitchen machines and mixers were still a little out of my repetoire at this point... And the fork worked surprisingly well:P) and it was the most delicious thing on a hot Summer's day!
Ina came over and showed me that if you put the banana on a cutting board and
mash it with a fork instead, that banana will be history in no time.
1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour * 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 cup strawberry purée (approx. 10
strawberries mashed with a fork or blended) 1/3 cup raw honey (sub agave if vegan) 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup almond milk + 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
After your potatoes are soft enough to easily
mash with a fork remove the pot with oven mits and place on the counter near an outlet.
I used the blender and think this probably needs it to be creamy enough, although
mashing with a fork would probably suffice.
With very soft fruits and cooked foods, you can
even mash with a fork or push food through a simple wire mesh strainer.