So far ..... and some great Ideas for kids that have worked for me

1. We have a juicer, so this one is easy. My boss told me about this - Pineapple and Spinach. There is no recipe, just juice up some fresh pineapple and add a good handful of fresh spinach leaves - the resulting juice is completely green, but tastes just like pineapples - Thomas gobbles it down!
2. Snacks that are a great hit - dried apricots (full of vitamin A) and walnuts / pecans;  hummus with dipping sticks (on a good day he will try carrot sticks, otherwise bread sticks work well), chestnut flour crackers (from the health store) with almond butter.
3. I made spinach and cheese 'monster' scones to eat with soup the other night, and incredibly, he gobbled them up and has even asked for them again .... (plus they can be frozen pre-cooking, so they are a fab standby to have).
4. Spreads for toast instead of butter - almond butter, Vegemite, avocado.
5. Great sandwich with hidden veg - Thomas loves a tuna sandwich. The ones in the shops here are on white bread and heavy on the mayo - I have made my own recipe on wholegrain bread thinly spread with avocado - tuna fish, mixed with peeled and deseeded chopped tomato, a little mayo, grated cucmber and carrot. Great.

While I was waiting for the little ones to fall asleep tonight I started reading the baby guidance book that my Mum used when we were little - 'The Irish Glaxo Mother and Baby Book'. It is amazing how times have changed since I was born (37 years ago),  I quote:
"When your baby is a few weeks old, or even a few days old if your docotr or clinic advises it, he may be introduced to other foods besides the milk" "sweeten with sugar" "lightly boiled egg" ..... but I do appreciate that some advice remains unchanged: "It is true wisdom on a mother's part never to let a meal-time become a battle. It is very important that the baby should like his food and that meals hsould become times of serenity and happiness".

Okay, I'm off to clean up our mess from today, and prep tomorrow's meals. Maya is going to try some tofu tomorrow, I will let you know how that goes.
I bought some apples today too to juice with the organic beetroots I found at the markets on Saturday. (Beetroots full of iron, potassuim, folate, vitamin C and antioxidants).

PS - food combining tip 1 - vitamin C helps your body to absorb iron, hence orange juice at breakfast with an iron rich cereal.