Baby pasta with fresh tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of those foods that you may be unsure about giving to your baby. Not because they are allergenic, but because they may cause a not so fun diaper rush or an upset tummy due to the high level of acidity. That’s why it is recommended to introduce tomatoes (most of all raw ones) between 10 and 12 months of age, when your baby’s digestive system is more mature.
It is, of course, for you and your pediatrician to decide when is the most appropriate time to introduce tomatoes to your little one. Both my kids started enjoying tomatoes at around one year with no side effects.

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With that being said, tomatoes are an incredible source of vitamin C that helps Iron absorption, and Vitamin A. Both good reasons to introduce tomatoes in your baby’s diet at the appropriate age.

Let’s talk about the recipe: super easy and super yummy. With few changes I use it for the rest of the family too!

That’s all you will need for two baby portions:

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Pastina or baby pasta is a standard pasta (durum wheat flour) just in a very very very small size: baby size. In this way it is much easier to chew as, once cooked, it will be a kind of pasta cream, very close to a couscous texture. You can find baby pasta at the grocery store and it comes in different shapes (all very tiny). You can choose the one that you like, I opted for a tiny grains one.

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How to proceed:

– peel the tomatoes and remove the seeds. If they are vine ripened tomatoes you should easily remove the peel just making an X incision on the peel with a sharp knife and delicately peel them. Chop them in tiny tiny pieces, the smaller, the better.

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– Chop the basil leaves in small pieces

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– Fill 3/4 of a sauce pan with water and let it boil. When the water is boiling add the baby pasta or pastina. Let it cook for 2 minutes or the cooking time you will find on the box. This time, as we are cooking for babies, you do not need to add any salt in the boiling water nor in the tomatoes.

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– Strain the baby pasta in a colander.

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– In a medium size bowl add the baby pasta, the tomatoes, the basil, the grated parmesan cheese and the oil. Mix and serve!

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If the quantity is too much for your baby you can store the pasta in an air tight container for one day. To warm up again the pasta, add few tablespoons of water and either warm it on the stove in a small pan or in the microwave.

Enjoy!

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    September 7, 2014 at 3:53 pm

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    Paula
    September 9, 2014 at 8:37 pm

    Your recipes are delicious and super easy. I always come to find a new one when I lack of ideas. My 13 month old sees your pics and says ” Pappa!”
    Thank you!!!

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    karen li
    February 12, 2017 at 3:00 am

    Hi, i saw a lots of recipes im very interesting to give my daughter to try but since she is lactose intolerant, i would like to ask is parmesan cheese safe for lactose baby? there’re some recipes you also added parmesan cheese, is there another thing i can use instead of cheese? or can you have some meat recipe good for lactose baby? my daughter doesn’t eat lots of solid food, i really dont know what kind of good/yummy meat recipe she will loves it.

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      Barbara Lamperti
      February 17, 2017 at 7:56 pm

      Hi Karen!
      Parmesan Cheese, like other aged cheeses, has a minimum quantity of lactose. That’s why it can be offered to babies starting from 6 months of age. In your case your little one is intolerant to lactose, so it means that she is more sensitive to it compared to other babies. In my opinion you have two options: you can try to offer her a baby food where you added one teaspoon of aged grated parmesan cheese and you check her reaction. In my baby recipes I usually add a tiny quantity of Parmesan to give some extra flavor, 1 teaspoon, nothing more. It might be that this small quantity will not affect your little girl. If you are willing to try remember not to give any other different or new food that day, so you will be able to see if the Parmesan will cause any effect.
      Or you can simply skip the Parmesan in this recipe. It’s an extra touch, as I said, to give more flavor and some extra calcium, but it is not needed.
      I hope I was helpful, thank you for watching BuonaPappa!!!
      Let me know should you have more questions,
      ciao, b

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