Fish is always a desired meal for kids and it has nutrients that are vital for a healthy brain development like vitamins, potassium and proteins. Fishes like salmon or sardines are very rich in Omega-3 essential fats which are excellent for this purpose, but they are also strong in taste, so it is best to start with more mild tasted fishes like hake or codling.
So if you want your child to accept fish, you must start when they are babies.
A baby can start eating fish near the first year old. But talk to you pediatrician if you have any doubts. Always remember to check for bones. Even the ones that are sold as boneless, from time to time come with a little one that have escape from the regular process.
This is one of easy and quick to prepare fish pie recipe.
Ingredients:
- 150 gr. Hake fillet
- 150 gr. Salmon fillet
- 350 gr. Potatos
- 1 table spoon parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 75 ml milk.
- ½ small onion
- 1 tea spoon butter
- Parmesan cheese, as needed.
Preparation:
Chop and boil the potatoes in a pan with lightly salted water until they are tender, ready to be mashed. It should take about 20 minutes with medium heat. Dry and mash the potatoes. Add a bit of butter and milk while they are still hot to make it creamy and smooth.
In a separate pan, melt the butter and the very small chopped onion. Sauté it until it looks clear. Add the milk, the parsley and the fish fillets also very small chopped. Cook all together between 5 to 10 minutes. Fish is easy to cook. When it is almost done add the bay leaf and a little of salt and pepper. Do not abuse of this last one, since it can make the preparation strong with little. When done, remove the bay leaf. If you have some parmesan at hand, add it until fully melted into the preparation.
You can prepare a big pie, or divide it into 3 or four small bowls or dishes.
On top of the preparation put the mashed potato and heat all in a pre heated oven for about 15 minutes.
Add some more parmesan on top and grill it until golden.
Notice that if you prepare only one big pie, it could take about 25 minutes.
Decorate the pie with little cherry tomatoes.
This recipe is suitable for freezing.
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I have been looking all over for a dish like this since I read about DHA and its positive effect on infant health and brain development.
Most women do not ingest sufficient amounts of DHA during pregnancy. “[T]he fetal body and the infant body (for at least the first three months of life) are incapable of synthesizing sufficient DHA to satisfy their needs for optimal brain development. Thus, it is imperative for women to ingest preformed DHA prior to becoming pregnant, during pregnancy and during their child’s first three months of life (assuming they are breast-feeding) in order to provide their children with the best opportunity to achieve ideal brain development and function. . . . [M]ost women do not ingest sufficient amounts of DHA and there is no way to compensate once this critical time period have elapsed. Feeding the child DHA does not substantially affect brain development to the degree possible during pregnancy and the first three months of life.” (James P Meschino, DC, MS, “Essential Fats for Child Brain Development,” Dynamic Chiropractic, December 2, 2008)
Is this really true? Most women don’t ingest enough DHA? If so, it seems incredible.
Anyway, now (thanks to you) I have a great dish to serve. I hope you will create more of these for pregnant moms.
Lindsey Busher
I tried it out it took me 35 minutes to prepare this. It was delicious. Thank your for the great share.
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This is a wonderful kid friendly recipe. My son will love this. I’ll probably add some garlic too.