Make yourfood budget stretch a little further with these budget-friendlyrecipes that are packed full of natural goodness and flavour your baby or toddler will love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 VEGGIE FRITTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of Vitamin A and E which helps build immunity. This super-affordable veggie forms the base of these naturally sweet fritters. If you\u2019ve got any leftover Squish 100% Fruit and Veg Purees<\/strong> in your fridge, serve it alongside these fritters as a dip. Squish 100% Fruit and Veg Puree<\/strong> pouches come with a resealable lid, so you can just pop any leftovers back in the fridge to use later. That means you never have to waste a drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 x 110ml Squish 100% Butternut + Carrot Puree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 500g sweet potato, cooked and mashed<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1\/3 cup rice or corn flour<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vegetable oil for frying<\/p>\n\n\n\n Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mix together mashed sweet potato and puree, then add flour. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Drop mixture into hot oil and allow to cook for 3 to 5 minutes, turning once. Drain on a paper towel and allow to cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TIP:<\/strong> These are delicious cooked in the air fryer \u2013 simply brush with oil and cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VEGGIE PASTA BAKE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you\u2019ve got little ones in the house, keeping a bowl of cooked pasta in the fridge means you can always prepare a wholesome and filling meal quickly and easily without resorting to wasting money on expensive convenience meals when you are in a hurry. You can switch up the flavour of this dish by using different Squish 100% Veggie Puree<\/strong> flavour combos. Squish 100% Fruit and Veg Purees<\/strong> are made using only the freshest quality ingredients and aren\u2019t diluted, so they taste as good as homemade. Plus, they contain no colourants, flavourants or preservatives and have no added starch or cane sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 x 110ml Squish 100% Butternut + Carrot Puree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 x 110ml Squish 100% Mixed Vegetable Puree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 cups cooked pasta<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 cups cheese sauce<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00bd cup grated cheddar<\/p>\n\n\n\n Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mix the purees into the cheese sauce and fold into cooked pasta. Place in an oven-proof dish, top with grated cheese and bake for 15 minutes until cheese has browned. Allow to cool slightly before serving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TIP:<\/strong> Heading on a day out with your toddler? Pack a tub of cooked pasta and pouch of Squish 100% Veg Puree<\/strong> for an instant \u2013 and delicious! \u2013 on-the-go meal for your toddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 VEGGIE-LOADED BURGERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Everybody loves a burger! These cost-effective mini burgers are loaded with extra veggies, elevating this \u2018fast\u2019 food to a well-balanced supper for your child to enjoy at the end of a busy day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 x 110ml Squish 100% <\/strong>Apple, Sweet Potato + Sweetcorn <\/strong>Pur<\/strong>ee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 250g plant, beef or chicken mince<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 Tbsp corn or any chopped or grated vegetables<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1Tbsp breadcrumbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Roll mixture into balls then flattening to form burgers. Lightly fry (or air fry) until cooked through. Serve on toasted rounds of bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TIP:<\/strong> These burgers freeze well \u2013 place a square of wax paper between each burger to stop them from sticking together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Make yourfood budget stretch a little further with these budget-friendlyrecipes that are packed full of natural…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6mnths","odd","has-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3417,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3415\/revisions\/3417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squish.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}