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Chicken Livers with Pumpkin Purée

Chicken livers are a nutritious source of iron required for brain development.  Zinc for a robust immune system and vitamin B12 and folic acid for neurological development), and vitamin A (general healthy baby organ development).

How Chicken Liver Benefits Healthy Babies

Livers are also loaded with iron to give energy and a treasure trove of certain B vitamins, most notably B12. This nutritional profile makes them a good choice for increasing infant iron levels so they don't become anaemic. Chicken livers are also one of the top sources of vitamin A, which helps eye health.

Courses
Difficulty Beginner
Time
Prep Time: 5 min Cook Time: 40 min Total Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
  • 200 grams chicken livers
  • 1/2 cup milk (of choice)
  • 500 grams pumpkin (cubed)
  • olive oil
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, stand soak the livers in the milk for 30 minutes, drain and discard the milk.

  2. Cut the lobes of the liver into halves.

  3. Roast, boil or steam the pumpkin until tender.

    1.  

    In a frying pan, add a drizzle of olive oil and cook the livers over medium heat until cooked through with no pink meat.

  4. Cool slightly before blending the livers and pumpkin until smooth.

  5. You can safely store this purée, covered, in the fridge for 1 to 2 days.

Note

Age:  6+ months

Makes:  2 cups

Freeze:  Yes

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Fiona Stock
Paediatric Naturopath & Nutritionist

Fiona Stock

Melbourne Naturopath 

Fiona Stock is a respected Paediatric Naturopath & Children’s Nutritionist with a career spanning over 25 years. Armed with an abundance of experience and a true desire to transform your child’s health, she’ll listen closely to understand the underlying causes of their troubling condition.

Fiona gets to the heart of your child’s presenting symptoms by deciphering what their body is trying to tell you. She will suggest simple and specific changes as well as herbal or nutritional medicine where required to nurture and restore your child, so they can enjoy the good health they deserve.

If you’ve tried everything and are yet to find solutions to your child’s health challenges – this could well be the path to take.

Fiona, The Children's Naturopath is skilled at getting to the heart of childhood health challenges – helping to initiate lasting change. 

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  • Plus much more...

 

Fiona is a Naturopath in Melbourne based in St.Kilda

She provides face-to-face appointments to families in Melbourne as well as phone consultations to families in rural Victoria, interstate and internationally.