Today I have a guest - my sister is cooking one of our favorite recipes! Our toddlers absolutely love eating these nutritious quinoa balls! See how much they enjoy them at the end of the video - Mika is even 'stealing' from his cousin Martin - ha ha! Quinoa balls recipe Ingredients: 1cup uncooked quinoa (you can use leftover from the day before) 3 medium sweet potatoes, chopped 1 cup spinach 2 shallot onions, chopped 1 egg Chive Olive oil Salt&Pepper to taste (if cooking for your baby - avoid salt) Method: 1.Pre-heat oven to 350F / 175C 2.Steam the sweet potatoes for 10-15minutes until a bit tender 3.Meanwhile bring to boil 2 cups of water, add quinoa and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Leave to cool down for a while. 4.In a pan saute the onions and spinach with a little bit of olive oil for 3-5minutes until the spinach is completely witted down. 5.In a large ball combine the spinach, onions and sweet potatoes and mash well. 6.Add quinoa to the mixture 7.Add the egg and mix well 8.Line a baking sheet on to a tray 9.Roll in balls and place on the baking sheet 10. Bake for 25-30minutes until gold brown. Voila! Enjoy them with the whole family! _______________________________________­­­­­______ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smartparentstories Follow Didi on Instagram: https://instagram.com/diditonev/ Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/SmartParentStories E-mail: didi@smartparentstories.com _____________________________________________________________ The Baby-led weaning (BLW) approach to start babies on solid food has great benefits for our babies and for the family as a whole. It boosts independence, improves dexterity, enhance confidence, builds social skills, promotes self-regulation of appetite and is great FUN! (BLW should not be started before your baby is 6 months old!) Get for free the 15 Tips for Successful Baby-led weaning here: http://www.babymeetsfood.com