Chickpea and Carrot Spread

Prepare a nutritious and tasty spread for your little one with Chickpea and Carrot Spread. This toddler-friendly dish combines chickpeas and carrots, blended to a smooth consistency. Source: happyfamilyorganics

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Chickpea and Carrot Spread
Suitable from
Finger foods (BLW)

Easy/Medium to prepare

Total time
20min

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Makes
4servings

adjustable below

Iron
0.3mg

per serving

Common allergens

WheatIntroduce one at a time.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • Carrots1 piece
  • Chickpeas1/4 cup
  • Olive oil1 teaspoon
  • Cilantro6 leaves
  • Bread, whole wheat2 slices toast

Steps

  1. Place carrot in a steamer basket on stove-top and cook until you can pierce with a fork.

  2. While cooking carrot, drain and rinse chickpeas from can.

  3. Place the carrot, chickpeas, olive oil and cilantro leaves into a food processor and blend for about 30-45 seconds.

  4. If your baby is older and can chew well, spread onto ‘finger toast’*. Otherwise, spoon-feed to your baby.

Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.

Calories
29kcal
Protein
1.2g
Fat
0.8g
Carbs
4.3g
Calories from
  • Carbs58%
  • Protein16%
  • Fat26%

Ingredient health benefits

🚽 Digestion
💊 Supporting nutrition absorption
👀 Eyesight
✨ Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
🔥 Energy
💭 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental
🔄 Healthy metabolism
🦵 Cellular growth
🧠 Brain development

General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated · 4 servings per recipe

Amount per serving

Calories

29

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.8g1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 42.8mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 4.3g2%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g3%
Total Sugars 0.6g
Incl. Added Sugars 0.0g0%
Protein 1.2g2%
Vitamin D 0.0mcg0%
Calcium 15mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
Vitamin K 2.4mcg2%
Folate 8mcg2%
Magnesium 8mg2%
Zinc 0.2mg2%

Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.