A G-Tube Recipe, But One You Can Eat Too!

Salmon and Green Beans

One of my goals in homemaking my daughter food is to create something that I would eat too. I didn’t want to just find what she needed in one day and mix it all together, saying “Oh well she won’t taste it anyway.” I wanted to make her meals – meals that one day, Lord willing, when she is helping me make it, she won’t feel so left out when the rest of us are eating something like, say, Salmon and green beans!

I first made this recipe when I was trying to incorporate more meat in her diet, but was afraid of adding chicken or pork. Salmon is a go-to meal for me, so I grabbed a package out of the freezer and thought “hmm, what can I do with this?” I had leftover green beans in the fridge, I add my oils for her vitamins, and I always pretend she has a cup of milk to the right of her plate – the meal is almost complete.

The starch was easy too, since I always use the Seeds of Change bags of rice with my meal. Easy, tasty, and filling. Plus, I never can eat the whole amount, so this way I can share with my girl!

The hardest part was figuring out the fruit. You normally don’t eat fruit at dinner. So I got Google out and literally searched “What fruit goes well with salmon for dinner?” and voila, I got pineapple! Now that I think about it, a lot of fish is served with fruit. We’ll take it!

Salmon and green beans has a lot of benefits for Paige, so I’ll list a few here – I’m not a dietician, just a mama noticing things 😉

• Relieves Constipation – No joke, when Paige is having trouble, we give her Salmon & Green beans. I can’t tell you exactly why but I think it has something to do with the next bullet…
• High in Omega–3 Fatty acids – helps your heart and can reduce inflammation!
• High in protein & calcium – both of which helps Paige meet her nutrition for the day!

I’m sure you can play with the amounts of this recipe to give your child what they need – for Paige, one batch makes 4 servings – four days worth of her being “regular” and her mama feeling like she’s eating a good dinner! Tell me if you make it!

Salmon & Green Beans

Sylvia

Salmon and Green beans is a balanced dinner recipe for a pediatric g-tube fed baby.

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 145 kcal

Equipment

• 1 BlendTec
• 4 8 oz bottles
• 1 strainer
• 1 bowl
• 1 spatula
• 4 labels
• 1 steamer

Ingredients

  

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Protein

• 1 4 oz Salmon
• 1 cup Whole Milk

Vegetables and Fruits

• 1.5 oz Sweet Potatoes
• 2/3 cup Green Beans
• 1/2 cup Pineapple

Oils

• 1 tsp sunflower or safflower oil
• 1 tbsp avocado oil

Water Content

• 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
• 4 oz Filtered water

Instructions

 

• Steam Salmon, Green Beans, and Sweet potatoes together in steamer of choice
  1 4 oz Salmon, 2/3 cup Green Beans, 1.5 oz Sweet Potatoes
• Write recipe name and date on 4 labels. Place on four plastic bottles.
• Add milk, water, and oil to blender
• Add pineapple and steamed ingredients (salmon, sweet potatoes, and green beans) to blender
• Blend on Whole Fruits & Veggies (or whole juice) cycle once, then blend on Batter cycle twice
• Zero out scale with batter bowl on top of scale
• Place strainer on scale and begin pouring formula into batter bowl, weighing as you pour
• Divide total amount of formula by 4 servings ; Pour individual serving amount into each bottle
• Place in fridge up to 2 days, freezer up to 3 months

Video

https://youtube.com/shorts/hbtu6Bq3X_E?feature=share

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal

Keyword formula, gtube, pediatric

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