SMA High Energy from birth to 18 months

High Energy Cooking

These high energy recipes can be given to babies and children from 6 - 18 months of age – simply purée to the desired consistency, depending on your child’s age and development. If you need more of a liquid consistency, add additional SMA High Energy before serving.

SMA High Energy contains both milk and soybean products which makes it unsuitable for feeding infants with milk and/or soybean allergies.

SMA High Energy can be used to make interesting and nutritious meals for your child and can also be used to replace milk in most recipes. Here are some great ideas to get you started ...

Extra energy cheesy sauce *

Method

• Add butter or margarine to a saucepan and heat gently to melt
• Remove from heat, add flour and slowly stir SMA High Energy
• Replace onto a medium heat, continually whisking the mixture until it thickens
• Add grated cheese, stirring until it’s melted
• Serve as part of a dish - ideal for mixing with vegetables (i.e. cauliflower cheese), pasta, chicken or fish without bones
• Check the temperature before serving

* suitable for freezing

 Energy-boosting carrot and patato purée*

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Place all ingedients into a saucepan and bring it to the boil
• Once boiling, reduce heat and simmer with the lid on until the vegetables are soft
• Purée to the required consistency and check the temperature before saving

* suitable for freezing

 Extra energy cheesy chicken & broccoli *

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Boil or steam broccoli for approximately 10 minutes, until cooked
• Drain away water
• Cut cooked chicken and broccoli into small pieces to suit your child
• Stir in high energy cheesy sauce and check temperature is lukewarm before serving

For older children, why not use this dish as the basis for a tasty pie? Simply top the cheesy chicken & broccoli with mashed potato mixed with unsalted butter and SMA High Energy.

* suitable for freezing

 Energy-boosting sweet potato and rice purée*

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Place rice and SMA High Energy in a saucepan and bring to the boil
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes
• Add chopped sweet potato to the pan and cover with a lid, and bring back to the boil
• Simmer for a further 15 minutes or until everything is soft
• Purée to a smooth consistency and check temperature before serving

* suitable for freezing

 Energy-boosting chicken & vegetable casserole*

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Melt butter/margarine in a saucepan, add leek and cook over a medium heat until soft
• Add chicken pieces and cook thoroughly
• Add carrot, potato and swede, along with SMA High Energy
• Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 25 - 30 minutes until the  vegetables are soft
• Purée to the required consistency and check temperature before serving

* suitable for freezing

Cheesy broccoli & pasta with extra energy*

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Bring a pan of water to the boil, add pasta and broccoli
• Cook, with the lid on, for approximately 10 minutes or until broccoli and pasta are soft
• Drain off the water
• Add extra energy cheesy sauce
• Purée to the required consistency and check temperature before serving

* suitable for freezing

Energy boosting banana custard*

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Heat SMA High Energy in a pan until almost boiling
• Remove from the heat and add custard powder
• Whisk with a fork or mini whisk until smooth and creamy
• Mash bananas with a fork and stir into custard
• Check temperature before serving

* suitable for freezing

Tuna, mushroom & pasta in extra energy white sauce*

( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• For the Tuna, mushroom & pasta mix, cook pasta according to the instructions on the packet
• Melt butter/margarine in a pan, add mushrooms and cook on a medium heat for 2 - 3 minutes, until soft
• Keep warm
• To make the white sauce, in another pan, melt butter/margarine from the white sauce ingredient list
• Remove from heat, add flour and slowly stir in the SMA High Energy
• Replace pan onto a medium heat, continually whisking the mixture until it thickens
• Add tuna and cooked pasta to the sauce and heat thoroughly
• Purée to the required consistency and check temperature before serving

* suitable for freezing

Extra energy ice lollies*

Method

• Put puréed fruit or fresh fruit juice in a bowl, along with 50 ml SMA High Energy
• Mix into a paste
• Add remaining 200 ml SMA High Energy and whisk
• Pour into ice lolly moulds and leave in the freezer overnight
• To serve, run the mould under the hot tap for 30 seconds - the ice lollies should  come out of the mould easily

These lollies are great treats for older children - and they’re healthy as well as high in energy.

* suitable for freezing

High energy rice pudding with apricots*

 ( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir together
• Bring to the boil
• Simmer for 12 - 15 minutes, until thick, stirring occasionally to stop it sticking to the pan
• If required, purée to the required consistency and check temperature before serving
• Instead of apricots, you could try adding whichever fruits are in season, such as peaches or plums (remember to remove stones).

* suitable for freezing

Energy-packed milk shakes

 ( 2 - 3 servings)

Method

• Mix together milk and puréed fruit or fresh fruit juice
• Serve 

Sample menu

Once weaning is established, this menu plan might help to give you ideas for your child’s meal times (purée meals to the required consistency)…

Breakfast

• Breakfast cereal with SMA High Energy

Mid-morning

• Creamy high energy yoghurt drink in beaker
• Infant rusk biscuit as finger food

Lunch

• Pasta, vegetables and chicken with extra energy cheesy sauce
• High energy rice pudding with apricots

Mid-afternoon

• Energy-packed milk shake

Tea

• Baked beans topped with hard, grated cheese
• Mashed potato made with unsalted butter/margarine and SMA High Energy
• Energy boosting banana custard
• Bedtime

Warm SMA High Energy in a beaker or cup