Mini Meatloaves

My 10 month old is a great eater. Always has been. We tried baby lead weaning with him and he took to it like a champ. People are always amazed by how he feeds himself. But that's just it, he ONLY feeds himself. He won't let me feed him at all. Trust me as much as I love his fierce independence there are times when I would love to have been able to spoon feed him ANYTHING. Baby lead weening on a 9 hour flight is an exercise in creativity and patience. Especially sober. So I am always looking for ways to get healthy food into him in a format he can grab.  I came across this recipe and made a couple of changes. I replaced breadcrumbs with rolled oats that I pulsed in my nutribullet for 5 seconds and used medium ground beef instead of lean, mostly because it was on sale. It's a great way to get protein and some veggies in one meal. You can also try ground chicken or turkey instead of beef.

700G ground Beef

1/2 onion finely chopped
1 tbsp no salt added tomato paste
1/2 mixed dried herbs
1 carrot, roughly grated
1 small zucchini, roughly grated
1/4 Rolled Oats -not instant, quickly pulsed in food processor
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley- don't worry if you don't have this

1) Preheat oven to 350F
2) Coat muffin tin with oil. I used coconut oil
3) Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and don't be afraid to get dirty! Mix everything together.
4) Press the mixture into the muffin tins and transfer to the oven. 
Cook for about 25 mins or until it's doneCool and serve!

You can separate a portion of the mix and add some salt and pepper for the rest of the family to enjoy. 

Natasha Fahel has worked in the health food industry for over 20 years. She became passionate about natural parenting since the moment she conceived and is now the proud mama of a 10 month old little boy.