Alphabet vegetable soup
- Age: 18–24 months (Toddler meals)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 8 min
- Cook: 30 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 1 courgette
- 400 g tinned tomatoes, no added salt
- 800 ml unsalted stock
- 60 g alphabet pasta
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Contains: Wheat
Method
- Chop and soften the vegetables in the oil; add the tomatoes and stock and simmer 20 minutes.
- Add the pasta and cook until soft.
- Serve lukewarm; salt the adults' bowls.
Safety: Serve lukewarm. Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults. Under three, the daily limit is about 2 g of salt in total.
Storage: Fridge 3 days, freezer 2 months.
Tip: Letters in the soup and a spoon to fish them out. Soup as a game.
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