HHBs remix for those new to solids

[Rainy9]

Hello all! :wave123

I am trying to get my two little ones to try their HHBs . One of them will nibble a bit (not sure she is ingesting it though) and the other is completley disinterested.

I know they will take to them over time, but it would be really great if they'd eat some now. Also, one of my girls is slightly disabled (front paws) and I think having something a tad softer to chew apart would be easier...just temporarily, till they get the hang of nomming on things.

I saw someone post a recipie using crushed up blocks, peanut butter and applesauce...there were other things too but i cannot remember and can't find the thread it was in.

If you know of it or someone who does, it would be greatly apreciated. :peace

[Cejemere]

Try soaking them in some formula.

[CritterMom]

Grind them up and mix with some vanilla yogurt and maybe a little dab of almond butter (much better for them than peanut butter); warm over a container of hot water like formula and prepare the damp towels for the mess that will ensue. Babies don't get extra points for neatness!

[jo_schmoe]

Hello all! :wave123

I am trying to get my two little ones to try their HHBs . One of them will nibble a bit (not sure she is ingesting it though) and the other is completley disinterested.

I know they will take to them over time, but it would be really great if they'd eat some now. Also, one of my girls is slightly disabled (front paws) and I think having something a tad softer to chew apart would be easier...just temporarily, till they get the hang of nomming on things.

I saw someone post a recipie using crushed up blocks, peanut butter and applesauce...there were other things too but i cannot remember and can't find the thread it was in.

If you know of it or someone who does, it would be greatly apreciated. :peace

hahahhaha....Im looking for the same thread. My guys have figured out that they can eat all around it and get the nut out. I have HHB sprinkles everywhere and I dont think they are eating the healthy part. I think someone mentioned Boo Balls?

[CritterMom]

Poor Mama2boo - she called them Boo's Healthy Nutballs and I immediately re-christened them Boo Balls because I am a vile person:D . They are a good treat, and would be a nice way to get the babies eating solids. 1 part ground block, 1 part FV powder, 1 part ground nut of choice (you can cut back on the nut part a bit) mixed with enough baby food (I use yogurt instead, BTW) to make a dough about the consistency of chocolate chip cookie dough. Refrigerate overnight and you will find that it has dried up a bit as the dry ingredients absorb the baby food. Add a little more baby food until you hve the dough consistency and just keep it covered in the fridge. Pinch off a little chunk, roll into a ball and you are done! I make up very small amounts at a time so it doesn't sit in the fridge more than a couple days. Keep all of the ingredients (especially the ground nute) in the fridge as well.:thumbsup

[jo_schmoe]

Poor Mama2boo - she called them Boo's Healthy Nutballs and I immediately re-christened them Boo Balls because I am a vile person:D . They are a good treat, and would be a nice way to get the babies eating solids. 1 part ground block, 1 part FV powder, 1 part ground nut of choice (you can cut back on the nut part a bit) mixed with enough baby food (I use yogurt instead, BTW) to make a dough about the consistency of chocolate chip cookie dough. Refrigerate overnight and you will find that it has dried up a bit as the dry ingredients absorb the baby food. Add a little more baby food until you hve the dough consistency and just keep it covered in the fridge. Pinch off a little chunk, roll into a ball and you are done! I make up very small amounts at a time so it doesn't sit in the fridge more than a couple days. Keep all of the ingredients (especially the ground nute) in the fridge as well.:thumbsup

How in the world can I grind these HHB up? I tried the blender....that was scary...then the coffee grinder..... they broke it.:shakehead

[mugzeezma]

Guess we're both nasty old ladies :D I have always called them BooBalls...easier to type.
Drop the nut part since HHBs have nuts. I drop the nuts and just mix Fv powder and block. For Toturo I would add formula and make a thick gruel that she can lap up. You can try giving it to her on a spoon. I'm ditching nuts until my kids eat block. Why spoil their palate early?

[jo_schmoe]

Guess we're both nasty old ladies :D I have always called them BooBalls...easier to type.
Drop the nut part since HHBs have nuts. I drop the nuts and just mix Fv powder and block. For Toturo I would add formula and make a thick gruel that she can lap up. You can try giving it to her on a spoon. I'm ditching nuts until my kids eat block. Why spoil their palate early?

How in the world do you get them to grind?

[mugzeezma]

How in the world can I grind these HHB up? I tried the blender....that was scary...then the coffee grinder..... they broke it.:shakehead
DANG!!!
place them in a plastic bag and hit them with a hammer. I use rat block and toss them in a coffee grinder form Goodwill sometimes.

[mugzeezma]

How in the world do you get them to grind?
:D
I hit 'em with a hammer!

[jo_schmoe]

:D
I hit 'em with a hammer!

heheeheehee. Good way to take out some built up aggression. I almost cant wait. :wahoo

[CritterMom]

You were in the restaurant biz, right - are you a foodie - enough to use a knife well? You can actually "mill" them (just keep chipping through them) down with a big knife fairly fine - if you are patient, you can get them really fine. I have a coffe grinder that is like a tiny cuisinart - I cut the blocks small (the Harlan Teklad I put in a baggie and smack a few times with a meat mallet to break them up) and it turns it to powder. A little chunky works, too, though.

[jo_schmoe]

You were in the restaurant biz, right - are you a foodie - enough to use a knife well? You can actually "mill" them (just keep chipping through them) down with a big knife fairly fine - if you are patient, you can get them really fine. I have a coffe grinder that is like a tiny cuisinart - I cut the blocks small (the Harlan Teklad I put in a baggie and smack a few times with a meat mallet to break them up) and it turns it to powder. A little chunky works, too, though.

I could chop them finely sure...Im just super finiky about how my very expensive knives are used. I'd rather smash them with a 10 dollar hammer than risk ruining a 200 dollar knife. All my tools ( knives) are EXTREMELY sharp...and one slip and Im missing a finger.

[CritterMom]

The HHBs aren't hard and dry like the Harlan Teklad blocks - those smash just great, I think HHBs will flatten. HHB tortillas. Wait. Hey! I just invented something!!

[mugzeezma]

The HHBs aren't hard and dry like the Harlan Teklad blocks - those smash just great, I think HHBs will flatten. HHB tortillas. Wait. Hey! I just invented something!!
That and a dollop of yogurt and you have dessert!

[jo_schmoe]

I borrowed a knife from my daughter so I didnt run the risk of hurting me....or my expensive knife. Chopped them up coarsely, put what I chopped in a new coffee grinder and I have HHB dust!! WHoohooo!! Gunna go make some balls.

[jo_schmoe]

I borrowed a knife from my daughter so I didnt run the risk of hurting me....or my expensive knife. Chopped them up coarsely, put what I chopped in a new coffee grinder and I have HHB dust!! WHoohooo!! Gunna go make some balls.

Forgot to say thanks for the tip Crm. It worked really well.

[Rainy9]

Try soaking them in some formula.

That was the first thing I tried. They are smarter than I thought...they licked what formula they could off the surface and left the rest.

Thank you CrM for your recipie and for momma2boo's "boo balls":D . We'll try it out and see how it goes.

@jo_schmoe...good luck with it too!

[Rainy9]

How in the world can I grind these HHB up? I tried the blender....that was scary...then the coffee grinder..... they broke it.:shakehead

I did mine in the blender. Worked great! But it was super LOUD!:osnap I'm sure the babies all the way on the other side of the house could hear it.

[Rainy9]

Guess we're both nasty old ladies :D I have always called them BooBalls...easier to type.
Drop the nut part since HHBs have nuts. I drop the nuts and just mix Fv powder and block. For Toturo I would add formula and make a thick gruel that she can lap up. You can try giving it to her on a spoon. I'm ditching nuts until my kids eat block. Why spoil their palate early?

Good idea mugz! I think gruel would work for her. And yeah...the extra nuts, we want those to be for treats!

[jo_schmoe]

I did mine in the blender. Worked great! But it was super LOUD!:osnap I'm sure the babies all the way on the other side of the house could hear it.

Did your babies eat the boo balls?

[Rainy9]

Did your babies eat the boo balls?

We haven't made any yet. When I blended mine in the blender ...it was a few days ago. I was just trying my own thing out. I mixed the powdered HHB with just a tad of yogurt to help it stick together. It didnt go well. The balls fell apart when they put their hands on them...and they didn't eat any anyways. LOL! I still gotta run to the store to get some of the stuff for the boo balls. :)