6 gateway recipes to get your kids eating grown-up food

Maintaining quality grub while catering to little palates can be a tricky task, but Dubai foodie Judy has a host of great kids’ meals that don’t skimp on flavour yet avoid piling on the sugar and salt.

Chicken, carrot & rosemary purée

(6 months +)

Preparation time 5 minutes

Cooking time 30 minutes

Makes 300g

Storage in fridge up to 3 days

Storage in freezer up to 2 months

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Apple banana cinnamon purée

(6 months +)

Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Makes 600g

Storage in fridge up to 3 days

Storage in freezer up to 3 months

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Read more: How do you make sure your child is eating healthily?

Green veggies risotto with coriander

(7 months +)

Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking time 20 minutes

Makes 2 cups of risotto

Storage in fridge up to 3 days

Storage in freezer up to 3 months

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Beetroot & pumpkin quinoa

(7 months +)

Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking time 50 minutes

Makes 2 cups of quinoa

Storage in fridge up to 3 days

Storage in freezer up to 3 months

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Read more: Should you put your chunky child on a diet?

Potato scoops

(12 months +)

Preparation time 15 minutes

Cooking time 1 hour

Makes 4 servings

Storage in fridge up to 3 days

Storage in freezer up to 3 months

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Veggies chicken curry

(12 months +)

Preparation time 10 minutes

Cooking time 20 minutes

Makes 2 cups of curry

Storage in fridge up to 2 days

Storage in freezer up to 1 month

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Judy is a new mum, foodie and a wannabe chef, and she blogs about her recipes and travels at whenjudyatethekela.com. She designed and styled up these baby- and child-friendly recipes just for us – check out her website, it’s fab!