French Toast

French Toast
1/4 cup mashed sweet potato
2 T milk
1/4-1/2 t cinnamon
4 eggs
4-6 slices whole wheat bread

Whisk together sweet potato and milk until you get a smooth puree. Add the eggs and cinammon. Dip both sides of bread and soak for a few seconds. Use cooking spray to avoid sticking and cook on medium heat. We enjoyed these with syrup, banana, and blueberries. James gave it 2 thumbs up!

Italian Meatloaf

This is a recipe from a cookbook called Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld. She was on Oprah last year long before James was born, but I just had to have the cookbook. It is all about sneaking healthy food into regular food. It is not a replacement for fruits and veggies on your childs plate, but rather, an extra opportunity to boost the nutritional value of their food. This is officially the first thing I've made from the cookbook and I thought it turned out great. I will definitely be making this again!

Italian Meatloaf
-Nonstick cooking spray
-1 cup Italian-style (seasoned) breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup milk
-2 T olive oil
-1/2 cup onion
-2 celery stalks
-1 lb lean ground turkey (I used a 1.2 lbs pkg of 99% fat free turkey)
-1/2 cup parmesan or any blend of Italian cheese
-1/2 cup carrot puree(I used finely chopped 3 carrots in my mini food proccesor)
- 1/4 cup ketchup plus more for dipping
- salt and pepper to taste
-1 cup bottled tomato sauce (I used some leftover Chunky Garden Prego sauce)
-4 slices turkey bacon (I didn't have any bacon so omitted it)

Preheat oven to 350. Coat a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, soak the breadcrumbs in milk

Heat a large skillet over med-high heat and add olive oil. Cook onion 7-10 minutes until soft. Add the celery and cook another 3-4 minutes. Take off heat and let cool a few minutes. Add the breadcrumb mixture, onions and celery to all the other ingredients. Stir to combine and add the mixture to the loaf pan. Spread tomato sauce to cover the top. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the edges brown. This was super delicious and healthy too!