Tofu

For those of you who give you kids tofu--how do you serve it? I bought some cubed tofu, but don't know how to serve it to the twins. Should I flavor it? Serve it the way it is w/soem fruits and veggies? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

I gave it to my kids for the first time the other day. I used a can of organic, salt free tomatoes and pureed them with the chunks of (firm) tofu. I cut up some spaghetti, mashed some freshly steamed peas and stirred it together. They LOVED it.

That's the only meal I have so far, I'll be interested to see how others prepare it, too.

 

We buy soft tofu and put it in smoothies

 

When they were just starting finger foods, I gave them firm tofu cut into cubes. I also tried some teriyaki-marinated tofu once (a bit later, around a year) and they liked it. But they didn't eat enough to make it worth buying a whole package. With plain tofu, I could give them a bit and use the rest for something else.

Alas, our tofu-eating stage only lasted a couple of months before they became too picky for it.

I like the smoothie idea. I just shared a Jamba Juice with Amy at the grocery store the other day and she was way into it!

 

I cut it into cubes and put it in soup. I also stir fry it with veggies and flavor it with soy sauce. Also try "scrambled tofu"-mush the tofu with your hands over a frying pan and cook it like you'd make scrambled eggs.

 

I buy White Wave baked tofu. It's already marinated, and comes in a number of flavors. My kids are totally nuts for it. They love the lemon pepper one, tomato basil, and garlic herb.

 

soft tofu in smoothies as well. they used to also like it w/soy sauce but got over taht - i'll have to try it again. then again, mine go for anything salty/garlicky/oniony tomato-y.....

 

I am researching tofu as well as protein source for my 2. Just found this site that might be useful:
TOFU RECIPES

 

While I wouldn't call this "healthy" mine LOVE fried tofu. I cut it into strips, fry it in olive oil and serve it with ketchup. They gobble it up. I tried putting it in stirfry, (after marinating it in teryaki), but they didn't like it as much.

 

You can cube it, dip it in an egg wash, then in breadcrumbs/parmesean cheese. Brown them in a pan with a little oil - turns out kind of like a chicken nugget!

Michelle