Date Oat Porridge for Babies (8 months+)

Preparation

1. 1

   Remove the date pit completely and soak the date in warm safe water until very soft; discard any firm skin or fragments.

2. 2

   Mash or blend the softened date into a smooth purée without sticky whole chunks.

3. 3

   Cook oats in the measured safe water over low heat following the oat packet until fully tender and spoonable; add more water if needed.

4. 4

   Stir in date purée until evenly distributed and check for firm date fragments or dry oat clumps.

5. 5

   Remove from the heat and allow to cool before stirring in optional plain pasteurised yogurt or a little breast milk/correctly prepared formula, following their safe handling instructions.

6. 6

   Serve a moist spoonable porridge after checking the temperature; discard feeding-bowl leftovers.