It’s the last week of the month of Ramzan now, and anticipation is high for the upcoming Eid festivities! But while we’re still in the fasting month, we might as well focus on Ramzan recipes!!
Iftar is when the day long fast is broken at sunset, and it is traditionally done with dates and milk. Today, we combine the two into a yummilicous recipe that is great for toddlers. This way, even the littlest ones can participate in breaking the fast with the adults!
Nutritional Benefits of Dates for Toddlers
- Provide instant energy
- Protects the liver and stomach
- Is a good laxative and prevents constipation
- Rich in iron
- High in calcium and magnesium making them great for growing bones
- Promotes dental health for developing teeth
When buying dates for your toddler, opt for organic as far as possible, and check for sulfite free versions. Buy dates that are completely ripe and soft.
Date Almond Milkshake
Ingredients
- 10-12 soft dates, pitted and chopped
- 6-8 almonds, peeled (soak in warm water for a few hours for easy peeling) (or use 1/2 tbsp of Dry Fruits Powder)
- 1/4 cup hot milk
- 1 3/4 cups cold milk
- Honey to taste
Method
1. Soak the peeled almonds and dates in hot milk for 30 minutes.
2. Grind the almonds and dates along with the milk to a smooth puree.
3. In a blender, blend together the cold milk and date-almond puree till completely combined and smooth. If necessary, add some honey to taste.
You can skip a step and use ready made Dry fruits powder instead of peeling and grinding almonds. Do keep in mind that you can’t give honey to babies under 1 year of age. This is a really easy and very nutritious drink for toddlers. You can make it a great drink for summer by adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the blender. To make it thicker, add a small banana. There are so many ways to make this drink, so if you’re out of ideas for Ramzan, now you know what to do!!
- 10-12 soft dates, pitted and chopped
- 6-8 almonds, peeled (soak in warm water for a few hours for easy peeling)
- ¼ cup hot milk
- 1¾ cups cold milk
- Honey to taste
- Soak the peeled almonds and dates in hot milk for 30 minutes.
- Grind the almonds and dates along with the milk to a smooth puree.
- In a blender, blend together the cold milk and date-almond puree till completely combined and smooth. If necessary, add some honey to taste.
Reena dmello says
November 20, 2018 at 3:00 pmMy son is 1.6years old. Doesn’t drink plain cows milk. We add 1 scoop of formula milk for taste. Is it fine to offer almond dates milk everyday or cows milk with one date everyday?
pr says
November 22, 2018 at 5:53 pmHey Reena,
Yes you can add Date Almond milkshake to your baby in cow’s milk daily or on alternate days. It is best if you feed it on alternate days. The rest of the days you can make some health drinks in home or you can use some other health drinks to add into the milk and can feed your child.
Anamika says
June 1, 2018 at 6:45 pmHii Hema
Nice recipe, at present I m giving milk boiled with 2 dates to my three year old boy once in a day.
Am. I doing right thing?
pr says
October 6, 2018 at 7:05 pmHi Anamika,
You are right 🙂
Vrutika says
April 18, 2017 at 12:53 pmCan I give this shake to 7.5 month baby
Dr Hemapriya says
May 7, 2017 at 3:29 pmDo keep in mind that you can’t give honey to babies under 1 year of age, rest should be fine. Feed small quantities.
Sowmya says
August 29, 2016 at 6:04 pmHi…can I add home made dates syrup into my 6 months old kids food daily.or can I use jagarry syrup .please suggest