TOFU- what do I do with it???

[Anonymous]

I want to start my baby (8 months) on some tofu. The problem is, I hate it and have never eaten it, much less bought it and/or prepared it. How do I go about doing this? Where can it be purchased? How does it come (fresh, frozen, canned?) What's the best way to prepare it for an 8 month old?

Obviously, I am not a cook. I eat alot of crap, but I am trying to do right by this baby and any help you could give me would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Buy Extra Firm Tofu in the fresh food section of the grocery store. Get some eggs and beat them. Cut the tofu in little 1/2 inch cubes or a little bigger. Dip in the egg batter and fry up. Add a little soy sauce for taste. I like to add a little sesame oil for taste, but that is up to you.

[Anonymous]

Cut extra firm tofu into one inch pieces. Wrap with ground beef and bacon and deep fry for five minutes. Serve with ketchup and beer. Yum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut extra firm tofu into one inch pieces. Wrap with ground beef and bacon and deep fry for five minutes. Serve with ketchup and beer. Yum!

PS-leave out the beer when serving the little ones.

[Anonymous]

What's the point in eating healthy with tofu when you wrap it in bacon and then deep fry it? Serious question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy Extra Firm Tofu in the fresh food section of the grocery store. Get some eggs and beat them. Cut the tofu in little 1/2 inch cubes or a little bigger. Dip in the egg batter and fry up. Add a little soy sauce for taste. I like to add a little sesame oil for taste, but that is up to you.

We used to do this, but we just pan fried them in a little oil without egg. It was a favorite food for while.

[Anonymous]

You can buy it already baked and pre-flavored so all you have to do is cut it up & serve. There are tomato-based flavors and Asian soy/teriyaki flavors. If you want to start with plain tofu, I recommend firm tofu (this will still be squishy enough for baby) - just cut up and dip it in some kind of sauce without frying it. (Its not "raw" and does not need to be cooked.) You usually find tofu in the refrigerated section of the grocery store near dairy and eggs. It has a shelf life of several weeks, depending on the brand. Sometimes I will stir fry it with a little peanut butter & soy sauce but haven't given this to my little one yet b/c I haven't introduced peanuts, but I think down the road she will like it. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut extra firm tofu into one inch pieces. Wrap with ground beef and bacon and deep fry for five minutes. Serve with ketchup and beer. Yum!

I can only hope this is a joke by someone who hates tofu.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to do anything to it for a baby. Just cut up the extra firm stuff.

[Anonymous]

cut it up and boil it with a bouillion cube

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can buy it already baked and pre-flavored so all you have to do is cut it up & serve. There are tomato-based flavors and Asian soy/teriyaki flavors. If you want to start with plain tofu, I recommend firm tofu (this will still be squishy enough for baby) - just cut up and dip it in some kind of sauce without frying it. (Its not "raw" and does not need to be cooked.) You usually find tofu in the refrigerated section of the grocery store near dairy and eggs. It has a shelf life of several weeks, depending on the brand. Sometimes I will stir fry it with a little peanut butter & soy sauce but haven't given this to my little one yet b/c I haven't introduced peanuts, but I think down the road she will like it. Good luck!

All of the above. Sometimes I would roll the cubes in wheat germ or something to make them a little less slippery, easier to pick up. Also, I warmed it up in a little broth or something (but not bouillon) to give it a little flavor, until you can do PP's suggested peanut (YUM) or soy sauce. Try it with a really yummy peanut sauce, mixed with veggies over rice and you really might come to like it yourself.

[Anonymous]

in my grocery store, it's in the produce section, with the fake meat products.

For baby, as everyone else has said, get the extra firm stuff and cut it into little cubes. I like to use a little bit of soy sauce and sesame oil (a teeny bit goes a long way) and bake the coated cubes in the toaster oven for 15 minutes. Then it can be eaten as-is (for the baby), or tossed with steamed vegetables and more sauce to make stir-fry.

If you cut it into thin strips and bake it longer, it will get sort of rubbery/chewy, and the baby can gnaw on it.