Special Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
My three-year-old, Brett, was born with cystic fibrosis. He's a picky eater and would not eat jarred baby food. It smells/tastes terrible. I started making variations of mashed potatoes. I'd mix in pureed chicken/beef/turkey/veggies and cover up the taste of them by adding a lot of cheese. I started adding sugar and then sour cream and it took off from there. Now he likes mashed potatoes a lot and I can sneak veggies and meats into them. He's getting more "healthy" food than he normally would because he refuses to eat veggies and only eats chicken nuggets and fish sticks for his "meat." I sometimes add half and half to boost the calories as well; I can get up to 700 calories in a 3/4 cup serving!
By: Dori F.
Nutrition information
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
- 680
Calories - 1850mg
Sodium - 19g
Protein - 368mg
Calcium
Ingredients
- 5 lb potatoes
- 1 stick(s) butter
- 1 c sour cream
- 1/4 c sugar
- 2 c sharp white cheddar cheese
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 c whole milk
- 4 tsp salt
- pureed chicken/beef (optional)
- pureed vegetables (optional)
- chopped frozen veggies or frozen corn (optional)
- gravy made out of cream of mushroom soup made with whole milk and with browning seasoning (optional)
Instructions
Step 1
Boil potatoes and drain.
Step 2
Add in all ingredients and mash or use emulsion blender until desired consistency.
Step 3
Add additional salt to taste if necessary.
Step 4
Add in optional ingredients if desired.
