Toddler Meal

• Place ham bone or hocks in a large pot and cover with water.
• Bring water to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove the bone or ham hocks from the pot and set aside to cool.
• Reserve 4 cups of the stock and discard the rest.
• When cool, remove the ham from the bone and shred or cut into chunks.
• In a large stock or soup pot, melt butter over low heat.
• Add onion, garlic, carrots, celery and rosemary and saute over medium-high heat until softened (5 minutes).
• Add reserved ham stock, vegetable stock, beans and ham to the pot and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20–30 minutes.
• To serve, ladle soup into warmed bowls and serve with whole wheat bread sticks or crackers.

Good to know: Soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and frozen for up to 2 months. If your toddler isn’t fond of whole beans, puree the soup in batches in a blender or food processor.