I tried giving ginataang mashed kalabasa with malunggay to my toddler and I was scared when I witnessed she almost got choked. Maybe because of the malunggay? Should I just powderized the malunggay or tear it in small pieces before cooking? Better ideas?

You might want to cut it in really small pieces using a kitchen scissor. Make it as tiny as possible. Or if you want, you can puree a portion of the kalabasa together with the malunggay. Thereafter, mix the mashed kalabasa and pureed kalabasa + malunggay. The purpose of this is to still give your kid thick foods that can aid in speech development. Chewing is a precursor to talking so the more a food has texture, the better. Just make sure you give your child what he/she can eat properly.

Sometimes they choke and are easily often to recover -- I suppose this is part of the learning process to handle solid food? As long as it's in a safe size (yes, chop it up into small pieces), I think it's okay to keep letting your child "practice" eating and swallowing. You might be doing her a disservice by serving it powderized.

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Malunggay leaves can get stuck in children's throats, especially when they clump together. Maybe hold off on feeding her such food until she's old enough.

Thanks for the ideas! :)