Baby Food Recipes

The following are just a few organic homemade baby food recipes to get you started. Please note that ripe banana and ripe avocado do not need cooking. Just squish with a fork and add formula or breast milk for thinning.

Applesauce (7 months)

  1. Wash 3 organic apples and cut into small pieces, leaving the skins on.
  2. Place apples in a medium sauce pan with ½ cup water.
  3. Simmer, covered, until tender, about 10 minutes.
  4. Cool for a few minutes; purée.
  5. Spoon purée into ice-cube trays and freeze.
  6. For a thinner consistency add more liquid.

Pears (6 months)

  1. Wash and peel 3 organic pears; cut into small pieces.
  2. Simmer in a covered medium saucepan with ½ cup water until tender (5 to10 minutes).
  3. Lightly drain, cool and then purée.
  4. Spoon purée into ice-cube trays and freeze.

Plums (6 months)

  1. Wash and quarter 6 to 8 organic plums. Discard pits.
  2. Simmer plums in a covered medium saucepan with ¼ cup water for 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Cool and purée until smooth.
  4. Spoon purée into ice-cube trays and freeze.

This method can also be used for peaches and apricots.

Steamed Sweet Potato (6 months)

  1. Wash 2 to 4 organic sweet potatoes; leaving the skins on, cut into small pieces.
  2. Steam potatoes for about 10 to 12 minutes over 2 inches of water.
  3. Cool slightly and purée, adding boiled water, formula or breast milk to soften if needed.
  4. Spoon purée into ice-cube trays and freeze.

Green Beans (8 months)

  1. Wash 2 cups of tender organic green beans and trim the stems.
  2. Steam beans over 2 inches of water for about 8 to 10 minutes.
  3. Cool slightly and purée, adding boiled water, formula or breast milk to soften if needed.
  4. Spoon purée into ice-cube trays and freeze.

This method can also be used for peas.

For more ideas and easy, nutritious recipes, purchase a good baby food cookbook. Two of my favorites are Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook and Fresh Baby So Easy Baby Food Kit (Award-winning kit includes book, storage trays, how-to DVD, and tip card).

About the Author

Joanne B. Parrotta is a published motivational writer. Her fifth book, Baby & You: The Little Book of Mother and Baby Care (WiseAdviceBook, 2008), is now available for purchase. To learn more about this book, the author and all her publications visit: www.wiseadvicebooks.com and www.amatterofdestiny.com.

 

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