AVOCADO AND CARROT PURÉE RECIPE
03 Aug
Features, Recipes

Homemade Puree for Baby

Why Choose Homemade Purees?

Homemade baby purees offer several advantages over store-bought options. Here’s why they’re a fantastic choice:

Quality Control: When you make your own baby food, you have complete control over the ingredients, ensuring that your baby gets the freshest and healthiest options.

Variety: Homemade purees allow you to introduce a wide variety of flavors and textures to your baby’s palate, helping them develop a taste for diverse foods.

Cost-Effective: Making baby food at home can be more budget-friendly in the long run, especially when you buy ingredients in bulk and freeze portions.

Reduced Preservatives: Homemade purees typically contain fewer additives and preservatives than store-bought alternatives.

The Efficient Way: Homemade Baby Purees

Now, let’s dive into the steps for making efficient and nutritious homemade baby purees:

Ingredients:

  • Fresh fruits or vegetables (e.g., carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, apples, pears)
  • Water or breast milk for thinning, if needed

Equipment:

Steps:

Prepare Your Ingredients: Wash and peel (if necessary) the fruits or vegetables. Cut them into small, uniform pieces for even cooking.

Steam or Microwave: Steam the fruits or vegetables until they’re soft and easily mashable. Alternatively, you can microwave them with a small amount of water. Steaming is preferred because it retains more nutrients.

Blend: Transfer the cooked ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend until you achieve the desired consistency. You can adjust the thickness by adding breast milk or water if needed.

Cool: Allow the puree to cool to room temperature.

Portion and Freeze: The magic touch for efficiency lies in freezing the purees. Use ice cube trays or baby food storage trays to portion out the puree. Once frozen, pop the cubes out and store them in a labeled freezer bag. This method ensures easy access to small, single-serving portions whenever you need them.

Why Use a Puree Tray for Freezing and Storing?

Puree trays are a game-changer for busy parents. Here’s why they’re an excellent addition to your baby food-making arsenal:

Convenient Portions: Each cube typically holds around 2.5 ounces of puree, making it a perfect serving size for your baby.

Less Waste: With individual portions, you can defrost only what you need, reducing waste.

Organization: The trays come with lids, so you can stack and store them neatly in your freezer, keeping your purees fresh and preventing freezer burn.

Easy Removal: The flexibility of silicone trays makes it a breeze to pop out the frozen cubes.

Making homemade baby purees is not only efficient but also a labor of love. It ensures your baby gets the best start in their culinary journey while saving you time and money. Plus, those adorable baby food mustaches are an added bonus! 🍎🥕🍐

So, roll up your sleeves, stock up on fresh produce, and get ready to create delicious and nutritious homemade purees for your little one. Your baby’s taste buds and your wallet will thank you!

Sweet Potato Puree Recipe.
26 Jun
4-6 months (Stage 1), Feeding, Recipes, Weaning Zone

Sweet Potato Puree Recipe.

The nutritional value and delicious taste of sweet potatoes make them another wonderful choice for a first food for babies. Sweet potatoes are high in Vitamin A and Beta-carotene, as well as potassium. sweet potatoes also contain a good amount of Vitamin E, calcium and folate. The fiber and antioxidants in sweet potatoes help to promote gut health. They also; have Cancer-Fighting Properties, support healthy vision, enhance brain function and support the immune system. Sweet potato is a good first food, because it’s a single ingredient puree, which is a building block for all other ingredients; which means that you can do sweet potato and a more bitter ingredient that your babies might not like on their own- like spinach.

The best way to cook Sweet potatoes.

Baking sweet potatoes is the best way to cook them, especially for baby food. It brings out their natural sweetness and good flavor while retaining the most nutrients. You may also peel, dice and then steam or boil sweet potatoes if you prefer.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 Sweet potato.
Baking Sweet Potatoes for Baby Food:
  • Wash and poke holes in sweet potato with fork.
  • Wrap sweet potatoes in tin foil (do not peel for baking/microwaving).
  • Place in a 400 degree oven and bake for 30-60 minutes or until soft
  • Remove the skin by slitting the sweet potato lengthwise.
  • When cooled, scoop out the “meat”.
  • Puree potatoes with a blender or mash, (we recommend using our Baby Food Masher).
  • Add baby’s milk, formula or water, for desired consistency.
Boiling/Steaming Sweet Potatoes for Baby Food:
  • Peel sweet potatoes and cut into small pieces.
  • Place the diced pieces into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover the potatoes.
  • “Steam” boil until tender, making sure to check on the water level.
  • Puree potatoes with a blender or mash, (we recommend using our Baby Food Masher).
  • Add baby’s milk, formula or left over water from steaming, for desired consistency.
Microwaving Sweet Potatoes: (we prefer to not use a microwave for cooking)
  • Wet Sweet Potatoes; (You can wrap sweet potatoes with microwave safe plastic wrap).
  • Poke holes in the wrap with a fork and microwave for 10 minutes or until done.
  • Remove skins by slitting the sweet potato lengthwise.
  • When cooled, scoop out the “meat”.
  • Puree potatoes with a blender or mash, (we recommend using our Baby Food Masher).
  • Add baby’s milk, formula or reserved water from steaming,as necessary, for desired consistency.

Sweet Potato Apple Mash 4-6 months +

  • Steam or bake apples and sweet potatoes together until tender.
  • Puree as needed, adding water, baby’s preferred milk or formula to thin if required.
  • You may also chop or dice for a finger food salad.
STORING
  • Put the potato puree in an air tight bowl (we suggest storing in our Moobi food pot or Moobi Freezer Tray) and into the freezer, to be frozen.
  • Sweet potato puree can be stored by freezing, for as long as two (2) months.
PLEASE NOTE:

Sweet potatoes are high in vitamin A and Beta-carotene , which the body stores; therefore, excess consumption of sweet potatoes can make your skin and nails to appear a little orange.