As we adult love different foods , infants/babies also loves try new texture and tastes once they start swallowing/chewing. These tips for mothers/caregivers who have 6-12 month old babies and want to cook food for their little humans. Cooking at home for little humans are more safe , can be creative and economical.
Ingredients: -
Take 1 cup frozen green beans
and wash in water well. Put washed green beans in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the vegetable in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA 
free plastic container and freeze it for later use. Try avoiding adding water as boiled vegetable has enough water in it. If needed take the water that you used for boiling(couple tea spoon should do the trick).
Tips:- Same way you can make carrot puree
(cut fresh carrots in small pieces); peas puree.
(2) Apple Puree:-
Starting Age:- 4 months to 1 year
Ingredients: -
Wash apple and peel the apple. Cut apple into small pieces. Put diced apple pieces in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the apple pieces in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA
free plastic container and freeze it for later use.You don't need to add extra water in this as fruit will release enough water.
Tips:-once baby becomes 7-8 month(or sitter) old you can add pinch of cinnamon
powder in this puree for flavor. For sitter baby you can add other fruits such as grapes or apricot
with apple for more taste. Same way you can make pear puree
(3) Sweet Potato Puree:-
Starting Age:- 5 months to 1 year
Ingredients: -
Wash sweet potato and cut them in big chunk(round) . Put cut sweet potato in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the skin from sweet potato and put peeled chunks in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk
or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA free plastic container and freeze it for later use.
Tips:- Same way you can make peach puree
, potato 
puree
(1).Green beans puree:-
Starting Age:- 4 months to 1 yearIngredients: -
- 1 cup Frozen cut green beans
- steamer basket
- pot
- hand blender
Take 1 cup frozen green beans
and wash in water well. Put washed green beans in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the vegetable in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA free plastic container and freeze it for later use. Try avoiding adding water as boiled vegetable has enough water in it. If needed take the water that you used for boiling(couple tea spoon should do the trick).Tips:- Same way you can make carrot puree
(cut fresh carrots in small pieces); peas puree.(2) Apple Puree:-
Starting Age:- 4 months to 1 year
Ingredients: -
- 1 medium size apple
- steamer basket
- pot
- hand blender
Wash apple and peel the apple. Cut apple into small pieces. Put diced apple pieces in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the apple pieces in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA
free plastic container and freeze it for later use.You don't need to add extra water in this as fruit will release enough water.Tips:-once baby becomes 7-8 month(or sitter) old you can add pinch of cinnamon
powder in this puree for flavor. For sitter baby you can add other fruits such as grapes or apricot with apple for more taste. Same way you can make pear puree(3) Sweet Potato Puree:-
Starting Age:- 5 months to 1 year
Ingredients: -
- 1 sweet potato(not peeled)
- steamer basket
- pot
- hand blender
Wash sweet potato and cut them in big chunk(round) . Put cut sweet potato in steamer basket , put the steamer basket in pot with water and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes on high. Turn off the stove and let it cool for few minutes. Remove the skin from sweet potato and put peeled chunks in one bowl and using hand blender make puree like texture so that baby can eat it. For 4-6 months old babies make sure it is in well pureed form. Mix this puree with breast milk
or formula and give your little one. Or store this puree in small BPA free plastic container and freeze it for later use.Tips:- Same way you can make peach puree
, potato puree
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