9 Great Baby food Recipes for weaning

Starting on solid foods can be overwhelmed, facing with a lot and different variety of food items, Here are some suggested recipes your little one would love and nourished his/her body as well.

Banana Puree (good source of potassium)

Ingredients:

1 small ripe banana

1-2 tsps of baby rice

2 tbsps of breastmilk or formula

Method:

Mash the banana well until smooth. Mix the rice and milk, and stir into the banana. Adjust the texture with milk or rice to make it runnier or firmer

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Carrot and Parsnip Puree (good source of beta-carotene)

Ingredients:

1 carrot, peeled and diced

1 parsnip, peeled and diced

Method:

Steam the vegetables until tender. Puree in a blender or mouli and adjust the texture with boiled, cooled water or your baby's usual milk.

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Broccoli and Cauliflower Puree (good source of iron and Vitamin C)

Ingredients:

1 large broccoli floret

1 large cauliflower floret

Method:

Steam the vegetables until they are tender. Puree in a blender or mouli and adjust the texture with boiled, cooled water or your baby's usual milk. *************************************************************************

Sweet Potato Mash (good source of beta-carotine)

Ingredients:

1 sweet potato

Method:

Steam or boil the sweet potato until it is tender. Drain and mash well, adding your baby's usual milk to make an appetising consistency

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Potato and Spinach Puree (good source of beta-carotine and Vitamin C)

Ingredients:

1 medium floury potato, peeled and quartered

20g (a handful) spinach

Method:

Boil the potato in unsalted water until tender. Steam the spinach over the potato in a sieve for the last few minutes of cooking. Drain and mash the potato with a little of your baby's usual milk. Puree the spinach and add to the potato. Adjust the texture with boiled, cooled water, breastmilk, or formula.

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Pear and Apple Puree (good source of Vitamin C)

Ingredients:

1 ripe pear, peeled and sliced

1apple, peeled and sliced

Method:

Place the pear and apple in a small saucepan with one tablespoon of water and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is tender. Puree in a blender or mouli.

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Lentils with Butternut Squash (good source for iron, beta-carotene, and fibers)

Ingredients:

50 g split red lentils

120g butternut squash, peeled and diced

Method:

Boil the lentils in water until soft. Steam or microwave the squash until tender. Drain the lentils in a sieve. Add the squash to the sieve and place the sieve over a bowl. Press the mixture through the sieve using a wooden spoon, stir and serve *************************************************************************

Avocado and Kiwi Puree (good source of monounsaturated fat and Vitamin C)

Ingredients:

Half a ripe avocado

Method:

Mash the avocado well. In a separate bowl, peel and mash the kiwi. Push the kiwi through a sieve to remove the pips, then mix with the avocado *************************************************************************Cantaloupe Melon Puree (good sources of beta-carotine and Vitamin C)

Ingredients:

Large slice of cantaloupe or other melon, seeded

Method:

Puree the melon and, if desired, add a little baby rice to thicken

Credits: baby centre. uk

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