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Baby Food Recipes: How to Make Carrot, Peach, Avocado & Flaxseed Puree for Your Baby | Baby Food
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This puree from Happy Family Organic Superfoods Cookbook for Baby & Toddler is an adventure for tiny taste buds. The ground flaxseeds contribute omega-3 (ALA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids. The avocado contains beneficial monounsaturated fats. Intake of dietary fats is important for infant growth.
You’ll need:
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 fresh peach, skin on, pitted and chopped, or 1 cup frozen sliced peaches defrosted
- 1 avocado, halved, pitted and peeled
- 1 teaspoon ground flaxseeds
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Here’s how you make it:
- Fill a pot with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil over high heat.
Distribute carrots in a steamer basket and place in the pot. Cover and steam until tender, 8-10 minutes. Remove the steamer basket from the pot and let the carrots cool. - In a food processor or blender, combine the carrots, peach, avocado, flaxseeds and ginger. Puree until smooth or until the desired consistency is achieved.
- Serve immediately. To store, refrigerate in airtight containers for up to 2 days, or freeze in individual portions for up to 3 months.
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Homemade baby food: Quinoa, peaches, avocado, pumpkin and cottage cheese
Homemade baby food quinoa, peaches, avocado, pumpkin and cottage cheese are easy, healthy beginner foods for baby and can all be ready in 20 minutes!
Welcome back to another batch cooking round of homemade baby food! Today we’re making quinoa, peaches, avocado, pumpkin and cottage cheese.
All wholesome and easy-to-make introduction foods for your baby.
(Here’s my baby food introduction schedule for what solid foods to introduce when. And here’s my full list of favorite baby food combinations if you’re ready to start mixing foods together.)
And just like round 1 with homemade baby food peas, green beans, applesauce, butternut squash and oatmeal, we’ll be making all 5 of today’s foods in just 20 minutes! 🙌
Cause I know you’ve got too many other things demanding your time – like that sweet baby we’re trying to feed 😉 So I’m here to make this quick and efficient and show you how easy it can be to make homemade baby food.
(I made ALL of mine myself for both my kids. Never bought a jar or a squeeze pouch. And I have a full-time job so I had to make it fast and had to work it in. Now I want to share that with you!)
Ready to get started? Let’s do this!
How to make homemade baby food quinoa, peaches, avocado, pumpkin and cottage cheese:
Step 1: Get your quinoa cooking.
Follow your package directions but make sure it’s well-drained and generally use twice as much water as quinoa. For baby food, I like to do a full cup of quinoa and 2 cups of water. This makes a lot so I can have plenty to use and lots of extra to freeze or mix with other foods. Mine tends to call for combining the water and quinoa, bringing it to a boil, then reducing the heat, covering and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Then you turn off the heat and let it sit for a few minutes.
You’ll know it’s done when the water is completely absorbed and the little germ string is showing.
I puree the quinoa for brand new eaters but once your baby is starting to take a little bit of texture in their food, you can just serve it up as is (or mixed with fruits or veggies).
Step 2: While the quinoa is cooking, get the rest of the foods ready.
For the peaches: You can buy fresh, ripe peaches to use if they’re in season. Just remove the skin and pit and use your immersion blender to get them smooth and delicious.
Or, if peaches aren’t in season, you can buy frozen peaches, defrost them a bit and puree them with your blender. Or you can use canned or jarred peaches (packed in water or juice, not heavy syrup and not sugar-free because that means artificial sweeteners have been added), drain them and puree them.
Step 3: For the avocado: Get a ripe one, open her up, scoop out the insides – minus that big pit — and mash ‘em up good. Such great healthy fats for your growing baby!
Note: Avocado, like banana, doesn’t last that long once you mash it up. I usually do one-half mashed when ready to serve and keep the other half (still in the skin) wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge and mash it up the next day when I’m ready to serve it again.
Avocado also makes a great finger food for babies when they are ready. Just cut a soft, ripe avocado into small chunks and let your baby go to town.
Step 4: For the pumpkin: We love all things pumpkin around our house.
Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin yogurt cake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin hidden in chocolate cake, pumpkin used in all sorts of baked goods, and on and on. I’m pretty sure it started with lots of pumpkin when they were babies.
I serve it plain at first, then after they’ve cleared the first few days with it as a new food, I mix the baby food pumpkin puree with cinnamon. And then you can start baking with pumpkin and never look back!
What to do: Open a can of pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling). Scoop out some pumpkin. Serve. Ta-da!
Step 5: For the cottage cheese: When they’re itty bitty, puree this up with your immersion blender so it’s smooth. When they’re a bit older, you can let them try this as a finger food or with a spoon. Either way, you pretty much just have to open the container.
Oh, and go for the full-fat kind because babies need the healthy fats for all that growing they are doing!
And looky there! You’ve just done another 5 foods in no time at all! Homemade baby food quinoa, peaches, avocado, pumpkin and cottage cheese is such a cinch!
Lots of these foods go well together, too: Try mixing the cottage cheese with the peach puree, quinoa and peaches, quinoa and pumpkin, pumpkin and peaches, pumpkin with a little sprinkle of cinnamon.
So many possibilities! Here’s my full list of favorite baby food combinations.
I’d love to hear what homemade baby foods you have made and what your little one seems to like best!
XO,
Kathryn
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 2 ripe peaches (or 1 cup frozen or canned peaches)
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1 15 oz. can pumpkin
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Instructions
For the quinoa
- Follow the package directions for cooking your quinoa.
- Once it's cooked and slightly cooled, you can puree the quinoa for beginner eaters or leave it as is for older babies who are OK with some more texture.
For the peaches
- You can buy fresh, ripe peaches to use if they’re in season. Just remove the skin and pit and use your immersion blender to get them smooth and delicious.
- Or, if peaches aren’t in season, you can buy frozen peaches, defrost them a bit and puree them with your blender.
- Or you can use canned or jarred peaches (packed in water or juice, not heavy syrup and not sugar-free because that means artificial sweeteners have been added), drain them and puree them.
For the avocado
- Get a ripe one, open her up, scoop out the insides – minus that big pit — and mash ‘em up good. Such great healthy fats for your growing baby!
For the pumpkin
- Open a can of pure pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling). Scoop out some pumpkin. Serve. I serve it plain at first, then after they’ve cleared the first few days with it as a new food, I mix the baby food pumpkin puree with cinnamon and other fruits.
For the cottage cheese
- Go for the full-fat kind (growing babies need healthy fats!) When they’re small, puree the cottage cheese with your immersion blender so it’s smooth. When they’re a bit older, you can let them try this as a finger food or with a spoon.
Notes
I have always used and highly recommend a hand-held immersion blender for making homemade baby food.
Homemade baby food can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-5 days or packed up in the freezer (I use ice cube trays and small containers like these and these) for 3-5 months.
Avocado, like banana, doesn’t last that long once you mash it up. I usually do one-half mashed when ready to serve and keep the other half (still in the skin) wrapped in plastic wrap in the fridge and mash it up the next day when I’m ready to serve it again.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 25
Note: This post has been updated with new photographs and revised text. It was originally published in May 2015.
from what age and how much?
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In our country, avocado (the second name is American Perseus) is not particularly popular, but some mothers are still interested in whether it is possible to give it to a child.
Let's try to answer this question, based on the experience of children's nutritionists abroad.
Photo: Depositphotos.com. Author: StephanieFrey.
Until the age of 6 months, the baby's body is not able to cope with any solid food on its own. The only thing that is allowed to feed such a crumb is breast milk and adapted milk formulas.
But even if your child has grown to complementary foods, do not rush to introduce avocados into his diet. You need to start with more traditional vegetables and fruits.
Content
- Age range
- Nutritional value
- Starting with puree
- How to choose?
- When not to give
Age limits
You can start introducing your baby to avocado after one year. Although some especially advanced parents give this fruit puree to their children as a first meal. In foreign forums, disputes about this do not subside. But it's better to play it safe.
Nutritional value
The fruit is highly nutritious, rich in vitamins A, C and B, minerals and healthy omega-3 unsaturated fats, chemically close to whole milk.
Such fats are useful for the development of children's brains.
Free from sodium and cholesterol.
Contains: folic acid, dietary fiber, potassium, iron and vitamin E, carotenoids: lutein and beta-carotene. There is more potassium in green fruits than in 45 other vegetables and fruits used for complementary foods.
Another indisputable plus: light, unobtrusive taste and delicate texture. This combination will appeal to many kids.
Starting with puree
Fruit pulp can be used to make a light, creamy puree that is easy for a child to chew and swallow.
If the fruit is ripe enough, simply peel it and mash it with a spoon. Boiling and steaming is not necessary. Using a food processor or blender will result in a thinner consistency.
Avocado is combined with other fruits and vegetables, so it can be used in the preparation of multi-ingredient purees. Traditional companions: apple, peach, pear, banana and yogurt. But carrots, beets and spinach contain nitrates, so before introducing them into the children's diet, you need to talk with a pediatrician.
Follow the general rules for introducing complementary foods. After the first acquaintance of the baby with a new product for him, you must wait 3 days to make sure that there is no allergy.
To reduce stress on the baby's digestive system, the first puree of avocados is recommended to be mixed with breast milk or infant formula.
How to choose?
- When choosing avocados for baby food, pay attention to their density. Too hard fruits are unripe. Too soft speak of overripeness, which means that rotting has already begun in their pulp. Look for the golden mean.
- Fruit with green skin is preferred over dark purple skin.
- The flesh should be green at the break and gradually change to yellow-orange near the stone.
- Fruit does not tolerate refrigeration or freezer storage, so use only fresh fruit to feed your baby.
When not to give
Avocados, like bananas, should not be eaten if a child has a latex allergy.
If you don't know if your baby is allergic to latex, ask your pediatrician.
The frequent contamination of avocados with pesticides may prevent the use of avocados in baby food. In the US, nutritionists recommend buying organic fruits, but there is no clear division in our markets yet.
Is it possible for a child to have mango?
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Puree Plum Organics "Pea, kiwi, pear and avocado"/"Rea, kiwi, pear & avocado". STAGE 2. - "The most unusual puree we have tried."
Good times everyone!
When I saw pea, pear, kiwi and avocado puree, I was surprised. An unusual combination. We don't come across this. It became most interesting what it tastes like, and at the same time, this is a great opportunity to diversify the child's menu.
Organic baby food: peas, kiwi, pear and avocado; stage 2 from Plum Organics.
Key features.
Brand - Plum Organics.
Puree type.
Type of puree - fruit and vegetable.
Energy value - 70 kcal (per serving).
Volume - 99 grams.
Packing - pouch. Does not contain bisphenol-A.
Shelf life - 2 years. It is recommended to store an opened jar in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
Country of manufacture - USA.
Recommended age - from 6 months.
Weaning stage - second (multi-component).
Description:
Feed your child a nutritious fruit and vegetable mix - perfect for little tasters.
Nutrition: 30% DV potassium, 20% DV vitamin C
Ingredients:
Organic peas, organic kiwi puree, organic pear puree, organic avocado puree, organic lemon juice concentrate.
Packaging.
The packaging has an interesting design. In the center of the package there is a transparent window through which you can see what the puree looks like. Manufactured without Bisphenol A.
Appearance and texture. Taste.
The puree has a lime color and looks delicious. Soft on the palate and velvety on the tongue.
And the taste itself is very unusual. Some neutral with sourness with a gentle oily aftertaste of avocado.
Conclusion.
