Baby food recipes using kale

Kale Baby Food Puree Combinations (Stage 2)

I’m coming at you with some more baby food recipes today! These three new baby food puree recipes feature kale. Kale is one of my favorite leafy greens and it’s so easy to add to stage 2 (and beyond) baby food! I’ll go over how to add healthy ingredients like apples, spinach, carrots, and bananas to kale to make delicious purees for baby below. These recipes are dairy free and only include whole ingredients.

There are endless possibilities when it comes to baby food combinations. Please feel free to try different combos depending on what ingredients you already have on hand. Also, check out my 6 Baby Food Combinations blog post if you’re looking for more ideas. I go over how to make purees and feature more fruit and veggie combinations in that post.

How to prepare kale for baby food

To prepare the kale for the baby food puree, make sure the kale is washed thoroughly with the stems removed. Then chop the kale into about 1-inch pieces. Alternatively, you can usually find kale already cut and prepared in the grocery store if you want to save time. Either way, fresh clean kale is what I am using in these recipes.

How to cook kale for baby food

If you are just cooking kale for baby food in general, all you need to do is add about ¼ cup of water to a saucepan (enough to cover the bottom of the pan). Heat the water so it is boiling and then add the prepared kale. Stir and let the kale wilt for about 1-2 minutes. It will turn bright green and become soft. Remove from the heat and then add it to your blender to puree. I will go over how to cook the kale with the recipes below but I thought it would be helpful to know how to steam the kale alone if needed.

3 Kale Baby Food Puree Combos

Kale + Spinach + Apple Puree

Puree Ingredients: ½ cup kale (washed and cut) + ½ cup spinach (washed) + ½ cup apple (washed, cut, and peeled)

Directions:

Steam: In a small saucepan or pot, add enough water to cover the bottom of the pot (about ¼ cup but add more water as you steam the apples if all the water evaporates). Then add the peeled apple slices to the pot. Cover and heat on medium-high. Steam the apples until they are soft when poked with a fork. Then remove the cover and add the clean kale and spinach. Stir and let the kale and spinach wilt (about 1 minute).

Drain: Once the kale and spinach are wilted, remove the pot from the heat and drain the excess liquid into a small bowl. Set aside.

Puree: To make the puree, add the steamed apples, kale and spinach to a blender or food processor. Blend until puree forms. Add the leftover pot water, if needed, for desired consistency.

Kale + Spinach + Carrot Puree

Puree Ingredients: ½ cup kale (washed and cut) + ½ cup spinach (washed) + ½ cup carrots (washed, cut, and peeled)

Directions:

Steam: In a small saucepan or pot, add enough water to cover the bottom of the pot (about ¼ cup but add more water as you steam the carrots if all the water evaporates). Then add the peeled and cut carrots to the pot. Cover and heat on medium-high. Steam the carrots until they are soft when poked with a fork. Then remove the cover and add the clean kale and spinach. Stir and let the kale and spinach wilt (about 1 minute).

Drain: Once the kale and spinach are wilted, remove the pot from the heat and drain the excess liquid into a small bowl. Set aside.

Puree: To make the puree, add the steamed carrots, kale and spinach to a blender or food processor. Blend until puree forms. Add the leftover pot water, if needed, for desired consistency.

Kale + Apple + Banana Puree

Puree Ingredients: ½ cup kale (washed and cut) + ½ cup apple (washed, cut, and peeled), ¼ cup banana (peeled)

Directions:

Drain: Once the kale is wilted, remove the pot from the heat and drain the excess liquid into a small bowl. Set aside.

Puree: To make the puree, add the steamed apples, kale and peeled banana to a blender or food processor. Blend until puree forms. Add the leftover pot water, if needed, for desired consistency.

How to Store Homemade Baby Food Purees

I go over how I store baby food more in-depth in my 6 baby food combinations blog post but in general, I use glass containers to store the purees in the fridge. The homemade baby food usually lasts about 3 days in the refrigerator. I also use these food safe silicone trays from Amazon to freeze the baby food purees. Once the purees are frozen I add the frozen cubes to a freezer safe ziplock bag. Then when I’m ready to use the puree, I just unthaw the individual cubes and keep the rest frozen. They usually last in the freezer for up to 3 months.

More Baby Food Recipes:

6 Homemade Baby Food Combinations (Stage 2)
3 Sweet Potato Baby Food Combinations (Stage 2)
How To Make Baby Oatmeal
Applesauce Baby Pancakes

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Kale + Spinach + Apple

½ cup kale washed and cut
½ cup spinach washed
½ cup apple washed, cut, and peeled
a little bit of water if needed, to thin

Kale + Spinach + Carrot

½ cup kale washed and cut
½ cup spinach washed
½ cup carrots washed, cut, and peeled
a little bit of water if needed, to thin

Kale + Apple + Banana

½ cup kale washed and cut
½ cup apple washed, cut, and peeled
¼ cup banana peeled
a little bit of water if needed, to thin

Choose one of the combinations above. Follow the instructions above to steam the fruit and veggies.
Add the ingredients to a high powered blender or food processor to make the puree. Add some leftover water if needed to thin.
Serve or store in the refrigerator or freezer. See above section on how to store baby food for more details.

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Apple + Kale Baby Food Puree (6 months and up)

by Michele Olivier on July 11, 2017 (updated Feb 25, 2021)

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This smooth and sweet Apple + Kale Baby Food Puree is a fun and easy way to introduce mighty kale to your little one. Great for 6+ months – Stage 2 Baby Food.

Apple Kale Baby Food

Kale can be a tough vegetable to introduce into your baby’s diet.

Too much kale in a puree and it can become super bitter 🙊.

Too little kale and you are missing out on essential nutrients.

To find the perfect balance – we are going to steam the apples until just tender and then cook the kale for a super short time to make sure we find the magical combination of kale and apple that baby will love 💚.

REASONS TO LOVE THIS Apple + Kale BABY FOOD PUREE:

great baby food for 6+ months
stage two puree
2 simple ingredients
super smooth and creamy
delicious green puree
easy to make – less than 15 minutes
freezer-friendly
budget-friendly
homemade
healthy
organic – can easily (and cheaply) use organic apples and kale

Ingredients

Apple – this is the base of the puree. Apple puree is sweet, simple and provides a solid base for almost any puree for baby without it being too watery. Most babies love apple puree so using it as a base for any vegetable combination is a common way to get baby to eat denser vegetables. But don’t count apples out for adding in a ton of nutrition. Apples are loaded with two different kinds of fiber, vitamins C, K and B6, potassium and they are a great source of antioxidants. These nutrients combined make apples an anti-inflammatory food that helps improve digestion, promotes bone health, aides pulmonary function and helps fight cardiovascular disease.

Kale – mighty kale! The superfood which every adult loves (or hates) to eat. Kale is loaded with vitamins K, A, C and B6, manganese, copper, calcium, iron and folate, just to name a few of its many nutrients. Put all of these together and kale helps support a healthy heart, promotes eye health, and aides in brain development in babies! Kale is truly super food for both you and baby.

How to Make this Baby Food

Peel, core and chop apples.
Place the apples into a steamer basket, and steam for 8-9 minutes.
Add in the kale and steam for 1-2 more minutes or until the kale is just wilted.
Place all ingredients into a blender and puree for 1-2 minutes on medium-high speed until completely smooth.
Serve to baby or freeze for a later meal.

Favorite WAy to Serve this Puree

I like to serve this puree with a big spoonful of plain full-fat yogurt mixed in, because when you are going to serve this many nutrients to baby you might as well go all the way. Go big or go home, is my motto! Plain full-fat yogurt is a great way to add in some healthy fats that are great for brain development, probiotics to promote a healthy gut and calcium for healthy bones and muscles.

Any way you serve this puree, it will be a winner in your little ones eyes (and mouth)!

TOOLS YOU’LL NEED

Medium Saucepan
Steamer Basket
Blender or Food Processor
Freezer Tray
Storage Containers for Fridge

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4 apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
1/2 cup kale, roughly chopped

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring 2 inches of water to a boil. Place the chopped apples into a steamer basket over the boiling water, cover and steam for 8-9 minutes or until tender when pricked with a fork. Place the kale over the apples, cover and steam for an additional 1-2 minutes or until the kale is just wilted. Let cool slightly. Reserve steamer water.
Place all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor and puree for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth. If your puree is too thick, add in the reserved steamer water, breast milk, formula or water into the blender in 1/4 cup incraments until you achieve your desired texture. I had to use 1/2 cup of reserved steamer water for the puree featured above, but amounts of added liquid will vary with each batch.
Serve to baby or freeze for another meal.

Spice It Up: Feel free to add in 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp cloves, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or all of the above for a spice sensation!

Age: from about 6 months and up

Yield: roughly 18 ounces

Storage: Fridge – store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Freezer – can be frozen for up to 4 months (this and this are my favorite freezer storage containers).

Favorite Kitchen Tools: Get a list of my favorite kitchen tools to make the best baby food here!

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recipes, benefits, at what age you can give cabbage to children

At what age you can give cabbage to children, what vitamins and minerals it contains, as well as recipes for children that can be prepared from cabbage, in our material.

Cabbage is the name of a biennial herbaceous plant and the fruit of the same name. Cabbage came to us from the Mediterranean coast around the 9th century and we fell in love with it very much. Already in the XII century, cabbage was cultivated throughout Rus'. Later, cabbage became one of the staple foods.

Useful properties of cabbage

Cabbage is useful for good functioning of the kidneys and thyroid gland, blood formation processes. Cabbage is rich in vitamins C, A, B1, B2, B3, P, PP, H, provitamin B.

Cabbage contains almost no starch and sucrose. Therefore, it is very useful for those who follow a low-carbohydrate diet. Thanks to fiber, cabbage promotes the entry of cholesterol from the body, normalizes the intestinal microflora. Also in cabbage there are potassium, calcium, magic, iron, phosphorus.

Contains rare vitamin U, which promotes healing of duodenal and gastric ulcers.

Almost 90% cabbage is water. It has useful qualities, including dietary and taste. Cabbage also has a high percentage of protein. It contains a rare vitamin U, which promotes the healing of duodenal ulcers and stomach ulcers.

Table: Composition and nutritional properties of cabbage

100 grams of cabbage contains 28 kcal

Read also : Useful product. Cabbage

Contraindications to the use of cabbage

It is necessary to use cabbage very carefully in case of flatulence, diarrhea, increased acidity of gastric juice. It is not recommended to use fresh white cabbage for peptic ulcer disease.

At what age can you give cabbage to children

Children can only eat cabbage from the age of one and a half. This is due to the fact that cabbage can cause bloating and colic, and the children's body is very sensitive to gas formation.

Cabbage can be introduced into the child's diet, both as an independent product and as part of dishes. For starters, you can add it to the soup. Later - with casseroles, salads.

Cabbage for children: cabbage recipes

What can be cooked from cabbage for children: we have prepared recipes for the most popular dishes for you. These are borsch, lettuce, stewed cabbage and cabbage rolls.

Borscht with cabbage: a recipe for children from 2-3 years old

The main difference between borscht for children and borscht for adults is the fat content of the broth. You can cook with vegetable broth, chicken broth, lean beef broth, or use meatballs.

Ingredients for borscht:

Potatoes - 2 pcs.
Carrot - 1 pc.
White cabbage - 200 g
Onion - 1 pc.
Tomato juice - 0.5 cup
Beetroot 0.5 pcs.
Meat to taste: chicken thigh, beef 200 g or meatball mince 200 g

How to cook borscht for a child:

Put the meat in cold water and boil for 40-50 minutes (meatballs should be cooked separately). Remove the cooked meat from the broth, strain the broth. Cut the meat into pieces.
Peel and cut the potatoes, put them into the broth and put on the fire.
In the meantime, you need to finely chop the onion, grate the carrots and beets and sauté them in a frying pan with vegetable oil. Then pour a little broth into the pan, cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for about five to seven minutes.
When the potatoes are almost ready, combine the stewed vegetables with the broth. Add shredded cabbage and simmer for about 10 minutes. Salt. Add tomato juice, bring to a boil, turn off and leave the borscht to simmer under the lid.

When serving, place chopped meat or meatballs on a plate.

Life hack: If a child does not like vegetables floating in borscht, offer your child mashed borscht after grinding ordinary borscht with a blender.

If the previous advice did not work, try cutting vegetables as large as possible while cooking borscht, so it will be easier to separate them from the liquid part when serving. And to make the borscht more satisfying, crush the borscht potatoes with a fork or beat with a blender and mix everything thoroughly.

Cabbage Salad: Cabbage Recipe for 2-3 year olds

When preparing coleslaw for a child, don't be afraid to change the recipe to suit your baby's taste. You can add carrots, nuts, greens to this salad. You can use red cabbage or even two types of cabbage at the same time: red and white cabbage.

Ingredients for coleslaw:

Chicken fillet - 100 g
White cabbage - 150 g
Cucumber - 1 pc.
Vegetable oil

How to make coleslaw for your child:

First, thinly slice the cabbage.
Boil the chicken fillet, cut it into cubes.
Also cut the cucumber into cubes.
Mix everything and season with vegetable oil.

Stewed cabbage: cabbage recipe for children from 3 years old

There are also a lot of recipes for stewed cabbage. It all depends on personal preferences. We offer the basic version. You can diversify it by adding lean meat, bacon or adult mushrooms.

Ingredients for stewed cabbage:

White cabbage - 500-800 g
Carrots - 1-2 pcs.
Onion - 1 pc.
Tomato juice - 100 ml
Water - 100 ml
Vegetable oil
Salt, pepper, green onion

How to cook stewed cabbage for a child:

First you need to chop the cabbage, cut the carrot into circles or semicircles, chop the onion.
Add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil to a heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat it up. Saute onions and carrots until soft, add cabbage.
Then add tomato juice, water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender.

Children's cabbage can be stewed without tomato juice. And for adults - add fried bacon to the finished dish.

Stuffed cabbage recipe for a child from 3 years old

Stuffed cabbage is good because you can cook this dish once, and then divide it into parts and store in the freezer, just warming up a new portion when needed.