Best kale baby food recipe

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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DID YOU MAKE THIS APPLE AND KALE BABY FOOD PUREE?
I’D LOVE TO KNOW HOW IT TURNED OUT! LEAVE A COMMENT AND A ⭐️ RATING BELOW 👇

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).

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Recipe: Baby vegetable puree "First salad" from 5 months

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Date of publication: 2020-11-19

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Ingredients:
medium white young zucchini - 50 g;
cauliflower - 50 g;
water - 3 tablespoons

How to prepare :

I don't buy baby food for introducing complementary foods in the store. It seems to me that it is more reliable and cheaper to do it yourself. The only thing I take from baby food from different manufacturers is ideas for combining products and flavors :)
So, I made vegetable puree "First salad" of zucchini and cauliflower for my five-month-old baby.

I prepared zucchini and cauliflower in advance, at the beginning of autumn. I cut young zucchini without seeds into large pieces and freeze. And I pre-blanch the cauliflower, dry it and freeze it too.

I put the required amount of vegetables in a microwave steamer and cook in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Then I grind with a blender at maximum speed for about 2 minutes.

Adjust the density of vegetable puree with water. Add a tablespoon at a time and continue beating until the puree reaches the desired consistency. The younger the child, the thinner the puree should be.

Then microwave again for about 40 seconds.

Our first vegetable salad is ready. We tried it at 5 months.

From 6 months you can give cottage cheese with prunes.

Cooking time: PT00h25M15 min.

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Recipe comments:

MashaKhaustova 2020-11-19 15:31:54

a little salt and you can garnish the whole family)) reply

Arsi-k 2020-11-19 15:54:45

Babies don't need salt. And the older children add salt and eat up the mashed potatoes for the baby, if there is any :) answer

Nika-Strawberry 2020-11-20 12:09:08

Wonderful puree, tasty and natural, 100 times better than purchased jars) . reply

Arsi-k 2020-11-20 18:20:30

Yes, I don't buy jars. Only for the eldest tried to take. And then I bought a blender... answer

Cauliflower puree recipe with photo step by step and video

Cauliflower puree

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Cooking time: 20 min PT20M

Step 1:

How to make cauliflower puree? Prepare food. Pour filtered cold water into a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. I have a regular small stainless steel saucepan. You can cover the pan with a lid, so the water boils faster.
Step 2:

Cauliflower can be used fresh or frozen. Fresh must be washed in advance under running water and disassembled into inflorescences. Frozen immediately put in a pan without defrosting. Salt the cabbage and cook over medium heat for about ten minutes after boiling again. Check readiness with a fork: the inflorescences should be soft inside. It is believed that if you cover the pan with a lid at this stage, the cabbage will turn yellow, but we do not need this.
Step 3:

Discard cooked cauliflower in a colander and transfer to a blender. Add soft butter. In order for the butter to soften, it is enough to take the butter out of the refrigerator twenty minutes before the start of mashed potatoes and leave it at room temperature.
Step 4:

Pour the light cream into the blender for a richer, smoother puree. And also salt and add a pinch of ground nutmeg. This will give a special flavor to the dish. To reduce the calorie content of puree, you can replace the cream with milk with a low percentage of fat. But be prepared for the fact that the creamy note in the dish will disappear forever.
Step 5:

Pulse the puree with a blender until smooth. A uniform texture is just as important in mashed cabbage as it is in mashed potatoes. Instead of a blender, you can use a regular metal press (masher) for mashed potatoes. Soft inflorescences are perfectly kneaded by hand. Just choose what you like to work with.