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Stage 3 Butternut Squash Baby Food
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Stage 2 and 3 Butternut Squash Baby Food is pureed butternut squash mixed with lots of fruits. Picky baby and toddler approved!
Homemade Stage 3 baby food recipe
This homemade butternut squash baby food is a nutritious Stage 2 and Stage 3 puree and made with butternut squash, fresh fruits and berries. Once the batch is ready (it takes less than 30 minutes), store it in the fridge or into baby food pouches so you can take it on the go. I love the healthy blend of fruit while my toddler can’t get enough of the delicious flavors!
Can babies eat butternut squash?
Yes! Butternut squash can be introduced to babies as soon as they’re ready to start eating solid foods (usually between 4 and 6 months). Its mild flavor, smooth texture, and variety of vitamins and minerals make it an excellent choice when your baby is beginning to experiment with different fruits and veggies.
Butternut squash is an excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and multiple B vitamins. With all of these packed together into one delicious winter squash, your baby’s eye sight, skin, bone health, and brain development will all benefit. Some parents find that squash can be constipating for babies, but with apples and berries included in the puree, digesting should be easy.
Storebought vs. homemade baby food
Making your own baby food from scratch rather than always picking some up at the store will give your baby plenty of nutrient-dense and filling meals without wreaking havoc on your wallet. These are a few of my favorite benefits:
- They’re flexible. You can make baby food using any combination of fruit and vegetables, making it easy to determine food sensitivities and provide a wealth of nutrients.
- No added sugar. Making your own baby food gives you the chance to reduce excess sugar in your child’s diet.
- It’s affordable. You end up paying way more for the cost of ingredients in storebought baby food than you would if you bought the fruits and veggies yourself.
- No junky ingredients. Say goodbye to preservatives! Homemade baby food doesn’t contain any weird stuff that keeps the storebought food pouches shelf-stable for weeks on end.
- Clean out your fridge. Forget about food waste because you can use up all of your fresh, baby-friendly fruits and veggies in the fridge when experimenting with pureed baby food recipes.
How to make butternut squash baby food
Once you make homemade baby food once, you’ll never go back to storebought. It’s so easy and ready after a few simple steps:
Cook the butternut squash and apple together in a pot of boiling water. Once the squash is fork tender, drain the water.
Transfer the cooked fruits to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
Add in banana, raspberries, and blueberries. Pulse until it’s a smooth consistency.
Tip: Want to add veggies? Add in 2 stalks of celery – it’s a sneaky way to add some extra nutrients into this baby food!
Serve the baby food once cooled down or place it in the fridge or freezer for later.
Tips and variations
- Save time and deepen the flavor of the mash by roasting the squash ahead of time instead of boiling it. Just keep the roasted squash in an airtight container in the fridge until it’s time to puree.
- Serve the butternut squash puree with mashed lentils or beans for an extra dose of vitamin C.
- Add even more to the puree, like strawberries, beets, leafy greens, sweet potatoes, lentils, beans, carrots, pears, and more.
Storing baby food
To store: Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
To freeze: Baby food can be stored in airtight glass containers, silicone freezer storage cubes, or reusable pouches for up to 3 months.
Need more baby food recipes?
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- Sweet Potato Fries for Baby Led Weaning
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Stage 3 Butternut Squash Baby Food
Stage 3 Butternut Squash Baby Food is easy to make and packed with nutritious pureed butternut squash, banana, apples and berries.
serves 4 cups
- ▢ 2 cups butternut squash peeled and chopped
- ▢ 1 apple (I recommend gala or fuji) peeled, core removed, chopped
- ▢ 1 banana
- ▢ 1/2 cup raspberries
- ▢ 1/2 cup blueberries
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add butternut squash and apple and cook on a low boil for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes your fork should be able to easily go through the fruits and vegetables.
If it doesn't, cook for 5 more minutes or until your fork can easily go into them. Drain.Add butternut squash and apple into food processor (or blender). Blend until smooth and no longer lumpy.
Add banana, raspberries and blueberries and pulse until baby food consistency.
Serve immediately (after cooling down), place in refrigerator to eat within 2 days, or freeze for later usage. I also love putting this food in reusable pouches for my toddler to snack on!
Course:Snack
Cuisine:American
Keyword:Butternut Squash Baby Food, stage 3 baby food
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Best Baby Food Combinations (50 Easy Recipe Ideas + Tips)
Learn this simple approach to making baby food combinations with this master list of ideas.
With this post, you’ll always have ideas for easy baby meals that both taste great and are realistic for you to execute…even with a busy schedule!
Baby Food Combinations
Moving from single ingredient baby foods to combinations in stage 2 baby food is such a fun stage of feeding babies because things can get so much more flavorful and interesting! And it means that you can batch cook basic purees and then combine them in so many delicious ways to keep things interesting and nutrition varied.
And while I am not opposed to sometimes buying baby food, each of these ideas is super easy—even if you are very busy. I love to have a stash of these in the freezer to use for quick meals in a pinch. (And to be honest, we still use them in the toddler years as easy ways to offer up veggies!)
TIP: Scroll to the recipe at the end of the post for all of the details, and read through the post for answers to common questions and basics about making baby food combos.
Ingredients in Baby Food Combinations
To make the baby foods in this post, you’ll need basic ingredients (that will obviously vary according to which specific puree you choose). The base purees are made with:
- Apples
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Butternut Squash
- Carrots
- Mango
- Pear
- Peas
- Spinach
- Sweet Potatoes
TIP: Then, to mix things into combinations, you can add in peanut butter, plain whole milk yogurt, Baby Oatmeal, Baby Rice Cereal, and other purees including those made with beans, chicken, pineapple, avocado, peach, and more.
How to Make Stage 2 Baby Food Combinations Step-by-Step
Here’s a look at the simple process involved in making this sort of stage 2 baby food. Scroll down to the bottom of the recipe for the full information.
- Make your base purees.
- Store or freeze until ready to combine.
- Stir together the purees, adding any optional spices or ingredients, until uniform.
- Serve with a spoon or in a reusable pouch.
TIP: I like to make the single ingredient purees and freeze them, then mix and match frozen cubes of purees into yummy combinations. This ensures that you have flexibility to adjust if baby doesn’t love one combination and that you can change up the flavors you’re offering regularly.
How do you combine baby food?
With the way I do it, you simply make two purees (or one puree if you plan to combine it with something like yogurt or oatmeal) and mix them together. You can really do any combinations that sound good to you. I have 10 base purees and 5 easy combination ideas for you to get started, but then you can totally run with it!
Best Baby Food Containers
For storing baby food, I like these Wean Green Storage Cubes (they are glass and are insanely durable—I’ve been using the same set for 8 years), these Beaba Clip Containers, and these Wee Sprout Containers. My go-to reusable pouches include this silicone one from Squeasy Gear and these Wee Sprouts BPA-free plastic ones.
(I prefer the 3 ounce size for babies in both pouch options.)
Apple Baby Food Ideas
Once you make basic Apple Puree, you can combine it with so many yummy flavors!
- + plain whole milk yogurt = Apple Yogurt
- + Baby Oatmeal = Apple Oatmeal
- + Spinach Puree = Apple Spinach Baby Food
- + Carrot Puree = Apple Carrot Baby Food
- + Butternut Squash Puree = Apple Squash Baby food
Banana Baby Food Ideas
Try these easy combinations that start with Banana Puree.
- + Peanut Butter Puree = Banana Peanut Butter Baby Food
- + plain whole milk yogurt = Banana Yogurt
- + Baby Oatmeal + Banana Oatmeal
- + Bean Puree = Banana Bean Puree
- + Avocado Puree + Banana Avocado Puree
Baby Food Combinations with Blueberries
Start with Blueberry Puree, then transform it into these fun flavors.
- + plain whole milk yogurt = Blueberry yogurt
- + Baby Oatmeal = Blueberry Oatmeal
- + Banana Puree = Blueberry Banana Puree
- + Mango Puree = Blueberry Mango Puree
- + Peach Puree = Blueberry Peach Puree
Baby Food Combinations with Butternut Squash
Smooth Butternut Squash Puree is a great base as it’s rich in nutrients and has a naturally mild flavor.
(Any of these would be great with a tiny pinch of cinnamon.)
- + Pear Puree = Squash Pear Puree
- + Bean Puree = Squash Bean Puree
- + Banana Puree = Squash Banana Puree
- + Applesauce = Squash Apple Puree
- + plain whole milk yogurt = Squash Yogurt
Baby Food Combinations with Carrots
Start with Carrot Puree, then add in new flavors!
- + Apple Puree + Sweet Potato Puree = Carrot Apple Sweet Potato Puree
- + Pear Puree + Sweet Potato Puree = Carrot Pear Sweet Potato Puree
- + Banana Puree = Carrot Banana Baby Food
- + Quinoa Baby Food = Carrot Quinoa Baby Food
- + Bean Puree = Carrot Bean Puree
Baby Food Combinations with Mango
Mango Puree is a cinch to make and is so intensely flavorful—which makes it play really well with other purees!
- + plain whole milk yogurt = Mango Yogurt
- + Baby Oatmeal = Mango Oatmeal
- + Banana Puree = Mango Banana Puree
- + Avocado Puree = Mango Avocado Puree
- + Peach Puree = Mango Peach Puree
Pear Baby Food Combinations
Ripe pears make delicious Pear Baby Food that freezes and combines well.
- + Avocado Puree = Pear Avocado Puree
- + Baby Oatmeal + Cinnamon = Pear Cinnamon Oatmeal
- + Banana Puree = Pear Banana Puree
- + Pea Puree = Pear Pee Puree
- + Carrot Puree = Pear Carrot Puree
Baby Food Combinations with Peas
Keep a bag of frozen peas in the freezer and homemade Pea Puree is just minutes away. Then try:
- + Apple Puree = Pea Apple Puree
- + Pear Puree = Pea Pear Puree
- + Mango Puree = Pea Mango Puree
- + Banana Puree = Pea Banana Baby Food
- + Pineapple Puree = Pea Pineapple Puree
Baby Food Combinations with Spinach
My Spinach Baby food already has peas in it (to ensure it’s smooth and mellow in flavor). You can also combine it with:
- + Apple Puree = Spinach Apple Puree
- + Pear Puree = Spinach Pear Puree
- + plain whole milk yogurt = Savory Spinach Yogurt
- + Quinoa Baby Food and pinch Parmesan cheese = Spinach Parmesan Quinoa
- + Bean Puree = Spinach Bean Puree
Sweet Potato Baby Food Ideas
Start with a batch of Sweet Potato Baby Food and then try these yummy options:
- + Chicken Puree = Sweet Potato Chicken Baby Food
- + Bean Puree = Sweet Potato Bean Puree
- + Applesauce = Sweet Potato Applesauce
- + Carrot Puree + Cinnamon = Cinnamon Sweet Potato Carrot Puree
- + Bean Puree + Cumin = Mexican Sweet Potato Bean Puree
How to Store Baby Food—and Send it to Daycare
I prefer to freeze batches of baby food in a silicone ice cube tray overnight, transfer it to a zip top freezer bag, then store it until I’m ready to serve or combine it.
You can then mix and match from the single ingredient purees you have in the freezer by adding a cube or two of two purees to a container. If you do that the night before you plan to serve the food, it will thaw and be ready to stir together.
This makes it easy to batch cook and have a lot of option to feed baby at home or at daycare.
Tips for Making the Best Baby Food Combinations (Stage 2 & Stage 3)
- These Stage 2 baby foods are great to introduce after baby has started solids with single ingredient baby foods.
- For a 6 month old baby, 1-2 tablespoons baby food may be plenty for a single serving. For a 9 month old baby, they might want ¼ cup or more.
- Adjust the servings based on your child’s hunger, using a roughly one to one ratio of the purees in each combination.
- Read more about the differences in Baby Food Stages here.
- Find my best tips for Baby Food Storage here.
- Add in a little mashed avocado, coconut oil, or Prune Puree to help with baby constipation.
- Serve with a spoon or in a reusable pouch.
I’d love to hear your feedback on these ideas, so please comment and rate the recipe ideas below! I appreciate all of your comments so much.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Author Amy Palanjian
Cuisine American
Course Baby Food
Calories 5kcal
Servings 6
1-2 tablespoons Butternut Squash Puree and with one of the following
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Pear Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Banana Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Applesauce
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons plain whole milk yogurt
1-2 tablespoons Spinach Puree and one of the following:
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Apple Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Pear Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons plain whole milk yogurt
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Quinoa Baby Food and pinch Parmesan cheese
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree
1-2 tablespoons Sweet Potato Puree and one of the following:
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Chicken Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Applesauce
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Carrot Puree and pinch cinnamon
- ▢ 1-2 tablespoons Bean Puree and pinch cumin
Prepare each puree.
Freeze in a silicone ice cube tray, transferring the cubes to a freezer bag once solid, or store in the refrigerator as needed.Place roughly equal amounts of the two (or more) purees you plan to combine into a bowl. Stir together. (If the purees are frozen, place a cube or two of each into a bowl or storage container. the night before you plan to serve and let thaw overnight in the fridge before stirring together. Or thaw at room temperature for about 2 hours.)
Serve or store for later.
Mixing Bowl
Reusable Pouch
Silicone Ice Cube Tray
- Taste the purees and add more of a sweeter one if needed.
- Add small pinches of spices like cinnamon, ground ginger, and cumin to add flavor.
- Add small pinches of ground flaxseed to add healthy fats.
- Serve with a baby spoon or in a reusable pouch.
- Pack for daycare if needed in small airtight containers.
- Serve cold or warm just slightly.
- If. baby has a dairy intolerance, use a nondairy, unsweetened nondairy yogurt.
- If baby has a nut allergy, use a nut-free alternative that's unsweetened such as Sunbutter.
Calories: 5kcal, Carbohydrates: 1g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 2mg, Potassium: 11mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 30IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 1mg
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Levchuk Victoria© Today we offer a delicious recipe for baby food Pumpkin, apple and banana puree, which is easy to prepare and contains important nutrients for the little one.
With the introduction of three-component dishes into complementary foods, you can make pumpkin, apple and banana puree.
- ✓ Pumpkin is a rich source of beta-carotene, a wonderful antioxidant that gives pumpkin its rich orange color.
- ✓ apples are easy to digest, and some sources claim that this product can protect children's bodies from asthma.
- ✓ bananas, with their abundant vitamins and minerals, are considered nature's most perfect foods.
This trio, of course, will fill baby food with all the important elements for the healthy and full development of the baby and is an excellent complementary food!
But first, I suggest reading how to make a two-component pumpkin and banana puree.
Before using this baby puree, make sure that all the ingredients are added separately to the baby before combining them in this recipe.
Pumpkin, apple and banana puree is for baby - 8-10 months.
Introduced products in baby food: Pumpkin, apple, banana.
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