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Spinach Puree Recipe For Baby | 6 Months +

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Suitable for:

  • Gluten free

  • Vegan

  • Vegetarian

Method

Step 1

Remove the stems from the spinach and discard. Then wash thoroughly.

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This delicious super green spinach puree recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24hours and frozen up to 2 months.

It's also perfect for creating healthy spinach veggie ice pops or a bright and healthy delicious pasta sauce!

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Method

Step 2

Bring a pan of water to the boil, add washed spinach and leave to blanch for around 1 minute. Drain well, gently removing any excess water.

See recipe notes

This delicious super green spinach puree recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24hours and frozen up to 2 months.

It's also perfect for creating healthy spinach veggie ice pops or a bright and healthy delicious pasta sauce!

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Method

Step 3

Add the spinach to a blender and blend until smooth - you can add 1-2 tsp. of water or milk to your spinach puree recipe to create your little one's preferred consistency.

See recipe notes

This delicious super green spinach puree recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24hours and frozen up to 2 months.

It's also perfect for creating healthy spinach veggie ice pops or a bright and healthy delicious pasta sauce!

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Method

Step 4

Pour the spinach puree into your baby's favourite puree dish or cup and enjoy!

See recipe notes

This delicious super green spinach puree recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24hours and frozen up to 2 months.

It's also perfect for creating healthy spinach veggie ice pops or a bright and healthy delicious pasta sauce!

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Spinach Puree - Healthy Little Foodies

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Spinach puree is loaded with goodness and is great mixed with a range of sweet and savoury purees.

Spinach is an excellent source of many vitamins and minerals including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K1, Folic acid, Iron and Calcium.

Although nutritionally appealing, many children do not enjoy the bitter taste of spinach. Babies, however, are a lot more accomodating with new flavours. Introducing this leafy green vegetable to your baby will allow them to get used to the flavour and hopefully, they will be more accepting of it when they are older.

Choosing and Storing Spinach

  • Look for spinach leaves that are green, crisp and without any tears or darkening.
  • Avoid limp or yellowing leaves.
  • Don’t wash the spinach before you refrigerate it. If you wash it before you store it, the leaves have a tendency to deteriorate quicker.
  • Refrigerate unwashed spinach in a loose plastic bag; it’ll keep for three to four days.

How to Make Spinach Puree

  1. Remove the stems from the spinach and discard
  2. Wash the spinach thoroughly and shake off excess water.
  3. Steam the spinach until the leaves are tender and wilted, around 3-5 minutes.
  4. Run cold water over the spinach to stop the cooking process. Drain well.

5. Transfer the leaves to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add a touch of water or baby milk to reach desired consistency.

Spinach Puree for Babies

Spinach puree may not be the most appetising puree on its own. If your baby isn’t accepting of it then why not try mixing it with some other purees. The combinations are endless and don’t forget you can add spices and herbs to baby food for extra flavour.

Why not try mixing spinach puree with

  • Apple Puree
  • Banana Puree
  • Blueberry Puree
  • Carrot Puree
  • Cheese Sauce
  • Parsnip Puree
  • Pumpkin Puree
  • Pea Puree
  • Mashed Potato
  • Sweet Potato Puree
  • Pureed Lentils
  • Pureed chicken or fish

Other Ways to Use Spinach Puree

Spinach puree (also known as Palak Puree) is used in many Indian dishes including curries and soups.

You can also use spinach puree to add a veggie boost to pasta sauces, smoothies and baked goods such as muffins and brownies.

Spinach Yield

Spinach is made up of about 90% water, so when cooked it loses a huge amount of volume.

150g (3 packed cups) of spinach may look a lot but it only yeilds 1/4 cup of pureed spinach.

Storage Instructions

  • Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
  • Freeze the puree in ice-cube trays and once fully frozen, quickly pop them all out and place into a freezer bag or container. Return to the freezer and store for up to 2 months. (Freezing it this way allows you to take out small portions as needed.) 

Looking for more puree recipes? Check out our Puree Category Page for a range of fruit and vegetable puree recipes.

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Spinach Puree

Spinach puree is loaded with goodness and is great mixed with a range of sweet and savoury purees.

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  • ▢ 150g (3 packed cups) Spinach

  • Remove the stems from the spinach and discard.

  • Wash the spinach thoroughly and shake off excess water.

  • Add enough water to the bottom of a pan so that it does not rise above the steamer basket. Place a steaming basket, with the washed spinach leaves in it, into the pot.

  • Cover and boil the water until steam has formed. Steam the spinach until the leaves are tender and wilted, around 3-5 minutes.

  • Transfer cooked spinach to a colander and run cold water over the spinach to stop the cooking process.

  • Drain well and if needed, gently squeeze the spinach to remove excess water.

  • Transfer the leaves to a blender and blend until smooth. You may wish to add 1-2 teaspoons of water/baby milk to achieve the desired consistency.

Washing Spinach: It is important to thoroughly wash the spinach. If especially dirty, plunge the leaves into a large bowl of cold water and rinse thoroughly under cold water 

No Steamer?: You can blanch the spinach. Add the spinach to a pot of boiling water, stir and let it cook for around 1 min.

Yield: 150g (3 packed cups) of spinach will yield around 1/4 cup of spinach puree.

Storage:

  • Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
  • Freeze the puree in ice-cube trays and once fully frozen, quickly pop them all out and place into a freezer bag or container. Return to the freezer and store for up to 2 months. (Freezing it this way allows you to take out small portions as needed.) 

Nutritional Information is a ROUGH guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. 

Nutrition Facts

Spinach Puree

Amount Per Serving

Calories 12 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g5%

Sodium 40mg2%

Potassium 279mg8%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 4689IU94%

Vitamin C 14mg17%

Calcium 50mg5%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course:Puree

Cuisine:Puree

Keyword:Palak Puree, Spinach Puree

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Spinach recipes for children

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When introducing solid foods to your baby, start with spinach. Spinach, the recipes for which we recommend trying, will benefit the baby's body. Thanks to its vitamin complex, you will forget about problems with the tummy, strengthen the bones of the child, and simplify the process of forming and teething. nine0022

How to cook spinach for a baby under one year old

The first complementary foods are a real headache for a mother. Not only should the products be prepared without sugar, salt and oil, but also the taste of not all products will appeal to little fussy eaters.

Spinach is just the product that not all kids will like. However, this is not a reason to refuse it.

To be successful in this task, it is important to know how to cook spinach so that your baby will like it. nine0005 Photo: prochado.ru: UGC

Therefore, before you start creating dishes with spinach, learn the basic rules for its storage and preparation:

  • If you bought spinach in reserve, then put it in a container or wrap it in parchment and store it in the refrigerator on the vegetable shelf.

At room temperature, it will lose its beneficial properties.

  • Spinach dishes for babies should be prepared with dairy products such as milk, cream or butter. nine0008

This product contains oxalic acid. It can cause discomfort in the child.

Milk neutralizes the effect of acid, promotes the absorption of vitamins A and E.

  • It is advisable to use fresh leaves.

If you do use frozen spinach, sort through and remove the hard stems.

Only the tender part of the leaves should be used in the baby's diet.

  • Children's spinach takes up to 15 minutes to cook. nine0008

If your child has any health problems, please consult your pediatrician before introducing spinach into your diet.

For babies, it is generally recommended to prepare mashed dishes. This condition is optimal for a baby who has not yet erupted teeth.

Here are some dishes you can make:

Spinach mousse

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How to cook this dish? For him, take:

  • spinach - 100 g;
  • butter - 10 g; nine0008
  • milk - 100 ml.

To prepare this dish, proceed as follows:

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and put the washed spinach leaves (without stems) into it. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
  2. Whisk the mixture with a blender.
  3. Pour in ½ cup boiled milk, heat until thickened.

Mix of zucchini and spinach

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For this puree use:

  • zucchini, spinach - 100 g each;
  • onion - ½ heads;
  • cream or milk - 50 ml;
  • water - 150-200 ml.

Cook like this:

  1. Peel the zucchini and cut into cubes. Put in a saucepan.
  2. Wash the spinach, remove the leaves and add to the courgettes.
  3. Sprinkle finely chopped onions over the vegetables.
  4. Cover the mix with water and simmer for 15 minutes. Blend the vegetables in a blender.
  5. Add milk or cream and simmer for another 5-7 minutes. nine0008

You can experiment with this puree: for example, add a little orange to it - carrots, pumpkins. Combine broccoli and spinach, cauliflower and spinach.

Potato-spinach soup

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Take for it:

  • potatoes - 1 pc.;
  • spinach - 100 g;
  • butter - 1 tsp;
  • cream - 50 ml;
  • water - 300 ml.

Cooking algorithm is as follows:

  1. Peel potatoes and cut into cubes. Fill with water and boil for 15 minutes. nine0008
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the spinach. Simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
  3. Crush the potatoes and add the spinach to them. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes.

Take advantage of these recipes. Dishes on them can be offered to babies from six months.

Remember that spinach should be given to babies no more than 2 times a week.

Do not exceed 100 g of this product per serving.

See also: Milk rice porridge: a recipe for children

Spinach dishes for children from one year old

For older children, offer delicious and appetizing dishes with spinach and a variety of vegetables and protein products - cottage cheese, eggs, chicken fillet.

Spinach goes well with them, it becomes more nutritious because its beneficial properties are activated.

We recommend trying the following dishes:

Spinach Soufflé

Chicken lovers will love this delicious dish. To make it easier for the body to cope with protein foods, add spinach to the chicken. nine0005

For the soufflé you will need:

  • chicken fillet - 80 g;
  • spinach - 150 g;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • milk - 30 g;
  • butter - 1 tsp.

You can add salt to this dish, but do not oversalt it.

Cook like this:

  1. Boil the chicken fillet in lightly salted water. Take out and grind with a blender or cut into small pieces.
  2. Simmer the spinach in a saucepan with butter. It takes 5-7 minutes to cook it. nine0008
  3. Separate the yolk from the protein, mix with minced meat, add spinach to the mixture. Whisk the whites and gently mix with the fillet and spinach.
  4. Grease a mold with butter and place in the soufflé mixture.

Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes.

Healthy omelette

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Prepare a delicious steamed omelet. For one serving you will need:

  • chicken egg - 1 pc.;
  • milk - 50 ml;
  • spinach - 100 g;
  • butter - 1 tsp.

Add a little salt to the dish.

To get a fluffy, tasty and dietary omelet, do this:

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and put the spinach in it. Simmer in your own juice for 10 minutes.
  2. Beat egg with milk.
  3. Mix egg and milk mixture with cooked spinach.
  4. Brush the bottom and sides of a small pot or saucepan with butter. Pour the omelet mixture into it. Put everything on the steam bath and close the lid. nine0008

After 20 minutes, a delicious omelette is ready.

Cottage cheese and spinach casserole

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For its preparation you will need:

  • spinach - 300 g;
  • cottage cheese - 400 g;
  • eggs - 2 pcs.;
  • butter - 1 tbsp. l.;
  • semolina - 2 tbsp. l.

Salt is optional.

Proceed as follows:

  1. Sauté the spinach in a saucepan. Use butter for this. nine0008
  2. Beat cottage cheese with a blender, add eggs.
  3. Mix spinach with cottage cheese, add semolina and mix well.
  4. Grease a mold with oil and pour in the mixture.
  5. Bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes.

These simple yet nutritious meals will not only keep your little one full, but also fill their body with healthy vitamins and minerals.

Thanks to the milk components, the properties of spinach will be more effective. nine0005

However, do not abuse this product in order not to disrupt the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

"Masking" spinach in an omelette and cottage cheese mixture will allow you to feed this product to any picky eater.

See also: How to cook semolina porridge with milk without lumps

Original article: https://www.nur.kz/food/recipes/1734589-spinat-recepty-dla-detej/

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Cooking time: 15 min PT15M
  1. Step 1:

    Prepare all necessary items. Spinach is best fresh. There is small-leaf spinach, but large spinach leaves are suitable for this dish. Cream of any percentage of fat content. If cream is not available, milk can be used.

  2. Step 2:

    Wash the spinach well. Pay special attention to this process, because. spinach grows close to the ground and may contain particles of it. It is best to wash spinach with very hot water. Then dry the spinach leaves well and chop them. You can cut it in any way - it does not play a big role. nine0005

  3. Step 3:

    Melt the butter in the pan in which you will cook the spinach. The oil must be completely natural, with a fat content of at least 82%.

  4. Step 4:

    Add the chopped spinach to the skillet and keep the skillet over low heat.

  5. Step 5:

    Salt the spinach. I use ordinary white table salt, but you can also take salt with additives, for example, Svan or Adyghe salt. If you are a lover of spicy dishes, you can also add some other seasonings to spinach: garlic powder, ground paprika, hot pepper - choose to your taste! nine0005

  7. Step 6:

    After adding the salt, the spinach will release its moisture and shrink a lot. Cook it, stirring, over low heat for about 5 minutes. Spinach is cooked very quickly!

  8. Step 7:

    Add cream. Simmer the spinach in the cream for another 5 minutes.

  9. Step 8:

    Then puree the spinach with a blender until smooth.

  10. Step 9:

    Serve warm, hot or chilled with meat, fish or poultry. Bon appetit! nine0005

Spinach is a plant that amazes with an abundance of vitamins and microelements. Even after heat treatment, it retains a large amount of useful substances.

This spinach puree is an unusual dish, but very tasty. It is suitable for both baby food and adult food.

Serve this puree as a side dish. Also, spinach puree can be frozen in small portion molds, and then used in baking.

Bon appetit!


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