Blueberries, etc.

I love this recipe. I found it in "Top 100 Baby Purees" by Annabel Karmel. 

Its a great recipe because you don't have to stick to it. 

You can change it up however you like.

Sienna holding her own spoon... at least she wasn't dropping it on the floor :)

AGE: 6+ months

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Blueberries
1 extra juicy Peach
1 ripe Pear
(after 14 months you can add rice cereal to thicken)

...:::Hold off on ALL grains until about 14 months, babies don't have the enzymes to digest them, despite what doctors suggest about rice cereal, though once baby is 14 months feed them the rice cereal first:::...

Directions:

Wash the fruit. Dry immediately (especially the berries, they will absorb water if left in too long). Peel, core and chop the pear and peach. Make sure there aren't any stems on the blueberries - this is common to find if bought from the farmer's market.

Put the fruit into a small sauce pan over low heat and cover. Stir occasionally. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Puree in a food processor.

Refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

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VARIATIONS:
Add an apricot, nectarine, or pitted/stemmed cherries.
You can use cherries instead of blueberries.
Use the apricot instead of the peach.
Use two nectarines instead of a pear.
be creative. :)

Triple this recipe and freeze.

Carrots, Beets & Apples

Age: 7-9 Months

Ingredients:

1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 

3 cups water

2 red beets

1 golden beet

2 carrots

1 pink lady apple

1 braeburn apple

Directions:

Dice beets & apples into 1 inch chunks, chop carrots into small rounds (they will cook slower than the beets and apples). Heat olive oil in a large pan. Put carrots in pan over medium heat for about 8 minutes. Add the apples and beets to the carrots in the pan, cook for about 8 minutes longer. Add the 3 cups of water, cover and reduce to a simmer for about 30-40 minutes. Make sure the carrots are soft!

Puree in a food processor to a consistency your baby can handle & refrigerate up to 3 days; freeze for up to 3 months. 

You can also mash this mixture or mash some and puree the remainder. Its all what your baby likes! Mine likes it pureed better :)