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.

Resources

Here are a few resources I've found helpful in buying organic food. They come from sources I trust for my family and they are also pretty to look at! (bonus!!) Do you and your family a favor and check them out! Even if you already buy organic food, its worth reading. :) Hope you enjoy!

1. EWG's Shopper Guide to Pesticides

Reasons why I love it:

• This website is great for telling you what's worth buying 
• provides a FAQ page with questions such as "Do pesticides pose special risks to growing children?" , "Shouldn't I try to buy everything organic?" , "Why should I be concerned about pesticides?"
• there is an app for the iPhone titled "dirty dozen" & its free

2. Real Simple Magazine's Online Organic Food Guide 

Reasons why I love it:

• There are multiple articles to read concerning organic food. 
• Tells you how to "decode" food labels. (What does "fat-free" mean? What does "organic" mean? What does "heart-healthy" mean?)
• Provides recipes at the bottom of the article titled "Ten Organic Foods that are Worth the Money"

FINALLY

Finally, a moment to blog.

Lately I've been such a busy, busy bee. My daughter has been teething, had a fever for a few days, we went on vacation, etc., etc., excuses, excuses, etc.

So here is a really great recipe that I made :)
Sienna hates carrots. She won't eat 'em. Raw. Steamed. Pureed. Nothin.

So I sneak them into other food. & here is a recipe she really liked:

Carrots, Corn & Onions:


Portions:
Two cobs organic corn
1/2 of a small onion (or 1/4 of a medium-large one)
3 medium organic carrots
about a tablespoon of olive oil
1 cup of water

Directions:
Remove the kernals from the cobs. Dice the onions into very small pieces. Peel, chop & dice the carrots. Heat the olive oil in a medium sauce pan. Saute for a few minutes, about 3. Add the water. Bring the water to a boil & then reduce to a simmer. Simmer until the carrots are soft, 15-20 min.

Puree in a food processor to a consistency baby can handle. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Or freeze for up to 3 months.



Note: I would not reccommend this to babies less than 9 months. Corn is difficult for baby to digest. I would also reccommend giving this to baby as a snack rather than a meal, especially the first time she eats it.