Tips For Baby Puree Recipes

Most babies are weaned at between 4 and 6 months. Current guidelines World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a total of 6 months of breastfeeding before introducing solid, but many parents find that their babies are ready for a small amount of food before that time. Medical advice indicates that the Baby Puree Recipes digestive system is too immature to deal with the solids before 17 weeks, but after that seemed to have little evidence of any benefit in delaying the introduction of solids (in developed countries).

So after waiting until your baby is ready, what do you feed them? Our advice is to keep it simple; gradually introducing a range of fruits and vegetables such as pears, carrots, green beans, sweet potato and parsnip puree. Once you've tried a variety of simple tastes, you can start experimenting with interesting combinations - why not try the mashed parsnips, apples and turnips for example?

Try to use organic fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Parents in the UK can be found eligible for support from the new government starting system provides families with vouchers to redeem against the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables and is definitely worth considering if you are eligible for this regime.

Another good tip is to steam large amounts of pureed fruits and vegetables at a time and freeze in ice cube trays so you can mix and match to create your recipes later. A microwave oven is invaluable for quick defrosting. Below are our five favorite food for infants 4-5 months of age appropriate purees:

Sweet potato, carrot and zucchini puree

Sweet potatoes, turnips and mashed beans

Guacamole and applesauce

Broccoli, pear and pea puree

Carrot, apple and parsnip puree

If you follow the baby puree recipes tips above and freeze the puree simple flavors in ice cube trays, then it is easy to experiment with these and other combinations of flavors. As a general guide 1kg of raw vegetables or frozen fruit produce about 25 cubic when steamed or boiled and mashed.

After a month of the combination of fruits and vegetables so your baby is ready to move on to more complex flavors, including some meat.