Finding recipes that are easy to make and provide all the goodness and nutrition for your baby is difficult, we have a selection to get your started.
Potato and spinach puree
- Contains iron
- Good source of beta carotene and vitamin C
What you need:
- 1 medium potato, peeled and quartered
- 20g spinach
What you do:
1) Boil the potato in unsalted water until tender. Steam the spinach over the potato in a sieve for the last few minutes of cooking.
2) Drain and mash the potato with a little of baby's usual milk.
3) Puree the spinach and add to the potato. Adjust the texture with boiled cooled water, breastmilk, or formula.
Pear and apple puree
- Sweet and easy to feed babies
- Contains vitamin C
What you need:
- 1 ripe pear, peeled and sliced
- 1 apple, peeled and sliced
What you do:
1) Place the pear and apple in a small saucepan with one tablespoon of water and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is tender.
2) Purée in a blender.
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