Beginner Fruit for your Baby or Toddler - Recipe Collection 01
Well, this momentous day has arrived - Your Baby's first taste of solid food! His introduction to "baby food" will set his tastes and favourites for many years to come. As a responsible mother you want to make sure that his food doesn't contain preservatives, food colourings or strange spices. You want to know exactly what your toddler is eating and you can control everything that passes his lips. Here are some special and unusual recipes for you to download.
Tips for a those first Fruit sensations and tastes
- Most purees can be cooked and frozen immediately in portions that are "just right". Get yourself a set of those small Tupperware or similar plastic containers and off you go. Remember to label the containers with the contents and the date. You can quite safely keep them for up to 2 months in the deepfreeze
- Try introducing your baby to one new flavour at a time. Fruit puree is usually first as it is so easy to digest. You will be amazed at how quickly your toddler will progress on to yummy veggies and other combinations.
- Did you know: In addition to perking up the flavor of the vegetables, mint is well-known calmative, and can help relieve baby's painful gas or colic.
- To make a puree use a liquidiser or blender but you could use a fork or a masher, or you could also push it through a sieve.
- Try combinations that have similar cooking times e.g. peaches and pears.
- Purees can be made by steaming, boiling or microwaving the fruit. Drain the fruit very well otherwise you will end up with a runny mess.
- You could substitute the water in a recipe with milk or formula to boost the nutritional value. Or use half water, half milk.
- Smooth cottage cheese or even plain drinking yogurt creates wonderful combinations. Nutritional value goes sky high!
- Brown rice (or white) is, surprisingly, a great addition to any fruit puree. Depending on your baby's skill at chewing, puree the rice to the smoothness he can handle.
- Add some wheat germ for an extra nutritional punch. Remember that vitamin C helps the body absorb more iron. There is vitamin C in the kiwi and iron in the infant cereal and wheat germ.
- Defrosting of purees is always best done the slow way - in the refrigerator. So plan ahead for the next day and take out what you need the night before. Otherwise a gentle defrost in the microwave, before reheating should be find - don't cook it again or warm it up until it has defrosted properly.
- Have a look at our Smoothie and Milkshake Recipes for even more ideas for toddler's first meals. Just modify the quantities in most of the recipes and you have wonderful fruit
Beginners Fruits for your Baby Toddler Recipe Collection 01
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