BABY FOOD RECIPES FOR 4-6 MONTH-OLDS

 

These first few baby puree recipes are perfect for those early days when you are just starting your baby on solids and they seem ready to roll.

For each of these recipes, simply add ingredients to a blender or food processor and puree to desired consistency.

Banana and Avocado Puree

  • 1 whole banana
  • 1 peeled and pitted avocado
  • 80ml water

Banana and Kiwi Fruit Puree

  • 1 whole banana
  • 1 peeled kiwi fruit.
  • 80ml water

Sweet Potato and Apple Puree

  • 1 medium apple
  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • 250ml water

Boil or steam both potato and apple until very soft. Puree until smooth.

Squash and Carrot Puree

  • 1 yellow squash
  • 1 peeled carrot
  • 80ml water

Boil or steam carrot and squash until soft. Add to blender/processor and puree to desired consistency.

Brown Rice, Banana and Kiwi Fruit Puree

  • 1/2 cup brown rice
  • 1 whole banana
  • 1 whole kiwi fruit, peeled

Add rice to a food processor and mill to a fine powder. Add rice powder to a pot of water and cover until it boils. Turn down the heat and cook for a further 20 minutes.

Once cooled, add cooked rice to the blender with banana and kiwi fruit and puree to desired consistency.

Zucchini and Pear Puree

  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 pear, peeled and cored
  • 80 ml water

Steam or boil zucchini and pear until soft. Add to blender/processor and puree to desired consistency. 

Broccoli and Watermelon Puree

  • 1/3 head broccoli
  • 1 cup watermelon, seeds removed

Steam/boil broccoli until soft. Add broccoli and watermelon to bender/processor and puree to desired consistency.

Depending on your baby’s preferences, you can puree these combos for shorter periods to create soft chunks and thicker textures.

At this age, you will also want to have some more interesting baby food recipes to keep their tastes growing too.

Pear and Oats Puree

  • 1 pear, peeled and cored
  • 1/2 cup of whole oats

Run oats through a food processor to mill into a finer texture. Add to a pot of water and boil, then turn down and cook for a further 20 minutes. Steam pear until soft.

Add oats and pear to blender/processor and puree to desired consistency.

Chicken, Brown Rice and Carrot Puree

  • 1/ cup brown rice, cooked
  • 1 carrot, steamed
  • 1/2 cup diced or shredded cooked chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup water

Add cooked/steamed ingredients to blender with the water and puree to desired consistency.

Turkey, Chickpea and Sweet Potato Puree

  • 1/2 cup diced or shredded cooked turkey breast
  • 1/2 cup chickpeas
  • 1 medium sweet potato, steamed

Add ingredients to blender/processor and puree to desired consistency.

Cauliflower, Blueberry and Quinoa Puree

  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1/3 head cauliflower, steamed
  • 1/2 cup quinoa, cooked

Pre-cook quinoa and steam cauliflower until soft. Add both to blender or food processor with berries and puree to desired consistency.

 Lamb, pumpkin and Rosemary Puree

  • 1 cup cooked lamb
  • 1/2 cup steamed pumpkin
  • 5 rosemary leaves

Add all ingredients to a blender/food processor and puree to desired consistency.

 

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