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Vegetable Puree for Babies

Time and servings

Nutrition

Per servings.

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Ingredients

  • carrot
  • beetroot
  • pumpkin
  • banana
  • strawberry
  • apple

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Instructions

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how to prepare carrot puree for baby:

  1. firstly, peel the skin of carrot and cut in half.
  2. chop the carrot into small pieces. if your carrot is small then you can use the whole carrot.
  3. transfer the chopped carrot into a saucepan.
  4. add ½ cup water, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. or cook until the carrot softens. you can alternatively steam the carrot.
  6. cool completely and blend to smooth paste.
  7. finally, feed the carrot puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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how to prepare beetroot puree for baby:

  1. firstly, take a quarter of beetroot and peel the skin.
  2. chop the beetroot into small pieces.
  3. transfer the chopped beetroot into a saucepan.
  4. add ½ cup water, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. or cook until the beet softens. you can alternatively steam the beetroot.
  6. cool completely and blend to smooth paste.
  7. finally, feed the beetroot puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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how to prepare pumpkin puree for baby:

  1. firstly, take a small piece of pumpkin, peel the skin and remove seeds.
  2. chop the pumpkin into small pieces.
  3. transfer the chopped beetroot into saucepan.
  4. cover and steam for 25 minutes.
  5. or cook until the pumpkin softens. you can alternatively boil the pumpkin.
  6. cool completely and blend to smooth paste adding water.
  7. finally, feed the pumpkin puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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how to prepare banana puree for baby:

  1. firstly, take ¾ banana and roughly chop. if you have a small-sized banana then you can use the whole.
  2. transfer the banana pieces into a blender and blend to smooth puree adding water.
  3. finally, feed the banana puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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how to prepare strawberry puree for baby:

  1. firstly, take 5 strawberries and remove the head.
  2. roughly chop into pieces.
  3. steam the strawberry for 5 minutes or until it softens slightly.
  4. cool completely and blend to smooth puree adding water.
  5. finally, feed the strawberry puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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how to prepare apple puree for baby:

  1. firstly, take half apple and peel the skin.
  2. roughly chop into pieces removing seeds.
  3. transfer the chopped apple into a saucepan.
  4. add ½ cup water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. or cook until the apple softens. you can alternatively steam the apple.
  6. cool completely and blend to smooth paste.
  7. finally, feed the apple puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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How to prepare carrot puree for baby

1
firstly, peel the skin of carrot and cut in half.
2
chop the carrot into small pieces. if your carrot is small then you can use the whole carrot.
3
transfer the chopped carrot into a saucepan.
4
add ½ cup water, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
5
or cook until the carrot softens. you can alternatively steam the carrot.
6
cool completely and blend to smooth paste.
7
finally, feed the carrot puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.carrot puree

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How to prepare beetroot puree for baby

1
firstly, take a quarter of beetroot and peel the skin.
2
chop the beetroot into small pieces.
3
transfer the chopped beetroot into a saucepan.
4
add ½ cup water, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
5
or cook until the beet softens. you can alternatively steam the beetroot.
6
cool completely and blend to smooth paste.
7
finally, feed the beetroot puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.beetroot puree

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How to prepare pumpkin puree for baby

1
firstly, take a small piece of pumpkin, peel the skin and remove seeds.
2
chop the pumpkin into small pieces.
3
transfer the chopped beetroot into saucepan.
4
cover and steam for 25 minutes.
5
or cook until the pumpkin softens. you can alternatively boil the pumpkin.
6
cool completely and blend to smooth paste adding water.
7
finally, feed the pumpkin puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.pumpkin puree

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How to prepare banana puree for baby

1
firstly, take ¾ banana and roughly chop. if you have a small-sized banana then you can use the whole.
2
transfer the banana pieces into a blender and blend to smooth puree adding water.
3
finally, feed the banana puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.

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How to prepare strawberry puree for baby

1
firstly, take 5 strawberries and remove the head.
2
roughly chop into pieces.
3
steam the strawberry for 5 minutes or until it softens slightly.
4
cool completely and blend to smooth puree adding water.
5
finally, feed the strawberry puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.strawberry puree

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How to prepare apple puree for baby

1
firstly, take half apple and peel the skin.
2
roughly chop into pieces removing seeds.
3
transfer the chopped apple into a saucepan.
4
add ½ cup water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
5
or cook until the apple softens. you can alternatively steam the apple.
6
cool completely and blend to smooth paste.
7
finally, feed the apple puree for baby by adjusting consistency with water, formula or breast milk.apple puree

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Video

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Notes

  • firstly, make sure to clean the fruits and vegetables with running water before using.
  • also, do not over the vegetables as it will lose its nutritional value.
  • additionally, start the purees with a slightly watery consistency and then gradually you can serve thick or mushy textured.
  • finally, i recommend not to use any salt for vegetable purees and fruit purees as you are serving for baby up to 10 months old.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/vegetable-puree-for-babies-fruit-puree/