baby homemade fruits puree recipes

Mango* Creamy Puree
Vitamins: A (1262 IU in one cup.), C, E, K, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium

If your infant is currently not eating yogurt and/or you do not wish to use any juice, simply peel, de-seed and mash the mango with some water until the proper consistency for Your Infant is achieved.

Ingredients:

1 Ripe Mango
Plain or Vanilla Yogurt OR
Water, Apple or Pear Juice

Directions:

Peel, seed and mash mango until smooth -
Add Yogurt or Water or Juice until the proper consistency for Your Infant is achieved.

*Mango does not need to be cooked as it is typically introduced at an age where baby can tolerate raw fruits. Mango may be steamed to tender and then mashed if you prefer without harming it. HINT. You may use mango as a great Baby Finger Foods. Simply peel, de-seed and then cut into dices or chunks that are manageable for your baby. You may wish to coat the mango pieces with "cheerio dust", wheat germ or another cereal "dust" to help baby easily pick up the bits.

*Apple Baby Food Recipes - Puréed Apples/Applesauce

Ingredients

Any amount of apples you desire - recommend using 5-10 large apples (try Macintosh, Gala or Braeburn.)

Directions

1. Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks
2. Place slices or chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples
3. Boil/steam until tender; be sure to check on the water level and stir, That's It. Easy Peasy.

4. Apples may be mashed with a potato masher to achieve a smooth applesauce consistency. If your masher will not achieve a puree type of consistency, then follow steps 5 - 7

5. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the apples
6. Place into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.
7. Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree
8. Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up the

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Introducing your baby to "Baby Yoplait "

Introducing your baby to solids

From six months onwards, babies need more than just breast milk and may start to show signs they're ready for their next nutritional step, such as putting objects in their mouth, needing more frequent feeds or reaching for your food as you eat.

Taste

Your baby's first introduction to solid food needs to be mild and gentle. Kate Di Prima recommends trialling foods like puréed fruits and vegetables, baby rice cereal and yogurt - all of which have a smooth, easy to swallow consistency. Baby Yoplait yogurt is thicker than most normal yogurts to make it easier for babies, and comes in six delicious flavours - Rhubarb Apple, Apricot, Vanilla, Banana, Peach and Pear.

Health

We all want to eat healthily, but for babies, eating well is giving them essential nutrients so they can grow. Foods free of processed sugar and preservatives and full of protein and calcium will all contribute to your baby's health and wellbeing. The mix of protein in Baby Yoplait is especially formulated to be closer to that of breast milk, and contains 24% of the recommended dietary intake of calcium for infants*. Baby Yoplait also contains no added sugar - just the natural taste of fruit and milk.

Development

At around 8-9 months, babies will start to pick things up - letting your bub dip their own piece of cooked apple into Baby Yoplait allows them to practice using their hand and eye co-ordination. Plus, with Baby Yoplait's thick formula, as they learn to use a spoon, it may mean less of a mess for you!

Ideas

If you're stuck for ideas on how to feed your baby, here are some serving suggestions from Kate Di Prima.

1. As a dip
   • cut banana or peeled cooked pear into sticks and let baby dip into Baby Yoplait yogurt
2. Serve Baby Yoplait
   • with grated apple and carrot (blend for young babies)
   • with chopped sultanas and chopped dried apricots (hint: to soften dried fruit, soak in warm water for a few minutes)
3. Use Baby Yoplait as a sauce or spread
   • over pikelets or mini muffins
   • over fruit toast instead of margarine
4. As a mix in
   • stewed apple, apricot, pear and prunes, add 1 tablespoon of Baby Yoplait yogurt to 1 tablespoon mixture
   • mash avocado and banana together and add Baby Yoplait yogurt
5. Frozen yogurt or thickened yogurt
   • blend fresh fruit through vanilla Baby Yoplait and freeze for warm days
   • add gelatine to Baby Yoplait and place in mould to give it shape and firmness