Recipes
4–6 Months
The best first solid foods for your baby are single grain baby cereals or easy-to-digest, non-allergenic fruits and vegetables. The texture should be very smooth and creamy. Pear puree makes a great first food for a 4-6 month old infant—it has a naturally sweet flavor and soft texture that babies love, is easy to digest, and is non-allergenic. The recipe below shows how to shop for, steam, puree, and store pears. It also provides valuable nutritional information, and lists many delicious food combinations .
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Recipes
4–6 Months
The best first solid foods for your baby are single grain baby cereals or easy-to-digest, non-allergenic fruits and vegetables. The texture should be very smooth and creamy. Pear puree makes a great first food for a 4-6 month old infant—it has a naturally sweet flavor and soft texture that babies love, is easy to digest, and is non-allergenic. The recipe below shows how to shop for, steam, puree, and store pears, provides valuable nutritional information, and lists many organic or natural or organic foods that may be combined with pear.
7–9 Months
Your baby is now learning how to gum food! If she is ready, you can start to thicken her purees into a mushy mash. Lentils are nutritional powerhouses for your baby. They have a mild flavor and make a great base to mix other foods with. The recipe below provides detailed cooking instructions for lentils, plus valuable nutritional information, and many ways to combine lentils with other foods to produce yummy combinations for your baby.
10–12 Months
This is the stage where your baby will really learn how to chew. If he is ready, you can bump up the texture of his meals to a thick and lumpy puree (remember to keep the chunks soft to avoid any potential choking hazard). Your baby may even be ready to have some of her meals finely chopped with a knife. Eggplant puree has a mild flavor and blends well with many different foods. Bite sized pieces of roasted eggplant make a great finger food. The recipe below provides detailed cooking/pureeing instructions, nutritional info, and yummy combos for eggplant.
Family Favorites
The beauty of these recipes is that they are ones the entire family, babies and toddlers included, can enjoy together. There is nothing I find more comforting and enjoyable than sitting down to a meal with my family. The "Muscle Man Stir Fry" recipe below is one of many healthy and delicious Family Favorites in my book. I hope you enjoy sharing this with your family as much as I do with mine!
