Baby Food Fruit

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Apples/Applesauce

(Use Gala, Braeburn, Rome or Macs)

Vitamins: A, C, Folate

Minerals: Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium

This recipe is written so that you may use any amount of apples you wish. We

recommend Fuji, Gala, Braeburn or Macintosh

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

Boil/steam until tender; be sure to check on the water level and stir, That's It. Easy

Peasy.

3. 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 below:

4. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the apples

5. Place into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.

6. Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree - add cereal (if

desired) to thicken.Ask your pediatrician about adding some cinnamon for new tastes.

Avocado (yes, avocado is a fruit.)

Vitamins: A, C, Niacin, Folate

Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Calcium

1 ripe avocado


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Directions:

Peel and take out the pit of a ripe avocado - do not cook

Cut meat out and mash with a fork

There should be no need to use a machine as just like bananas, avocados have a very

soft consistency and texture. Avocados do not need to be cooked.

Apple Cado (4)6-8months+

Ingredients:

1/2 of a peeled and pitted avocado

1/4 cup applesauce

Directions:

Mash the avocado half.

Mix mashed avocado with applesauce (homemade or natural) and serve

Bananas


Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Magnesium, Calcium

1 ripe banana

Directions:

1. Peel ripe banana - do not cook

2. Place banana in a food processor/food mill or blender and puree

You can also mash the banana in a bowl using a regular fork heat in microwave for

25 seconds prior to mashing for extra softness

Add formula/breast milk or water to thin or add cereal (if desired) to thicken up.


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Bananas and banana puree may be frozen. Using a bit of lemon juice will help to

prevent the browning of a banana (and most other fruits) when freezing it. It is the citric

acid or the ascorbic acid that aids in the preservation of fruits. The exposure to oxygen

and the enzymes in a banana (and most other fruits) are what cause it to go from

green to yellow, and then brown to black, as it ripens. A blackish or brownish banana is

not necessarily rotten or bad.

Banana Applesauce Mush

Ingredients:

2 apples (gala, braeburn or mac)

1 ripe banana

Directions:

1. Peel, core and cut apples into slices/chunks.

2. Place slices or chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples

3. Boil until tender; be sure to check on the water level.

Apples may be mashed with a potato masher to achieve a smooth applesauce

consistency or you can puree in a blender or food processor.

4. Peel a ripe banana and mash in a bowl with a fork (heating in the microwave for

approximately 20 seconds will soften the banana up if needed).

Add applesauce to the banana and sprinkle with wheat germ* or crushed cheerios*

Puree if necessary but mashing with a potato masher will typically get this mix smooth

*8months+
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Banana Cado

Ingredients:

1/2 of a peeled and pitted avocado

1 small ripe banana

Directions:

Mash the avocado half and mash the banana

Mix mashed avocado with banana & serve

Pears


Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:

2 ripe pears (Bartlett, Red or Comice)

Directions: Steam gently until tender if baby is between 4-6 months old otherwise peel

& mash - removing the seed portion

Peel and cut into chunks so as to avoid the little seed portion.

Or,

Cut the pears in half (no need to peel unless your little one has issues with digestion) and

cut out the seed/core portion then dice the pear halves.
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Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a shallow pot with a steamer basket insert.

Add the pears to the steamer basket in the pot and then steam until soft and tender.

You may also add the pear dices to wee bit of boiling water and steam them this way if you

do not have a steamer basket. Using a scant amount of water ensures that you are not

boiling them.

Peel and cut into chunks so as to avoid the little seed portion.

Place in a blender/food processor and puree until smooth. You may be able to just use

a fork too.

Use the leftover cooking water if needed but Pears tend to be very runny and watery

without adding liquid. Add some baby cereal to thicken if needed.

Apples & Pears

Ingredients:

1 apple cored & peeled

1 pear cored & peeled

Directions:

Dice apple & pear and simmer together until tender. Mash or puree as needed.
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Baked Apples

Macintosh Apples - any number you desire

Directions:

1. Core apple and leave peel on

2. Place a wee bit of butter (if baby is ready for or has had dairy) on the inside of the

cored apple (sprinkle a bit of cinnamon in the apple if your desire and if baby is ready

for or has had cinnamon)

3. Place in a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples about an inch of

water

4. Bake in a 400-degree oven for 30 minutes or until tender; be sure to check on the

water level.

5. Once baked, either cut apple into little bits and serve as a finger food or mash as

directed above in the Apples/Applesauce recipe.

Apple Peach Banana

Ingredients:

1 peach pit & peel

1 apple cored & peeled

ripe banana

1/4 cup of water
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Directions:

1. Dice apple & peach and simmer together in a small pot with water until tender.

2. Mash the banana into the apple & peach mix and then puree as needed.

Apricot Puree

(using dried, un-sulphured apricots)


Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Calcium

Ingredients:

1 pound dried apricots

2 c. white grape juice or apple juice. Plain water is ok but the puree may be a bit bitter. Some

babies actually like a bitter taste however. Consider using water or juice if you disagree with the

juices or if baby cannot have juice. You can always mix in another fruit such as peaches or bananas and

leave out the juice entirely.

Directions:

1. Bring liquid and fruit to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

2. Reserve any left over liquid to use for the puree

3. Place into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.

4. Add the reserved liquid as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree or

5. Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up

6. Note: puree will not freeze solid, but into slightly soft/slightly frozen cubes.
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Are you wondering about Juice for Your Baby? Read our article to find out about

juice and the role it may or may not play in a baby's diet.

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
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cereal "dust" to help baby easily pick up the bits.

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Papaya


Minerals: Potassium, Calcium

Ingredients:

1 ripe papaya

Directions:

To prepare a papaya (ensure it is fully ripened.), peel, de-seed and then mash into a

consistency your baby will tolerate.

Some parents who have infants with sensitive tummies will give fruits a gentle

steaming to help break down the sugars and fibers for easier digestion. If you feel this

is the case for your infant, chunk the papaya and then steam for 5-10 minutes until very

soft.

Ideas for serving Papaya to your Baby:

Mash and mix with banana and avocado

Make a Papaya, banana, yogurt smoothie

Mix papaya into chicken and rice for a tropical chicken dinner
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Plums, Peaches and Nectarines too

Plums



Ingredients:

5 ripe plums

Directions:

Peel, pit and cut into chunks then steam until tender in a scant amount of water.

Puree using the leftover cooking liquid. You may need to mix in another fruit as plum

pure has a tendency to be rather tart and/or bitter.

Peaches



Steam or Bake or Blanch Peaches - these methods work for nectarines, plums and

pears as well. We HIGHLY recommend giving baked peaches a try at least once. You

will find they are more tasty when baked. Why not trybaking for all fruits?

Steam Peaches - Method 1

1. Scrub fruit clean and carve an X into 1 side of the fruit

2. Place X side down in a pan with an inch of water

3. Bring water to a boil and steam until soft and tender
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4. Peel skin from fruit and remove pits and/or seeds

5. move to step #6 below

Steam Peaches - Method 2

1. Peel fruit

2. Pit the peach

3. Cut the peach into dices

4. Steam until soft and tender then

5. move to step #6

Bake

1. Halve the fruit and place "open" side down in a pan filled with 1 inch of water

2. Bake at 400F until soft and tender and/or puckering of the skin appears.

3. Peel skin from fruit and remove pits and/or seeds (you may also leave the skin on

your baked peaches - the skin may simply melt into the fruit.)

4. move to step #6

"Blanch"

1. Bring 3 or 4 cups of water to a rolling boil

2. Add cleansed peaches or nectarines to the boiling water and boil the fruit for 3-5

minutes

3. Remove fruit to a bowl of cold water, allow to cool for 2 minutes

4. Slip off the skins and then take out the pit

5. move to step #6

Moving to Step 6

6. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the fruits

7. Peel off skin if you have not done this already. Place fruit(s) into your choice of

appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.

8. Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree

9. Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up.

(prints all 4 methods)
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Peachy Mangos

Ingredients:

3 peaches

1 mango

Directions:

1. Peel, pit and cut peaches into chunks

2. Peel, de seed and cut mango into chunks

3. Steam fruits together gently until tender if needed

4. Place in a blender/food processor and puree until smooth or mash with a fork and let

baby try to use a spoon or her fingers.

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Plums with Applesauce

Ingredients:

2 plums

1 large apple

Directions:
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1. Peel, pit and cut plums into chunks

2. Peel, core & dice apple

3. Simmer plums & apple together in a saucepan until soft & tender

Mash or puree as needed add a splash of apple juice if too bitter

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Prunes



Ingredients:

Dried prunes - any amount you desire - try 2 cups full

Directions:

1. Soak dried prunes in warm water until they plump up or steam gently.

2. Once plump and tender, toss into food processor or blender and begin to puree.

3. Add liquid without sparing any. Prunes tend to become a pasty gluey consistency

when pureed and the more water you add, the easier it is to puree to a texture your

baby will tolerate.

Note: Prune puree, like apricot puree, will not freeze solid, but will freeze into slightly

soft/slightly frozen cubes.

Prunes are great to help babies with constipation. Try this remedy for babies from 4

months old +.
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Pumpkin

Vitamins: A (12230 IU in 1 cup.), C, K, Folate, Niacin

Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium, Iron

Ingredients:

1 medium sized sugar/baking pumpkin (about 5-7 pounds)

Directions:

1. Cut sugar pumpkin (the kind meant to be baked and eaten.) in half, scoop out seeds

2. Place an inch of water in a baking pan, then place the halves "face" down in the pan.

Check on water level while baking

3. Bake in a 375-425 F degree oven for 40 minutes to 1 hour, or until the shell/skin

puckers and halves feel soft then scoop squash meat out of the shell

4. Place pumpkin "meat" into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.

5. Add water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin consistency.

6. You can also peel the pumpkin, scoop out the seeds and then cut into chunks and

boil/steam until tender (like when boiling potatoes for mashed potatoes).

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Pumpkin & Pears
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Ingredients

1 ripe pear, peeled & cored & diced

1/2 cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)

Directions:

Mash the pear and then mix in the pumpkin puree if needed.

Peary Pumpkin Peaches

Ingredients:

cup pumpkin puree (fresh or canned)

1 pear, peeled & cored & diced

1peach peeled, pitted & diced

Directions:

Combine all food (steam pear and peach together if need be) and mash or puree if

needed.

HINT. You may also buy a can of pumpkin from your local grocers. Make sure you buy

Pumpkin and NOT Pumpkin Pie mix however. Learn more about Cooking with

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Blueberries** (Read ourBlueberry Informationpage)

Vitamins: A, C, K, Folate

Minerals: Potassium, Sodium, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients:

1/2 pint of blueberries (fresh or frozen)

1/2 c. water

Directions:

1. Bring water to a boil. Add blueberries and simmer for 15 minutes until soft.

2. Reserve liquid and use a slotted spoon to transfer blueberries to

blender/processor/mixer and puree.

3. If needed, add some of the liquid to blueberries.

Add cereal (if desired) to thicken up

*You can save the liquid to serve as juice or to blend in with cereals etc..

Serve raw and pureed or raw and smooshed if preferred.

Yummy Blueberry Applesauce

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

2 medium apples

Directions:
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1. Peel, core & dice apples.

2. In a saucepan, add blueberries and apples with 1 cup of water.

3. Bring water to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes until soft.

Puree or mash as needed. Add yogurt or cereal or both for a yummy breakfast, lunch

or snack.

Blueberry Peach Surprise

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

2 peaches

cup oatmeal

Directions:

1. Peel, pit & dice peaches.

2. In a saucepan, add blueberries, oatmeal and peaches with 1 1/2 cup of water.

3. Bring water to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes until soft and oatmeal has absorbed

all the liquid. Stir frequently.

Puree or mash as needed. Add yogurt or cereal or both for a yummy breakfast, lunch

or snack.

*The color of this will look very icky*

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Blueberry Banana Yogurt

Ingredients:

1 cup blueberries

1 whole banana

1 cup plain yogurt

2 tablespoons wheat germ

For Babies: Use 1 cup of your already made blueberry puree OR Microwave the

blueberries just until the juices start to run, about 30 seconds. Place the banana, yogurt

and blueberries in a blender and puree until smooth.

For Toddlers: Slice the banana. Microwave the blueberries just until the juices start to

run, about 30 seconds. Place a little yogurt in a dish and top with banana slices,

blueberries, wheat germ and serve. This will make 2-3 servings.

Learn about Introducing Yogurt to your baby.

Kiwi


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Ingredients:

1 ripe kiwi

Directions:

1. Peel ripe kiwi

2. Puree or mash with a fork - add cereal (if desired) to thicken and achieve a smooth,

thin consistency.

Kiwi does not need to be cooked and it should not need to be de-seeded as it is

typically introduced at an age where baby can tolerate raw fruits and a bit of texture.

*Kiwi is high in Vitamin C and is also acidic, you may wish to wait to introduce it when

baby is 10 months or older. Visit ourKiwi Page for more recipes and information about

Kiwi.

Kiwi Banana Tango

Ingredients:

1 ripe kiwi peeled & diced

1/2 ripe banana peeled

1/2 ripe mango peeled & diced

Directions:

Mash all fruits together and then blend or puree as needed. Make it Creamy Kiwi

Banana Tango by adding yogurt and/or cereal.
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Melons(cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon)



Ingredients:

1/4 cup sliced, soft, seedless melon, rind removed

Directions:

Puree or mash with a fork - add cereal (if desired) to thicken up the melon achieve a

smooth, thin consistency. **Melon does not need to be cooked as it is typically

introduced at an age where baby can tolerate raw fruits. Melon may be steamed to

tender and then mashed if you prefer without harming it.

More Fun Fruit Baby Food Recipes

Fruity-Pops

Here are some ideas to get you making healthy teething/ice pops for your older baby or

child.

Visit ourIntroducing Yogurt to Babypage to learn about yogurt in your baby's diet.
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Buy Ice Pop Trays and offer these healthy pops to your toddlers and older kids as well.

Cooling Baby Banana Yogurt Pops

Ingredients:

1 cup banana puree (or 2 very ripe bananas)

1 cup plain yogurt

Directions:

Blend and/or puree until you have a smooth liquid

Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Pop out a cube or 2 and add to a

baby safe feeder. Viola. Healthy Baby Pops.

Variations:

Blueberry Yogurt Pops

Peach Yogurt Pops

Papaya Yogurt Pops

Mango Pops

Ingredients:

3/4 peach nectar or plain water

2 1/2 cups frozen mango pieces

1 16 ounce container of plain yogurt

Directions:

Blend and/or puree until you have a smooth liquid
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Pour mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. Pop out a cube or 2 and add to a

baby safe feeder. Viola. Baby Pops.

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Apple Ice - Yummy for Toddlers

Ingredients:

5 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith or Macintosh apples

1 cup water

3/4 cup apple juice (100% juice only.)

1 drip lemon juice

Directions:

1.) In large saucepot, simmer apples, water, and juice until apples are tender -- about

20 minutes. Once tender, transfer to blender or food processor and add 1 drip lemon

juice. Puree mixture until smooth

2.) Transfer mixture to large freezable container and freeze until almost solid. Add

mixture back to the food processor of blender and puree until chunks break up and

mixture is fluffy. Refreeze until firm to make Apple Ice for Toddlers

3) Skip #2 and simply freeze mixture in ice cube trays and then pop out a cube or 2

and add to a baby safe feeder.

**Some babies enjoy holding and manipulating ice cubes on a hot day. If you don't

mind the mess, let baby have the "ice pops" while sitting in the highchair**

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Ingredients:

4oz firm tofu

1 ripe banana, peeled

1/4-cup (frozen) blueberries, peaches or *strawberries

3 tbs of Wheat Germ

Directions:

5. Puree all ingredients in a blender or food processor until a fluffy type texture is

achieved.

6. Serve by spoon or spread on toast. This mix is GREAT for learning how to spoon

feed. This mix will "cling" to the spoon and help eliminate baby's frustration with food

falling off the spoon. You may also freeze this mix and call it "Ice Cream"

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