I’ve often thought we should start a little ‘Chomping with Charlie’ series. This sweet girl eats with vigour and passion, and I love it so much!
She’s taken to eating like an absolute champ – and while making homemade baby food purees for your little one can seem daunting, it doesn’t have to be!
We’re sharing two of our favourite puree recipes for early eaters (they’re some of Charlie’s faves), because let’s face it… these days we don’t have much spare time. So easy, healthy and delicious purees are the only ones that work for our fam!
And let me take a minute here to tell you that the Baby Brezza Baby Food Maker is what we make all of our food in. It steams and blends the food all in the same appliance – cutting down the prep time AND the cleaning time. Can I get a heck yes?!
Apple Sweet Potato Puree
1 medium apple (we like honeycrisp, but anything not too tart will work)
1 sweet potato
Wash and peel both the apple and sweet potato. Cut into ¼ inch cubes.
Steam in Baby Brezza Baby Food Maker for 25 mins. Puree to preferred consistency.
My Notes: one of the reasons this combination works so well, is that the additional water released from the apples during steaming thins out the sweet potato during blending, creating a better consistency for early eaters!
Juicy Pear and Green Bean Puree
1 small ripe pear
¾ cup green beans
Wash and peel the pear. Wash the green beans and remove stems/ends. Cut both into ¼ inch pieces.
Steam in Baby Brezza Baby Food Maker for 20 mins. Puree to preferred consistency.
My Notes: Once steaming is complete remove about ½ of the residual water before blending to ensure the puree isn’t too thin. We love this combination because the sweetness of the pear help bridge some of the consistency challenges that new eaters can have with beans!
Please let us know what you think of these combos once you try them (we love hearing from you!), and let me know what your little one’s favourite fruit/veggie purees are… because let’s be honest, Charlie’s always up for more tasty food!
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Note: We worked in partnership with Baby Brezza to create this post and received the Baby Brezza Baby Food Maker at no cost to test out. It’s completely changed our baby food making game, and you can be assured that all the opinions in this post are 100% ours!
