Peaches, Beets and Plums- OH MY!
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| local produce = healthy, great tasting baby food. |
Before we make our baby food, Bean spends some quality time with each food item. He touches it, looks at it, and sometimes tastes it. I consider a taste in the example as licking the fruit. Without teeth it is hard to bite into it and I rarely worry about choking. When he gets bigger, I will adjust this part of the experience to meet his curious needs. Playing with food is a great way to introduce foods to your children without them feeling “pressured” to eat it. Let them play with food and they will be more apt to eat it!
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| Exploring the texture of beets! |
Ingredients: 6 Plums, 4 Peaches, 3 Beets
Directions: Wash produce very well. Cut the rough skin off the beets and slice thin. Cut the peaches and plums in half and remove the pits. Place on sheet pan and bake until soft and tender (20-30 min. on 350). Puree the fruit and beets while still hot as it would be easier to puree. If you need to thin the puree, add a mild juice (organic apple juice – vitamin C or carrot juice- vitamin A) or distilled water. Breastmilk or formula is a great way to thin any babyfood as well! I usually use breastmilk at the time of serving and use a mild juice during the process of making the food. Once pureed spoon into deviled egg platter or ice cube trays. Freeze and then store preportioned servings in ziploc bags.
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| Ready to roast in the oven.
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| Pureein blender than placed on a deviled egg platter to be frozen! |
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| A well stocked freezer of baby food is a couple botton hits on a blender away! |
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