FRUITS RECIPES [FOR BABY 6 MONTHS ABOVE]

May be served raw after 8 months old – bananas and avocados do NOT need to be cooked ever

Vitamins: A, C, Folate Minerals: Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients: Apples cereal (optional)

Directions: Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks 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.

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: Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the apples Place into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin pureeing.

Add the reserved water as necessary to achieve a smooth, thin puree – add cereal (if desired) to thicken.

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Vitamins: A, C, Niacin, Folate Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Iron, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado

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.

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Vitamins: A, C, Folate Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients: 1 ripe banana

Directions: Peel ripe banana – do not cook. 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.

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.

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Ingredients: 1/2 of peeled and pitted avocado 1/4 cup applesauce

Directions: Mash the avocado half. Mix mashed avocado with applesauce (homemade or natural) and serve.

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Ingredients: 2 apples (gala, breaburn or mac)

1 ripe banana

Directions: Peel, core and cut apples into slices/chunks. Place slices or chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover apples 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. 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

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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

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Vitamins: A, C, Folate Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients: 2 rips peas (Bartlett, Red or Comice)

Directions: Steam gently until tender if baby is between 5-6 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.

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.

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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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Vitamins: A, C, Folate Minerals: Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Calcium

Ingredients: Dried Prunes – any amount you desire – try 2 cups full

Directions: Soak dried prunes in warm water until they plump up or steam gently. Once plump and tender, toss into food processor or blender and begin to puree. 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 6 months old +.

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