Feeding babies is quite a challenging task as they don’t eat only a few spoonful’s, making it difficult to ensure proper nutrition. However there, few ideas out there to help moms provide only the best nutrition for their babies. Rather than buying food for you little one from the market, you can now make healthy food for your babies at home. There are some great baby food ideas to ensure healthy and complete nutrition for your babies to conquer this challenge. Take a look at the top 10 easy but nutritious and healthy homemade food ideas for your baby.
1) Mild Vegetable Soup
This recipe is loaded with vitamins A, B’s, C’s, and E. It also contains such vitamins as folic acid and a few essential minerals for your baby.
Ingredients
- Fresh vegetables like tomatoes, peas, carrots, or almost any vegetables except chilies.
- Few chickpeas if you like.
- One cup of water.
Procedure
Start by cleaning and chopping the vegetable into smaller pieces. Next, put chickpeas and water in a pan at medium flame. After 30 minutes, add a vegetable and cook it to make soup. Filter out the vegetable and feed the soup to your baby after cooling it down.
2) Banana, Apples, and Peaches
This is a popular baby food recipe that is quite easy to make. It’s also very healthy for your baby. Fruits are a great source of minerals and essential vitamins for ensuring proper growth for your baby.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp. applesauce (jarred or homemade)
- One small banana, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- One small peach, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (frozen are fine)
Procedure
Add all ingredients to a pot and cook on high for 30 to 30 minutes. After cooking, mash the fruits and vegetables with a fork and serve.
3) Homemade Avocado Puree
Avocado is a fruit that is one of plenty of vitamins and minerals for your baby’s sensitive digestive system. Avocado puree is a great low-allergic food for infants and kids of 2-3 years of age.
Ingredients
- One ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- Dash of salt
Procedure
Add your peeled Avocados into the blender and blend them enough to make a thick and smooth mixture. Then, your puree is ready to be served, and the best part is that you can also store it for future use.
4) Kiwi Puree
Kiwi is a good source of vitamin C and beta carotene. So if you want to introduce flavor to your little one, Kiwi Puree can be the perfect option for you.
Ingredients
- Two ripe kiwis peeled and sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed)
Procedure
Take a pot and add the ingredients; cook on high for 3-4 hours. After cooling it down, use a blender to make a light paste.
5) Mango and Banana Puree
Mango and banana puree is another great recipe for your baby. It contains lots of vitamins, especially vitamin A and C.
Ingredients
- Two ripe mangoes peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- one large banana, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tbsp
- orange juice (freshly squeezed)
Procedure
Add all ingredients to your cooking pot and cook on high for 3 hours. After cooking for 3 hours, mash the fruits and vegetables with a fork and serve. Yield: 2 servings
6) Sweet Peas and Carrots
Sweet peas are very healthy, with plenty of vitamins and minerals. They help increase appetite among kids and account for all the requirements of your baby boy.
Ingredients
- one pound fresh shelled sweet peas
- one medium orange or some tangerine, peeled and segmented
- 8 ounces carrots, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
Procedure
Place a cooking pot on medium flame and put all the ingredients, including water. After cooking for 3 hours, mash the fruits and vegetables with a fork so that it’s easy to serve.
7) Banana and Strawberry Puree
Banana packs lots of vitamins and minerals for your baby in its soft texture. Meanwhile, strawberries contain plenty of vitamins that your baby needs.
Ingredients
- Three large bananas, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 cups seedless grapes 1/2 cup nonfat yogurt (low fat is fine)
Procedure
Mix everything in a pot and cook for around twenty minutes on medium flame. Once everything is cooked, mash the fruits and vegetables with a fork, so it’s easier to serve.
8) Pineapple Puree
Pineapples are one of the healthiest fruits for your baby as it is packed with lots of vitamins.
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh pineapple, peeled and cubed
- Water 1/2 cup (adjust quantity as per your baby’s appetite)
Procedure
Add the fruit and water to a pot and cook on a medium flame for 2 hours. After cooking, mash the fruits and vegetables with a fork so that you can feed your child easily after cooling down. Yield: 2 servings
9) Whipped Peanut Butter
Whipped peanut butter is made by mixing the peanuts and honey mixture until it becomes a smooth mixture. Peanuts are packed with minerals and vitamins that your baby needs.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter whipped and ready to serve.
- One tbsp honey.
Procedure
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl stir well until completely blended. Scoop out the peanut butter mixture into a serving spoon and serve your baby. Yield: 6 servings.
10) Grape Delight
Grape is a healthy fruit that is essential to make your baby healthy. It contains lots of vitamins little ones need as an energy source throughout their growth period.
Ingredients
- Few ripped grapes, peeled and mashed.
- Few tablespoons of honey.
Procedure
Add these peeled grapes into a small bowl and make a smooth paste. Next, you can add honey to give it a sweet taste.
Conclusion
Nutrition is very important for all growing babies. No matter how much they roll their food and even avoid eating, you can’t stop feeding them until they leave the breast milk diet. Go on try out these baby food recipes and find out what your baby like the most.
