Ingredients: Fish fillet ( boneless & skinless ) – 100 gms squash or carrot – 1 cup ( 100 gms ) turmeric powder – a pinch cumin powder – a pinch water – 1 cup ( 200 ml )
Method: Step 1) Take a sauce pan. Add all the ingredients. Cover and bring it to a boil.
Step 2) Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Let it cool
Step 3) Take a bowl and shred or mash the fish pieces ( check for bones, if any ) and add to another bowl. Mash the squash or carrot pieces and mix with the fish. Fish puree is ready.
Feed half-spoon at a time ( and not spoon-fulls as this is a thick mash ). hope your baby likes it 😀
How much to feed: ( at 6 months ) Starting week = offer 1 – 2 tsp of pureed food. From second week = increase to 1 – 2 tbsp of pureed food.
Important: Wait for 2 – 3 days before introducing a new food. Always look for allergy signs when introducing a new food.
RECIPE #1 – Oats Porridge
Ingredients: for oats porridge Oats – 1 cup ( or 250 gms )
To prepare porridge: oats powder – 1 tbsp water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )
Method: Step 1) Heat a big pan. Add the oats and roast for 3 – 5 minutes until very hot. Once very hot to touch, remove from heat. Transfer to a plate and let it cool before grinding.
Step 2) Once cool, add into a blender and powder until fine. Oats powder ready. Add to a clean, dry container. ( If the oats powder bowl is warm to touch, let it cool completely before closing with a lid). Close with a lid and keep inside the cupboard or pantry and use up to 1 month.
To prepare oats porridge: Step 1) Take a sauce pan, add 1 cup water(250ml) and 1 tbsp oats powder. mix and heat on high.
Step 2) Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 3 minutes. Pour into a bowl and feed when slightly warm.
RECIPE #2 – Avocado Banana Puree for baby
Ingredients: for Avocado Banana Puree Avocado – half ( ripe and mushy ) Banana – half ( ripe )
Method:
Step 1) Into a bowl, scoop half or ripe avocado and mash well using a fork. Add to baby’s bowl. You can feed the avocado and banana separately or mashed together. Try giving the avocado first, if your baby doesn’t like it, mash the banana and mix with avocado and feed.
RECIPE #3 – Carrot Puree
Ingredients: for Carrot puree for baby carrot – half ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 200 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Add the carrot and water into a sauce pan and heat on high. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes. let it cool. Add to a blender/mixie, grind and feed. ( should be a smooth consistency for 6 months baby )
RECIPE #4 – Banana Puree
Banana – half ( ripe)
Method:
Step 1) Mash the ripe banana until fine and feed.
RECIPE #5 – Rice and Carrot Puree
Ingredients: for rice and carrot puree for baby rice – 1 tbsp carrot – half ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Add the rice, carrot, water to a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat and cook on low for 10 – 15 minutes. Once cool, grind and feed. ( sometimes, this puree will thicken as it cools down. Adjust to right consistency by mixing some boiled and cooled water).
RECIPE #6 – Oats Banana Porridge for baby
Cook oats porridge like in recipe #1 Banana – half ( ripe)
Method:
Step 1) Cook oats porridge like in recipe #1. Let it cool. Mash the banana using a fork or a masher. Mix with the oats porridge and feed.
RECIPE #7 – Rice and dal porridge for baby
Ingredients: for rice and dal porridge for baby rice – 1 tbsp dal ( moong/yellow lentil ) – 1 tbsp Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml )
Method:
Step 1) Add the rice, dal, water to a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat and cook on low for 10 – 15 minutes. Once cool, grind and feed. ( sometimes, this puree will thicken as it cools down. Adjust to right consistency by mixing some boiled and cooled water).
Ingredients: for Apple Banana Puree Apple – half ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml ) Banana – half ( ripe )
Method: Step 1) Peel and chop the apple. Add into a sauce pan. Pour water. Cover the pan and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool completely.
Step 2) Add the cooked apple into a blender/ mixie. Add half of ripe banana pieces. Grind/blend for 30 seconds. Pour into baby’s bowl and feed.
RECIPE #2 – Avocado Banana Puree for baby
Ingredients: for Avocado Banana Puree Avocado – half ( ripe and mushy ) Banana – half ( ripe )
Method: Step 1) Take half of ripe and mushy Avocado. Scoop the Avocado flesh into a bowl. Mash well with a spoon. Add ripe banana pieces and mash well. Mix together and feed.
( My baby eats half of medium-sized Avocado at 6 months )
RECIPE #3 – Pear Banana Puree for baby
Ingredients: for Pear Banana Puree Pear – 1 ( peeled and chopped ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml ) Banana – half ( ripe)
Method: Step 1) Peel and chop the pear. Add into a sauce pan. Pour water. Cover the pan and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 10 minutes. Let it cool completely.
Step 2) Add the cooked pear into a blender/ mixie. Add half of ripe banana pieces. Grind/blend for 30 seconds. Pour into baby’s bowl and feed.
Ingredients: ( for oats banana porridge for baby )
Oats – 1/4 cup ( or 60 gms ) Water – 1 cup ( or 250 ml ) Banana – half ( ripe)
Method:
Step 1) Into a sauce pan, add the oats, water and heat on high. Once it starts boiling, reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Let it cool completely before grinding.
Step 2) Add the cooked oat porridge into a blender/grinder. Add half ripe banana and grind/blend for 30 seconds.
Pour into baby’s bowl and feed.
How much to feed: 6 months baby = 2 tsp – 1 tbsp 7 months baby = 2 – 3 tbsp ( 1/4 cup ) 8 months baby = 1/2 cup
Hi all :), These are the foods that I introduced for my baby girl at 5 months and 12 days. Always look for allergy signs when introducing new foods.
( Day 1, 2, 3 ) Recipe #1 – Rice porridge for baby
rice – 1 cup ( 250 gms ) ( I used par-boiled rice )
Method: Step 1) Wash the rice and strain using a colander.
Step 2) Heat a big pan and roast the rice until dry and crisp. ( takes 3 – 5 minutes )
Step 3) Add it onto a plate and let it cool completely before grinding.
Step 4) Grind to a fine powder ( If the grinder/mixie is small, grind in batches. ) Add the ground powder to an airtight container. If the rice powder bowl is warm to touch, let it cool completely before closing with a lid. Store in cupboard / pantry and use up to 2 months.
Step 5) To prepare porridge: Take a small sauce pan, add 2 tsp rice powder, 1 cup water ( 220 ml ) and bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 12 – 15 minutes until the rice is cooked. Pour into a bowl and feed when slightly warm.
( Day 4, 5 ) Recipe #2 – Carrot puree for baby
carrot – half ( peeled & chopped ) water – 1 cup ( 200 ml )
Method: Step 1) Take a sauce pan, add the carrot and water. Bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 10 – 12 minutes. let it cool.
Step 2) Grind to a smooth puree and feed baby. Note: The puree must be smooth and easy-to-swallow consistency.
( Day 6, 7 )Recipe #3 – Sweet potato puree for baby
sweet potato – half cup ( or 100 gms ) ( peeled & chopped ) water – 1 cup ( 200 ml )
Method: Step 1) Take a sauce pan, add the sweet potato and water. Bring it to a boil. Once it starts boiling, reduce to low and cook for 10 – 12 minutes. let it cool.
Step 2) Grind to a smooth puree and feed baby. Note: The puree must be smooth and easy-to-swallow consistency.
for popcorn: popping corn – 1/4 cup ( or 35 gms ) oil – 1 tbsp
for caramel: sugar – 1/3 cup ( or 70 gms ) butter – 70 gms ( or 70 ml ) honey or maple syrup – 1 tbsp
Method:
Step 1) Make popcorn: Heat a big pan. Pour 1 tbsp oil. Add the popping corns, cover with the lid and let it start popping.. Once it starts popping, reduce heat to low and let it stop popping. Once the popping stops, do not open the lid for 2 minutes. Transfer the popcorn into a big bowl
Step 2) Make the caramel: Please watch the video for tips to prevent burning the caramel. Heat a sauce pan on very low heat. Add the butter, sugar, honey or maple syrup. Let the sugar dissolve.. next it starts bubbling.. look for a golden orange color ( not brown ) (watch video to see when to stop cooking )
Step 3) Once the caramel is ready, immediately pour over the popcorn and mix evenly using a flat spoon or a silicon spatula..
