Apple Strawberry Puree

Apple Strawberry Puree is very tasty with goodness of apple and color of strawberry. It looks very nice and it is really tasty because of sweetness of both fruits. As Strawberries can be started to baby at little later like after 9 months, try this puree in 9-12 months stage.Strawberries are sharper in flavor than other fruits, so use a mild fruit like apple to tone it down. Milk provides calcium and strawberries supplement it with vitamin c which is extremely essential to strengthen your baby's immunity

I have started this puree after 1 year , so I directly add cow's milk. You can add boiled water or formula as needed. Honey or Jaggery is optional. Apple and Strawberries have their own sweet taste. Try to avoid sour Strawberries and use ripe ones.
 

Ingredients

1 cup peeled and chopped apple
5 to 6 ripe strawberry
2 tbsp milk

 

Method

 

1.Liquidise the apples and strawberries together in a blender.
2.Strain to remove the strawberry seeds.
3.Add the milk, mix well and serve immediately.

 

 

Strawberry Baby Food Recipes

 

Apple Baby Food Recipes

Strawberry Yogurt

This is one of my favorite recipes and I'm sure your baby will love it too. Strawberries are an amazing source of Vitamin C and Anti oxidants. Yogurt is easier to digest than milk and provides almost the same amount of calcium. Also it is a favorite fruit of kids. Try to use fresh strawberries when they are in season.

 

 

As per experts, Fresh strawberries can sometimes cause food reactions in babies. But cooked strawberries, on the other hand, usually do not. So, once it is little cooked in water, you can mix with variety of fruits and give it to your baby may be after 9 or 10 months. Fruits like Apples, Bananas, Blueberries, Kiwi, Mango, Papaya, Peaches and  Yogurt can be good mix to strawberries.

Ingredients

 

5 to 6 ripe strawberries
1/2 cup fresh thick yogurt/curd (dahi)
Jaggery (optional)

 

Method

 

1.Liquidise all the ingredients together in a blender and serve immediately.

 

 

 

Banana Milkshake

A very famous baby fruit , Banana with milk, will be a treat for baby of 12+ months. As milk , either cow milk or Buffalo milk or any other type of milk, can be used with banana to make milkshake. So when baby can start drinking milk, you can mix fruits like banana ,mango or apple to make milkshake.
 

The bananas are powerhouse of nutrients and energy and hence makes for a healthy choice for children. If you want to make the banana milkshake more easy to digest then use the bananas which are more ripe and you can also use pinch of cardamom or cinnamon powder.

I have made other baby food using Banana , Banana and Papaya Puree, Banana Puree, Jowar Banana Sheera. There are milkshake recipes like Chikoo milkshake, Mango milkshake and dry fruits milkshake.

 

Ingredients

 

2 bananas
2 cups milk
3 to 4 tsp. sugar /honey

 

Method

 

1.First peel the bananas.
2.Then cut them and put it in the blender , add 2 cups of milk.
3.Add 3 to 4 spoons of sugar.
4.Grind it till soft .Then pour them into a glass.

 

Jowar Banana Sheera

Jowar is very good for 6+ baby and can be used in porridge or with any fruit. I have made Jowar Banana sheera. Banana helps to make it sweet. Traditionally, we use Jaggery for making sheera. But I tried with Banana. We can use dates, apple or mango to make this sheera sweet and tastier.

This is good menu for baby's lunch or dinner. It is very filling and satisfying to baby's hunger and keep baby full for long time. It has good amount of carbohydrates, protein, iron and calcium.

 

Ingredients

1/4 cup Jowar (white millet) flour
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. chopped Jaggery
1/4 cup mashed banana
1 tsp. ghee/butter

 

 Method 

1.Heat the ghee in a pan, add the Jowar flour to it and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes or till it turns light brown in color.

2.Add the milk, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 30 seconds, stirring continuously so that no lumps remain.

3.Add ½ cup of water, Jaggery, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously.

4.Switch off the flame, add the banana and mix well.

5.Serve lukewarm, if needed add some warm milk to make it more suitable for your baby to swallow.