Baby puree recipes. Preparing vegetable puree for the first feeding

It is tender and airy, light and pleasant. Getting even onto the tip of a little gourmet’s tongue, it is the first to enrich his life with taste...

Yes, yes, it is puree that becomes the first dish in the rainbow of tastes of our kids, remaining a favorite for many years!

Mothers know: the first three years of life (and especially the very first!) are very important for the future health of the child. Right now, a lot depends on how tasty, balanced and healthy – and therefore correct – your baby’s nutrition is, including a predisposition to excess weight and gastrointestinal diseases.

Most often, by the time your baby is six months old, the valuable properties of breast milk are no longer enough for him and caring mothers begin to prepare a yummy treat - the first puree!

It is difficult to guess which puree your baby will prefer, but when choosing the first flavor, know: fruit purees, of course, seem sweeter and therefore tastier, but vegetable purees are easier to digest.In addition, vegetable purees perfectly normalize stool and reduce allergens. Of course, it’s easier to buy ready-made industrial puree, packaged in beautiful jars with elegant labels, but believe me, the energy of a mother who puts all her love and tenderness into preparing food for her baby cannot be replaced by anything. And it is not recommended even for adults to eat canned food alone. By the way, there are really a lot of gourmets among the kids who will do their best to dodge store-bought broccoli puree, but will eat their mother’s creation from the same vegetable with pleasure. So, let's start doing magic!

Mom's secrets

To prepare vegetable puree, you can use zucchini, pumpkin, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, turnips, carrots, beets, and spinach. Before cooking, they must be washed thoroughly (if very dirty, even with a brush). It is advisable to cut off the peel from vegetables as thinly as possible, since many vegetables have vitamins concentrated in the outer layers of the fruit. The green parts of potatoes and carrots should be cut off very well, and very green fruits should not be used at all. After cleaning, the vegetables are washed again in running water and chopped. For young children and especially infants, it is advisable to soak vegetables in cool water (potatoes for 12-24 hours, other vegetables for 1-2 hours) to remove nitrates, pesticides and other harmful compounds. This procedure is especially important before preparing vegetable dishes for children with allergies. To save the maximum amount useful substances It's better to steam it. During normal cooking, it is better to place vegetables in boiling water; the water should only lightly cover them; they should be cooked under a lid at a low simmer, without overcooking - this way the loss of nutrients will be minimal. It is better to cook vegetables in enamel dishes. The vegetables are pureed while hot. (Previously they did this through a sieve, now it’s more convenient to use a blender.) By the way, know: harmful substances nitrates accumulate unevenly in fruits and greens. Thus, the largest amount of them is deposited: in cabbage - in the upper leaves and stalk, in zucchini and squash - in the stalk and in the peel, in carrots - in the lower part and core, and in beets - in the lower and upper parts. After the 1st year, you can start salting food, but so that it seems unsalted to you. The best water for making purees is special water for baby food. After boiling and mashing the vegetables into the puree, you can add either breast milk, a little of the prepared mixture, or season with vegetable oil. For children over one year old, it is good to add finely chopped greens to the finished puree. To prepare fruit purees, it is better not to use sugar, but if necessary, add a little fructose. When used raw, the fruits are sorted carefully. To prepare fruit and berry purees, it is convenient to use a blender. It is recommended to cook some fruits (for example, apricots) without bringing them to a boil, so that they become softer. If you need to prepare a small amount of puree, then grate apples and pears, and rub berries and soft fruits through a sieve. Meat purees can be offered to babies from 10-11 months. It is best to choose lean meat (rabbit for children with allergies, lamb, lean beef, veal, pork). It should be soft without tendons. White poultry meat (chicken, turkey) is also good. At home, it is better to use fresh meat to prepare meat puree. You can only use frozen meat if you have only frozen it once. The meat is cooked until cooked, the resulting foam is removed. The finished meat is cut into pieces, pureed using a blender and added to the vegetable broth. Closer to the year you can try seafood delicacies. Of course, for dektok it is better to use fresh fish, but frozen fish can also be used. Uncleaned frozen fish is thawed in cold salty water (per 0.5 kg of fish - 1 liter of water and 10 g of salt), this reduces the loss of minerals. Frozen fish fillet Thaw at room temperature or in the microwave. It is better to not defrost it completely to avoid loss of juice and deterioration in taste. Small pieces of fish are cooked for about 10 minutes, whole fish (300-400g) - 20-25 minutes. When cooking, the fish is placed in a small amount of boiling water and cooked at low simmer. The fish can be steamed. (boiling a small fish or fillet will take about 5 minutes). To prepare fish puree, remove the bones from cooked fish, add a little vegetable broth and puree, you can add vegetable oil.

Potato or pumpkin puree “The beginning of the beginning” (from 6 months)

For 125 ml: 200 gr. peeled and chopped potatoes or pumpkin. Boil the potatoes or pumpkin in water, steam or microwave until soft, drain. Make puree in a blender or mixer, combining with breast milk (or formula) or cooled boiled water. Can be frozen in small cubes (eg in an ice tray).

First fruit puree“Yummy” (from 6 months, but can be offered to children with low hemoglobin levels from 4 months)

For 6 servings: 2 ripe dessert or 2 ripe pears, peeled and seeded, 1-2 tbsp. l. water or pure unsweetened apple juice Finely chop the pears and apples into small pieces. Place in a saucepan with water or juice, cover with a lid, and cook over low heat until soft (6-8 minutes for apples and 4 minutes for pears). Puree in a blender with the liquid from the pan. Serve slightly warm. Place leftovers in ice trays and freeze.

Vegetable puree “For the fussy”

(from 7 months, very convenient if the child does not eat just vegetable purees)

1 zucchini (small zucchini), 1 carrot (small), 75 ml. breast milk or formula, 1 tsp. fructose.

Peel the zucchini and carrots and chop finely. Place the ingredients in a saucepan and add water so that the water covers the vegetables by about 0.5 cm from the top. Cook for 30 minutes until almost all the water has evaporated. Drain the remaining water, then add milk or mixture, a teaspoon of fructose and blend everything in a blender.

A apricot puree with Abracadabra rice For 310 ml: 2/3 cup (100 g) dried apricots, 1 1/2 cups (375 g) water, 2 tbsp. l. baby powder rice porridge(from pouch), 1/3 cup (80 ml) breast milk or formula, warmed.

In a small saucepan, combine dried apricots and water, cook for 20 minutes until soft. Make apricot puree with water. Mix rice powder with breast milk or formula. Serve with 1 tbsp. l apricot puree. Store covered, in the refrigerator, for up to 2 days. Dried apricots are rich in beta-carotene and are a good source of iron and potassium. The drying process increases the amount of nutrients. Suitable for freezing.

Fruit puree “My favorite prunes” (from 5 months for children suffering from constipation)

For 4 servings: 60 g prunes, 1 apple, seeds and peeled, finely chopped, 4 tbsp. l water, 1 ripe pear, peeled and finely chopped, 2 tbsp. l. breast milk or infant formula. Place the dried apricots and apple in a saucepan with water. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes. Add pear and cook for another 2 minutes. Chop into puree in a blender. In a small bowl, stir milk and fruit. The result is a delicious and nutritious mixture of fruits. You can also mix it with banana. But banana cannot be frozen, so you can freeze the puree in separate containers, and then add the banana after defrosting.

Carrot and zucchini mousse “Medok” (from 7 months, not recommended for children with allergies)

120 g young carrots 1 small a tank, 1 tbsp. olive oil and 1/2 tsp. honey Peel the vegetables. Cut the zucchini lengthwise into two halves and scoop out the core and seeds with a spoon. Cut the carrots and zucchini into small cubes. Place everything in a saucepan, add oil and simmer with constant stirring for about 2 minutes. Then add 4-5 tbsp. water (preferably still mineral water), cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 15 minutes. over low heat until all vegetables are soft. Let the vegetables cool, add honey and beat everything with a mixer to get a fluffy mousse. Pumpkin puree (from 6 months) For 6 servings: 1 medium pumpkin, 1 ripe pear or banana. Cooking fruits and vegetables in a double boiler, as in this recipe , perfect way retain all useful substances. 1. Cut the pumpkin in half, remove the seeds and cut into pieces. Steam for about 12 minutes. 2. Peel and core the pears, add to the steamer and cook for about 5 minutes until the pumpkin is soft.3. Make a puree in a blender and add about 6 tbsp. l water from the bottom of the steamer to make the puree more liquid. Suitable for freezing Pumpkin is ideal for baby purees. It is easy to digest, suitable for allergy sufferers, and is a good source of beta-carotene. Children like the sweet taste.Pumpkin also goes well with banana and other fruits.

Liver puree “Iron Health”

(from 9 months)

A well-washed liver (80 g) is cleared of films and the tubules are cut out. The liver is placed in a pan, the bottom of which is filled with cold water. Simmer until soft over low heat. The liver is passed through a meat grinder and then rubbed through a fine sieve. Remains of liquid in which

liver was stewed, filtered through cheesecloth and also added

into the pureed liver. Add 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) to the puree.

oils and salt to taste.

Puree " gold fish»

(from 12 months)

30-50 g fish fillet, 100 g green beans, 1 spoon of olive oil, lemon juice.
Trim the ends of the bean pods and place them in boiling water. Cook for 6 minutes, then drain. Boil the fish fillet and chop it. Combine with chopped beans and remaining ingredients.

Chicken Run puree
(from 10 months)

0.30 l. water or vegetable broth, 100 gr. chicken fillet, salt to taste.
Place the chicken in a saucepan and cover with water or vegetable broth. Cover the pan with a lid. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. Remove, cut into slices and puree in a blender. Add water or broth.

Champignon puree “Mushroom Picker’s Joy”

(from 3 years old)

250 g mushrooms, 15 g butter, 40 g sauce, 1 lemon,

Peeled fresh champignons Wash well and pass through a meat grinder with a fine grid. Heat butter in a frying pan and add mushrooms, add salt, pepper, lemon juice. Fry the mushrooms until they dry out a little, then pour a small amount over them milk sauce. Boil for a few minutes

It is puree that is the first dish that our kids try and becomes a favorite for many years to come. All mothers know that for the future health of the baby, the first three years of life, namely the first, are very important. If now your child’s nutrition is correct, that is, healthy, balanced and tasty, then in the future there will be practically no risk of excess weight and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Usually, by the age of 6 months, a child no longer receives valuable nutritional properties in breast milk, and loving mothers begin to feed them with different foods.
It is quite difficult to determine which puree your baby will like the most. Therefore, when choosing the first taste sensation, remember that vegetable puree is easier to digest, normalizes stool well and is much less likely to be an allergen, although fruit puree is, of course, sweeter and therefore tastier.

Naturally, it is much easier to buy ready-made puree, which is packaged in a beautiful jar with an attractive label, however, do not forget that nothing can replace the energy a mother puts into preparing puree for her baby.

For vegetable puree for babies, use cauliflower, zucchini, pumpkin, broccoli, potatoes, turnips, carrots, beets, and spinach. Before cooking, be sure to wash it and remove the peel in a thin layer. If the fruit has green parts, they should be cut off, and those that are very green should not be used at all. The peeled vegetables are washed again with running water and chopped. When preparing mashed potatoes for babies, it is advisable to soak the vegetables in water (potatoes - 12 - 24 hours, other vegetables 1 - 2 hours), this will remove nitrates, pesticides and other harmful compounds. It is better to steam vegetables, this way more vitamins will be preserved. For normal cooking, place the vegetables in boiling water and cook covered in an enamel bowl, avoid overcooking. Then, while still hot, grind with a blender. The water used to prepare the puree must be special for baby food. You can add breast milk, a little ready-made formula, or season with vegetable oil. For children over one year old, the puree can be salted and finely chopped greens added.

When preparing fruit puree, sugar is not used, and the fruits must be carefully sorted. At 10-11 months, the baby can be introduced to the diet with meat puree. You should choose lean meat - rabbit, lamb, veal, pork. White meat chicken (turkey) is excellent. You should not use frozen meat. The cooked meat is cut into pieces and ground in a blender, then combined with vegetable broth.

Infants begin to give their first complementary foods at 5-7 months. At this time, the baby begins to be given vegetable purees, consisting of one ingredient, with ½ teaspoon and gradually increases the dose. By the age of one year, the norm of vegetable puree is 100-150 grams per day. After introducing different vegetables, the child can be given multi-component meals.

Rules for making puree

• Choose your vegetables and fruits carefully. They must be fresh and of high quality without rot, black spots or spots. Before cooking, thoroughly wash the food and peel the skin. You can also use frozen vegetables;
• In the first month of complementary feeding, you can give broccoli and cauliflower, potatoes and zucchini, green pea. If the child reacts normally, carrots and pumpkin are added to the diet;
• If you are buying ready-made food for children under one year old, check the expiration date and composition of the product, the integrity of the packaging, age and weight recommendations. The jar must indicate the age and weight of the child for whom the food is recommended;
• Choose formulations without GMOs, gluten, preservatives and dyes. It is advisable that the puree does not contain starch, rice flour, rice, coconut and palm oils;
• Do not overcook vegetables and fruits so that they do not lose vitamins and beneficial properties;
• Before cooking, soak vegetables and fruits in clean filtered water to eliminate nitrates, pesticides and other harmful elements. Potatoes are left for 12-24 hours, other types of vegetables - for two hours;

• For cooking, use clean filtered or boiled water. You can also use special baby water;
• Ready vegetable puree can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours, but it is better to prepare it anew each time;
• When cooking, do not use salt, spices or seasonings, cow's milk. You can add expressed breast milk to the dish, a few drops of vegetable oil, from 7 months - a little butter;
• When cooking, it is important to chop the vegetables; the puree should be liquid in consistency without lumps or solid pieces. If the dish turns out too thick, dilute it with the broth in which the vegetable was cooked;
• It's better to cook at home. This way you will be confident in the composition and quality of the dish. Next, we offer recipes for pureed vegetables for infants.

Recipes for vegetable purees for babies

Zucchini puree

Wash the zucchini, remove skin and seeds, cut into rings or cubes. Place the pieces in boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Grind the prepared vegetable mass in a blender or through a sieve. You can add expressed breast milk or vegetable oil to the serving.

Pumpkin puree

Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut into small pieces. Take 200 grams of vegetable, place it on a baking sheet and add a little water. Cover the pumpkin with foil and place in the oven for 20 minutes. Grind the finished dish, add vegetable oil or breast milk.

Green pea puree

Add 200 grams of fresh or frozen green peas to boiling water and cook until soft. Strain the finished vegetable and pour the broth into a separate bowl. Chop the peas and dilute with broth. You can add a little vegetable oil.

Broccoli and potato puree

Boil one potato tuber and several broccoli florets. Cooking broccoli occurs quickly within 5-7 minutes. Before cooking, rinse the vegetable and divide it into small inflorescences, place in boiling water. Since broccoli spoils quickly, it is better to cook cabbage immediately after purchase. Boiled vegetables grind with a blender or through a sieve, add vegetable broth and a little vegetable oil.

You can also give fruit puree to babies during their first feeding. The optimal products would be apples, pears and bananas. How to cook applesauce for complementary feeding, see.

Better baby puree manufacturers

Regardless of whether you cook at home or buy purees, monitor your child's reaction. Since certain vegetables can cause allergies. After administering the product, monitor the baby’s reaction for two days. If they appear, remove purees from your diet and consult a doctor. Do not give your baby medications without consulting a pediatrician! Only a specialist will be able to correctly diagnose, select treatment and a hypoallergenic diet.

Prepare delicious puree for children, one of the parents will be able to.

You just need to familiarize yourself with the secrets of proper cooking.

How to prepare puree for a child?

The dish is prepared from vegetables, dietary meat or a mixture of these products. It is recommended to use zucchini, broccoli, beets, carrots, cauliflower, and potatoes. Vegetables should be washed thoroughly in water. Next, peel off the top layer. Then rinse again in boiled water.

It is better to cook the ingredients in a glass or ceramic vessel with a small amount of water. The liquid should slightly cover the food. Each type of vegetable requires a different amount of time to cook. This needs to be taken into account. It is not advisable to cook different vegetables in the same container. It is better to choose a separate pan for each fruit. Then neither tastes nor aroma properties ingredients.

As soon as the vegetables are ready, they need to be pressed through a sieve. A blender is also used to grind the mixture. If the puree is too thick, you need to add a small amount of milk, vegetable broth or boiled water. At the very end, add a small piece of butter or a little vegetable oil. In purees for children over 12 months old, it is recommended to add yolk and carefully chopped greens. There is no need to add salt and sugar to the puree for the first feeding.

How to prepare meat puree for a child? For this dish you need to choose lean poultry, rabbit or horse meat. Raw Ingredient should be washed thoroughly under running cold water. There is no need to place the meat in water in advance. It is necessary to remove tendons, excess fat and films to make the dish soft.

The meat must be chopped into small pieces across the grain and placed in a pan with cold water. When the water boils, it must be drained. Next, rinse the meat slices and add new water. Finished product puree in a blender. After the mass has cooled completely, add a little broth in which the meat was cooked. Sprinkling seasonings is not recommended. You can add vegetables to the main product, after boiling them and grinding them into puree.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that food for a child over 1 year old does not need to be crushed. After all, the baby needs to learn to chew food.

Before serving the puree to your child, you should try the delicacy yourself. This will avoid such troubles as feeding a cold product, scalding hot food.

Meat baby puree

Ingredients

saline solution – 2 ml

boiled meat – 170 g

low-fat milk – 12 ml

butter – 6 g

flour – 4 g

Cooking method

1. Grind the boiled meat in a meat grinder.

2. Dry the flour to a pale cream color.

3. Brew with hot milk.

4. Stir the mixture thoroughly.

5. Mix the mixture with chopped meat.

6. Add the required portion of oil.

7. Pour in the saline solution.

8. Grind the mixture until pureed.

9. Place the dishes and contents into a container of boiling water.

How to prepare delicious vegetable puree for your child

Ingredients

carrots – 70 gr.

cabbage – 55 gr.

potatoes – 75 gr.

turnip – 190 gr.

milk – 130 ml

sugar – 11 gr.

butter – 7 gr.

sea ​​salt – 3 gr.

Cooking method

1. Wash the carrots.

2. Remove the top layer.

3. Rinse the cabbage under running water.

4. Remove the skin from the turnips.

5. Place vegetables in a saucepan.

6. Pour a small amount of water into it.

7. Pour in half the amount of sugar.

8. Cook vegetables for 20 minutes. Stir.

9. If necessary, add water.

10. Remove the skins from the potatoes. Wash.

11. Cut into large pieces.

12. Place in a pan with a mixture of vegetables.

13. Cook the dish for 30 minutes.

14. Press the cooked ingredients through a sieve.

15. Pour the milk into a separate container. Heat.

16. Pour into puree.

17. Add salt.

18. Boil the mixture.

19. Add the indicated portion of butter to the finished puree mass.

20. Whisk until the mixture is lump-free.

Purees for the little ones

Ingredients

fructose – 8 g

carrots – 65 g

breast milk – 78 ml

zucchini squash – 110 g

Cooking method

1. Wash the vegetables well.

2. Place in a saucepan.

3. Fill completely with water.

4. Place the container on fire.

5. Boil the ingredients until all the liquid has evaporated.

6. Pour milk over the boiled vegetables.

7. Add fructose.

8. Beat the mass in a blender.

9. Serve the puree warm.

How to prepare baby vegetable puree with beef

Ingredients

beef – 110 g

new potatoes – 120 g

carrots – 45 g

Cooking method

1. Chop the meat into medium pieces.

2. Boil until done. Don't forget to remove the foam.

3. Cut the thin skin off the potatoes.

4. Chop into strips.

5. Remove the top layer from the carrots.

6. Cut into cubes.

7. Add to the container when the meat is almost ready.

8. Grind the cooked meat in a food processor with a special attachment.

9. Pour the mixture over the vegetables.

10. Grind using a masher.

11. When the potatoes cool, the mashed potatoes will thicken slightly.

12. Lunch for the child is ready to eat.

How to prepare vegetable puree for a baby from 5.5 months

Ingredients

broccoli – 320 g

Cooking method

1. Peel the cabbage.

2. Divide into inflorescences.

3. Pour boiling water over it.

4. Cook in a small amount of water until soft for about 9 minutes.

5. Pour the broth into a separate bowl.

6. While warm, rub the cabbage pieces through a sieve.

7. Dilute the too thick mass to the required consistency by adding a decoction.

8. Pour breast milk into it.

How to make tongue puree

Ingredients

Boiled beef tongue – 220 g

Cooking method

1. Rinse your tongue.

2. Place in a saucepan.

3. Fill with water. Cook for 3 hours.

4. Place in cold water for 5 minutes.

5. Remove the ingredient from the skin on all sides.

6. Chop into medium-sized pieces.

7. Grind into puree.

8. Add boiled water.

9. Serve the dish with a delicate consistency for dinner.

How to make baby meat puree

Ingredients

young veal meat – 65 g

vegetable broth – 55 ml

butter – 12 g

greens – 8 g

Cooking method

1. Wash the meat thoroughly.

2. Cut out bones and tendons.

3. Grind the fillet.

4. Place the pieces in a small container.

5. Simmer until done.

6. Cool the finished meat.

7. Scroll through a meat grinder with a mince attachment.

8. Press the resulting mass through a sieve.

9. Add broth.

10. Add a pinch of salt.

11. Bring the mixture to a boil.

12. Stir.

13. Put butter.

14. Add chopped dill and parsley.

15. Flavored puree for children can be served for lunch.

How to prepare vegetable puree for a child with dietary meat

Ingredients

milk – 26 ml

butter – 2 g

lean meat – 55 g

wheat flour – 5 g

potatoes – 95 g

meat broth – 66 ml

Cooking method

1. Wash the meat.

2. Chop into medium-sized pieces.

3. Place in a saucepan with hot water.

4. Cook with closed lid.

5. Sauté the onion.

6. Grind the cooked fillet and peeled onion through a meat grinder.

7. Place in a saucepan.

8. Pour the broth there.

9. Cook for 4 minutes with constant stirring.

10. Pour the browned flour onto a dish.

11. Pour in a small portion of broth.

12. Stir the mixture.

13. Pour into meat.

14. Cook the dish for 6 minutes.

15. Add butter.

How to prepare baby meat puree with rice cereal

Ingredients

rice – 44 g

butter – 13 g

milk – 130 ml

salt – 1 g

young and fresh veal meat – 105 g

Cooking method

1. Separate the meat from the film.

2. Cut the pieces into middle pieces.

3. Boil in a saucepan with water. Cook for 50 minutes.

4. Rinse the rice in clean water.

5. Boil in a separate bowl.

6. Grind the finished rice through a meat grinder.

7. Grind the minced meat using a meat grinder.

8. Mix rice with minced meat puree with a blender.

9. Place the finished mixture in a deep saucepan.

10. Pour milk into it.

11. Add salt.

12. Mix ingredients. Bring the mixture to a boil.

13. When the baby puree is ready, add the required portion of butter.

14. Appetizing dish ready. You can feed the baby.

If several types of vegetables are cooked in a container, they must be added gradually. After all, each product has a different softening rate.

A dish prepared from different types vegetables

It is better not to add salt to test portions of puree for children.

You can add a few milliliters of sunflower oil to a dish prepared for children over 7 months old.

Spicy herbs and feathers onions It is better to finely chop or beat together with other ingredients using a blender.

Butter and vegetable oil, as well as breast milk, are added to the puree to increase its calorie content.

Too thick a mass can be diluted with boiled water or vegetable broth.

During preparation mashed potatoes, it is better to place the potato cubes in a container with cold water. When you cook the product immediately in hot water, the outer layer of each slice will be more watery. This will affect the taste of the finished treat.

Zucchini and cabbage puree is low in calories and is more suitable for feeding an overweight baby.

You can add iodized salt to purees for children in the second year of life.

To improve the nutritional properties of purees for children, it is recommended to beat in the yolk. The product must be whipped in a hot liquid and then added to the dish without bringing it to a boil.

It is not recommended to reheat mashed potatoes that the baby has not finished eating. Treats may contain germs.

Cauliflower Even after thorough grinding, it retains its graininess.

It is advisable to serve the puree immediately after preparation. The longer a dish sits, the less vitamins it contains.

You can dilute too thick puree with special baby water.

Vegetables and meat should only be of the highest quality. The ideal option is products grown independently.

To prepare the puree, it is advisable to use spring or filtered water.

According to modern recommendations, you should not rush into complementary feeding until the child reaches the age of 6 months. An exception may be children who are artificial feeding. In this case, it is permissible to start complementary feeding from 4 months. Until this point, mother's milk or formula completely satisfies the baby's needs.

Over time, the little one grows up, and the time comes to introduce him to new tastes. The main purpose of complementary feeding is to prepare the baby for solid food. This is a transitional stage from breastfeeding to the common table. Most often, parents choose vegetable puree for the first acquaintance with new food. Sometimes it is recommended to start complementary feeding with cereals if the child is not gaining weight well.

Despite the fact that the introduction of the first complementary foods does not aim to satisfy the baby’s hunger, additional food enriches the baby’s diet with useful substances, vitamins and microelements. At the age of six months, the baby may no longer have enough of them if he receives only one mother's milk. Vegetable puree for the first feeding will help fill this deficiency.

Rules for introducing complementary foods

When to give:

• baby age – 4 - 6 months;
• manifestation of food interest;
• the baby is able to eat in an upright position;
• the child's well-being;
• complementary foods cannot be introduced 3 days before and 3 days after vaccination;
• New Product for the first time, give in a volume of no more than one teaspoon;
• every day the quantity increases to the required volume;
• a period of 5-7 days is allotted for the introduction of any product;
• Any unfamiliar dish should be tried in the first half of the day.

Before introducing new foods, you need to consult a pediatrician about the age at which you can give your child a new dish. It is up to the observing specialist to decide when to give the first complementary foods. He will also recommend how to introduce complementary foods.

The ideal option for the first acquaintance is undoubtedly vegetable puree for infants. They contain a lot of useful substances necessary for an actively developing organism. The fiber contained in purees for infants will help improve the baby's bowel movements.

A young mother may well choose ready-made treats, which are available in abundance in children's stores. All that remains is to decide which jars from which company to choose. Any brand provides a very wide selection of finished products. Each mother determines her own rating of baby purees. Many parents do not trust ready-made baby food and prefer to cook baby puree yourself.

How to prepare your own first course for your baby

Baby puree recipes are usually simple, and preparing dishes for infants is not difficult. For cooking children's dishes You will need a device such as a blender. If your mother decides to cook at home, it is advisable to immediately purchase a high-quality, powerful device.

To prepare baby food, it is advisable to immediately opt for multifunction device. Having studied the rating best brands, each family will choose a suitable device.

To prepare puree for the first feeding, it is preferable to choose seasonal vegetables. Ideal if they are fresh. In winter, it is convenient to use frozen fruits. Many parents freeze vegetables, cut into portions, in the fall, and feed their baby freshly prepared purees all winter.

Having decided with the pediatrician at what age she can start complementary feeding, the young mother is wondering which food is better: ready-made in jars or homemade. If the choice is in favor of ready-made food, you have to study the rating of baby food, find out which manufacturing company is more reliable, which brands are of better quality. Therefore, more often, in an effort to give the baby the best, mother prefers to start complementary feeding with homemade dishes.

Mashed potatoes for complementary feeding should not contain anything unnecessary. Having prepared baby puree with her own hands, a young mother can be sure of the quality.

Properties of vegetables

At the beginning of complementary feeding, the most hypoallergenic vegetables should be introduced. For most parents, the rating is deservedly topped by zucchini. It will be easiest for a breastfed baby to start getting acquainted with the first complementary foods. Zucchini puree has a delicate consistency and pleasant taste. Little gourmets eagerly accept a new dish.

Complementary foods are also prepared at home from cauliflower, pumpkin, and broccoli. It is not advisable to start with potatoes due to their high starch content. For a child's stomach such food will be too heavy.

• Zucchini. It has a rich vitamin and mineral composition, gently stimulates the functioning of the stomach and intestines. Does not irritate the baby's digestive tract. Delicate zucchini puree is ideal for first feeding
• Cauliflower. It contains a large number of vitamins and microelements. Normalizes intestinal function and is easily digestible. Does not cause colic or bloating. Has a positive effect on kidney function and the process of hematopoiesis
• Broccoli. A storehouse of useful substances. Very rich in vitamin C, calcium and iron. Contains high quality proteins. Easily absorbed by the body
• Pumpkin. Huge health benefits. Speeds up metabolism, increases blood clotting and strengthens blood vessels. Pumpkin has 5 times more carotene than carrots.

There are a lot of tips on how to prepare puree - for infants it is cooked differently than for adults. It is advisable to use the freshest seasonal vegetables to prepare baby food. This approach will allow you to give the baby the best. In search of an answer to how to make puree at home, a young mother can easily find the necessary information.

So, let's figure out how to prepare a children's treat.

Zucchini puree

The rating of the very first dish is topped by zucchini puree. When choosing vegetables for your baby, it is advisable to choose small fruits. Such zucchini contains more useful substances than mature ones. To prepare you will need a blender. Such a device will allow you to achieve an absolutely homogeneous consistency.

How to do:

1. To prepare, you need to take 1 zucchini, wash and peel. If the seeds are large, it is necessary to remove the core.
2. Cut into cubes. Place the prepared zucchini in an enamel saucepan and add a small amount of water.
3. Cook until soft, drain. Grind the finished vegetable in a blender, add a teaspoon of oil.

You can also steam the zucchini or microwave it.

Pumpkin puree

How to make puree:

1. Wash and peel the pumpkin, cut into pieces.
2. For puree, the vegetable can be baked in the oven, wrapped in foil. Or cook until soft in a saucepan.
3. Take a chopping device and puree, adding the required amount of broth, water or breast milk.
4. Add a spoonful of vegetable oil to the finished puree.

Broccoli and cauliflower puree

Puree from these types of cabbage is prepared in a similar way. After introducing each vegetable separately, you can make the mixture in any proportions. And also mix with other vegetables.

How to prepare baby purees:

Wash the cabbage and separate into florets. The bases of the inflorescences are quite hard and should not be used. If you use quick-frozen vegetables, cook without first defrosting according to the instructions. When cooking, also do not use excess water. Broccoli is ready faster than cauliflower. Grind the cooked vegetables, diluting them to an acceptable consistency.

Mashed potatoes

This dish has excellent taste and is very popular with most children. Potatoes should be introduced into a child’s diet after lighter vegetables. It is better to offer your baby such puree in a mixture with others, and potatoes should not be more than 30% of the total volume of the dish. For cooking, it is advisable to use the freshest potatoes of starchy varieties.

How to prepare puree for babies:

Wash and peel the tubers, then wash again. Boil until soft in a small amount of water. Mash with a masher, add a piece of butter. For older children, potatoes can be diluted with milk. It is not recommended to grind with a blender. Such a device causes the destruction of starch. The resulting dish will be sticky and unpleasant in taste.

It is not recommended to salt baby food. Adults may find this dish tasteless and unappetizing, but this is not so. A child's taste buds are much more sensitive, so he does not need salt. Such a dish will have only one benefit for the baby’s body.

Thus, introducing complementary foods does not present any difficulties. In the absence of allergic reactions, the child will quickly master a new type of food. In the future, any mother will be able to create a varied menu for her baby, just give free rein to her imagination.

By creating a variety of vegetable mixes, you can provide high-quality and nutritious nutrition to your baby. This means doing everything for its harmonious development.