Homemade Baby Food Purees
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Baby's First Foods
1. Pick a single-grain infant cereal, such as rice, or a single-fruit or vegetable puree (see recipes in this slideshow), and prepare it. Cereals should be prepared with breast milk or formula.
2. Serve the same food to baby for at least four days, watching for any signs of allergy or intolerance.
3. Move on to a new food, and start the process over until baby has tried a variety of single foods.
Looking for the perfect first purees? We recommend Carrots, Bananas, Avocado, Green Peas, or Butternut Squash. These purees tend to be popular with baby because they are smooth, mild-flavored, and slightly sweet. Remember to thin them down to an almost liquid consistency for baby’s first few meals.
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Carrots
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Bananas
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Green Peas
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Avocado
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Butternut Squash
Babies usually love acorn and butternut squash because of their naturally sweet flavor and smooth, velvety consistency. Follow the same directions to make acorn squash.
- See More: How to Peel and Cut Butternut Squash
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Green Beans
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Sweet Potatoes
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Broccoli
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Beets
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Yellow Squash
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Zucchini
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Asparagus
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Apples
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Pears
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Plums
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Peaches
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Dried Plums
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Kiwifruit
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Cantaloupe
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Mango
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