Garden Vegetable Combo
November 8, 2008 by babyunivers
Filed under Baby Recipes
Ingredients
6-8months+
1. Combine fresh or frozen green beans and peas, summer and/or zucchini (courgette)squash with thinly sliced pieces of peeled potato, and small pieces of peeled and chopped carrots.
2. Add enough water to just cover the vegetables.
3. Cook until tender, reserving water.
4. Puree vegetables in blender or food processor,
5. Adding reserved water from the vegetables until mixture is of the desired consistency.
Cooking Instructions
Should Vegetables and Fruits be Peeled?
The peel/skin of many fruits and vegetables contain a large amount of nutrients. However, peeling will not take away a significant amount of those nutrients nor will peeling render the fruit/veggie completely without any nutrients. We do recommend peeling fruits and veggies as it makes digestion easier on a tiny tummy just venturing into solid foods. Peeling also ensures that there are no choking hazards due to pieces of peel being in the puree.
However, as all babies are different, we would suggest that you use your own judgment and/or contact your pediatrician. There are many babies who happily eat fruit and veggie puree, peel and all, from the very beginning of solid food feeding. Others cannot tolerate the peel and must have their fruits and veggies peeled until 12 months or later!
Most pediatricians will recommend peeling until an infant is around 8 months old. Should you decide to use the peel(s), simply ensure that you thoroughly cleanse the food with a fruit/vegetable wash.
Also ensure that the food you are preparing contains no large pieces that may pose a choking hazard! Further, watch for any indications that the peel is not sitting well in the tummy!
Recipe courtesy of www.wholesomebabyfood.com
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