I cooked him some lovely home -
made veggie purees and he loved it.
Plus,
making veggie purees is easy!
Not exact matches
Fruit &
Veggie Packed Mini Muffins
makes 4 1/2 dozen mini muffins 2 eggs 1 C sugar 1/2 C vegetable oil 1 C applesauce (unsweetened / no sugar added kind) 1 C steamed and
pureed winter squash (butternut or acorn work well) 3 C flour 1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 Tbsp ground flax seeds 1 C shredded carrots 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and shredded 2/3 C raisins
Other odds and ends — all in very small amounts of 2 to 4 tablespoons — in addition to the refried beans, Mexican rice, eggplant, tortillas, and grilled bread included a more risotto - like rice, caramelized onions (sort of fajita style), bronzed carrots (slices of carrot roasted with blackening seasoning and brown sugar), green beans cooked with tomatoes and onion, very thick
pureed white bean soup, about 5 sweet potato fries, a couple of artichoke hearts, a dab of roasted red peppers, and half of a
veggie burger
made with black beans and corn.
I
made this yesterday OMG thank u so much for posting my daughter who does not like anything loved these and would not stop eating them I have to
make more today LOL so thank you so much U might even try with different
veggie / fruit
purees
1 cup tomato
puree One 15 - ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon vinegar 1/2 teaspoon vegetarian Worcestershire sauce (or
make your own Worcestershire sauce) 3
veggie hot dogs, sliced
I recently saw these things on Amazon called GemWraps which are basically
veggie purees made into sandwich wraps.
Vedgee Wraps are
made with 100 % vegetable
puree in flavors like Garden Cucumber; while Wrawp Organic
Veggie Wraps are «
made with real vegetables and superfood spices,» a raw and paleo alternative to grain - based wraps.
I just
made this for my 11 month old and my 3 year old (I
pureed the 11 month all the way bc she has a mouth - feel issue still) and used the «hidden
veggie» spaghetti as my pasta.
Also, Trader Joe's prewashed and cut veggies allowed me to
make my own
veggie purees even when juggling twins meant we didn't
make it to the farmer's market.
But fruit
purees are delicious when added to a smoothie, while the
veggie ones
make for a great dip if you're noshing on pretzels or crackers.
Typically, meat
purees are best
made with plain water as using the natural juices may
make the taste too strong for baby; adding a fruit or
veggie puree is a great way to introduce the flavor of meats.
But if you decide you want to try
making your baby's food yourself, check our our recipes for homemade cereal, homemade fruit
purees, and homemade
veggie purees.
You can also
make lots of different baby food flavours by mixing and matching different fruit and
veggie cubes — combining a cube of
pureed apple with a cube of
pureed carrot, for example — yum!
Try steaming then blending the
veggie to give it a mashed potato - like texture,
pureeing it into soup, or
making cauliflower «rice» by pulsing florets in a food processor before heating them in a wok.
Flavour your veggies: roast them with good oils and fats, such as coconut oil, avocado oil, pastured lard, or grass - fed tallow; create salads with flavourful salad dressings;
make pureed veggie bone broth soups.
Drink it like a tea or
make a simple
veggie puree soup: Simmer some onion, potato, carrot, and celery (or any mild veggies of your choosing), season it with a good quality sea salt, blend with a handheld immersion blender and drink it by the mugful.