New Parent Feeding Guide: Stage One
Catherine McCord, model, actress and mom of two, shares her favorite recipes for babies up to nine months.
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Banana Molasses Oatmeal Mash
Makes 1 baby serving
1/2 banana
3 Tbl. oatmeal cereal
1/2 tsp. molasses
2 Tbl. water
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mash with a fork to
combine. - Serve.
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Apple Sauce
Makes 6 baby servings
2 apples, peeled and chopped into large chunks
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
- Place apples in a steamer pot over boiling water.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes or until fork tender.
- Place apples and cinnamon in a food processor and puree until smooth.
- Cool and serve.
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Butternut Squash Puree
Makes 12-20 baby servings (depending on the size of the squash)
1 butternut squash
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut squash in half from top to bottom and remove seeds.
- Place both sides of squash on a cookie sheet covered with foil (for easier cleanup).
- Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for several minutes.
- With a spoon, scrape out soft pulp into a food processor.
- Puree until smooth. If you have extra place in baby storage cubes and freeze up to 3 months.
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Broccoli & Cauliflower Puree
Makes 12 baby servings
1 cup broccoli, florets and stem pieces peeled
1 cup cauliflower, florets and stem pieces peeled
- Put vegetables in a steamer pot over boiling water.
- Steam for 5 minutes or until fork tender.
- Put vegetables in a food processor and puree until smooth.
- Cool and serve. Freeze any extra in baby storage cubes for up to 3 months.
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Carrot & Cauliflower Puree
Makes 10 baby servings
15 baby carrots
1 1/2 cups cauliflower, cut into florets
- Wash the vegetables and put them in a steamer basket over boiling water.
- Steam for 6 minutes or until fork tender.
- In a food processor, puree using some of the cooking water to thin the puree.
- Cool and serve. Freeze any extra in baby storage cubes for up to 3 months.
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White Peach and Pluot Puree
2 white peaches
2 pluots
- Using a knife, make an X at the bottom of the peaches and pluots, just cutting through the flesh. Make sure to leave them whole.
- Place the fruit in a steamer pot over boiling water for 2-3 minutes or until the skin starts to peel back from the fruit.
- Let the fruit cool for a minute or two. Peel all of the skin off the fruit (if you’re using ripe fruit, it should come right off).
- Cut the fruit into large chunks, discarding the pit and place in a food processor.
- Puree until smooth.
- Cool and serve. Place extra in baby storage cubes and freeze.
Find more kid-friendly, quick and nutritious recipes from Catherine McCord at Weelicious.com.
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