5 Easy and Delicious Baby Food Purées

Do you make a lot of homemade baby food purées for your little one? One of our favorite Instagram accounts @lunchesandlittles makes excellent meals for her three kids, including a handful of delicious baby purees.

With her first child, she used a lot of store bought baby food because making baby food sounded too complicated. But she’s the first to tell you that she was wrong!

Benefits of Homemade Baby Food Purées

Making homemade baby food is not only really easy, it also allows you to know exactly what you are feeding your babe.

Making baby purées is actually less expensive than buying individual baby food jars from the store. Plus, it gets your tiniest family member eating nutritious foods like rest of the family.

Vegetable Medley Purée

This purée has SO much goodness in every single spoonful. And it’s easy to make!

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Vegetable Medley Purée

A simple, three ingredient, baby purée packed with yummy vegetables!

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

person

Ingredients

• 2 Carrots sliced
• 1/2 cup Green Beans ends sliced off
• 1/2 Sweet Potato chopped

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings person Ingredients 2 Carrots sliced 1/2 cup Green Beans ends sliced off 1/2 Sweet Potato chopped

Instructions

1. Wash beans, and cut in half (cut off ends if you prefer, too). Set aside.
2. Skin carrots and sweet potato. Then, cut both up into smaller pieces. Set aside.
3. Combine cut up carrots, green beans and sweet potato pieces in a pot and steam until tender.
4. Once steamed, transfer your vegetables to a blender and blend until there are no lumps.
5. Once done, serve immediately! 
6. Store any excess in your freezer for a quick meal later!

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Corn, Strawberry and Banana Purée

It’s a bit of an unexpected combination, but you will be surprised when your babe gobbles up the delicious pairing.

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Corn, Strawberry, and Banana Purée

It's a bit of an unexpected combination, but you will be pleasantly surprised when your babe gobbles it up.

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

person

Ingredients

• 3 Strawberries
• 1.5 Bananas
• 1 Cob of Sweet Corn
• Breastmilk or Formula just a splash, if needed

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings person Ingredients 3 Strawberries 1.5 Bananas 1 Cob of Sweet Corn Breastmilk or Formula just a splash, if needed

Instructions

1. Take 1 cob of sweet corn; remove the husks and wash the cob. Then, cut off all of the kernels (I use a corn on the cob peeler, but a sharp knife will do the trick!). Once all of the kernels are off the cob, set them aside.
2. Next, take 3 medium sized-sized strawberries; cut the stems off, and then slice the strawberries into smaller pieces and set aside.
3. Lastly, take 1.5 bananas; peel and slice. Set aside.
4. Steam corn kernels, banana slices and strawberry slices together.
5. Once soft/steamed, blend together, using a small amount of breastmilk or formula to reach desired consistency (if too thick). I only used a very small amount, as our consistency was almost perfect without the addition of the milk!
6. Serve to baby immediately, and freeze any extra puree to serve at a later time.

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Roasted Pear and Apple Purée

Roasting the pears add a kick of flavor and delicious goodness to this baby food puree.

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Roasted Pear and Apple Baby Puree

Roasting the pears add a kick of flavor and delicious goodness to this baby food puree. 

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

person

Ingredients

• 1 Apple diced
• 1.5 Pears cut in half
• 1 tsp Cinnamon

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings person Ingredients 1 Apple diced 1.5 Pears cut in half 1 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

1. Cut pear(s) in half and sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Roast for 15-20 min in the oven (at 350 degrees). Once done, set aside to cool. *While you don't have to do this, I think it adds a lot of flavor!
2. Dice apple. Set aside.
3. Once cooled, dice your pear halves.
4. Next, steam your apple and pear pieces with a dash more of ground cinnamon. Once steamed, blend steamed apples and pears
5. Serve immediately!

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Carrot, Banana and Orange Purée

A perfect way to sneak a serving of vegetables into your baby’s puree for the day.

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Carrot, Banana, and Orange Baby Puree

This baby food puree is a perfect way to sneak a serving of vegetables into your baby's diet for the day. 

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

person

Ingredients

• 2 Carrots sliced
• 1 Banana chopped
• 1 orange sliced
• 1 tsp chia seeds

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings person Ingredients 2 Carrots sliced 1 Banana chopped 1 orange sliced 1 tsp chia seeds

Instructions

1. First, peel (if desired) and slice your carrots. Then steam them until they are soft. 
2. While the carrots are steaming, peel and cut up the banana in thirds or fourths. Place in blender. 
3. Then, peel your orange and place segments in blender.
4. Once carrots are steamed, add those to the blender along with the chia seeds.
5. Blend until smooth/no large chunks remain.
6. Serve immediately.

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Berry-Vanilla Nice Cream

A baby, toddler and parent approved healthy treat! This healthy treat always go fast.

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Berry Vanilla Nice Cream

A baby, toddler and parent approved healthy treat!

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

2 minutes

Servings

person

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Strawberries sliced
• 3 Bananas frozen
• 1/4 cup Blueberries
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 2 minutes Servings person Ingredients 1/3 cup Strawberries sliced 3 Bananas frozen 1/4 cup Blueberries 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

1. Place frozen bananas, strawberries and blueberries in a blender and add 1/2 tsp vanilla.
2. Blend until you reach desired consistency. We sometimes add a little water in the blender to get a smoother result.
3. Enjoy immediately, or pour into air-tight container and let it freeze a little more in the freezer. Then scoop and enjoy!

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