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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Baby Food Recipes => Topic started by: Mom to M&M on February 14, 2006, 22:09:37 pm
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How would you prepare the above for a 6 month old? I mean each separately, not together!
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not sure how you would prepare these but thought that i would mention that pineapple can be very acidic
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True - good point re pineapples. Thoughts re papaya and apricots?
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Not sure about apricots but our son has been eating papaya for months now. At first I would just crush it with a fork until it was quite mushy (I think he may have been about 7 months) I think as long as the texture is relatively smooth"ish" it should be okay. You could always puree some? I'm sure the same would apply to apricots.
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we do dried apricots and we always boil then puree...if it's the right texture will freeze well, if not, will stay kinda mushy but still is good.
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I also still boil then puree dried apricots with dried prunes and some apple. It works great to get "things moving" if need be! :D Papaya I too mashed with a fork.
Sharon
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Steam some dried apricots and a pear mouli it up with papaya. My little one adores this combo. As just for papaya it was one of the first fruits she had, it is the right texture just to be mushed up and the sweet flavour was a winner.
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Thanks guys. So the papaya doesn't have to be cooked at all?
And dried apricots are OK? Don't they have sulphur? How long did you boil or steam them for?
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I have been told that dried apricots are fantastic for babies; to be fair I do buy organic. I steam them for about 10 min and yes, papaya does not need to be cooked.
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About the sulfur in some dried fruits. A year ago, I questioned this also because for some reason, the sulfur dioxide they use to preserve the fruits can trigger my asthma, and I wondered if it was ok for my son. I know where I live there are some stores that sell unsulfured dried fruits (Trader Joes). They don't look as pretty but still taste great. So that's what I used but I know people have used the ones that are sulfured and have done just fine.
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Thanks guys. I'll look for unsulphured ones - hopefully Whole Foods has. Will try some fresh papaya as well?
What about regular potato (as opposed to sweet potato)? Better boiled and mashed? Baked and mashed? Does it matter?
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i don't think it really matters - whatever tickles your fancy just mash well - my lo is very picky if there are lumps in the potato...unless mixed with some other great vegetable. i'm gonna try potato and zucchini with a bit of cheese tonight - i think she will like it! u should get a baby cookbook for different variations and ideas. i have annabel karmels and it is awesome - great investment.
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Thanks - I did order an Annabel Karmel book and can't wait for it to come next week.
I know banana isn't suitable for freezing. Are other non-cooked foods, like papaya and avocado OK to make large batches and freeze? Or only cooked food for freezing?
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i know avacado isn't supposed to freeze well - can't say that i have tried it myself. as for banana the texture is a little 'runny' after but i do freeze it..although it is mixed with pears. don't know about papaya.
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Papaya freezes really well. Have never frozen banana or avacoado.
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Please dont think this is stupid....never had papaya, how do you go about preparing it? Do you peel it like an orange, or cut it open? I guess I could ask the grocer....Since everyone says its great, I'd like to give it to my 6 mo old son!! I would also like to start preparing my own foods, is there a certain title to the "Anabel Karmels" book someone recommended? Thanks again!!!!!!
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What about using canned apricots? I found some canned apricots in pear juice in the store; can I just puree them?