Strained cereals being the first foods that are offered to baby, vegetables come next. They can be cooked in either homemade beef or chicken broth, or in plain water, if baby has yet to acquire a taste for the meat broths. Cook the vegetables until very tender and then puree. If you prefer, you can add a bit of the broth or plain water into the vegetable mixture while you are blending to a desired consistency. Depending on baby s ability at the time to successfully chew chunky bites, you may wish to leave some of the vegetables in very small bites, rather than leaving the whole dish pureed.
Experts say to offer carrots, potatoes, green beans, squash and peas.
All these more easily blend into a nice consistency when pureed. Fruits, also, make wonderful purees for baby, and add a nutritious source of sweetness to baby s palate. Try to stay away from fruits that come canned in heavy, sugar syrups. The best fruits with which to begin for this age are bananas, peaches, applesauce and pears. The best way to puree meats for baby is to first stew the meat in water to make a broth that can be used as a liquid while pureeing.