Because vegetables that are served for older tastes are often high in sodium and seasonings, you may wish to set aside a portion that is right for baby before adding seasonings when you are planning on feeding to baby the vegetables you have prepared for your family. Puree the vegetable you have set aside, unseasoned, in the blender and freeze for later use at baby s mealtime. An excellent way to stock up on veggies for baby is to pour the puree from the blender into clean, plastic ice cube trays. Just take out the amount of cubes you prefer at each feeding and let thaw for baby s meal. These cubes can also be thawed on the low, or defrost, setting on your microwave.
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.