Top 5 purees for 6 to 12 months baby
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Solid food for new born babies starts with purees and industrially made cereals. For a new parent, cereals are easy to make option but the choice comes with a lack of nutritive value. Purees take some time to prepare but the procedure is not complicated. Starting solids with homemade purees also help in developing the taste palette of your growing child and increases his or her curiosity towards new flavors and textures. A 2012 study conducted by the pediatricians of Pediatrics recommends parents to hold back till 6 months to start feeding purees to your child.

Some people though believe to start purees as early as 4 months old. A study by a few researchers of the Finland in 2013 shows that beginning to feed solids and purees to babies by 6 months reduces their chance to suffer from allergies and asthma in older age. A more recent research suggests there is no gain in waiting beyond 6 months to start feeding solid purees to your child. However we will request you to consult your pediatrician before you start feeding purees to your child.

Things to keep in mind before feeding purees

Avoid cooking in bulk quantity: Please avoid making purees in bulk quantities. When you baby will start eating purees for the first time, he or she may eat maximum 4 spoons unless it becomes your baby’s favorite. Cooking in bulk quantity will ultimately lead to wastage.

Please avoid making purees in bulk quantities. When you baby will start eating purees for the first time, he or she may eat maximum 4 spoons unless it becomes your baby’s favorite. Cooking in bulk quantity will ultimately lead to wastage. Watch out for pesticide residues: Some greens, fruits and vegetables like potatoes, cucumbers, spinach, celeries, apples, grapes and strawberries if not produced through organic farming may retain some pesticides. If possible, source organic foods for your baby purees.

Some greens, fruits and vegetables like potatoes, cucumbers, spinach, celeries, apples, grapes and strawberries if not produced through organic farming may retain some pesticides. If possible, source organic foods for your baby purees. Choose purees based on the age: Babies of 4 to 6 months age cannot digest multiple ingredient purees. Use one ingredient purees that are easy to digest. You will get to know the kind of purees your baby likes to eat and also get an idea about his or her sensitivity or allergy towards any food ingredient. When your little ages above 6 months, try serving thicker purees using a variety of non-allergic fruits, veggies and greens. Between 9 to 12 months, your little one can gorge on grainier purees. You can introduce minced meat and fish mixed with the purees at this time.

Babies of 4 to 6 months age cannot digest multiple ingredient purees. Use one ingredient purees that are easy to digest. You will get to know the kind of purees your baby likes to eat and also get an idea about his or her sensitivity or allergy towards any food ingredient. When your little ages above 6 months, try serving thicker purees using a variety of non-allergic fruits, veggies and greens. Between 9 to 12 months, your little one can gorge on grainier purees. You can introduce minced meat and fish mixed with the purees at this time. Consult your pediatrician: Other than you, your partner and your baby’s doctor, no one knows your baby better. Your pediatrician will guide you when it is best for your baby to start eating solids, which food purees should you start with, the foods that your child is likely allergic to and various other vital details. This will help you, especially if you are a first time parent.

The list of top 5 purees for 6 to 12 months baby

Oats Puree Carrot Puree Vegetable, leaf and fish puree Quinoa Butternut squash and pear puree Berries mint and yoghurt puree

1. Oats Puree

Oats are quite light on your baby’s stomach compared to other solids. The syrupy texture of the puree is best to begin the transition from liquid to solid and quick to make.100 grams of oats gives 33 percent of bone strengthening iron to your baby along with 8 percent each of Vitamin A and Calcium, 15 percent of Vitamin B-6 and 6 percent of magnesium. Feed the oats puree in the syrupy consistency when your baby is of 4 to 6 months, when he or she reaches 7 months or above mix pureed bananas and apples to the oats. A simple way to prepare the oats puree is by dry grinding the oats to a fine powder and then boiling with cow milk or water to a syrupy texture.

2. Carrot puree

Babies like anything that is sweet and colorful. Carrot boasts both the qualities and you can’t ignore its nutritional properties. Carrots are rich in Vitamin A, B, K1 and B6 compounds. They have high antioxidant, fiber and lutein. Lutein is good for your baby’s eye sight, antioxidant increases metabolism and fiber avoids constipation. You can bake carrots or boil in water to make purees for your first time feed. When your baby’s palette is more developed and reaches around 9 months of age you can add salt and leek to it, making the puree tastier.

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