Monday, November 21, 2011

3 No-Cook Baby Food Recipes

Infant Allergies

Preparing homemade baby food for your little one is certainly best. Your child gets wholesome, unprocessed foods that truly nourishing him or her. But sometimes it can seem overwhelming to prepare your baby's food with all the cleaning, chopping, steaming, and blending that goes into it. Don't worry - there are a few homemade baby food recipes that don't require any cooking or a lot of effort to get to your baby's high chair tray.

Infant Allergies

Remember that all babies are different, and your baby may be ready for some foods sooner or later than another baby. Go by your baby readiness signs when you introduce any new foods to your child.

Infant Allergies

Good fats are wonderful for babies. Fats give energy and aid your baby's growth. They also boost your baby's brain grown and let your baby absorb more nutrients from everything else he or she eats. Nature did not intend for babies to eat a low-fat diet, so offer your child good fats.

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Avocado is a food neatly packaged by nature and full of good fats. Most babies love the mild but rich flavor of avocado and they enjoy the creamy texture.

To prepare avocado for your baby simply slice the fruit in half and remove the pit. If you want to spoon-feed your baby, scoop avocado flesh out of one half of the avocado and place it into a bowl. Mash the avocado with a fork until it reaches the desired consistency and feed to your baby. If you want to give your baby finger food, slice the avocado halves. It's a bit slippery so your baby will probably find larger slices easier to pick up.

Yogurt is another healthy food that's easy for babies to eat and easy for you to serve. It packs in a lot of nutritional benefits for you child. Choose a whole-milk plain yogurt. Your child will get healthy fat and no sugar. Yogurts have live, active cultures of "good bacteria" that help your child to digest everything else he or she eats.

Just spoon yogurt into a bowl and serve to your little one. As your baby gets older you can add bits of fruit to the yogurt yourself to sweeten it.

Fish and coconut milk or cream cheese. Fish is a great food for older babies - if your family has no history of fish allergies pediatric medical boards state that fish is not only a good choice for your baby, but a great one. Fish gives your child healthy essential oils to grow. You can make a quick "fish pate" for your baby by mixing 1 cup leftover fish with 1/2 cup whole coconut milk (do not give your baby "lite" coconut milk!) A blender makes this easy. Or soften 4oz of cream cheese and mix with about a cup of canned salmon or sardines. Form the salmon dip into finger-food chunks for your baby to pick up.

All of these food ideas are easy for you to prepare and serve to your baby, and they're all packed with essential nutrients for your little one. Enjoy finding homemade baby food recipes that nourish your baby, and feel confident that you're giving him or her the best start in life.

3 No-Cook Baby Food Recipes

Infant Allergies

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