Foods for the 6 to 9 month old baby

PLUM AND BANANA PURÉE



Sharp or acidic fruits like plums are not easily accepted by babies. But these fruits provide plenty of vitamin C and should be included in their diet. Adding some mashed banana tones down the sharpness of the plums and keeps both baby and you happy.

Ingredients
3 ripe plums, peeled and deseeded
1 banana, peeled and deseeded
1 to 2 teaspoons sugar (optional)

Method

1. Combine all the ingredients, blend in liquidiser and serve immediately.

Oatie Banana Cereal

1/4 cup oatmeal (rolled or ground)
1/2 cup water or milk
1/3 ripe banana
1/4 cup milk (formula may be used here)


Combine oatmeal and 1/2 cup of water or milk. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid is mostly absorbed.

Remove from heat and cover; let stand for 5 minutes.

Mash banana, and add remaining milk or formula, mixing thoroughly. Stir the banana-milk mixture into the cooked cereal.

Baked Apple Cereal

1. Peel, core and cut a small apple into small dices
2. Place in a pan with 1/4 c ground oats and 3/4 c water
3. Bring mixture to a slow boil. Simmer covered, checking frequently, until apples are soft and oatmeal is cooked.
4. Be sure to stir and mash while cooking
4. Mix in formula or breast milk or juice to thin if needed - puree if necessary
(sprinkle a bit of cinnamon in the cereal if your desire and if baby is ready for or has had cinnamon

Creamed Banana

1 ripe banana, sliced into small pieces
1/4 cup light cream
Pinch of granulated sugar

Blend ingredients in bowl until creamy. Serve. Stores well refrigerated.

Cheesy Veggie Delight

1/8 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/3 cup cream cheese
1/8 cup shredded mild Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup soft cooked peas
1/8 cup diced cooked carrots
Parmesan Cheese
Shredded mozzarella cheese

Blend milk and cheeses until smooth, then stir in peas and carrots. Top with Parmesan cheese and shredded mozzarella cheese.

Lentils and Carrots

1/2 pound dry lentils
1/2 pound raw baby carrots
1 small onion, minced
4 cups water

In a large saucepan, sauté onion in small amount of olive oil until translucent. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until lentils are soft.

Cool, then purée. Add more water for thinner consistency.

Serve warm.

Thanks sonu... The recipes are good. Have tried with my one year old.

Hi Nib2,

Thanks for appreciation.All recipes are totally tried n without allergies.only check while using nuts.

Sonu

Originally Posted by Nib2

Thanks sonu... The recipes are good. Have tried with my one year old.

Dear Sonu,
its a good work to post baby foods. It is really difficult to give variety to babies. Your recipes seem very apt. I would like to give one suggestion which I recieved from my Pedeatrician, followed and found it very useful. She told me to give the normal food that the family eats, just do decrease spice and oil. Also introduce all types of food, all tastes before the child is 5 years old then the child will not be very choosy and fussy. It will eat all varieties of food. I followed this and am happy to say that my son eats all types of veg. food. No fussing. He gets appreciation from friends and realtives and I too find it easy to cook him many dishes. Also avoid sugar as much as possible, even milk can be given without sugar. Give sweets but adding sugar for anything and everything is to be avoided. Then most important- please refrain from giving chocolate, toffee etc. to the child. This will save the teeth and from worm problems. Even later, they will not be addicted to sweets.
Varloo

Hi varloo,

Its nice to get tips from experience mom like you. I have 21 mth old baby.she tries to eat everythg but her only 4 teeth dont allow her so..

I hope all the new moms in this forum will take your advice and will get non fussy baby like yours.

Thanks once again

Originally Posted by varloo

Dear Sonu,
its a good work to post baby foods. It is really difficult to give variety to babies. Your recipes seem very apt. I would like to give one suggestion which I recieved from my Pedeatrician, followed and found it very useful. She told me to give the normal food that the family eats, just do decrease spice and oil. Also introduce all types of food, all tastes before the child is 5 years old then the child will not be very choosy and fussy. It will eat all varieties of food. I followed this and am happy to say that my son eats all types of veg. food. No fussing. He gets appreciation from friends and realtives and I too find it easy to cook him many dishes. Also avoid sugar as much as possible, even milk can be given without sugar. Give sweets but adding sugar for anything and everything is to be avoided. Then most important- please refrain from giving chocolate, toffee etc. to the child. This will save the teeth and from worm problems. Even later, they will not be addicted to sweets.
Varloo