Sweet Potato Puree

Sweet potatoes were Jacobs favorite food. I must have made 100 baked sweet potatoes just for Jake. Emma gives them a big thumbs up too!

I made her a green bean and sweet potato combo for dinner (1 ice cube each, or 2 oz total) and she loved it! I also bought these great baby food containers for packing food for school and did half and half combos for her lunch for school.

Directions
1. Set oven to 375 and bake sweet potato for 45 - 60 minutes until soft to touch
2. Open sweet potato and puree in food processor adding water until desired consistency

Jake was so excited to even have purees! (Hey, if it gets him to eat his veggies!)
For breakfast I mixed sweet potato puree with Greek yogurt and cinnamon for a yummy breakfast. For dinner he enjoyed a small bowl of "sisters food".

Green Bean Puree

I read a great tip on www.wholesomebabyfood.com to use frozen green beans for a better consistency for baby food vs fresh. I remember making fresh cooked green beans for Jacob and they came out very gritty. I made cooked frozen organic green beans for Emma today (Whole Foods brand organic) and the texture was much better. One bag made a ice cube tray and a half and Emma had them for dinner mixed with sweet potato puree. These were Emma approved!

Directions
1. Cook frozen green beans in pot on stove according to package, doubling water.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes until soft
3. Puree green beans in food processor, adding reserved water until you get correct consistency.

Apple Purée

Emma's 1st foods have been- avacado, bananas and peas (all mashed with a fork). I started thinking long term and wanted to cook up some yummy purées.

I peeled 2 red delicious apples since they have a mild flavor, not tart and sweet taste.

I cut it in quarters and placed in a sauce plan with shallow water and cooked on medium for 20 minutes.

Once cook I put in food processor and puréed with water until right consistency.

Thumbs up from Emma!

Newest addition to Hungry Hungry Jacob

We're back!!!!! With the newest addition to the family ... Emma!! Emma is 6 months old and just starting solids, so stay tuned for our baby purées.