Baby Food : Stage One VEGGIE Recipes

Stage 1 Homemade Baby Food Recipes are age appropriate for those babies who are between 4 months and 6 months. Many babies start solid foods between 4 months and 6 months so we have included fruits and veggies that your 4 month old beginning eater will be able to tolerate. Of course these recipes are also just yummy for babies who are older as well!

Stage 1 baby foods are thin and runny and are foods that are the lowest on the allergy scale. They are typically those foods that are also more easily digested by a tiny tummy. Some of these foods include, sweet potatoes, butternut or winter squash and carrots.

Please keep in mind that current recommendations advise that babies should start solid foods at 6 months of age.

Sweet Potato
makes 3 cups or about 30 cubes

2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (skin on), cut into 2-inch pieces
Formula, breast milk, or water, as needed

- Arrange sweet potatoes on a steamer rack in a large pan over 1 inch of water.
- Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Steam until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
- Pulse in a food processor, or pass through a food mill fitted with a medium disk.
- Add formula, breast milk, or boiled and cooled water as needed.
- Fill 1/4-cup plastic containers or ice-cube trays with purée.

Green Beans
makes 2 2/3 cups or about 30 cubes

2 pounds green beans
Formula, breast milk, or water, as needed

- Arrange beans on a steamer rack in a large pan over 1 inch of water.
- Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Steam until beans are tender, about 8 minutes. Plunge beans into cold water to stop the cooking.
- Pulse in a food processor, or pass through a food mill fitted with the medium disk. Add formula, breast milk, or boiled and cooled water as needed.
- Fill 1/4-cup plastic containers or ice-cube trays with purée.


Green Peas
makes 2 2/3 cups or about 30 cubes

2 pounds green peas
Formula, breast milk, or water, as needed

- Arrange peas on a steamer rack in a large pan over 1 inch of water.
- Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Steam until peas are tender, about 8 minutes. Plunge peas into cold water to stop the cooking.
- Pulse in a food processor, or pass through a food mill fitted with the medium disk.
- Add formula, breast milk, or boiled and cooled water as needed.
- Fill 1/4-cup plastic containers or ice-cube trays with purée.


Carrots
makes 3 cups or 30 cubes

1 1/2 pounds organic carrots, peeled if not organic, and cut into 1" pieces
Formula, breast milk, or water, as needed

- Arrange carrots on a steamer rack in a large pan over 1 inch of water.
- Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Steam until carrots are tender, about 12 minutes. Plunge carrots into cold water to stop the cooking.
- Pulse in a food processor, or pass through a food mill fitted with the medium disk.
- Add formula, breast milk, or boiled and cooled water as needed. Fill 1/4-cup plastic containers or ice-cube trays with purée.