Baby Food Recipes

We’re rooting for this earthy, brightly-colored, vitamin-packed purée. It’s also a great way to warm your little one up to the idea of eating veggies, since each ingredient in this trio skews toward the sweet side.

Creamy and mellow butternut squash makes a nutritious first meal for your baby. Its mild flavor mixes beautifully with other fruit and vegetable purées, and its soft flesh adds an extra dose of vitamin A to any meal.

Rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and healthy monounsaturated fats, creamy avocados are one of nature’s great achievements. Mild and creamy – what’s not to like about avocado? Recommended age: 6 to 8 months.

Sweet and juicy pears are all but guaranteed to be a big hit at the highchair. Peeling and steaming draws the sweetness out of pears that aren’t at their ripest, but you can always opt for unsweetened canned pears to make it super-easy on yourself.

Two classic dinner sides collide in one wholesome purée. Green beans are a great first veggie for babies since they’re mildly flavored and full of fiber, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin C – an essential nutrient that helps with iron absorption.

A protein, a grain, and a veggie — it’s a complete meal in baby-friendly form! This is one of those double-duty purees that’s made from ingredients that grown-ups love to eat, too. Two birds, one stone — winner, winner chicken dinner!

Apple purée is one of the best ways to introduce your baby to fruits. Sweet and nutritious, this simple and versatile fruit purée is great with rice cereal and veggie purées.

Stack the breakfast table with a batch (or two) of these family flapjacks! Cut your little one's pancakes into bite-sized bits and serve ‘em big for everyone else. Add a serving of pear or apple purée to your batter for an extra dose of flavor, fiber, and nutrition.

With three all-star veggies in the mix, this purée is a nutritional triple threat. Once you make a salt-free baby version, feel free to mix in some veggie broth, salt, and spices to make a tasty, healthy grown-up soup! We love a double-duty recipe!

Baby will soon say please to peas! These little green bits are sweet, tasty, and packed with vitamins K and B6 to keep your little one nourished.

Let's get the hearty started! This purée is packed with vitamins, protein, and fiber, making it a great meal for baby. This is also one baby puree that doubles as a great lunch for grown-ups. We love a two-birds-one-stone cooking situation!

How about a delicious way to get some potassium and vitamin K? These heart-healthy banana muffins with a touch of apple are a surefire crowd-pleaser that's toddler-approved!