Baby Food Recipes

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.

One of these sweet spuds goes a long way, making several servings of baby food at once, which saves you precious time. Now that’s sweet! 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.

Often considered the best solid food to introduce to babies, banana is a tasty, low allergy-risk food. Recommended age: 6 to 8 months.

Introduce your little foodie to pears! From Anjou to Bartlett to Bosc varieties, pears are an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber. Their sweet taste also makes them a likely hit with tiny taste buds. Recommended age: 6 to 8 months.

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.

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.

Cheese and cauliflower – a match made in veggie heaven. Cauliflower is a cruciferous veggie that’s packed with fiber, vitamin K, and vitamin C. When your little one is ready for a heartier meal, add noodles to this puree to make a nutritious mac and cheese.

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!

Do your best to make broccoli your child’s friend at an early age. This recipe is a good way to achieve that goal. It’s broccolicious!

Purée a small portion of this well-rounded meal for your baby and serve the solid mixture to the rest of the family! 

Introduce your little one to a healthy meal, complete with a lean protein, complex carbs, and a nutrient-rich veggie! Baby will love the taste and parents will love how balanced the meal is.