Banana spinach oat blender muffins

Oats, flax, bananas, and spinach are blended together for a fun and delicious green muffin perfect for toddlers and the whole family!

Slow cooker cinnamon carrot applesauce

This slow cooker cinnamon carrot applesauce is an easy and tasty side dish for all ages. It's also a great purée for babies and a delicious snack for toddlers. 

Rhubarb applesauce (no sugar added)

Tart and tangy rhubarb pairs beautifully with sweet apples in a smooth and delicious applesauce. This recipe contains no added sugar, but instead utilizes sweeter apples to off-set the rhubarb.

Applesauce barley infant cereal mini muffins

Don't toss an opened container of baby food cereal - use it to make these mini muffins that are a soft and delicious toddler finger food. 

Toddler pumpkin and banana egg pancakes

These little pumpkin and banana egg pancakes are simple to make and perfect for a toddler finger food. They are soft for eating whole and can be cut into strips or into bites as well.   

Toddler turkey, carrot, and apple meatballs

I can't believe my babies are already 10 months old! They are getting so big and learning so many new things all the time. They like being outside right now and going for walks in the stroller. We recently tried the baby swings at the park, which they really enjoyed. But, what they really love right now is food. They are interested in trying everything and want to grab and eat all that they see! They still like their homemade purées, especially with oatmeal or whole milk Greek yogurt. They prefer chunkier foods now though and are trying more finger and table foods all the time. I bought some frozen turkey meatballs and they really enjoyed those, so I decided to make a homemade version that is a little healthier for them. I still cut/break up these meatballs into smaller pieces for them at this point. They are picking up those pieces and feeding themselves.... a messy, but fun, time.

This recipe will make about 27ish meatballs. You can freeze them (place on a clean baking sheet in the freezer just until frozen and then place them all in a freezer bag) and then defrost in the refrigerator as needed. Heat them up in the oven or microwave, or even in an alfredo sauce. They can be eaten cold as well. The spices below are what I used, but you can use so many others like thyme, nutmeg, allspice, parsley, coriander, ginger, and others -- whatever flavors and combinations you want! They are also delicious for adults too - I've popped more than one in my mouth! 

Homemade baby food purées (advanced; part two)

Golden potato, broccoli, & cheddar mash (Boil in water - 1 peeled and chopped golden/yellow potato and 1/3 cup frozen broccoli florets until soft. Drain. Mash with 1/3 cup grated white cheddar cheese and milk to your desired consistency). I don't like to puree potatoes as they tend to become gummy.

 

Ours twins are starting to move on to chunkier purées and some more finger foods now. They have entered the "Stage 3" baby food time. Now we are incorporating more textures.

Homemade baby food purées (advanced)

Blueberry, beet, & apple purée (1 cup of blueberries, 2 medium beets, 1 large sweet apple - Peel, chop and steam beets until softened, add a bit more water to the pan and add blueberries and apple. Cook until tender and then puree, using the steaming water as needed).

I wrote a previous post about making homemade baby food purées for our twins. They have tried a lot of fruits, vegetables, yogurt, cereals, and some meats. We started with single-ingredient purées to ensure that neither of them had a reaction to the food. 

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Homemade baby food purées (basic)

Blueberry applesauce.

Homemade baby food is a fun and pretty simple way to expose your baby or babies to all kinds of new foods, textures, colors, and smells.

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