42 fruity recipes for babies
From fruity purees to tasty puddings, these recipes are bound to appeal to your little one's sweet tooth
Babies are born with a sweet tooth, and right from the start of weaning, are likely to take better to sweet foods than to savoury. The good news is that fruit is an important part of your little one's diet, packed with vitamins and minerals that are essential for her growth and development. Many fruits, such as blueberries, are also considered 'superfoods,' packing a particular nutritional punch.
As well as making for perfect purees and simple puddings, fruit is an excellent, albeit surprising, addition to many savoury dishes, making them more appealing to your baby. And by offering fruity snacks or adding chopped or pureed fruit to your little one's morning cereal or yoghurt, you'll be helping her on her way to five-a-day. So how can you incorporate fruit into your baby's diet? We have 42 fab recipe ideas, from purees to healthy breakfasts and main meals.
Recipes for first weaning (4-6 months)
- Spiced apple puree
- Banana and apple puree
- Sweet potato and pear puree
- Apple puree
- Creamy apricot dessert
- Blueberry, apple and peach puree
- Pear puree
- Apple, pear and apricot puree
- Butternut squash and banana puree
- Pear and swede puree
- Avocado and pear puree
- Tropical fruit puree
- Butternut squash and apricot puree
- Orchard fruit puree
- Pear and nectarine creamy dessert
- Apple fool
- Peach pudding
- Fruit salad
Recipes for your 7-9 month old
- Peach melba
- Pork and apple stew
- Chicken and apple
- Pear and cinnamon porridge
- Very berry rice pudding
- Mixed fruit muesli
- Mini pancakes with summer berry yoghurt
- Eggy bread with banana
- Apple and cinnamon porridge
- Mango and vanilla rice pudding
- Summer berry puree
- Chicken and mango mash with veggies
- Fruit pork and vegetables
Recipes for your 9-12 month old
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