Baby Meal: Pumpkin and Potato Puree

Another quick and easy baby meal. You can actually cook for yourself and your baby, just remember not to season the food during cooking and the portion for the baby. This recipe is improvised from the creamy pumpkin and potato soup.

Preparation: 10 mins, Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients (serves 1)
° 80g pumpkin (weight after peeling), peeled and diced
° 50g potato, peeled and diced
° 25g onion or carrot, diced
° 180ml water
° few coriander leaves (optional)

Method
1. Place the pumpkin, potato, onion and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender. Add in the coriander leaves.
2. Transfer to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Serve warm.

Baby Meal: Creamy Vegetable Puree

This recipe is improvised from the creamy vegetable soup recipe and I just reduced the amount of ingredients used and minus away the margarine, salt and pepper. There is no need to add any sugar or salt to baby meal. This is a real tasty meal, all the flavour and sweetness come from various vegetables used here.

Broccoli & Cauliflower: A rich and good source of potassium, beta-carotene, iron and contain vitamins C.
Carrot: A good source of beta-carotene and contain vitamins C and E.
Onions & Leeks: Anti-bacterial, anit-viral and anti fungal, contains vitamins C, folic acid and potassium.
Potato: A good source vitamins C, fibre, some potassium, folic acid, iron and protein.

Preparation: 10 mins, Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients (serves 1)
° 50g cauliflower florets
° 50g potato, peeled and diced
° 25g white leek (white portion), trimmed
° 25g onion or carrot, diced
° 25g broccoli florets
° 180ml water

Method
1. Place the cauliflower, potato, leek, onion and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender. Add the broccoli and cook for 1 minute.
2. Transfer to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
3. Serve warm.