https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:35:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-2024509 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:38:45 +0000 tlcbaby 2024509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Well our first Thanksgiving didn't go as planned-he didn't even know what the food was and didn't really try to eat it when I gave him sweet potato fries/wedges. Traditional baby led weaning did not work do us so I started by using mashed sweet potato mixed with breast milk. Then I took out the milk and started making them a thicker consistency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-2023844 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:56:31 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2023844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tlcbaby: Bump! How did this go? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1234747 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:20:12 +0000 lemondrop 1234747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>lol, I'm super lazy- I microwave them and mash with a fork. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1234725 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:11:01 +0000 heartonastring 1234725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sweet potato oven fries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1234714 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:08:19 +0000 blackbird 1234714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Roasted sticks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1234567 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:18:58 +0000 Andrea 1234567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Steamed or roasted and cut up into cubes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1234563 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:18:00 +0000 chopsuey 1234563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I steam sweet potatoes, then cut them up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1234521 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:04:58 +0000 tlcbaby 1234521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, everybody! Maybe we will set some aside from what we are making on Thanksgiving and bake them plain in wedges/fries so he can pick them up. I just can't wait to see what he does with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233824 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:36:09 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1233824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baked whole, then sliced horizontally into rounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233517 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:22:23 +0000 Mamaof2 1233517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We cut into fries - add olive oil and cinnamon - bake at 400 for about 20-25 mins - YUM! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233489 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:16:10 +0000 ALV91711 1233489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First times were mashed. Now I steam carrot stick size and he loves it. Next time I make some I'll try roasted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233486 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:15:56 +0000 Boheme 1233486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made some the other day that I think would be the perfect size and texture for DS when we start him on solids. I cut them into tiny cubes, shook them around in a teeny dab of virgin coconut oil, then roasted them for 30 minutes at 350. I will have to experiment with making them without oil and see how they turn out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233482 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:15:26 +0000 cmomma17 1233482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bake them and then give him chunks to pick up. He was a fan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233472 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:13:46 +0000 MrsRoo 1233472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sweet potatoes are my LOs fave! The first few times we gave them to her, we did wedges roasted with olive oil. They were really easy for her to handle and eat. Now we do wedges, circles, and baked mush with a spoon. She'll eat them however we give them to her ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233471 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:13:41 +0000 regberadaisy 1233471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We Baked them in fry shape or cubed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233459 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:11:16 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1233459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I cut them into fry shapes and baked them! Now that he can swallow i microwave it and cut it into small cubes that he can easily mash. He LOVES sweet potato fries! They were one of his first foods :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233441 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:08:03 +0000 JerricaBenton 1233441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was actually LO's favorite first food. I cut into wedges and bake with a very light drizzle of olive oil. She scraped the potato off the skin and loooved it. I started roasting most veggies after that because she likes the texture a lot more than steamed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233413 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:03:46 +0000 shopaholic 1233413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably bake/roast until they're really tender and mushy. Let them cool to room temperature, smash them up a little, and let her go at them. They're kind of stringy, so I imagine it's easier to pick up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-led-weaning-how-do-you-prepare-sweet-potatoes#post-1233397 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:59:44 +0000 tlcbaby 1233397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are planning to give LO his first food on Thanksgiving - sweet potatoes! But, how should we prepare them? I have seen people bake them in spears that the baby could pick up, but I always pictured just roasting them until they were soft and kind of scooping the mush onto baby's tray.</p> <p>How did you serve sweet potatoes as a first food? </p>