https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:23:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-983327 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:06:36 +0000 rattles 983327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tried a chicken, sweet potato and apple combo - she loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971948 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:33:25 +0000 lindseykaye 971948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: That is a really good point about the nitrate levels in the fresh vs. the commercial purees! I was using some purees as a base for my combos just to save on the work load but this is a good unintended benefit :)<br /> I will have to check out the site you listed, I'm always up for inspiration.</p> <p>I also like weelicious for food inspiration, too. She has a ton of really fun puree combinations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971938 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:29:05 +0000 dolphin 971938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SCG00387: I didn't let her try it because prior to the peas she had apples that were kinds of gritty/grainy and she did not like it (plus, they were kind of tart too!), so i figure she wasn't quite ready for the texture yet but i will definitely try again!</p> <p>@LINDSEYKAYE: ooh spices! you have such a fun menu lined up! i JUST started combining fruits/veggies. i'm a novice in the kitchen so i'm going slow. lol. </p> <p>@OLIVIAOBLIVIA: can't wait to try yogurt! i haven't tried the chunkier peas yet but i plan to put that back in our rotation.</p> <p>@BOILEDPNUT: thanks for the suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971672 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:13:04 +0000 boiledpnut 971672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've made peas, green beans, squash, pears, apples, peaches, plums, bananas, avocado, and chicken. We buy Gerber carrot puree and peas/carrots/spinach puree bc of the high nitrates in the fresh produce (carrots, spinach, turnips, and beets). No berries here until a year bc of the allergy risk. Wholesomebabyfood.com is an excellent site for recipes and info! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971617 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:01:30 +0000 oliviaoblivia 971617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: my LO loves loves loves yogurt. She's younger than yours and hasn't had trouble with chunkier pea purée. Have you tried it with her? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971577 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:45:23 +0000 lindseykaye 971577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: Yep - when I say rice or oatmeal I meant the cereal version. But now at 8.5 months and after introducing chunkier purees I think she may be ready to enjoy soft cooked brown rice and regular oatmeal.<br /> And I forgot to mention that we also introduced yogurt not too long ago and after someone mentioning it on here (maybe you @regberadaisy but not in this thread?) but she tried hummus last weekend and that was a big hit too!</p> <p>Next on my list to prepare for her are zucchini/summer squash, homemade green beans, tofu, and soft lentils. I am also starting to introduce some spices so I will try to make the lentils with a very little bit of curry as she loves the apples/bananas with cinnamon in them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971251 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:14:44 +0000 78h2o 971251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO's favorites are pears, carrots, squash, sweet potatos, strawberries, and prunes.</p> <p>She will eat apples, bananas, green beans, blueberries, and peaches/necterines, but she has to be encouraged.</p> <p>She won't eat peas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971243 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:03:56 +0000 immabeetoo 971243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: I guess I don't get why you wouldn't let her try it?? Why make more work for yourself! I'd think chunkier purees would be easier to make, and then easier to transition to finger foods. Something else my LO loves is plain yogurt blended with spinach &amp; blueberries :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-971203 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 21:35:17 +0000 dolphin 971203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beehive: yes, i added water but it still came out pretty chunky. maybe it's my blender? i ended up giving her store bought sweet peas and she gobbled that up!</p> <p>@rattles: no, i don't have an immersion blender. i have the brezza baby food maker. i like it for it's convenience! steams and blends all in one...i'm a slacker in the kitchen. ooh mangos...gotta add that to her menu. </p> <p>@regberadaisy: hummus! i love hummus! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969925 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:59:01 +0000 regberadaisy 969925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: this is more of a fall vegetable but she loved roasted butternut squash. Also peaches, pear. I loved canning my own applesauce to have on hand. It's great to mix in with oatmeal etc!<br /> Hummus! How can I forget about hummus? She will eat anything slathered in hummus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969916 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:44:35 +0000 Kemma 969916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's always good to offer some chunkier / fork mashed puree to introduce LO to different textures. I know a couple of older babies who don't cope well with lumpier food because they got too used to the really smooth stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969757 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:13:55 +0000 rattles 969757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh! And back to your question! LO loves fruit, and mangoes and papayas have gone over really well! She also likes avocado with either banana or papaya and spinach with sweet potatoes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969755 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:11:56 +0000 rattles 969755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have an immersion blender? Like @scg00387, I've given her fairly textured purées from the beginning, but I've had good luck at getting things (even peas) as smooth as I'd like with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969737 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:05:04 +0000 Beehive 969737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: I think we did yogurt around 7 months or so, though I know people have done it earlier. I also don't like the taste of yogurt at all, but J loves it! For the green beans (and peas), did you try adding a little water to it when you blend it? Maybe that would help you get a smoother consistency. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969669 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 21:40:05 +0000 dolphin 969669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travelgirl1: @beehive: thanks! at what age did you introduce yogurt? i'm not a fan of yogurt but sounds yummy with some fresh fruit! </p> <p>@scg00387: no, i didn't even let her try it. i tried a few spoonfuls and it just tasted so lumpy! i used the brezza baby food maker and tried blending the heck out of it but still couldn't get it smooth. i used frozen peas if that makes a difference? hmm maybe i should try it again and give it to her to try. i have a bag of frozen greenbeans too but i haven't tried it making it yet because i'm afraid it will be the same texture as the peas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969533 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 20:54:29 +0000 immabeetoo 969533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: did you let her try the peas?? I've done chunky/lumpy purees since day 1 and he's never had an issue with them!</p> <p>LO loves squash, banana, mango, pear in particular. He is a huge fan of bean 'dip' (1 cup beans 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp tahini + spices) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969433 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 20:18:18 +0000 Beehive 969433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J loves purees! We make them too. We have done:<br /> Carrots<br /> Parsnips<br /> Green beans (for these, I blended them in the baby food maker and went over them again with an immersion blender to get them smooth enough)<br /> Zucchini and summer squash (LO loves zucchini)<br /> Sweet potato, butternut squash<br /> Peas (these were a little chunkier, so I made them and introduced them around 7 months - we freeze batches of all the purees)</p> <p>And lots of fruit purees too: strawberry, papaya, pineapple, mango, apple and pear of course. Once J started having yogurt (plain yogurt), we would mix a fruit puree in for his breakfast.</p> <p>For tart things, don't assume your LO won't like them - I can't stand the taste of plain yogurt on its own, but J loves it! He always makes a face with the first bite, but then opens his mouth for more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969407 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:57:13 +0000 travelgirl1 969407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A wasn't big into purees so we moved to BLW but the ones she particularly liked are banana with avocado (sounds gross but so yummy) and chicken with sweet potato and grapes. She liked beef with sweet potato, carrot, broccoli and peas too. We mixed Greek yoghurt with pureed fruit like mango or plums and banana too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969379 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:23:36 +0000 dolphin 969379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: that sounds good! dd isn't super big on solids yet either. i only give her 2 oz once a day and we've only done single ingredients so far. tonight will be the first night i'm trying a combo! </p> <p>@lindseykaye: those are some fun combos! when you say rice do you mean rice cereal? or regular rice? i gotta try some of those combos! </p> <p>@fancyfunction: ah that makes sense. ya, i think i would need to stick with pouches for the beans/peas and tart fruits too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969351 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:55:22 +0000 fancyfunction 969351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: I actually buy pouches of string beans b/c I figured they'd be hard to make on my own due to the stringiness. I've made peaches and she seemed to think they were a bit tart but when I've gotten them in a pouch, I tasted them and they were sweeter! Sometimes I'll mix with another fruit to make the homemade ones a bit sweeter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969318 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:09:08 +0000 lindseykaye 969318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My girl is 8.5 months and we've been doing some fun solids combos - she likes the same things as your girl, too.<br /> Here are more hits at our house:<br /> Carrot, banana, mama milk and rice.<br /> Apple, blueberry, mama milk and oatmeal.<br /> Sweet potato, apple, pinch of cinnamon.<br /> Purée chicken, green beans and rice.<br /> Peas, carrots, rice.<br /> Peach, banana, mama milk and oatmeal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969304 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 17:54:46 +0000 chopsuey 969304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS isn't big on solids yet, but I was planning on making rice+carrots+peas+chicken broth for him soon. My blendtec gets things really smooth. </p> <p>All squashes are good. You can try broccoli, rutabaga, pears.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969178 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:34:48 +0000 dolphin 969178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: oh yes, she loves pears too! I haven't tried string beans yet. Is it grainy/gritty after you blend it? I gave her a peach pouch once and she didnt like it. Think it was too tart! She seems to only like sweet stuff. Lol. Ooh I haven't thought about yogurt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969123 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:28:09 +0000 fancyfunction 969123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Those all sound great! My daughter is 7 mo and I also make pears, butternut squash, peaches and plums. It may sound strange but I like to combine pears and string beans and mix them with yogurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/purees#post-969116 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:18:35 +0000 dolphin 969116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 7 months old and I've been making her puréed veggies and fruits. So far she loves sweet potato, carrots, and avocado. She's okay with bananas and apples. I tried making peas but I couldn't get it to a smooth consistency (too gritty) so I tossed it out. Need some ideas on what to make next! What does your LO love to eat? Any particular combos? I think I'm gonna do sweet potato and apples tonight! </p>