Mixed root vegetable puree
Mix-and-match smooth root vegetable puree for 4–8 months. Serves 1
A smooth, naturally sweet puree of three root vegetables: choose from carrots, potatoes, sweet potato and pumpkin. Changing the mix is an easy way to give babies of 4–8 months new flavours. Serve lukewarm.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 1
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Choose a mix of 3 root vegetables for 10 ½ oz mixed root vegetables.
Step 2: Put them in a saucepan and cover with 2 cups boiling water.
Step 3: Cook on a medium heat for 15 minutes, until tender.
15 minStep 4: Blend the vegetables to a smooth puree, adding as much of the cooking liquid as needed.
Step 5: Spoon the puree into your baby's bowl and serve lukewarm.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 47 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 8 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does mixed root vegetable puree take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 1 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
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