Sweet Potato 6 months+
Vitamins: A (24,877 mg ), C, Folate
Minerals: Potassium, Sodium, Selenium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Calcium
1. Wash and poke holes in sweet potato with fork then wrap sweet potatoes in
tin foil - do not peel for baking/microwaving. (you can also do this in the
microwave - only use plastic wrap and cook for 8 minutes on high or until
tender)
2. Place in a 400 degree oven and bake for 30 minutes or until soft
3. OR
4. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into small chunks
5. Place chunks into a pan with just enough water to slightly cover potato
6. "Steam" boil until tender, be sure to check on the water level.
7. Reserve any left over water to use for thinning out the sweet potatoes
8. If you have baked your sweet potato, remove skins and use liquid from your
preferred source
9. Place sweet potato into your choice of appliance for pureeing and begin
pureeing.
10. Add the reserved water or other liquid as necessary to achieve a smooth,
thin consistency
Parsnip and Apple (4-6 months, stage 1)
Peel and chop 1 parsnip, boil in unsalted water until soft, drain. Purée the parsnip, use the stock if necessary.
Core and cut 1 eating apple (local and/or organic, e.g. Elstar, Katy, Cox).
Grate very finely, use a glass grater.
Mix the parsnip purée with the apple, add 1 tablespoon organic sunflower oil. Sunflower oil provides essential fatty acids, especially linol acid and fat-soluble vitamins.
Variations: carrot, swede, sweet potato; some parents prefer to use cooked apple which is widely recommended by health visitors but not really necessary because a lot of the goodness will be destroyed by the cooking process (e.g. vitamin C).
