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Snacking with Watermelons and strawberries

15 min

10 min

25 min

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Ingredients

• Watermelon
• Strawberries
• Vanilla yogurt

Steps

1. Cut watermelon into pieces
2. Wash, clean and cut up strawberries
3. Puree 2 cups of watermelon, 1 cup of strawberries and 1/4 cup of vanilla yogurt, till desired consistency is achieved.
4. Serve chilled.
5. Really nice guaranteed.

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Beetroot and Potato Puree

5 min

35 min

40 min

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Ingredients

• 1 med sized beetroot
• 1 med sized potato
• 1/4teaspoon turmeric powder (8 months and above)
• 1/4teaspoon cumin powder (8 months and above)

Steps

1. Wash the vegetable very well (beetroot and potatoes), peel the skin and dice them.
2. Put both veggies into a pressure cooker, add 3-4 tablespoons of water and pressure cook till you hear whistles. Turn the heat to low and simmer for a couple of minutes after you have heard a couple of whistles. Turn off the heat.
3. Allow pressure to release naturally in the cooker.
4. Open the cooker, place the beet and potatoes in a mixer grinder and puree into desired paste.
5. Add a pinch of salt to taste.
6. Add water to achieve consistency due to age of baby.
7. You can add plain yogurt to help with easy digestion for the baby (optional)

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Carrot Puree

15 min

25 min

40 min

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Ingredients

• Depending on the sizes available
• 2 large sized carrots

Steps

1. Wash, peel and slice carrots
2. Put slices into a pressure cooker(fastest and healthiest choice) and add 2-3 tbsp of water. Pressure cook till you hear 2 whistle sounds
3. Put the pressure cooker under running water and let it cool.
4. Once cooked well, put slices in a blender or for those who have or use a baby food blender, puree until smooth. Add water to achieve desired consistency.
5. Dish up and serve baby.

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Sweet Potato Puree

30 min

30 min

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Ingredients

• 1 med sized sweet potato root (peeled and diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (seeded and diced)
• 1 regular sized pear fruit (peeled and diced)
• Pinch of nutmeg

Steps

1. Place the sweet potato and pepper in a saucepan. Add just enough water to cover. Boil and simmer on low heat for 15 minute.
2. Add the pear and nutmeg, simmer for another 5 minutes.
3. Puree the sweet potato, pepper and pear in a food processor or blender, adding a little of the cooking liquid to achieve the desired consistency.
4. Dish up and serve.