The other day I lingered a little too long over coffee and a very juicy story with a friend. I needed some baby food fast, so I bought one of those organic packets. Harry was delighted and gobbled it up faster than anything I have cooked for him. Hmm, how convenient. Ever determined to match this packet stuff, I laboured over a hot stove, and three puree’s later, I matched the packet mix perfectly.

I kept some refrigerated to serve over the next few days, and froze some. Harry loves this on its own or mixed with baby porridge. It’s also a great way to help introduce new foods, I added a bit to some puree carrot this afternoon and it went down a treat.

Nutrition Note:  If your baby is experiencing constipation the mangoes and pear in this puree may help to soften their stools and relieve any discomfort.

Ingredients

• 2 over ripe pears, cored, peeled, chopped
• ¾ cup water
• 1 mango, cored, peeled, flesh sliced off
• 1 ripe banana, peeled, sliced

Method

Step 1

Bring the chopped pear to the boil in ¾ cup of water. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes until soft -

Step 2

Add pear (including the juice/water) to the mango and banana, process together until almost liquid consistency, or as your baby prefers (add extra water if needed)
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