The other night we let the little guy feed himself dinner for the first time, but he didn't quite know what to do with the peas. He kept squeezing them in his fist before attempting to put them in his mouth. I ended up pureeing the rest of the peas, so he won't be feeding himself for a while.
So far, his repertoire of food include:
- pureed peas, carrots and haricots verts, apples, nectarines, mangoes, apricots and peaches.
- mashed banana, avocado and roasted sweet potatoes
- edamame, cheddar cheese
The majority of the time I serve them straight up because it's easier, but every now and then I like to mix it up. Below is are a couple of recipes.
Green Bean and Pea Puree
1/2 lb of haricots verts or other green beans
2 cups peas
3 cups water
Bring the water to a boil in a large pot with a steaming basket. Chop the beans into 1-2 inch pieces and place them in the steaming basket along with the peas. Cover and steam for 8 minutes or until soft.
Puree the beans, peas and 2-3 tbsp of water (I use the water from the steampot) in a blender to desired consistency (you may need more or less water).
Apricot-Mango Puree
1 large ripe mango
6 apricots
1 medium fuji apple (to give the puree a denser texture)
3 cups water
Bring the water to boil over the stove in a large pot with a steaming basket. While water is heating up, peel, cut and quarter the apricots. Peel, core, and chop the apple into 2 inch pieces. Place the apricots and apple in the steaming basket and cover. Steam for 3 minutes or until fork-tender. While the apricots and apple are steaming, cut and cube the mango.
Puree the apricots, mango, apple pieces in a blender to desired consistency.
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