Easy Vegetable Purees for Babies 6 months old

Vegetable purees for babies - Homemade, quick, healthy, and wholesome vegetable purees for babies with a step-by-step guide. Introducing vegetables to your baby in an early stage helps to encourage healthy eating habits and make them less fussy about vegetables in the future.

Vegetable purees are a great way to introduce vegetables to a baby's diet. Also, it is effortless to make at home rather than buying expensive store-bought vegetable purees. Here are some easy vegetable purees recipes for babies. Check out our collection of homemade baby food recipes for 6-12 months here.

Please bookmark this page for future reference, as I will update this post regularly. Click on each thumbnail image under each vegetable puree heading for the recipe. Choose recipes according to your baby's age mentioned in the brackets and the recipe heading.

Points to note while preparing vegetable purees for your baby: 

• Steaming vegetables is the best-recommended cooking method to retain most nutrients rather than boiling the vegetables.
• Always serve the vegetable purees fresh and warm, though some purees can be frozen. Better to consume the purees within 2 hours of the preparation.
• Make sure to introduce each vegetable separately before you try combination vegetable purees with your baby.
• You can mash the vegetables after cooking with a fork or masher instead of using a blender/mixer.
• If the puree is too thick after cooling down, you can adjust the consistency by adding breast milk/formula milk/ cow's milk, or warm water.
• Ensure not to boil/cook the formula milk if a recipe calls for formula milk. Prepare the puree with water, and once the puree is warm, add prepared formula milk.
• If your baby is allergic to any ingredient used in vegetable purees, please remove it while preparing.

Natural and Nutritious Vegetable Purees for Babies:

1. Carrot puree (6 Months+) :

Carrot is an ideal first food for babies as they are easy to digest and less allergenic. It is the best source of Vitamin A as carrots are rich in Beta-carotene. Also, the antioxidants in carrots are good for baby's eyesight.

Check out Carrot puree recipe here

2. Sweet Potato Puree (6 Months+) :

Sweet potatoes are one of the favorite first food for babies as they are less allergenic and soft. It is naturally sweet and packed with Vitamin A & C.  Sweet potato puree is rich in fiber, which helps to cure constipation in babies.

Check out Sweet Potato Puree recipe here

3. Pumpkin puree (6 Months+) :

Pumpkins are great first food for babies and are loaded with Vitamin C and beta-carotene, they are also a good source of protein and iron. Babies will love this pumpkin puree recipe for its sweet taste.

Check out Pumpkin puree recipe here

4. Mashed Potatoes/Potato Puree (8 Months+) :

White potatoes are loaded with carbohydrates and have a reasonable amount of Vitamin A & C. Potatoes may cause gas in some babies; hence its ideal to wait until the baby is eight months old to introduce potatoes. This delicious mashed potato is the right choice when you start potatoes for your baby.

8. Broccoli potato puree (8 Months+) :

Broccoli potato puree is a healthy and filling puree for babies. It's also tasty and creamy and has a smooth texture, making it perfect for babies.

Check out Broccoli potato puree recipe here

9. Mashed vegetables (7 Months+) :

This mashed vegetable recipe is a perfect way to introduce a new texture to your baby. This mashed vegetable recipe is ideal for babies from 7 months when you shift from purees to mashed food. Make sure to introduce each vegetable separately before you try a combination of vegetables.

Check out the Mashed vegetable recipe here

10. Chickpea mash (8 Months+) :

Chickpeas are healthy legumes rich in protein, iron, and fiber.   This mashed chickpeas with vegetables are a great way to include chickpeas in a baby's diet. It has a mild taste and suits little ones' taste buds.

Check out Chickpea mash recipe here