BABY'S FIRST MASH HOW TO COOK AND MASH

We must cook baby food very carefully. Vegetable or fruit to be cooked must be cooked well. Also in the beginning food must be thin enough for the baby to swallow easily. There are three methods to cook baby food.

COOKING

Method 1: Pressure cook

I prefer this method as nutrients are retained more than any other method. First peel the vegetable or fruit. Just place the vegetable or fruit inside a steel tiffin box. Close and pressure cook as usual. Time depends on the vegetable and the size of chunks.

Here I gave pictures of apple and potatoes.

Method 2: Steam cook

We can chop or slice the vegetable and steam until it's just done. Don't forget to peel the skin.

Here I steamed sweet potatoes.

Method 3: Boil in water

We can cook the vegetable or fruit in enough water until just done. First peel the skin and then cook. Here I gave pictures of cooking carrots in water.

MASHING

To mash the food we can follow two methods.

Method 1: Grind in a blender

Grind to a smooth paste in a mixer jar. If necessary to thin then add boiled and cooled water or the water used to cook (if cooked by third method. Otherwise pressure cooked or steamed means don't use the same water).

Method 2: Press through a sieve

Pass the food through a fine sieve by pressing using a spoon. I prefer to mash potatoes using this method only after baby is already used to the method 1. Because in this method the mash will not be soft. If necessary to thin then add boiled and cooled water or the water used to cook (if cooked by third method. Otherwise pressure cooked or steamed means don't use the same water).