When time or the mood strikes for something different, these easy recipes food are here to help! Packed with quick, healthy vegetarian and chicken dinner ideas that will satisfy everyone, these quick meal solutions provide something deliciously different every time!
We also have several baby food recipes. These include single food puree recipes as well as combinations featuring multiple textures of purees. Plus, there are tips for feeding and freezing.
Pumpkin Puree
Pumpkin puree is an easy and flavorful way to enhance your cooking, whether that means making fall soup or sweet treats! Add pumpkin puree as part of your recipe arsenal today.
Fresh pumpkin can be turned into puree by roasting, boiling or steaming it until it becomes soft enough for pureeing in a blender or food processor. Once softened, add it into your food processor until smooth and creamy texture has been reached.
Canned pumpkin is also widely available, though it should be remembered that it doesn’t contain pure pumpkin but may include additional ingredients like sugar and salt.
Home pumpkin puree preparation requires using smaller baking pumpkins (not the large variety usually sold for use in Jack-o’-lanterns), which have more flavorful and tender flesh than larger varieties.
Spinach & Yams
Yams and spinach are versatile vegetables packed with essential vitamins and nutrients that can be used in numerous recipes. Both provide ample sources of fiber, antioxidants, potassium and iron.
Spinach is an excellent food to add into your diet because of its abundance of vitamin K, known to support bone health. Furthermore, spinach also provides calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium – three key elements essential for good bone health.
This vegetable is also an excellent source of nitrates, which may help regulate blood pressure levels and lower your risk for heart disease and stroke. Furthermore, it’s an excellent vegetarian source of iron essential for red blood cell functionality.
Enjoy this versatile vegetable raw in salads, cooked as a side dish, blended into smoothies for extra nutrition, or used as the basis for soups and stews.
Sweet Potato Puree
Sweet potato puree is an irresistibly creamy side dish, which pairs perfectly with both savory dishes and sauces as well as desserts containing sweet ingredients. Furthermore, its versatility means it can even stand on its own! Plus, who wouldn’t enjoy sampling something so irresistibly yummy?!
This easy recipes food is rich in both vitamin A and fiber, both essential elements for growth and skin health. Furthermore, it provides ample protein and iron.
Baby food with healthy and nutrient-rich content that can easily be prepared using an electric blender. Simply combine some cooked sweet potatoes with some boiled green peas in your blender until the texture becomes uniform.
Use Sweet Potato Puree in various recipes, from our homemade version of our Sweet Potato Casserole or Waffles, to mixing it with other nutrient-dense purees for delicious flavor combinations!
Carrot Puree
Carrot puree is an easy and tasty way for infants and young children to start enjoying these nutritious vegetables, which provide essential nutrition for good eyesight and digestive health.
However, you should ensure the carrots you purchase are fresh and bright in colour, without holes or splotches. If a carrot’s body appears scaly or has holes it could indicate pest infestation and should be avoided as soon as possible.
Before pureeing carrots, boil or steam them to ensure all their vitamins and minerals remain. Use any leftover water from this method when thin out your puree by adding to a blender or food processor when creating your puree.
