I feel like “eat your greens” rings through my ears when I’m cooking. Didn’t everyone have a parent who said that to you as a child at the dinner table?! Well, here I am now, the parent, trying to get my son to eat his greens. He’s actually amazing about it. I don’t think he knows yet that it’s a right of passage as a kid to deny them whenever possible.

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I feel like “eat your greens” rings through my ears when I’m cooking. Didn’t everyone have a parent who said that to you as a child at the dinner table?! Well, here I am now, the parent, trying to get my son to eat his greens. He’s actually amazing about it. I don’t think he knows yet that it’s a right of passage as a kid to deny them whenever possible.

Eat Your Greens Puree from weelicious.comPin

The mix of vegetables in this puree is colorful and bursting with vitamins and minerals. I added the carrots and sweet potatoes to give it a little more body and sweetness. Even a baby who turns his or her nose up at greens will love this mix.

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Eat Your Greens Puree

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Servings: 1/4 cup
Author: Catherine McCord
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients  

  • 1/2 cup peeled and cubed sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped baby carrots
  • 1/2 cup green beans, ends removed
  • 1/2 cup broccoli florets
  • 1/2 cup peas (fresh or frozen)

Instructions 

  • Put sweet potatoes and carrots in a steamer over boiling water, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add remaining ingredients and steam for another 3 minutes or until fork tender.
  • Put in a food processor and puree.
  • Cool and Serve.
  • To Freeze: Place in Baby Cubes and freeze for up to 3 months.
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About the Author

Catherine is a mama of three. A Kentucky girl living in California. Here’s what I know: all kids can be great eaters and mealtime must be easy. I create simple, healthy recipes the whole family will love.

Comments

  1. […] When Selah was born Blair & I got a baby food cook book from his cousin (thanks!). While so far we have just been blending or mashing plain foods I decided to try the ‘eat your greens’ recipe from the book. The title alone makes me feel good feeding it to my daughter. It is hard to tell from the below media but Selah really enjoyed it! So, for all those moms out there you can find the recipe here. […]

  2. Working my way through your book right now—love it!! Really, wow! Wondering how this purée freezes?

  3. […] just spent the last 15 minutes testing out this simple baby food recipe from weelicious: Eat Your Greens baby food puree so I could share it with you with some authority. I first saw it in my bloggy friend Catherine […]

  4. Made this last night for my little guy. I don’t know why I didn’t chop my carrots( (I only cut them in half), probably because I had a bunch of other things was doing at the same time, but it made this recipe take twice as long. Let’s just say I did it the hard way! 🙂 All in all this is a good recipe and it made a ton of food for me! I only left out the green beans. Thanks for all your great recipes!

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