Even your baby deserves tasty Thanksgiving Dinner Baby Food! Thanksgiving is my favorite meal hands down. I’m not sure what I like better, though, the turkey or the fresh cranberry sauce. I actually started freezing the berries when they’re in season so I could eat it all year long. Cranberries are intensely sour, so I added some sweet potato and apple to balance the flavor and give it a little sweetness. This puree has protein from the turkey, beta carotene from the sweet potato and carrots, and vitamin C from the apple. I always trying to expand Kenya’s taste buds with spices, so I added the thyme. It was still missing something, though. The cinnamon gives it that last kick that makes this puree smell of a Thanksgiving feast, baby puree style of course.
Thanksgiving Dinner Baby Food
Ingredients
- 1 turkey breast tender (about 3/4 pound)
- 1 small sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 15 baby carrots
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- 1/2 apple, peeled and cubed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place turkey in a steamer over boiling water. Sprinkle thyme over it. Cook for 6 minutes.
- Add sweet potatoes, carrots and cranberries to the pot with the turkey. Cook another 6 minutes or until turkey is cooked though and vegetables are tender.
- Cool turkey for several minutes, so the juices can redistribute and then cut into cubes.
- Place all the ingredients in a food processor and puree. Add some of the water from the pot, a tablespoon at a time to make smooth.
- Cool and serve.
Yum! I wonder if this can be made with a food mill? I just bought one, but don’t think it will get the food smooth enough for my little one just starting solids. I’ll have to borrow my Mom’s food processor, I suppose!
When is a food mill best? Any foods in particular? What stage is the chunky texture ideal?
If you want to add apple to this I would say you could probably use 1 small apple!
Can you please tell me how much apple to use? Thanks so much!
I made this for my son and he LOVES it. I added in some organic green beans and used organic coconut milk to make it smooth. YUM!