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.
We used these to make this recipe_
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
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!