It’s good to have recipes that are super easy to make, tasty and nutritious. Convenient for us and healthy for our baby. This banana purée with avocado is one of those recipes! You don’t even need to cook anything, you just need an avocado and a banana on hand.
Avocado contains unsaturated fatty acids that are very good for health, it’s rich in fiber, and it helps relieve your baby’s constipation. Banana adds the sweetness that avocado lacks. It’s also rich in fiber, protein, iron and potassium.
How to Make Banana and Avocado Purée for Babies
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop all the flesh out of the avocado with a spoon. Most of the nutrients are concentrated in the darker part of the flesh, next to the skin, so scrape it well.
- Peel the banana and cut it into slices.
- Put the avocado and banana pieces in the blender jar and blend well.
- And it’s ready. You don’t even have to wait for it to cool down before giving it to your baby. They’ll love it!
Tips and Tricks
- You can add a splash of mandarin juice to make the purée smoother and add a bit of vitamin C. It will also help keep the purée from darkening through oxidation if you store it in the fridge.
- For slightly older babies, you can mash the fruit with a fork instead of using the blender, so the purée has a bit of texture and your baby gets to practice chewing.
- Remember to use ripe fruit so it has more flavor. Avocados are usually in season in January, February and March.
- Because it’s so high in calories, this purée is perfect for underweight babies.
- Discover more homemade fruit purées for babies from 6 months.
