🥣 Healthy Baby Recipes (6–12 Months) — With a Side of Mom Humor


Because feeding a baby is a bit like being a chef, a comedian, and a mind reader… all at once.

🥕 1. Carrot & Sweet Potato Purée

For the baby who eats anything orange.

Suitable for: 6+ months

Ingredients:

  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 sweet potato
  • Water or breastmilk/formula

Instructions:


Peel, chop, and cook until everything is mushy enough to squish between two fingers. Blend until smooth and creamy — like a tiny gourmet soup. Add extra liquid if your baby prefers “fine dining” textures.

Mom tip: Your baby will probably smear this all over their face. Take pictures. You’ll need the laughs later.

🥑 2. Avocado & Banana Mash

Also known as: the 30-second miracle meal.

Suitable for: 6+ months

Ingredients:

1/2 ripe avocado

1/2 ripe banana

Instructions:

Mash everything together with a fork. That’s it. No cooking. No waiting.

Perfect for days when you haven’t slept… since 2019.

Mom tip: This also tastes great for adults. Don’t ask how I know.

🥦 3. Broccoli & Potato Purée

Because we all want our babies to love broccoli before they turn two and start refusing green things.

Suitable for: 6+ months

Ingredients:

1 potato

A handful of broccoli florets

Water

Instructions:

Cook until soft enough to mash with minimal effort (because you have no energy left anyway). Purée smooth, or leave slightly chunky for brave babies 8+ months.

🍎 4. Apple Oatmeal

Warm, comforting, and surprisingly fancy for something made in 5 minutes.

Suitable for: 6+ months

Ingredients:

3 tbsp oats

1/2 grated apple

Water or breastmilk/formula

Instructions:

Add everything to a small pot, simmer until soft and creamy. Purée for tiny beginners or keep it thick for older babies.

Mom tip: If your baby throws it on the floor, just remind yourself: breakfast is a sensory experience.

🍗 5. Chicken & Vegetable Stew

For when you want to feel like a Michelin-star baby chef.

Suitable for: 8+ months

Ingredients:

Small piece of chicken breast

Carrot

Zucchini

Potato

Instructions:

Chop, boil, and blend. You can also offer it finely chopped if your baby is ready for texture.

Mom tip: Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil for healthy fats – and because it makes you feel like you’re on a cooking show.

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