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Apple Puree for baby

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Ready to prepare your baby’s first food?
Apple puree for baby is an easy to make and yummy first food.
Apples are rich in dietary fiber and are least allergenic and make the perfect first food for babies.
Apple Puree for baby
The most popular choice for the baby’s first food is an Apple puree because, they are easily digestible, sweet and unlikely to cause allergies. So they can be started in the 5th Month.
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How to make Apple Puree for Baby

Sterilize all the utensils and equipment either using a Sterilizer or boil the utensils in hot water.
Ingredients
1/2 Apple
Cinnamon – a pinch(optional)
Method
1. Select a juicy red apple. Wash it with water.
2. Peel the skin, de-core the apple and remove the seeds.
3. Cut the required quantity of the apple.

4. There are various methods for cooking the apple

  • You can steam the apples using Steamer (steaming helps in preserving most of the nutrients).
  • Take the apple chunks in a bowl, place inside a pressure cooker filled with water, cook them for 4 to 5 whistles (it depends on the type of apple), after the steam is out, remove the bowl.
  • Take a thick bottomed pan, fill with water, place the bowl with apple, cover and cook till the required consistency is achieved.

5. After cooking the apple either you can mash the cooked apple by spoon or masher or blend it with Blender. Do not add water, add breast milk or formula feed to make it little runny.

6. Transfer the contents to a sterile feeding bowl and serve.
7. Do not forget to follow the 3 Day Rule for introducing any new food.

Why can you give apple juice for constipation but not apple sauce/puree?

Apple sauce/puree is of the whole fruit and so contains more pectin which may cause the stools to harden and leads to constipation.
Apple juice contains more sugars and liquids so it may relieve constipation as it has a laxative effect.
Nutritional information
Apples are good sources of dietary fiber and Vitamin C. Dietary fiber helps in prevention of constipation.
Energy – 52 kilocalories per 100gm.

“An Apple a Day keeps your Little One Healthy Everyday”

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Apple Puree
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Can be given after 5 months Tastes good raw or steamed and pureed Apple sauce/puree causes constipation Apple juice relieves constipation Cinnamon is a good spice to add to it.
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Recipe type: Puree
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1
INGREDIENTS
  • Can be given after 5 months
  • Tastes good raw or steamed and pureed
  • Apple sauce/puree causes constipation
  • Apple juice relieves constipation
  • Cinnamon is a good spice to add to it.
  • Ingredients
  • Half an apple
METHOD
  1. Method
  2. Wash it with water.
  3. Peel the skin, de-core the apple and remove the seeds.
  4. Cut the required quantity of the apple.
  5. There are various methods for cooking the apple
  6. • You can steam the apples using Steamer (steaming helps in preserving most of the nutrients).
  7. • Take the apple chunks in a bowl, place inside a pressure cooker filled with water, cook them for 4 to 5 whistles (it depends on the type of apple), after the steam is out, remove the bowl.
  8. • Take a thick bottomed pan, fill with water, place the bowl with apple, cover and cook till the required consistency is achieved.
  9. After cooking the apple either you can mash the cooked apple by spoon or masher or blend it with Blender . Do not add water, add breast milk or formula feed to make it little runny.
  10. Transfer the contents to a sterile feeding bowl and serve.
NOTES
To thin out the puree, you can add breastmilk or formula or boiled and cooled water
NUTRITION INFO
Serving size: 1 Calories: 95 Fat: 0.3g Sugar: 18.1g Sodium: 2g Fiber: 4.4g Protein: 0.5g Cholesterol: 25.1g