Adding spices to baby food is a good way of introducing their taste buds to the world of our own foods. When they are served food with different flavours, they usually find it easier to accept more solid and family food in the future rather than giving them bland store-bought baby foods or cereals that are filled with sugar. Most of the complaints about a child not wanting to eat food except sugary sweet stuff may have arisen from what was fed to him/her as a baby or toddler. So, it is always wise to start feeding your baby right at an early stage and hopefully, they will never depart from it.
Sweet potato is delicious on its own and a versatile, healthy option for weaning babies. Add some flavour to it with spices – ground crayfish, ground fish, ehuru, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, curry etc.
I made this time a Carrot Liver and Sweet Potato Puree for weaning babies from 6 -7 months. Carrots are good for the eyes while liver is a good source of protein, essential amino acids and minerals. Older babies as usual can have this all mashed up with lumpy chunks to encourage chewing and jaw coordination.
Carrot Liver and Sweet Potato Puree Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1-2 small-medium sweet potatoes
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 1 medium carrot
- A chunk of cow liver
- 1 tbsp ground crayfish
- 2 tsps red or vegetable oil
- 1 cup water (plus more)
Method:
- Peel potatoes and cut into small chunks. Do same with the carrots.
- Wash and cut the liver and put in a pot. Add the potatoes, carrots and other ingredients into the pot.
- Simmer for about 20 minutes till all are cooked. Pour into a blender and puree or otherwise mash up for bigger babies.
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Hello Mummy’s Yum. thank you for all your yummy recipes.
For this recipe, do I have to parboil the liver in hot water first? Before cooking liver, i boil it in hot water for about 5 minutes to get all the blood out then I rinse it again before cooking it properly. Your receipe says to add all the ingredients and liver at same time. Does it make a difference if the liver is boiled in hot water first>
Hi Apinke, Thanks so much. I don’t parboil the liver and i don’t think there’s any need for that especially if you’ve washed it well before adding to your cooking.
Hello mummy yum thanks for the tips, can preserve it in the freezer for a long period
Thanks Vivian. Yes you can preserve it for a maximum of 3 months and not more.
Tnx mummy chi for the recipe, pls for the fruit purees how long can dey b freezed before it becomes bad.
Joy, so long as your light is not going on and off affecting your freezer, it can stay up to 3 months. But really, i would prefer making in batches that will last for at most one month only.
Thanks for the recipe ma, my baby loves it but the liver doesnt blend well making her irritable
Hi Yetunde, try and blend it well. You can blend it alone with a little warm water to puree it well first
Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to try it out today. I dont have cow liver, can I skip that?
You are welcome Margaret. Yes, you can substitute with normal beef or fish.