Some simple breakfast recipes for babies from age 6 months old

Stewed apple

• One red apple
• Some water

Peel and chop apple in little pieces. Add a little water. Cover the pot and cook for about 15 mins until the apple is soft. Remove from flame and mash. I usually run this through a sieve so that the consistency is smooth for a small baby. You could use a baby food processor as well. At times, I also cook a bit of rice powder with the apple to make Stewed apple with rice. You can also add some ready baby cereal like Earth's best rice , oatmeal or barley cereal.


Stewed pear


Use the same recipe as the one for Stewed apple.

Mashed banana

• One half ripe banana

Peel and grate half a ripe banana. Mash it with a spoon or run through a sieve. Add some baby cereal to make a variation.


Avocado

• One half ripe avocado

Peel and mash half an avocado. M did not take to the taste of avocado, so I missed in some mashed banana with it to give it a sweet taste.


Rice Porridge

• Rice powder - 2 tablespoons
• Water

Cook the rice powder with water in a pot or in the pressure cooker.  The porridge with be smooth. For very young babies, this could be the first food. Generally the water that comes on top after the porridge is cooked is given first for a few days, followed by the porridge. This gives the baby some time to get used to the idea of eating solids and is easy on digestion too.