Organic Fruits are your Babies Most Important First Foods

Make Your Own Baby Food At Home

Early in the first year your baby will begin to form preferences for certain flavors over others, and a great way to keep her happy with mealtime is to learn how to make homemade baby food by feeding your baby organic fruits and vegetables. Making baby food is healthy and more nutritious than store bought jars, and taste better too.

Organic Fruits to Introduce to Baby

Be sure to get fruits fresh, Ripe and Organic for babies health and well being as she grows.

Avocados

Chock full of Vitamins and Minerals and the texture is ideal for babies of all table ages. Make sure the avocado is ripe enough. Fruits fresh and ripe is the key to remember.
For babies aged 5-6 months, mash with a little water to thin, or dice for babies 6-9 months.

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Applesauce

Baby will like the sweet taste and you will like the health benefits of organic fruits such as applesauce. Of all the organic fruits to choose from, applesauce is one baby most favors.
This is an ideal food to mix into babies first cereals.

Apricots

Some babies take to them, others not so fast, but they are full of Vitamin A, C and Lycopene. Cook, mash or steam and puree. Older babies can eat easily if you chop and remove the pit.

Bananas

For great Organic Baby Food, add bananas where possible. They are good source of potassium Vitamin C and fiber. Great for all babies and they usually take right to the taste. Bananas compliment other foods well, so try mixing with vanilla yogurt for a smoothie, or mix into baby's cereal.

Blueberries

Baby can have them when she gets a little older, about 8 months of age. The anti-oxidant level is high, and Vitamins C and A are present as well. Make baby a blueberry yogurt smoothie the first few times for best success.

Cantaloupe

Blend it for a unique treat for baby, and healthful too. Babies 8-12 months can eat diced cantaloupe, just make sure it is ripe and in season. Vitamins A,C, Calcium and Beta Carotene.

Cherries

Wait until baby is older, remove pits and mince. Cherries are highly nutritious.

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Oranges are acidic and while they are an excellent source of Vitamin C and Fiber, we don't recommend serving oranges or orange juice until almost 12 months as baby can get diaper or skin rashes. Tummy aches are common as well.

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You may add a drop or two of lemon juice as a preservative in a fruit/yogurt puree without ill effects.

Grapes

Since grapes present a choking hazard you will not want to serve them until at least age 10 months. They should be pureed or minced so baby can safely enjoy them.
Grapes imported from Latin and South America and other Countries are likely sprayed with pesticides. Feed baby only organic grapes.

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Kiwi

A fruit that is high in Vitamin C, Fiber, potassium and folate. we don't recommend until age 10 months and up due to it's acidity. After this time you can peel, then either dice or mash. Kiwi is good mixed with diced avocado or pears.

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Mango and Papaya

A very nutritious food, both are high in Vitamins C, A and E. Like many tropical fruits, the Mango and Papaya may cause a mild allergic reaction due to the oleo resins found in the peel. Most pediatricians recommend holding off serving Mango until 8 months or older.

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Peaches

An ideal early food for baby, peaches are high in Vitamins C, A and have a good amount of fiber as well.
You can feed them in pureed form or mixed into cereals and yogurt for babies 4-7 months, and you can also steam cook them or peel and chop for babies 8-12 months.

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Pears

Another early winner food for babies as pears are very easily digested. You can make them into a mash, or steam them for babies under 8 months as it will help break down the fiber and sugars.

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Plums

A very nutritious fruit high in Vitamins A and C. Plums that have been dried are actually prunes, not high on the favorites list for many. Plumbs however, are delicious and you may introduce baby to them as a puree or a plum smoothy mixed with vanilla yogurt.

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Pumpkin

One of the finest health foods around, pumpkins are full of Vitamin A, C, K and Beta Carotene. Potassium, iron and protein round out this fantastic food.

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Steam, mash or puree. Don't worry if you find your baby turning a bit orange! Parents who feed a lot of foods with Beta Carotene can expect the wee one to have her skin turn orange to varying degrees.

My first daughter did exactly that and I will never forget how surprised, as inexperienced new parents we were, as we put two and two together.

Carotenemia not harmful to baby, and is not the same as Vitamin A overdose by taking high doses of vitamin A.

The vitamin A in pumpkin is proportionate to how much baby could possibly eat, so he cannot overdose on the vitamin by eating pumpkin, sweet potatoes, winter squash or carrots.

Strawberries

High in Vitamin C, plant phenols and anti-oxidants, alas the strawberry is known to be a potential high allergen food, so it is recommended to wait until baby is at least 12 months of age. These organic fruits are the best you can give to your baby as he or she grows into a healthy child.

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That's the line up for baby fruits, so let's take a look at the equally important Organic Vegetables to introduce baby to.

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