Homemade Baby Food Recipes - Gluten Free

These homemade baby food recipes are ideal for when you are starting baby on solid foods. Good wholesome ingredients, thickened with baby rice if necessary will ensure your baby is off to a good start.

It is always safest to keep gluten out of baby's diet for the first six months, especially if there is a history of coeliac disease in the family.

Homemade Baby Food Recipes Let's start with some fruity recipes.

I always served mashed banana when I was first starting baby on solid food. It was quick, easy and very digestible. But you will want to introduce other flavours to your baby's diet as well. Baby will soon tell you which he or she prefers!

There is no need to add sugar to fruit purees, as the fruit will be sweet enough for baby's taste buds. Remember to also feed some vegetable dishes so that baby learns to enjoy savoury tastes.

Plums and Pears

Ingredients

1 banana mashed
2 plums, peeled, stoned and cut in half
1 pear, peeled cored and cut into quarters
1 tablespoon of baby rice

Method

Place the plum and pear segments in a steamer and cook for 4 minutes, or until they are soft. Puree, or mash the fruit, until smooth, then add the mashed banana, baby rice and two tablespoons of boiled water, and mix together until smooth.

Please Note: This recipe is not suitable for home freezing.