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WB370 R5 or eating them. care provider before starting finger foods.squash broccoli sweet potato Refrigerate freshsheets in English and Spanishbake squash andsteam or boil until soft bake a sweet potatofruit and vegetables remove the peel and remove the peel within 2 hours of peeling or cutting them.be patientYour baby may need to try a new food many times before deciding to eat it. carrot tomato Eat your veggies, green beans peel carrots, steam remove stem andand your baby will steam or boil until soft or boil until soft hard core of ripe tomatoes want to try them too!Fresh Fruit & Veggie Finger Foods Make some simple pureesfreeze pureesWB370TR - English for your baby. Make some baby foods andfreeze for later meals.WB370TRs - Spanish three easy steps to purees: make batches of baby purees using one of these methods:1 2 3ice cube tray baking sheet small containersPrepare Cook baby food ideas Spoon 2 tablespoons of the Pour puree into small containers. 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They add vitamins, minerals and fiber Label freezer bags or containers with the date and name of the food.Offer a thin puree when your baby is first learning how to eat. With practice, your baby will. Infant cereal is a good source of iron.learn how to eat foods with more texture. Then offer thicker purees or purees with soft lumps.These foods help your baby grow and be healthy. butternutstart with simple fruit and veggie purees: squash pureesweetpotato1butternut squashpuree Stir into Soups.bananas 1. Wash the squash. Cut the peel off the A favorite fruit for babies - easy to mash and eat! Stir a container of vegetable puree into soups or stews.squash with a knife. Cut the squash emove seeds.Peel a banana. Puree until smooth. into large chunks and rOr mash a banana with a fork until smooth. Add a spoonful o fant cereal tt your babo your baby practicys boe wl2. 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