Black Bean Baby Food

Serve a bowl of black beans and diced avocado sprinkled with homemade yogurt cheese as a finger food for self feeders.

Black bean baby food.

1 large onion chopped 3 teaspoons dried thyme leaves 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 sweet red pepper chopped optional 4 cups peeled cubed sweet potatoes 1 2 inch cubes 2 15 ounce cans black beans drained and rinsed or 4 cups dried black beans that have been cooked pepper. 1 cup dried black beans soaked overnight or organic canned black beans for a quick option then it doesn t require any cooking 1 tbsp fat of your choice like organic rapeseed oil sunflower oil ghee olive oil avocado oil coconut oil etc. Begin with single ingredient bean mash puree to age appropriate soups stews and multi bean recipes. Black beans baby food recipes and ideas use your black beans purees as dips or sandwich fillings.

Because my daughter is a toddler i made the beans pretty thick and even left some whole beans in the mixture to help her practice with chewing. Always make sure the consistency of your baby s food is one she can handle. Mash the beans roughly. After only a bite or two scarlett wanted to pick up globs from her bowl and feed herself.

Ingredients 1 cup garbanzo beans 1 4 1 3 cup water. Ingredients 4 cups of cooked but dried black beans 4 cups of sweet potatoes peeled and diced three tablespoons olive oil three teaspoons dried thyme leaves finely chopped one large onion. To make pinto bean baby food for younger babies simply add more water. Feed at least one serving of beans daily to let your baby reap its benefits in the long run.

I made some plain pinto bean baby food and then added some minced garlic to the other half to add a different flavoring. Beans are a nutrient dense food that can add value to your baby s weaning diet. Ingredients 1 small head broccoli cut into florets 1 zucchini diced 1 yellow squash diced 1 15 5 oz can black beans rinsed and drained 1 cup plain greek yogurt high fat. Black bean banana mash also makes a great dip or spread for toddlers and big kids serve with some toasted pita bread or baked tortilla chips for a yummy after school snack.

Just look at that texture.