I have listed the following foods for 6+ months. This is not always because they are not recommended before then but also may be because they are more difficult to mash/ puree and are therefore liable to contain much larger lumps which a younger baby may not be able to cope with.   For this reason the foods   on this page are   not   the best   first foods if you are starting weaning at 6 months and wish to feed your baby a smooth puree. Please refer to the 4+ months recipes for suitable foods in this case.

Mushrooms

Wash a large handful of button mushrooms. Chop into small cubes   and fry in olive oil until soft.

Place in blender and blend until the desired consistency is reached (adding boiled water if required).

Note mushrooms are not really suitable for mashing   unless your baby is very competent with lumps.

Beetroot

Green Beans

Take a large handful of green beans and top and tail   if necessary   (i.e. remove the stalk-like end and the flowery end) or buy ready prepared beans.

Boil or steam the beans for about 10 mins.

Place in blender and blend until desired consistency is reached (adding some of the cooking water   if required).

Peas

Measure out about 5 cubes (280 ml)   of fresh or frozen peas   (this should make 3-4 cubes when mashed).

Boil or steam for about 5-7 mins.

Mash or puree, adding boiled water if required to reach the desired consistency.

Raspberries

These do not need to be cooked, neither do the seeds need to be removed.

Simply measure out about   5 cubes (280 ml) of raspberries and mash until the desired consistency is required.

if you use frozen raspberries, you will not be able to re-freeze but you could make a smaller amount and keep in the fridge for a day or 2.

Chicken

Take one chicken breast or approx. 200grams of chicken.   Cook the chicken   until there is no pink flesh and the juices run clear when a knife is inserted. (can be grilled, roasted or boiled).

Place in blender with 150mls of chicken stock (the cooking water left over from your chicken if you do not have ready made chicken stock available. Do not use stock cubes as these contain salt) and blend until desired consistency is reached.

Note the consistency can be altered further by adjusting the chicken to stock ratio.

Tip: I find an alternative, easy solution to this   is to roast a whole chicken and have the breasts for dinner with your partner. Use half the chicken that is left over for baby. To make the stock place the carcass with the rest of the chicken into a pan of water. Bring to the boil and then simmer for about an hour or more. Remove the chicken and sieve the stock (cooking water) into a jug which can then be kept in the fridge.  

Pork

Lamb

  Take approx. 200grams of diced lamb.   Boil the lamb   in water for about 40-45 mins until tender.

Note the consistency can be altered further by adjusting the lamb to stock ratio.

Suggested food combinations

Prepare all foods as above and mix cubes together in equal quantities (or as you wish depending on which flavour(s) you wish to be prominent in the meal). If you   defrost 3-4 pots of savoury for each day, you can mix and match at lunch and tea without duplicating the meal exactly. For example: sweet potato, broccoli and carrot could make sweet potato, broccoli and carrot for lunch   (one cube broccoli + spoonful each of carrot and sweet potato) and carrot and   sweet   potato   for tea (the balance of the cubes).   This works better when baby's appetite increases but can be adapted for earlier by filling the cubes   to a lower level than the 70ml max.  

Beetroot, Butternut Squash & Marrow

Beetroot, Swede, Sweet Potato & Marrow

Beetroot, Sweet Potato & Cauliflower

Chicken & Mash Potato

Chicken, Broccoli & Cauliflower

Chicken, Cauliflower & Sweet Potato

Chicken, Mash Potato & Broccoli

Chicken, Sweet Potato, Mushroom & Beetroot

Chicken, Beetroot & Cauliflower

Chicken, Mash Potato, Mushroom & Marrow

Chicken, Beetroot & Marrow

Lamb Casserole & Mash Potato

Lamb, Potato and Butternut Squash

Lamb, Potato   & Carrot

Potato, Cauliflower & Mushroom (with rosemary)

Lamb, Mash Potato, Green Beans & Mushrooms

Green Beans, Potato & Carrot

Lamb Casserole & Green Beans

Lamb, Green Beans & Carrot

Pork, Potato & Broccoli

Pork, Potato & Apple

Chicken & Pea

Pork, Pea &   Parsnip

Pork, Mash Potato, Parsnip & Swede

**You can also spice up any of the 4+ months recipes by adding a sprinkling of herbs eg parsley & rosemary, parsley, sage & rosemary, parsley & basil, rosemary & sage etc**