Things You'll Need:
- Fresh fruits and vegetables
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Step 1
Get the okay from your pediatrician to start your baby on solid foods. With most babies, they allow rice cereal anywhere from four to six months. Once that is established, you can move on to fruits and vegetables.
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Step 2
Browse the baby aisle at your local grocery store to see what fruits and vegetables are suitable at various stages. For instance, it is not recommended to give a baby citrus fruits until after his first birthday.
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Step 3
Buy a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, such as squash, sweet potatoes, green beans, bananas, pears, apples and peaches. Buy smaller quantities of each until you are sure that your baby likes the new food.
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Step 4
Clean the selected fruit or vegetable and cut it in half. Don't worry about peeling it just yet. There is no need to cut green beans, peas or corn in half.
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Step 5
Place the fruit or vegetable flat in a baking dish with enough water to cover about 1/4 of the fruit or vegetable. Bananas do not need to be baked, so skip to the last step.
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Step 6
Bake at 350 degrees F for about one hour. Check to make sure that you are not burning the fruit or vegetables and that there is enough water in the baking dish. If the fruit or vegetable is soft at one hour, remove from the oven. If not, continue baking until it is soft.
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Step 7
Peel the fruit or vegetable once it is cooled and place in the food processor. Let it blend while slowly adding filtered water until you reach a desired consistency.
