How to Make Homemade Baby Food from Bananas

Here's an easy way to make homemade baby food using bananas.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• bananas
• baby bowl
• baby spoon
• fork

1. 
    

   Wait till the banana is ripe with lots of brown spots, but still a lot of yellow too. I love using these types of bananas for baby food because babies don't mind bananas that are a little over ripe, and they are easier to mash, but at the same time they don't go to waste.

2. 
    

   Peel the banana and break into smaller pieces, putting the pieces in a baby bowl.

3. 
    

   With a fork, mash the banana so there are not large pieces. You may have to go over it a few times to get the banana mashed enough. Note that if your feeding a baby 6-8 months old, you may need to blend the banana to make the banana mixture smoother, but judge according to what your baby can handle.

4. Using a baby spoon, feed your baby the mashed banana. Yummy!

Tips & Warnings

• One medium banana makes about a half cup, or 4 oz, of banana.
• This mixture should be eaten right away, and does not keep, so use it immediately.

[PajamaMommy]

on 3/20/2009 I can't wait to try this with my baby when she gets here (and is eating solids). Thanks!

[kllmomof2]

on 3/20/2009 My girls loved bananas when the were little. Now they love frozen banana slices. Great article

[showpup]

on 1/17/2009 I used to do this all the time with my babies (now grown).