How to Make Fresh Baby Food in the Fall

The harvest season is a great time for homemade baby food. Here are a few ideas for feeding baby well in the fall.

Things You'll Need

• apples
• Sugar Pie pumpkin
• parsnips
• pears
• fresh figs
• Baby Bottle Nipples
• Baby Bottles
• Groceries
• baby food grinder, blender or food processors

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Instructions

• 1

  Make homemade applesauce. Peel and core apples, then simmer them with a bit of water, covered, until tender. Purée in the blender.

• 2

  Scoop the flesh out of a pumpkin that has been halved and roasted. Mash well with a fork. Cooking pumpkins such as Sugar Pies work best.

• 3

  Mash parsnips just as you would potatoes. Peel and cut them into chunks, then steam and purée.

• 4

  Bake, steam or poach pears. Baby may even be able to eat an extra-ripe pear that is simply peeled and mashed.

• 5

  Serve babies cooked, puréed figs. These can be seedy, so wait until your baby is 9 to 10 months old.