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MINTY EDAMAME AND YOGURT PUREE | 6 mos+ | 🌈⚠️💪🐄✳️
Updated: Aug 17, 2022
A flavorful, bright green puree of mint, edamame, and yogurt. This wonderful baby food recipe is packed with lots of protein and nutrients your growing baby needs. Believe it or not, this is a recipe for baby food! But don't let that stop you, this amazing combination of flavors also works wonderfully for adults as a side dish to any meat or fish, making it a great dish for the whole family to enjoy!
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What makes this puree so good for your baby?
Edamame offers plenty of protein and essential amino acids to power cell and tissue growth in your baby's growing body.
Yogurt is an excellent source of calcium, an important nutrient for bone development. It also provides some vitamin A for eye, skin, and immune health, all B-vitamins for energy, zinc for immune health, and potassium.
Mint adds a very unique and fresh flavor to this recipe helping develop baby's taste buds. This herb can also help alleviate tummy troubles, can help calm baby, and promote proper digestion.
MINTY EDAMAME AND YOGURT PUREE
Creamy and rich edamame blended with a touch of mint for a delicious and nutritious puree for your baby and the whole family!
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Course: Breakfast/Snack Prep: 10 min Servings: 4
Ingredients
½ cup frozen edamame (green soybeans), shelled
1 Tbsp water
½ cup plain whole milk yogurt
Couple mint leaves
Preparation Steps
Cook frozen edamame according to package directions.
Once cooked, add soybeans and mint leaves into a food processor (or blender) with 1 Tbsp water and blend until smooth. Stop the processor every 20 seconds to scrape down the sides.
Add ½ cup plain whole milk yogurt and continue to blend until mixed. Offer to baby via spoon-feeding, preloaded spoon for baby to eat independently, or in a suction bowl so baby can scoop with their little hands. You may also use this puree as a spread on baby's rice crackers or toast.
Notes
Suitable: for the whole family from 6 months old.
Age up: If offering this dip to an older child (2+ years) or an adult you may add 1 tsp. preferred sweetener.
Flavor up:
You may change flavor by replacing mint leaves for (or mixing it with) a few fresh basil leaves, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin, and/or 1/2 garlic clove.
Boost nutrition:
Try adding a tablespoon of flaxseed, chia/hemp seeds. They will add texture, plant protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals.
Offer this puree in a suction bowl with roasted/steamed veggies, or fresh cut fruits on the side so baby can have fun dipping it while getting more nutrients.
Involving your children:
Under 6+ months: have them watch you prepare; show them how you cook and puree the edamame. Tell them the names of the ingredients as you add them to help build baby's vocabulary.
18+ months: show them how to and let them try to add cooked and cooled edamame to the food processor; show them how to and let them try to press the food processor button; show them how to and let them try to add/mix ingredients.
★Focus on offering single ingredient foods or very simple recipes (1-3 ingredients) at the early stages - the first 1-2 months of starting solids. You may offer more elaborated recipes on a more occasional basis for babies beginning to eat. This will help your baby get familiar with the natural taste of foods but still getting it "pimped-up" in recipes every once in a while. It will also allow you to expose your baby to a few different foods, and make it easier for you to rule out some possible food allergies or intolerance before you start offering preparations with several ingredients regularly.
★ Use a yogurt made with plant milk instead of cow's milk to modify this recipe for a vegetarian baby.
🌈 - this recipe contains colorful foods. We recommend including a fruit and/or a vegetable at each meal.
💪 - this recipe contains iron-rich food. We recommend including iron-rich food at each meal.
🐄 - this recipe contains cow's milk, a common food allergen.
✳️ - this recipe contains contains soy, a common food allergen.
⚠️ - this recipe contains a common choking hazard. Make sure to follow age and preparation guidelines.
As always, discuss any concerns with your healthcare provider. This post and this site is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice. The materials and services provided by this site are for informational purposes only.
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🔥 - this recipe contains high-calorie food. We recommend including a high-calorie food at each meal.
💪 - this recipe contains iron-rich food. We recommend including iron-rich food at each meal.
🌈 - this recipe contains colorful food. We recommend including a fruit and/or a vegetable at each meal.
🥇 - this recipe contains foods that are a great choice for baby's first food.
🌱 - this recipe is a great choice for plant-based babies.
💩 - this recipe contains food that helps prevent or treat constipation.
🥜 - this recipe contains contains peanuts, a common food allergen.
🍳 - this recipe contains egg, a common food allergen.
🐄 - this recipe contains cow's milk, a common food allergen.
🌾 - this recipe contains contains wheat, a common food allergen.
✳️ - this recipe contains contains soy, a common food allergen.
💮 - this recipe contains sesame seed, a common food allergen.
🌰 - this recipe contains tree nuts, a common food allergen.
🐠 - this recipe contains fish, a common food allergen.
🍤 - this recipe contains shellfish, a common food allergen.
⚠️ - this recipe contains a common choking hazard. Make sure to follow age and preparation guidelines.
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