Black Bean Baby Food
Black beans baby food recipes and ideas use your black beans purees as dips or sandwich fillings.
Black bean baby food. 1 large onion chopped 3 teaspoons dried thyme leaves 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 sweet red pepper chopped optional 4 cups peeled cubed sweet potatoes 1 2 inch cubes 2 15 ounce cans black beans drained and rinsed or 4 cups dried black beans that have been cooked pepper. Mix with rice to create a meal offering complete protein. Ingredients 1 small head broccoli cut into florets 1 zucchini diced 1 yellow squash diced 1 15 5 oz can black beans rinsed and drained 1 cup plain greek yogurt high fat. Beans are a nutrient dense food that can add value to your baby s weaning diet.
Ingredients 1 cup garbanzo beans 1 4 1 3 cup water. Mash the beans roughly. 1 cup dried black beans soaked overnight or organic canned black beans for a quick option then it doesn t require any cooking 1 tbsp fat of your choice like organic rapeseed oil sunflower oil ghee olive oil avocado oil coconut oil etc. I made some plain pinto bean baby food and then added some minced garlic to the other half to add a different flavoring.
Black bean banana mash also makes a great dip or spread for toddlers and big kids serve with some toasted pita bread or baked tortilla chips for a yummy after school snack. After only a bite or two scarlett wanted to pick up globs from her bowl and feed herself. Ingredients 4 cups of cooked but dried black beans 4 cups of sweet potatoes peeled and diced three tablespoons olive oil three teaspoons dried thyme leaves finely chopped one large onion. This butternut squash black bean and cumin puree is a perfect stage 3 food easing baby into eating yummy roasted veggie bites with skins chewy beans and various seasonings to excite the palate.
Serve a bowl of black beans and diced avocado sprinkled with homemade yogurt cheese as a finger food for self feeders. Always make sure the consistency of your baby s food is one she can handle. To make pinto bean baby food for younger babies simply add more water. This stage two baby food recipe is suitable for babies 7 9 months and up.
Because my daughter is a toddler i made the beans pretty thick and even left some whole beans in the mixture to help her practice with chewing.