🍲 Püre · 6+ ay
Autumn on a Spoon: A Soft First Meeting with Sweet Pumpkin (6 months and up)
Made from sweet autumn pumpkin, this velvety purée can be a naturally sweet, soft and easy-to-digest option for your baby's gentle introduction to seasonal vegetables.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pumpkin (peeled, deseeded, cubed)
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil
- as needed Drinking water, vegetable stock or breast milk
Directions
- 1
Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut it into small, even cubes.
- 2
Steam it, or cook it in a little water, for about 15 minutes until soft enough to mash easily with a fork.
- 3
Drain, add a teaspoon of olive oil and blend or mash with a fork until smooth.
- 4
If it is too thick, loosen it gently, little by little, with cooking water, vegetable stock or breast milk.
- 5
Let it cool to lukewarm and serve; remember to introduce each new vegetable one at a time, three days apart.
🌱 Why is it nourishing?
With its natural sweetness and beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, pumpkin can offer a colourful and gentle entry to your baby's autumn table. Its soft, velvety texture eases those first spoonfuls, while the olive oil can help make use of some of the vitamins in the vegetable. Light and easy to digest, this purée can be a calm part of the complementary-feeding stage.
Maiyko's note
In the Maiyko kitchen we believe in fresh, simple, in-season ingredients; letting pumpkin's own natural sweetness come through makes room for your baby's palate to develop gently, with nothing extra added. Health Note: This content is for informational purposes; please make decisions about your baby's nutrition and health in consultation with your pediatrician.
Nutrition per serving
48
kcal
1 g
protein
6 g
carbs
3 g
fat
2 g
fiber
Foods in this recipe
⚕️ This recipe is for general informational purposes. The right time to introduce new foods and the risk of allergies vary from baby to baby — consult your pediatrician.