Introducing vegetables in your baby’s diet? This potato puree for babies is ideal for infants over 6 months, as it’s easy, neutral and safe for little tummies.
We’ve all heard stories of kids refusing to eat vegetables, and perhaps we may have done the same when we were young! However, now that you’re a parent, you want to make sure that you raise your little one to enjoy vegetables of all kinds. As with everything else, the earlier you start, the better!
With so many vegetables to choose from, new parents can be confused about which one to introduce in their baby’s diet first. You need a vegetable that’s easily digestible, neutral in taste and safe for developing digestive systems. Potato is the vegetable that checks all these boxes, and provides many other benefits too.
Potato Puree for babies is the perfect way to introduce this vegetable in your munchkin’s diet. Potato puree has a soft consistency, it is easily mashable and is among foods with the least risk of food allergy. Start with a small quantity as potatoes may cause gassines in some babies.
Please don’t forget the 3 Day Rule before introducing any new food. Select a potato that is free of blemishes, cracks and soft spots. Avoid potatoes that have begun sprouting – these are not fresh.
Potato Puree for Babies
Ingredients:
- 1 Potato
- Jeera powder – A pinch
Method:
1. Peel the skin of the potato.
2. Slice into cubes.
3. Steam cook for 3-4 whistles on medium flame.
4. Let it cool.
5. Mash well using a potato masher or the back of a ladle.
6. Add Jeera powder for seasoning.
7. If you want to make it runnier, add some breast milk or formula.
8. Your Potato Puree is ready. Serve warm.
Nutritional Information
100 g of Potatoes yield 77 kcal of energy and a medium potato gives about 26 grams of carbohydrates, making these an energy-rich food. Potatoes are also rich in minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals such as carotenoids and natural phenols.
- Potato - One
- Jeera powder - A pinch
- Peel the skin.
- Slice into cubes.
- Steam cook for 3-4 whistles on medium flame.
- Let it cool.
- Mash well using potato masher or ladle.
- Add Jeera powder for seasoning
- Serve warm.
Hi,
My baby is 6 months and 1 week old. She has had carrot, Apple puree and dal- rice puree. Can i give her beetroot next or should i give her potato first. Also can i make the purees runny by adding water.
Hi Ambika,
You can introduce potato or beetroot. But please make sure to introduce one at a time. Yes, water can be added to change the puree’s consistency.
Hi, can i add water in the potato puree to make it runny.
Yes, you can add 🙂
Hi, how long the baby food preserve? It is good if I mix a honey to his mashe potatoe?
Please give it fresh 🙂 Honey can be added if baby is above 1 year.
Hei can we add Coconut milk instead of bm/fomula ?
Hi Sandhya,
You can add, but please make sure to introduce it individually and check if it suits your baby.
HI
My daughter now is 4 months and 20 days old. but she does not take enough amount of formula milk per day and I can not stay with her the whole day to feed breast milk. So can I start solid food? And what kind of solid food is advisable at this stage?
Hi Nina,
Starting solids is never recommended by us till baby becomes 6 months. Please consult with your pediatrician too.
Hi
My baby is 4 months old and my doctor advice me to introduce her cerelac or banana or patato puree. She is able to digest easily. But what should I do is it ok or not to give her solid? She is 7 kg almost
Hi,
Exclusive breast feeding is mandatory till baby completes 6 months of age. Kindly introduce solids after 6 months.
Can I add formula milk instead of breast milk into this for my 8 month baby. I didn’t tried formula milk before and didn’t expressed breast milk
Hi Subitha,
You can add formula milk/ breast milk before feeding the baby. Puree can also be given directly as the baby has become 8 months.
Hi i have 4months 5days old baby can i gve him soild food ..what should i make him to eat. Can i start cerlac for himplease tell me which cerlac is bestfor him..
Hi,
Exclusive breast feeding or formula feeding is only recommended till baby completes 6 months.
Hi Hema,
My baby will turn 7months on 18th jan..
Can i giv her peas n potato puree??
Yes dear sure you can.
Hi
I just follow Ur diet plan every month nd found very effective for my 8month old baby boy by d only thing which I found dat in any of d. Recipes u didn’t mention way to avoid or nt give wen baby is suffering from cold cough or tummy upset I request u to please add such things also so dat it will b more convenient fr us to follow dem.
Thanku so much
From
New mom
Personally Harshita, I don’t restrain my kids or advice anyone to stop any food completely during cold. The quantity can be reduced or you can give it during day, but avoiding it all together is not a great option. In case of stomach upset, avoid all foods that are tough to digest, give easy food and if baby is above 6 months give water and fiber food. Always stick to small portions of food and I am sure you will do great as a new mom. Cheers
Hi. My baby is 6months old . Can i add honey in potato purree?
No dear. After one year you may.
Hi
My baby is 4 n half month old can I give did potato puree to my baby?
No dear, it is best to breastfeed until baby is 6 months.
No dear, not before 6 months please
hi hema, can i add some sugar in potato puree… my baby is 6month 20days old…
We don’t recommend sugar until the baby is one. You could give simply and perhaps the baby will like it.
Baby is not showing interest to eat food without taste..he likes to eat tasty food like banana,beetroot. But not showing interest to eat carrot puree, potato puree etc… Pls help me to make him to eat witout salt r sugar
Hi Deepa, try adding pinch of spices like jeera or pepper to the food or mix naturally sweet fruit purees in the porridges and feed to your baby.
I hema I have a son he is 5 and half months old can I give the mixture of both potato and carrot puree at once and can I add a pinch of salt to it
Good time to start solids is after completion of 6 months.. Here’s the link for you that can help https://www.mylittlemoppet.com/diet-chart-for-6th-month-babies/
Hi
I came across your website when I was searching for good baby porridge recipes. Yours is very clear and there are so many varieties. Loved and felt very interested. I was worried that my son hesitated to eat ragi porridge few days back. Now I got hope that I could give different varieties to make him healthy. Thank you for sharing!!!
HI Hema.
When should be the Apple Puree given to d baby..can be added to the Sathu mavu..
Hi hema,, my son s nw 6 mnths 6 dys,,, can i give dis potato puree to him…
Yes you can give pooja 🙂
Hi hema,
I have twins of 6 month old , they have milk protein allergy. So formula milk not allowed and bm is not suficiant for recipes, so plz post or mail some recipes without milk.
Hi Nidhi, Almost all the porridge recipes can be done without milk, I never add even bm to my daughter’s porridge, only water