Baby Food Combination Ideas for Making Creative & Yummy Combinations with Foods your Baby will Love.

Do I still need to follow the "4 day wait rule" when I make baby food combinations?

When you have introduced your baby to a variety of foods and you know that no allergies are present, you are free to begin combining different foods together.   For example, if you have introduced apples and acorn squash, you can combine them and add one new food to the combination.  In this example, should your baby have a reaction, you would know it was the new food added to the "old" foods that may be the culprit.

Please insure that your combos are age appropriate for your baby - we have made age suggestions however you should determine if they suit your baby's needs. Make combinations only when you have introduced all foods separately and have checked for food allergies.

(See Also Meals for Fingers & It's Mealtime Baby. links)

Vegetable Baby Food Combination Ideas

Baby Food Combinations For Beginners

Squashy Sweet Potato
Blend acorn or butternut squash together with sweet potatoes

Squashy Apple Sweet Potato
Blend apples, acorn or butternut squash together with sweet potatoes

Green Beans and Apples or Pears
Blend green beans with apples and/or pears

Baby Food Combinations For Intermediates

Spicy Squash or Sweet Potatoes
Add some cinnamon and/or nutmeg to baby's squash or sweet potatoes

Green Beans and Potatoes
Blend white potatoes and green beans together - add a bit of pear or applesauce for extra Yum

Sweet Pea Stew
Mix Peas and Carrots with Applesauce, Rice or Oatmeal and Yogurt.

Carrot Stew
Mix Apples and Carrots with Rice, Oatmeal and Yogurt.

Sweet Potato Pie
Mix sweet potato, yogurt, cereal and a dash of cinnamon, top with powdered Cheerios - mix well

Fruit Baby Food Combination Ideas
(you may cook some of the fruits together or blend already prepared fruits.)

Baby Food Combinations For Beginners
Apple Cereal
Blend applesauce together with oatmeal or rice cereal

Pumpkin Cereal
Blend pumpkin puree together with oatmeal or rice cereal

Banana-'Cado
Blend Avocado and Bananas for a great meal or add the blend to baby's cereal.

Apple-Pear Sauce
Blend Apples and Pears (yummy when both are cooked together.)

Pumpkin Bananas
Blend pumpkin puree together with bananas

Pumpkin Bananas Applesauce
Blend pumpkin puree together with bananas and applesauce

Baby Food Combinations For Intermediates

Apple Pie
Combine cereal, yogurt and applesauce together adding a dash of cinnamon, top with powdered Cheerios - mix well

Pumpkin Pie
Blend pumpkin puree together with cereal, yogurt and add a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg, top with powdered Cheerios - mix well

Blueberry (Yogurt) Medley
Mix Blueberry, Apple, and Pear Sauce. Add yogurt if appropriate. Sprinkle with Powdered Cheerios (optional) are better for health and the environment.

Meats and Protein Baby Food Combination Ideas
(8 months and Older unless advised by your pediatrician)
Add rice, noodles, or barley for a "hearty" meal.

Meat & Protein Baby Food Combinations

Turkey/Chicken/Beef Dinner

Blend turkey or chicken or beef with applesauce and squash for a yummy meal.

Blend turkey or chicken or beef with sweet potatoes and/or applesauce

Blend turkey or chicken or beef with sweet potatoes and carrots

Blend turkey or chicken or beef with applesauce and/or carrots

Blend turkey or chicken or beef with pumpkin and squash

Tofu Dinner

Blend tofu, applesauce and squash together for a yummy meal.

Blend tofu, avocado and pears together

Blend tofu, blueberries and bananas together 

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  Salt and sugar are never needed when making baby food. Omit these items, preferably at ALL times, in your baby's everyday meals. Other spices such as cinnamon, garlic powder, pepper etc.. may be introduced as early as 7 months with your pediatricians consult.

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