How do you make carrots for baby?

Perisky

I have never steamed veggies (hubby cooks) and I have no special veggie steaming tools.  How do I make carrots mushy before pureeing them?  THANKS! 

sunnyday016

You can bake them with a tiny bit of water to make them soft, same with squash.

CheekyMommy

I have a picture how to in my siggy.

nofreespeeches

you shouldn't make your own carrot baby food. read this.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

KSimone619

nofreespeeches:

you shouldn't make your own carrot baby food. read this.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

LOL it says not to make them for infants younger than 3 months.  The website does say it's OK to make them carrots, just don't use the water from the steamer to add into the puree b/c it contains nitrates.  Get fresh water to thin. 

KSimone619

P.S. I peeled, steamer, and blended the carrots.  You can buy a steamer basket for as cheap as $2-$3.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/carrotsbabyfoodrecipes.html

Also, you could peel, chop, and bake in a small amount of water in a baking dish until soft. 

nofreespeeches

KSimone619:

nofreespeeches:

you shouldn't make your own carrot baby food. read this.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

LOL it says not to make them for infants younger than 3 months.  The website does say it's OK to make them carrots, just don't use the water from the steamer to add into the puree b/c it contains nitrates.  Get fresh water to thin. 

huh, it does say that. well, my pedi told me not to give her carrots i had prepared at home until 9 months of age. ::shrugs::

katypresson

KSimone619:

nofreespeeches:

you shouldn't make your own carrot baby food. read this.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

LOL it says not to make them for infants younger than 3 months.  The website does say it's OK to make them carrots, just don't use the water from the steamer to add into the puree b/c it contains nitrates.  Get fresh water to thin. 

Exactly!  I make them all.the.time.  My baby has yet to get food poisoning from nitrates in carrots.

b15chik

I bake mine in the oven wrapped in foil. The last time I made them I used a teeny bit of olive oil and put a little basil in. He loves it

ljlkm

KSimone619:

nofreespeeches:

you shouldn't make your own carrot baby food. read this.

https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/nitratearticle.htm

LOL it says not to make them for infants younger than 3 months.  The website does say it's OK to make them carrots, just don't use the water from the steamer to add into the puree b/c it contains nitrates.  Get fresh water to thin. 

This. I specifically asked the pedi about it and she agreed. If you wait until 6 months and don't feed a cup of carrots per day, you'll have no problems. I don't use a steamer basket. I put the carrots in a small collander. I then put about a half an inch of water in a sauce pan slightly larger than the collander. Place the collander in the sauce pan and place the lid to the sauce pan directly over the carrots. Heat the water to boiling. Steam will escape the sides but that's fine. It takes 15 minutes or so for the carrots to get soft. Pur?e using your preferred method.

thinkofthat

Microwave the frozen ones in a tupperware container with a tiny bit of water or boil them for a looong time.  Microwave is simpler.