Ideas on how to use purees in real food...

Singingmama

About 2 days before my daughter started refusing purees, I stocked up on them at the grocery store. Figures, right? Well, I've been meaning to take them to a food bank or woman's shelter, but last night I started thinking that there must be some way that I can incorporate them into meals for DD. She's not much into veggies these days, so I'd mainly like a way to add them into the foods that she will eat. She loves pancakes, and I figure I can add some into pancake batter, but I wondered if y'all had any other ideas... TIA!!

shoeboxx

Do you remember what flavors you have? 

JLG95

You could mix veggie purees with tomato sauce or melted cheese and put it on pasta.  Or you could use veggies and some fruits for a sauce on meat and rice dishes. 

You could mix fruit purees with milk and regular oatmeal too. 

war_eagle

Add to oatmeal or hot cereal.  You can also mix with plain yogurt.

essey1234

pancake, muffin , loaves. You can also add a lot of the veggie kinds to pasta sauces, potatoes  . Pretty much can be added to anything

smileyone

We've stirred them into yougurt and oatmeal.  I also plan on using them as a dip.

KSimone619

I mix veggies into pasta... you can also add some cheese melted with a little butter and milk.

As for fruit, mix into hot cereal or plain yogurt.

 

NiniJ55

I had a couple of spoons of pureed veggies in his banana or apple sauce.  I also add them into pasta sauce and yogurt.

megs68

I just made sweet potato muffins last night from pureed sweet potatoes.  Someone posted the recipe on here, it was from weelicious.  That website might have more ideas.

KristinKD

I add fruit purees to plain yogurt and oatmeal; I spread butternut squash puree on the bread when making grilled cheese; I add cauliflower puree to macaroni and cheese; I make pasta with yellow squash puree and parmesan cheese; I add carrot puree to pasta sauce.

You might also check out the Deceptively Delicious cookbook.

RubineLime

Use the veggie ones as dipping sauce for chicken nuggets. DD loves her "dip-dip"!

g8trkim

I've heard of mixing sweet potatoes in with mac n cheese. Never tried it though. Also, I bet you could mix the green veggies in with pasta, like a sauce.