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Pureeing Bananas

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Do you just add water to thin them out when using a blender? I have a few bananas that need to be used up-so far I've just done them one at a time as needed but I'm planning to freeze some.
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  • saturdaynightdoubletreesaturdaynightdoubletree member
    you don't need to add anything to them, but if they are too thick for LO you can definitely add water/formula/BM
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  • BengalBelleBengalBelle member
    I've just pureed them without water - they tend to become more liquidy the more you mess with them.  So if you're mashing with a fork, they may seem like they need water  - but if you put them in the food processor/blender, you may find you don't.
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  • IU_babyIU_baby member

    I just mash them with a fork. 

    You can freeze the entire banana in its skin.

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  • kiki4kiki4 member

    Here is what it says at wholesomebabyfood.com:

    1. Peel ripe banana - do not cook
    2. Place banana in a food processor/food mill or blender and puree
    You can also mash the banana in a bowl using a regular fork ? heat in microwave for 25 seconds prior to mashing for extra softness
    Add formula/breast milk or water to thin or add cereal (if desired) to thicken up.

     

    Bananas and banana puree may be frozen. Using a bit of lemon juice will help to prevent the browning of a banana (and most other fruits) when freezing it. It is the citric acid or the ascorbic acid that aids in the preservation of fruits. The exposure to oxygen and the enzymes in a banana (and most other fruits) are what cause it to go from green to yellow, and then brown to black, as it ripens. A blackish or brownish banana is not necessarily rotten or bad.

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  • laura&bobvlaura&bobv
    Ditto using the fork to mash them. I have found that the more ripe they are the easier they are to mash and I don't need to add anything. I don't freeze bananas very often because she either eats the whole thing or I finish what I don't slice up for her. Like pp, I would just put it in the freezer in the skin. It seems to keep better, and doesn't get brown. ( it weirds me out to eat brown bananas.)
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