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Basic Recipes for Home-made Baby Food
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Most purees require adding extra liquid to make them easier for baby to swallow.

Here is a general guide for adding liquid

FOOD

 LIQUID

 YIELD

 BLENDING TIME (for those with a blender)

FRUITS 75 - 125 ml (1/3 - ½ cup) cooked fruit

 10 ml (2 tbsp) fruit juice or water if necessary

75 - 125 ml (1/3 - ½ cup)

 15 - 45 seconds

VEGETABLES 200 ml (3/4 cup) cooked vegetables

45 ml (3 tbsp) vegetable liquid or water

75 - 125 ml (1/3 - ½ cup)

 1 - 2 minutes

MEATS 125 ml (1/2 cup) cooked meat

60 ml (4 tbsp)water- milk-vegetable water or other liquid

75 - 125 ml (1/3 - ½ cup)

Process until smooth

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