20 Baby Food Purees That Are Anything But Boring

Graduating from breast milk and formula to solids is a major milestone in a baby's first year. If your little one is ready to make the leap, throw away your preconceived notions that baby's first foods have to be monotonous and dull. These 20 recipes incorporate unexpected flavors and ingredients to make the early days of eating a whole lot more fun!

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Cantaloupe Cream

Cantaloupe Cream

Cantaloupes' high water content means that when the fruit is blended with yogurt , it yields a rich, creamy texture.

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Apple Oatmeal With Goji Berries

Apple Oatmeal With Goji Berries

Start your babe's day with antioxidant-rich Apple Oatmeal With Goji Berries.

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Blueberry Spinach Puree

Blueberry Spinach Puree

Blueberries and spinach might not sound like a natural combo, but they blend into a vitamin-packed puree that your baby's likely to love.

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Tummy Delight Prunes and Brown Rice

Tummy Delight Prunes and Brown Rice

The amount of milk that babies consume can lead to uncomfortable tummy troubles for some little ones. Whether or not your baby is struggling with stomach issues, he's likely to enjoy this prune and brown rice concoction.

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Salmon Puree

Salmon Puree

Baby food guru Annabel Karmel recommends introducing omega-3-rich oily fish at around 7 months. Her Salmon Puree recipe is a tasty way to supply your baby with his or her fish fix!

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Mild Chicken and Apricot Curry

Mild Chicken and Apricot Curry

For a taste of the exotic, let your little one sample Annabel Karmel's Chicken and Apricot Curry — a mild introduction to spicy flavors.

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Banana Avocado Mousse

Banana Avocado Mousse

Never thought of banana and avocado as being complementary? Give Weelicious's rich and creamy mousse a try. The blend is packed with antioxidants beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, magnesium, and potassium.

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Pear and Plum Compote

Pear and Plum Compote

A fruity combo from Annabel Karmel's latest book, Weaning, this Pear and Plum Compote is sweet, satisfying, and easy to alter with the addition of rice, yogurt, and/or cinnamon.

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Potato, Sweet Potato, and Tuna Pasta

Potato, Sweet Potato, and Tuna Pasta

Community member CherylDee, who blogs at From Lipsticks to Baby Bottles, shared her easy recipe for Potato, Sweet Potato, and Tuna Pasta.

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Baby Succotash

Baby Succotash

Healthful Succotash simply needs to be pureed to become baby-friendly.

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Roasted Root Veggies For Babies and Adults, Too!

Roasted Root Veggies For Babies and Adults, Too!

Fall's a great time of year to get into the habit of regularly roasting up a big sheet of root veggies a couple of times a week. All it takes is one extra step to transform your solid veggies into a baby-friendly puree.

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Cheesy Leek, Sweet Potato, and Cauliflower Puree

Cheesy Leek, Sweet Potato, and Cauliflower Puree

Annabel Karmel's Cheesy Leek, Sweet Potato, and Cauliflower Puree is packed with beta-carotene, vitamin C, calcium, and fiber.

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Baked Sweet Potatoes or Golden Beets

Baked Sweet Potatoes or Golden Beets

A simple starter recipe from Kim Laidlaw's Baby & Toddler On the Go, this puree can be made with one medium sweet or russet potato — or two golden beets. Click here for the recipe!

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Chicken and Sweet Pea Baby Food

Chicken and Sweet Pea Baby Food

Chow.com's Chicken and Sweet Pea Baby Food is a quick three-ingredient fix!

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Carrot, Banana, and Quinoa Blend

Carrot, Banana, and Quinoa Blend

Mix it up for little eaters with the unexpected blend of carrots, banana, and quinoa. It's sweet, nutritious, and easy to digest.

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Curried Edamame

Curried Edamame

For those times when the fridge runneth-under . . . Weelicious's Curried Edamame utilizes frozen edamame as the key ingredient in this exotic puree.

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Butternut Squashed Carrots

Butternut Squashed Carrots

Butternut squash and carrots make for a delightfully sweet (and orange!) meal for little ones.

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White Bean Puree

White Bean Puree

Pureed white beans are rich in fiber, protein, and iron. Blending them with just a bit of water gives them a smooth, peanut butter-like consistency.

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Bean Puree

Bean Puree

Beans are often overlooked when it comes to baby's first foods. This healthful puree can be made from any variety of dried beans and is an easy way to introduce the taste (and nutrients) to kids.