Making baby food - Carrot Puree

Things needed:
- carrots
- formula milk
- spoon
- baby cubes (or ice cube trays)
- steamer
- blender

(1) clean & peel carrots, chop into pieces of 2-3 cm

(2) steam till a fork punctures them easily (steamer = 45 mins, stove = 30 mins).

or boil it in a little water - until tender (this will probably take around 5 - 8 minutes... don't overcook the carrots to the point where they become mushy or watery, as they will have lost much of their goodness

OR wrap loosely in foil and pop into an oven preheated to 180 degree c

The carrots will cook in their own steam and should be tender and ready for pureeing within 20-30 minutes - please take care when you open the foil parcel, as steam will escape!

(3) allow carrots to cool; make some formula milk to mix with the carrots

(4) when carrots are cool enough to be handled, puree them (2 cups of carrots with 4 oz of formula)

(5) Puree till no chunks. For 1st few feedings, strain the carrots through a sieve and discard any pulp that won't strain

(6) Spoon the puree into baby cubes and freeze. Can be kept for up to 3 months

To defreeze, put in warm water (or food warmer) for 5 to 10 mins