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Avocado for baby (BLW, puree, mashed)

There are a variety of ways to prepare avocado baby food - either avocado puree, baby-led weaning avocado, mashed avocado for baby and when they are older as bite sized pieces.
Course Baby food
Cuisine Baby Food
Diet Vegetarian
Fridge Life? 3 days
Freezable? 3 months
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 161kcal
Author Dora

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 avocado

Instructions

Avocado Puree

  •  Wash the whole avocado and slice it in half
  •  Separate the two halves, remove the pit. 
  • Use a soup spoon to scoop out the flesh.
  • Place the avocado flesh in the food processor and process until you have a smooth puree. If you want to you may add a tablespoon of water. 
  • Give baby a preloaded spoon so they can feed themselves. It will be messy in the beginning but with more practice it will help them develop their gross motor skills.
  • Store in fridge for 3 days in an airtight container or freeze in an ice cube tray. 

Mashed Avocado for baby

  • Wash the whole avocado and slice it in half.
  • Separate the two halves, remove the pit. 
  • Use a soup spoon to scoop out the flesh and place the flesh in a bowl. 
  • Use a fork to gently mash the avocado. 

Avocado Baby-led Weaning

  • There are different ways on how to feed baby avocado baby-led weaning style. Avocado must be soft enough so you can easily mash it between your fingers. 
  • option 1: wash the avocado, halve it, remove the pit and use a butter knife to cut out 3 - 4 piece in each half. The piece should be no thicker than your pinky finger. Take a spoon and scoop out the pieces. Serve baby one piece at a time. 
  • option 2: same as option one but instead of a butter knife place the avocado half flesh side down and use a sharper knife to cut out the 3-4 pieces with the skin on. Then from each piece remove half of the skin. We keep the skin so it is easier for baby to grab.

9 month old baby that is ready for pincer grasp

  • Wash, halve and remove the avocado pit.
  • Use a spoon to remove the flesh and then place the flesh where the pit area used to be down and cut into bite sized pieces.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5avocado | Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 487mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg