Sweet potato goes well with spinach and/or egg yolk. For babies who reject the taste of spinach, it can be masked in the presence of sweet potato. I usually prepare sweet potato puree with either peas + spinach or peas + egg yolk. It is a nutritious combo for lunch or dinner. I try to use the orange flesh variety where possible due to its higher content of beta-carotene and vitamin C. Some sweet potatoes have a higher moisture content than others and hence the resultant puree is not so dry. I discovered that adding a bit of cauliflower boost the moisture content of sweet potato puree.
Preparation and cooking the puree are both easy:
1) Peel and chop a small sweet potato into small chunks.
2) Roll a few spinach leaves together and cut into pieces. (too much spinach can make the resultant puree bitter)
3) Place the sweet potato, spinach leaves and peas into a plate and steam for 15 minutes.
4) Puree the veggies. (I have a metal sieve kinda set for mashing up veggies for babies. The skin of peas is left behind on the sieve.)
5) Mix the puree evenly and place it in a hot water bath to keep it warm while feeding the baby.
The photograph below is an updated version of the sweet potato puree as I’m getting Hannah to chew more. Since she has turned one, it is quite safe to consume egg white now. Hence, I’ve included both the egg yolk and egg white in the recipe. I left out the spinach in the recipe for this one.
Sweet Potato Puree with Egg & Peas
before i read, i saw the photo and thought it’s feta cheese! haha
Ha ha :D BTW, Hannah has only tried the plain cheese cubes from Laughing Cow and cheddar cheese.