The great thing about making your child's blends yourself is that you know exactly what's in them. As a maker, you can decide on precisely the taste, ingredients and serving quantity that's just right for your baby. You’re also in control of the texture, from the first super-smooth baby blends, to thicker, chunkier ones when your little one is ready to move on. It’s a pleasure to see them get to grips with soft little lumps as they grow and begin to explore new sensations and mouthfeel.
Always consult a health professional before introducing your baby to solid foods, but guidelines tend to recommend that you start weaning when your baby is around 6 months old. At the beginning, it’s all about getting them used to the idea of eating. They'll still be getting most of their energy and nutrients from breast milk or first infant formula. Purées are the perfect way to introduce your little one to first foods, either every mealtime, or in combination with baby-led weaning, offering your baby soft food to pick up and try.
You can create high quality purées for a hungry baby with any KitchenAid blender. Whizz up baby food in a flash, as well as soups, smoothies sauces, dips and recipe bases.
The Diamond blender comes in 6 colours with a sturdy die-cast metal base. Its patented diamond-shaped BPA-free jar creates a powerful vortex to quickly stir, chop, mix and crush ingredients for healthy food.
These days, lots of baby foods available in the shops are made with natural, organic products, and often contain minimal ingredients. But many people still prefer to make their own at home, using fresh, nutritious local produce and whole foods. And, when cooked in bulk, homemade baby food will be a lower price than shop bought purées.
Homemade baby food also allows you to try out all sorts of flavour combinations and gradually introduce your little one to a wide variety of healthy foods to pave the way for good eating habits. Making it at home is quick and easy — and you know they’re getting the highest quality.
BLENDER K400 - ARTISAN 5KSB4026 | BLENDER K150 5KSB1325 | |
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£ 299.00 | | |
SHOP NOW | SHOP NOW | |
1.4L | 1.4L | |
Glass | BPA-free durable plastic | |
5 | 3 | |
Ice crush, icy drinks, smoothie, self-cleaning | Ice crushing | |
5 years | 2 years | |
Base and dial | Dial | |
Small batch jars, citrus press, personal jar (with easy-drink lid) | Small batch jars, citruc press, personal jar (with easy-drink lid) | |
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Some purées can be made with raw food, like bananas. Simply fork or blend up the ripe banana with a little milk or water. Other purées, like sweet potato, butternut squash or apple need to be cooked – either steamed, baked, roasted or boiled until soft. Add a little water, apple juice or the baby’s usual milk to help the blending process and whiz up in the blender to create the consistency you're looking for.
The purée should be perfectly smooth when the baby is first introduced to solid food at around 6 months old and then you can gradually introduce a slightly lumpier texture when they're between 7 and 9 months. Virtually all fruits, vegetables, meats, pulses and fish can be steamed and blended up for baby food –- so try some imaginative combinations.
Unleash your creativity as a baby food maker with these ideas for blends:
It's a good idea to choose organic food when you cook, wherever possible. Organic food is better for all of us, because it's produced with stricter environmental standards and without exposure to chemicals, petroleum-based fertilizers, pesticides, hormones or antibiotics.
Organic meat and dairy products come from livestock reared and housed in a spacious environment with access to roam outdoors and organic feed – which means they tend to be leaner and healthier, with less fat. Similarly, organic fruit and vegetables are highly nutritious as they're grown with natural methods in healthy soil.
All babies are different. Some love solid food from the off, while others need a little longer to get going. WHO* recommends starting with 1 or 2 spoonfuls of purée, 2-3 times a day, alongside their usual milk, and gradually increasing to 3-4 times daily between 9-11 months and 12-24 months. As long as your baby is growing well, gaining weight, has wet nappies, and enough energy to play and explore, then they're most likely doing fine. But always check with your doctor or health visitor if you’re at all concerned.
*World Health Organization
If you’re making purées for your baby, it’s always best to peel your fruit and veggies first. Not only does it help prevent choking, but makes them easier for your baby to digest. Some skins, like carrot, can also taste slightly bitter. With foods that barely have a skin however – like cherries, strawberries, peas, etc – you don’t need to worry about peeling. Just make sure you blend thoroughly, especially in those early stages of weaning.
We know that weaning is a messy business. So you’ll be pleased to hear that all our blenders are designed to make your life easier when it comes to cleaning up. No only do the Blender K150 and the Blender K400 have a soft-start feature to avoid splattering, but all the parts (other than the base) are dishwasher-safe too. All you'll need to mop up are those cute little hands and faces.
You don't have to stick to boring blends. As your little one grows you can introduce new taste sensations to satisfy their curiosity.