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Cooking pick ‘n’ mix style with baby purees is a fabulous way to maximise variety and nutrition in your baby’s diets. If you find a particular base recipe that your baby loves you can simply begin to mix and match a few of the ingredients to introduce new tastes and textures and promote good nutrition by familiarising your bub with a wide range of nutritious foods. George’s favourite combination of this pick ‘n’ mix puree during his starting solids days was chicken, zucchini, carrot & apple.  We hope you find a delicious combination your baby loves too.

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Nutrition Note: Babies have a natural preference for sweetness over savoury. So if you find your baby or toddler is fussy with savoury foods try combining vegetables and/or meats with their favourite fruits, and then slowly reduce the amount of fruit and sweetness in their main meals over time.

Ingredients

• 1/2 chicken breast (approx 150g)
• 1/2 cup pick 'n' mix green vegetables
• e.g. zucchini, broccoli, baby spinach, kale, asparagus
• 1/2 cup pick 'n' mix orange or red vegetables
• e.g. carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato, red capsicum
• 1/2 cup pick 'n' mix fruit (e.g. 1 apple, peeled and diced)
• e.g. apple, pear, apricot, peach
• 1/3 cup water

Method

Step 1

Bring 2 cups of water to the boil in a small saucepan. Add the chicken, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. -

Step 2

Place the pick 'n' mix fruit and vegetable options in a steamer basket over boiling water and steam for 5-10 minutes or until soft. -

Step 3

Combine the fruit and vegetables with the chicken and water and puree until you have your desired consistency, adding more water if necessary. -