Chickpea, Spinach and Potato
From 6 months · 3 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Chickpea
Cook chickpeas until fully soft, then mash or flatten them well. A smooth no-salt hummus-style mash works nicely, or stir the mash into other purées. Never offer a whole, intact chickpea at this stage.
Smooth mash, or each chickpea flattened.
A whole, intact chickpea is a choking hazard because of its round, firm shape. Mash or flatten each one until it's soft and no longer rounded. Don't offer whole chickpeas to babies and young children.
Spinach
Cook spinach until soft and wilted, then chop it finely or puree it. It blends easily into other purees, mashed vegetables, yogurt, or well-cooked egg. Serve it folded into a carrier food rather than as loose leaves.
Finely chopped after cooking, or pureed and folded into another food.
Not a high-risk choking food, but a whole raw leaf can bunch up or stick to the roof of the mouth. Cook spinach until wilted and chop it finely, or blend it into a puree, yogurt, egg, or sauce so it mixes through rather than sitting as a loose leaf.
Potato
Potato is always cooked, never raw. Boil, steam, bake, or roast until very soft, then mash to a smooth purée or offer a finger-length soft-cooked wedge. A little breast milk, formula, or water loosens a stiff mash. Skip salt.
Smooth mash, or a soft finger-length wedge.
Cook potato until soft; raw or undercooked potato is hard. A very sticky, gluey mash can cling to the mouth, so loosen it or serve a fluffier texture. Keep pieces small and watch as your baby eats.
Putting it together
Prepare each ingredient using the age guidance above, then serve them together.
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- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Chickpea (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Spinach (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Potato (nutrient data)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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