Papaya and Banana
From 6 months · 2 foods
Ingredients
How to prepare each food
Papaya
Choose a ripe papaya that is soft and gives when pressed. Scoop out the seeds, remove the skin, and offer the soft flesh as a finger-length strip to hold, or mashed with a fork.
A finger-length strip of soft flesh to grasp, or mashed smooth. Seeds and skin removed.
Papaya is soft and low-risk when ripe. Scoop out all the seeds and remove the skin first, and use only ripe, soft fruit. Firm, under-ripe papaya is harder to manage.
Banana
Use a fully ripe banana so it mashes easily between two fingers. Peel it and offer it as a smooth mash on a spoon, or hand over a finger-length strip the baby can hold with a bit poking out of the fist. A firm or under-ripe banana is harder to manage, so soften it by mashing.
Smooth mash, or a finger-length strip held in the fist.
Banana is low-risk when fully ripe and soft. A firm or under-ripe banana is harder to manage, so mash it or wait until it ripens. Always supervise eating.
Putting it together
Prepare each ingredient using the age guidance above, then serve them together.
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