Homemade Strawberry Jam
From 6 months · 1 cup · 25 min
Ingredients
What you'll need
- Strawberry
- Chia seeds
- Date
Method
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How to prepare each food
Strawberry
Choose ripe, soft strawberries. Mash them, or offer a large, flat half that your baby can hold and gum (too big to fit whole in the mouth), or thin slices. Hull off the green leafy top first.
Mashed, a large flat half too big to fit whole, or thin slices.
A whole strawberry is round and firm enough to block a small airway. Cut or mash it so no whole, firm berry is offered. Slice into thin pieces or quarter lengthwise, and choose ripe, soft fruit.
Chia seeds
Chia seeds must always be soaked first, never given dry. Stir them into milk, water, or a fruit puree and let them sit until they swell into a soft gel, usually 10 to 15 minutes. Mix the gel into oatmeal, yogurt, or mashed fruit. Dry seeds soak up liquid and can clump, so soaking is the key step.
Soaked into a soft gel and mixed into food. Never dry.
Dry chia seeds absorb liquid quickly and can clump or swell, so they should never be offered dry or sprinkled on top of food. Always soak them into a soft gel first; hydrated chia is soft and low risk.
Date
Dates are dense, chewy and sticky with a hard pit, so they always need the pit removed and softening. General preparation information: remove the pit, soak or simmer the date until very soft, then mash or blend it into a smooth paste and stir a little into porridge, yogurt or fruit purée. A small amount of date paste also adds natural sweetness to other foods.
Pit removed; date softened and mashed or blended into a smooth paste, stirred into food. Never a whole or chunky date, never with the pit.
Dates are sticky, dense and chewy with a hard pit, all of which make them a choking concern. Always remove the pit, soften the date, and serve it as a smooth paste or finely chopped small soft pieces rather than whole or in chunks. Keep dates in these forms through the preschool years.
Putting it together
Stovetop strawberry spread thickened with chia seeds.
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- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- USDA FoodData Central - Strawberry (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Chia seeds (nutrient data)
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Date (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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