How to make applesauce for babies

How to make applesauce for babies

Qualified specialists from the Daughters-Sons online store will tell you about the features of fruit purees of different brands.

At what age are applesauce given to infants?

Pediatricians, depending on the type of feeding, advise introducing complementary foods to babies from 5-6 months. Babies on formulas need additional micronutrients from 5 months, breastfed babies can go longer without complementary foods. Before preparing apple puree for your baby, you first need to introduce your baby to vegetable puree and porridge. This is explained by the fact that after eating sweetish apple puree, the baby may simply refuse the least tasty food.

When to give applesauce to a baby:

• the child is already 6 months old;
• The first week of complementary feeding went well;
• the baby has a tendency to anemia;
• Frequent stool disturbances (constipation, diarrhea) are observed.

Table 1. Applesauce. Benefits and harms for babies

It’s easy to create applesauce at home for babies. The dish does not have to wait for subsequent complementary feeding, so it is worth preparing 1 serving. At six months, a baby needs a serving of 60-65 g per day. In the future, a baby's daily requirement for applesauce at different ages looks something like this:

• 6 months – 60-65 g;
• 7 months – 70-75 g;
• 8 months – 80-85 g;
• 9-12 months – 95-100 g.

Before you create applesauce for your baby, you need to decide on the production method. You can prepare food from raw fruit, or another option is to bake or boil the apple. The 2nd development is optimal, since the baked product is easier to digest by the stomach and does not cause colic or bloating.

Boiled apple puree for babies. Recipe:

• carefully wash the apple, peel and core;
• cut into small cubes;
• throw into 100-200 ml of bubbling filtered water;
• cook the apple over low heat for 10 to 20 minutes;
• Grind the cooled cooked cubes in a blender.

You can bake an apple in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Peel the baked apple and pass the pulp through a sieve or beat in a blender.

Fundamentally!

Steam applesauce for babies in a slow cooker for 20 minutes. Baked apple has a laxative effect, therefore it is indicated for children to stimulate digestion. The product whipped in a blender is given warm.

Recipe for apple puree for babies for the winter

It is important for parents to stock up on apple complementary foods for the winter. The canned dish is quite simple to prepare. How to cook applesauce for babies for the winter? Firstly, you need to peel 1 kg of sour apples from the skin, seeds and core, then chop them and grind them in a blender. Secondly, pour a homogeneous mass into the pan, add 1 tbsp. l. sugar and pour 0.5 liters of water. Cook over high heat until boiling, then boil for another 20 minutes on low.

Applesauce should be stored in small, steam-sterilized jars for the winter. It is recommended to store products in a dark place.

No sugar is added to steamed apple puree for babies; it is not jam. An apple contains enough fructose to meet the baby's needs for this nutrient. For diarrhea and anemia, babies should be fed puree from new apples that have been left in the air for some time. Oxidized fruit saturates the blood (the internal environment of the body, formed by liquid connective tissue. Consists of plasma and formed elements: leukocyte cells and postcellular structures: erythrocytes and platelets) and evens out the stool.

Worldview of a professional

“In our online store for feeding babies you can purchase ready-made baby apple puree (“Babushkino Lukoshko” apple, Fleur Alpine Organic apple-prune, “FrutoNyanya” apple-pear with cottage cheese and more).

We offer baby food from leading global and Russian brands. Finished products fully meet European and Russian standards. They are all produced from high-quality fruits using the latest technologies, therefore they retain vitamins (a group of low-molecular organic compounds of relatively simple structure and varied chemical nature) and useful substances after processing.”

Specialist of the online store “Daughters-Sons”
Antonova Ekaterina

conclusions

How to make applesauce for a baby depends on the baby’s health condition. For a healthy baby, it is enough to puree a fresh apple. If your baby suffers from frequent constipation, then the best option is to bake or boil an apple, peeled and cut into small pieces, and then put it through a blender.

Before cooking apple puree for babies, it is necessary to remove the core with all the seeds from the fruit. Cook the dish over low heat for no more than 20 minutes. Sugar and other additives are not used for production.

Apple puree for children for the winter - 5 step-by-step recipes with photos

It will not be an exaggeration to say that apples are one of the most common and necessary, also beloved by all fruits, which are more often found on our tables than others. And all because apple trees are undemanding, bear fruit unsurpassed and grow everywhere. If you have your own summer cottage or garden plot with at least several apple trees, be sure to prepare homemade applesauce for future use. It does not contain harmful thickeners, dyes or flavor enhancers, therefore this preparation, rich in beneficial microelements and vitamins, is unsurpassed for both adult and baby food.

Applesauce for children

Cooking time – 1 hour.

Servings – 0.5-0.7 liters.

The benefits of homemade applesauce for a small child are obvious. With a short heat treatment, the puree perfectly preserves all the important microelements and vitamins (a group of low-molecular organic compounds of relatively simple structure and diverse chemical nature) , which are also found in new apples (not counting vitamin (vitamins are a group of organic substances combined by chemical nature, united by a sign of their absolute necessity for a heterotrophic organism as an integral part of food) C - it is destroyed during cooking). Apple puree contains a lot of iron, magnesium, iodine and potassium, as well as fructose and mineral salts, vitamins A and PP, group B. Usually, a lot of sugar is not added to homemade puree for children, which only increases the value of this tasty preserve.

Ingredients

Manufacturing process

Tip: if your apples are sweet, then add even less sugar to the puree than indicated in the recipe.

Apple and zucchini puree for children

Zucchini is a beautiful vegetable to add to applesauce. This vegetable actually never causes allergies, has a neutral taste and contains many essential minerals and vitamins, which is why pediatricians recommend zucchini as the first vegetable complementary food for infants. We recommend that you prepare homemade applesauce with zucchini so that you can feed your children truly healthy foods.

Ingredients:

• Apples – 1.5 kg (weight of peeled apples).
• Zucchini (or zucchini) – 1 kg (weight without skin and seeds).
• Sweet sand – 5-8 tbsp. or to taste.
• Salt – a pinch.
• Water – 1 tbsp.

Manufacturing process:

1. Prepare the zucchini and apples: wash and peel and core them. If the zucchini core is soft, then it is enough to remove only the seeds.
2. Cut the pulp of apples and zucchini into small cubes.
3. Place the chopped zucchini and apples in various saucepans and add half a glass of water to each.
4. Simmer the apples and zucchini separately until soft. The stewing time is personal: 15 minutes is enough for sweet, soft apples, and 25 minutes for zucchini. Make sure that the mixture does not burn during simmering; if necessary, add a little more water.
5. After the mixture has simmered in both saucepans until tender, puree it with a blender (or grind it through a meat grinder) and place it in a common saucepan.
6. Pour sugar into fruit and vegetable puree, boil it and simmer everything together for no more than 5 minutes. If the puree turns out watery, then simmer it a little more so that it thickens more.
7. Place the finished apple and zucchini puree into sterilized jars right up to the necks (preferably small ones) and seal tightly. Cool the puree upside down under a blanket and store it in the cold.

Tip: when putting puree into jars, make sure that there are no air bubbles left in them, otherwise the puree may spoil.

Apple and apricot puree

Homemade apple and apricot puree is so tasty that not only children, but also adults will want to eat it! Naturally, those of us who live in warm climates are most fortunate: there apricots grow in the same quantity as apples on our own plots. But you can also cook this healthy sweet from imported apricots without any problems, so that you can feed your own children with a high-quality preparation in the winter!

Ingredients:

• Apples – 3 kg (weight of peeled apples).
• Apricots – 1.5 kg (weight without seeds).
• Sweet sand – 1 tbsp. or to taste.
• Water – 1-2 tbsp.

Manufacturing process:

1. Wash the apricots, cut them in half and remove the pits, and finely chop the remaining pulp.
2. Wash the apples, peel and core them. Cut the pulp into small pieces.
3. Simmer the apple pieces in a large saucepan until soft, separately from the apricots, adding a little water to prevent them from burning. The larger the fruit, the longer it will take to simmer until done.
4. Simmer the apricots together with the apples until completely soft, but in a separate pan, also with a small amount of water.
5. Blend the finished apple and apricot puree with an immersion blender until smooth, and then combine in a common saucepan.
6. Add sugar to the puree and simmer until the sugar dissolves (5-7 minutes).
7. Place the finished apple and apricot puree into sterilized dry small jars, seal with lids and let the puree cool upside down. Cover with a blanket.
8. Place the cooled puree in the cold.

Apple and plum puree

At the end of August - beginning of September is the time to prepare delicious apple and plum puree for children. It’s great if plums and apples ripen in your personal garden, then you can literally vouch for their properties. But from purchased fruits (ideally from farm plots, not from a hypermarket) you can prepare an equally tasty delicacy for infants and older children.

Ingredients:

• Apples – 0.7 kg (weight of peeled apples).
• Plums – 0.3 kg (weight without seeds).
• Sweet sand – 100 gr.
• Water – 1 tbsp.

Manufacturing process:

1. Wash the plums, cut them in half and remove the seeds, and finely chop the remaining pulp.
2. Wash the apples, remove the skin, remove the cores, and chop the pulp into cubes.
3. Place the apples in a saucepan, add a glass of water (or half), bring to a boil and simmer covered for 10 minutes.
4. Next, add plums to the apples, simmer until cooked after boiling (approximate time - 10-15 minutes).
5. Turn off the heat and puree the puree with an immersion blender.
6. Bring the puree to a boil again, add sugar and cook over low heat for another 5 minutes. If the puree is still liquid, then the cooking time can be increased.
7. Place the finished apple and plum puree into sterilized, dry jars, seal them with lids and let it cool under a blanket (place the jars upside down on the lids).
8. Store the cooled puree in a cool place.

Apple, pumpkin and orange puree

Fragrant puree of citrus fruits, apples and pumpkin is such a tasty delicacy that all small gourmets love! Even for those who in no way want to eat pumpkin as an independent product because of its specific taste and aroma... But pumpkin cooked together with apples and oranges does not have its own taste and smell at all, it smells like oranges and has a sweet-sour fruity taste. The weight of fruits and pumpkin in the recipe is indicated in peeled form.

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – 1.5 kg.
• Apples – 1.5 kg.
• Oranges – 2 pcs.
• Granulated sugar – 0.5 kg.
• Water - as needed.

Manufacturing process:

1. Wash the pumpkin, remove the skin, cut into small cubes.
2. Place the pumpkin cubes in a saucepan with a thick bottom and simmer over low heat, adding water.
3. In the next pan, immediately with the pumpkin, simmer the pieces of apples, also pouring them with a small amount of water so that they do not burn, until they release their own juice.
4. Wash the oranges, remove the skin, and disassemble into slices. Cut each slice into several parts, remove the seeds.
5. Place orange pieces into the softened pumpkin and simmer until tender.
6. Remove the apples and pumpkin with oranges, stewed until soft, from the heat, and puree in a blender until smooth. Place the mixture into a common pan.
7. Next, simmer the puree with sugar until it is completely dissolved.
8. Place the finished puree into dry, sterilized small jars and seal tightly with lids.
9. Let the puree cool under a blanket (place the jars upside down on the lids).
10. Store cooled fruit and vegetable puree in a cool place.

DIY applesauce for babies from new apples - recipe

Applesauce is considered the best type of complementary feeding for an infant. Pediatricians recommend introducing it into your baby’s diet one of the first, because apples are a source of vitamins and occasionally cause allergies.

Applesauce is a source of vitamins for little babies

The benefits of applesauce for babies

The selection of applesauce varies at the moment. You can purchase complementary feeding products in the store, or you can make apple puree for your baby from new apples with your own hands. It is prepared both for quick consumption and for vitamin preparations for the winter.

Fundamentally! Pediatricians warn that applesauce tastes best to infants, so it should be introduced into complementary foods after vegetable dishes. The baby, having become accustomed to tasty food, rejects vegetables and cereals.

Composition and nutritional value

In terms of the presence of vitamins and minerals, apples differ favorably from other fruits. They are popular with mothers who care about the health and proper nutrition of their children. Nutritionists recommend introducing them into the diet of all newborns, because the fruits are rich in vitamins A, B, C. They contain antioxidants to strengthen the immune system, contain a large percentage of iron needed to increase hemoglobin, as well as potassium and calcium, which are involved in the formation of the skeleton.

How to choose the right apples in the store

Choosing the right apples to make puree at home is not difficult. The main thing is to listen to the advice of professionals. Children's nutritionists believe that for a mother deciding how to create apple puree for her baby, fruits grown on her own plot are useful. If you have to buy apples in stores, then the following are ideal:

• Russian varieties are greenish “Simirenko”, light-skinned “Snow White Filling”, and sour “Antonovka”. They are rich in nutritional substances and very rarely cause allergies.

Fundamentally! Local apples are good because they are adapted to a particular region, but they can only be purchased during the harvest season. During storage, fruits lose vitamins (a group of low-molecular organic compounds of relatively simple structure and varied chemical nature) , so they are used for homemade purees only freshly picked.

Russian apples are recommended for complementary feeding for small children.

• Imported fruits can be obtained at any time of the year, but pediatricians recommend treating them very carefully, because during transportation they are treated with a chemical composition, which can be harmful to the child.

Advice. When buying apples, you don’t need to focus on appearance. Often an indicator of the naturalness and natural purity of fruits is their lack of presentation.

At what age should applesauce be given?

The first complementary feeding is introduced from 5-6 months, “artificial” infants are given additional nutrition earlier, and infants who are breastfeeding receive complementary feeding later.

Despite the fact that applesauce is one of the first to be introduced, pediatricians recommend giving it to children evenly, after introducing them to other products with the least pronounced taste. Therefore, it is recommended to give applesauce to a child:

• Not earlier than 6 months;
• After successful complementary feeding with cereals and vegetables;
• In case of constipation or other bowel disorders (according to the advice of a pediatrician).

Is it suitable for first feeding?

Having a sweetish taste, applesauce is not suitable for first feeding. It is recommended to introduce apples into children's diets from about 6 months, after the assimilation of vegetable dishes from zucchini, carrots and potatoes. When artificially feeding, it is allowed to steam apples for babies from the age of five months.

How to make applesauce the right way

Preserving apple puree from new fruits will provide a supply of natural vitamins for the winter. A product prepared with your own hands can be a candidate for ready-made puree, homogenized, adapted for the child’s body. Almost all young mothers want to feed their babies natural products. Recipes for making apple puree for babies can be found on children's websites.

You can make healthy applesauce at home

Making in a blender

To make an apple in a blender, you need to thoroughly wash it, scald it with boiling water and remove the skin. Having cleaned the fruit in this way, it is cut into pieces, grains and partitions are removed. Then the prepared product is crushed in a blender. For children with sensitive digestion, it is healthier to boil a chopped apple in a water bath.

Advice. You should not use a meat grinder to grind the fruit, because its parts may not be sufficiently washed after the meat, and bacteria will get into the fruit puree.

Fundamentally! Pediatricians warn that if your baby has watery stool after eating a raw apple, you need to switch to heat treatment. For example, it is useful to puree an apple baked in the microwave.

Applesauce recipe

If parents want to stock up on baby food from their own apples, then it is best to prepare canned puree. It’s easy to create using proven recipes:

• Peel 1 kg of greenish apples, remove seeds and core, finely chop and grind in a blender.
• Place the homogeneous mass in a saucepan, add 0.5 liters of water and bring to a boil.
• Cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Nutritionists recommend adding a tablespoon of sugar to the puree.
• After heat treatment, the finished product is placed in sterilized jars. Store the puree in a dark place.

If an apple is steamed for a baby, there is no need to add sugar; the fruit contains fructose to satisfy the baby's needs.

Advice. At home, there is no need to prepare puree for future use, because the fruit retains its valuable substances when freshly prepared.

Norms of apple puree for complementary feeding by month

According to the rules of nutrition, the daily portion of complementary foods must reach 60-65 g. When the mother makes sure that the child is perfectly absorbing the product, the portion increases evenly.

Applesauce can be given to a baby after he has tried vegetables.

How often to give applesauce

It is best to switch to fruits in baby food after the child has tried vegetables. Complementary feeding begins with a small portion - half a teaspoon in the first half of the day, this makes it easier to monitor the baby’s reaction to a new dish.

Amount of puree by month

For mothers, a table has been compiled of the baby’s daily requirement for apple puree in different months, which is useful to follow to avoid negative reactions:

• at 6 months 65 is suggested;
• at 7 months 75 g is enough;
• at 8 months the baby eats 85 g;
• From 9 months to one year, a child needs 100 g.

What can you cooperate with?

Fundamentally! Nutritionists advise starting your baby’s introduction to fruits with one-component fruit puree, then different fruits can be combined.

It is not allowed to combine an apple with exotic fruits such as mango, so as not to provoke an allergic reaction. It is more useful to choose fruits that bear fruit in a given area (pears, plums, apples) in order to create a multi-component puree.

Possible tasks when feeding applesauce

When supplementing your baby with applesauce, tasks arise from time to time that worry young parents. This may include bloating, watery stools, and belching. The most negative reaction is considered to be an allergy to complementary foods. In similar cases, it is recommended to immediately exclude it from the menu and consult a pediatrician.

Fundamentally! For the peace of mind of parents, it should be noted that most often reactions appear not because of the newest product, but because of the wrong selection of apples. Reddish and sweet varieties should not be given to your baby.

Signs of allergies

It is believed that apple puree is perfectly digestible, has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and occasionally causes allergies. But research shows that some children suffer from apple allergy. This is due to the fact that the baby’s immune and digestive systems have not yet been formed. Allergic reactions to apples belong to the food group, therefore they are characterized by common symptoms.

Parents need to know the main symptoms (Symptom from Greek - case, coincidence, sign - one separate sign, frequent manifestation of a disease, pathological condition or disorder of any vital process) reactions:

• Rashes on the skin and mucous membranes;
• Scratching the dermatological surfaces;
• Stomach upset;
• Pain (experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage) in the tummy, urge to vomit;
• Edema (excessive accumulation of fluid in the extracellular tissue spaces of the body) in the oral cavity;
• Eye redness and watery eyes.

Properly selected and prepared apples do not cause allergic reactions in the baby

Apples are deservedly called the fruit of health and are considered beneficial for children, because they strengthen the immune system and are a preventive measure. Even if allergic reactions occur, you do not need to give up apples completely; later you can consume greenish varieties in processed form.

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Applesauce for the winter for children

For their own baby, mothers try to choose the best, most beautiful and healthy. So why not make your own applesauce for the winter for children from seasonal, tasty and fragrant apples. No store-bought puree even stood close to a jar of fragrant food prepared by the zealous hands of the mother.

• Total cooking time – 1 hour 0 minutes
• Active cooking time – 0 hours 45 minutes
• Cost - very economical
• Calorie content per 100 g – 43 kcal
• Number of servings – 12 servings

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How to make applesauce for the winter for children

Ingredients:

• Apple – 2 kg or random amount
• Water – 200 ml (approx.)

Manufacturing:

Preparing applesauce for the winter for children at home is not at all a troublesome task. All you need are tasty apples. The puree contains no sugar, only apples and a little water. If you still take sour varieties of apples, you can slightly sweeten the puree, but this is also at your discretion.

Take ripe, sweet and juicy apples to make baby puree. Even if their appearance is not flawless, ugly apples do not mean tasteless.

This recipe uses Russian summer juicy apples – the “Gala” variety.

Carefully wash the apples and cut off the skin. This process is quite long in making puree. A vegetable peeler will help you quickly remove the skin, or get helpers to do the work.

While peeling apples, count the number of apples and write them down. We will need this information.

Cut out the core with the seeds, remove the tails, etc. Cut the apples into small cubes.

By the way, don’t rush to throw away the apple peel. It can be frozen in plastic bags (for up to 6 months) and cooked into compotes or added to tea. The peel is very fragrant and contains many vitamins, so it can also be used.

Choose a saucepan or saucepan with a thick bottom and pour in boiled cool water at the rate of 1 apple - 1 tablespoon of water. Remember when you had to count the apples?

What is water for? To prevent the apple cubes from burning to the bottom, they will then stew in their own juice.

Create a low heat, put a saucepan with water and apple cubes on the fire, cover with a lid and simmer for 10-25 minutes. The time will depend on the variety of apples and how hard they are.

If you decide to add sugar, then do it specifically at this moment - at the stewing stage. Add it to taste, focusing on the acidity of the apples.

If older children (2 years and older) will eat the puree, then you can add a pinch of cinnamon to it.

While the apples are stewing, you can prepare the jars for seaming. It is better to roll baby apple puree into small glass containers (approximately 100-150 ml). It’s convenient to eat such a small package at one time and not leave it for later.

Sterilize containers and lids by steaming, in a microwave or in the oven. I steamed it by placing an iron steamer in a pan of water.

After the designated stewing time has passed, you need to create a puree from soft apples - you can use an immersion blender or rub through a fine sieve. Put the puree back on the heat and wait until bubbles appear. At this step, it is better to cover the pan with a lid, otherwise the bubbles will explode and may get on the skin or stain the work surface and stove.

Carefully pour the hot puree into unstained jars and seal them tightly. Store in a dark and cool place. If there are only a few jars and there is space in the refrigerator, then it is better to keep them there.

Applesauce can be consumed not only as complementary foods. It perfectly complements porridge, milk and cottage cheese desserts, casseroles; it can be served as a sauce for pancakes, pancakes, or spread on cookies. You can also prepare delicious baked barley porridge with plums.