Baby Food Recipe Made at Home

You may not think of stew as an ideal meal for your baby but by making a stew in advance and then puree it you can have a ready meal that's healthy for your baby.

Stew For The Family & Baby

Ingredients:

- 1 1/2 pounds stewing meat
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cups water
- 4 medium potatoes
- 5 medium carrots
- 1 10-ounce package of frozen peas

Directions:

Cut the stewing meat up in one inch cubes and coat in flour.  Brown in oil and add water.  Use a tight-fitting lid to cover the pan and allow to simmer for 1 1/2 hours.  Scrub and peel the potatoes and carrots and then cut them up into cubes.  Then add the peas and allow to simmer for five minutes.  Take out the amount you need to serve the adults and then puree the remaining stew.  This recipe makes 4-5 cups.  You can also substitute any vegetable in this recipe for 1/2 cup of rice or potatoes.