Mixing and Matching

So if you have been on Pinterest recently, you will notice that there seem to be all of these mothers making these elaborate purees... I would look at these purees and think "wow, that looks delicious!" And then I would remember that I'm more of a purist and decided to stick to mixing and matching my purees, rather than making complex flavor profiles. But hey, that's just me.

Most of my pureeing took place a night, when I would have preferred to be relaxing. So my method of spicing up my purees, was just that. I used flavor!

Cinnamon, Cumin, Curry powder, Garlic powder, Italian spice blend, Pepper

Anything really that I had, other than salt.

What is great about spices is that I could make my big batch of purees, and add my spices in on the day that I was using them. This allowed for variety and a little more control over the flavor of the purees on any given day.

Cinnamon was my go to. If he wasn't loving something I would sprinkle a little cinnamon on it and suddenly it was the best thing I ever made.

I'm also not proud of it, but I've been known to just mash a banana into anything - the sweetness and thickness of it, pretty much overpowered anything that he wasn't loving [which happened often].

I would also mix and match some of my already prepared and frozen purees. A favorite is apple sauce mixed with broccoli, and cinnamon of course! I loved serving this up for breakfast! Nothing like getting one of your veggie servings out of the way early!

Other mix and match purees:

• Chicken and Carrots - this was not well received
• Red Pepper and Potato (some times I would mix in a strong fruit like pear or apple)
• Spinach and Potato 
• Pear and Asparagus 
• Sweet Potato and Chicken - also not well received (are you sensing a theme with chicken)

Don't be afraid to get creative!