Being a father with a child who has growth and feeding issues I have been trying to find the perfect blend of baby safe foods that will help with calorie intake, digestion, and regularity, and of course taste good to my daughter. Below are two recipes your child will love.

Fruit yogurt (identical in taste and calories to a baby yogurt you can find in your local grocery store for less than half the cost.)

4 oz minus 1 TBL whole milk yogurt
1 TBL pureed mixed fruit unsweetened (I’ve had the best luck with half blueberry half peach)
3 tsp granulated sugar

You can make up the fruit in larger batches then whatever you don’t use to fill your yogurt cups just freeze. I prefer to steam the fruit in spring water then use some of the liquid from the bottom of the steamer to mix back into the fruit while blending so it is not to thick.

Now you will need some small Tupperware containers best if there round and have a somewhat flat bottom for mixing the fruit into the yogurt later.

Drop 1 TBL of your pureed fruit into the bottom of the Tupperware then add 3 tsp of sugar. Mix the sugar and fruit in the bottom of the Tupperware. Now top the fruit with the premeasured yogurt. Cap and refrigerate until ready to use. Before serving mix the yogurt so the fruit is dispersed evenly but be sure not to mix the fruit with the yogurt to soon before serving as it will cause the yogurt to almost liquify over time.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 110
Total Fat: 4g
Sodium: 65mg
Total Carbs: 13g
Protein: 4g

Yam Yogurt (great for babies with digestion, constipation and growth issues, and tastes great.)

2 oz whole milk yogurt
2 oz Yam pureed with prune juice used to slightly thin while pureeing
1 tsp granulated sugar

Drop 2 oz of the pureed yam into the bottom of the tupperware, then mix in 1 tsp of sugar. Top with the premeasured yogurt, cap and refrigerate until ready to use. Again do not mix the yam and yogurt until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 125
Total Fat: 3 g
Sodium: 58 mg
Total Carb: 22 mg
Protein: 3 g