Baby Food: Mango Puree

This is a Mango.



 It is the National Fruit of India.

And it is packed with tons of Vitamins, one of which, is Vitamin C.
And did you know that fruits and veggies packed with Vitamin C help your baby absorb more Iron?
And since iron intake is such a biggie for young ones, Mango is a great fruit to serve when you are serving an iron rich meal like red meat!

Of course, as the color would suggest, it is high in beta-carotene. So, that means it is a good immune booster and helps to prevent dieases like cancer - in particular, I read somewhere that it helps prevent colon cancer.

Mango's, at least for me, can be a pain to cut up. I think I need to invest in a Mango Dicer :) After all the health benefits I read up on, associated with Mango, I will be serving it more often for all of us!

After I have peeled and diced the Mango, I steam it for 7 minutes or so.

Then, into the mini food processor it goes! I puree it there until it is nice and smooth.

 

For this particular batch, since it wasn't the first time my Babe had Mango, I mixed it with Banana.

Banana turns a dark, uglish color fairly quickly, so the jars that weren't being used within 24 hours went into the freezer.