Best-ever baby food

The ultimate in healthy make-at-home baby food. Better than any store-bought food and easy to make. Can also be made ahead.

Sous vide is a great technique for baby food—nutrients are captured. Unlike any other cooking method, sous vide will retain the vitamins, minerals and flavour which are lost to the cooking medium. Alfalfa is rich in vitamins and minerals. This dish has a natural sweetness that is hard for adults to resist. Although we’ve entered this as a baby food, it makes for a naturally sweet purée which is luxurious if passed through a fine sieve.

Time

1 hour 10 minutes total: 10 minutes attended, 1 hour unattended

Storage notes

keeps very well in the fridge for up to 5 days

Difficulty

very easy

Special requirements

sous vide

Yield

93 g (servings 1 )

Ingredients

Weight

Volume

Procedure

Carrots

75 g

1 large

Clean thoroughly and trim, but do not peel.

Cut roughly into ⅕" / 5 mm slices.

Rapeseed oil

15 g

3½ tsp

Alfalfa, roughly chopped

3 g

1 tbsp

Vacuum seal with A in a single layer.

Sous vide at 85°C / 185°F for 45 minutes.

Purée.

Original: 2010. Adapted: 2012.

Notes

This recipe can also be made with other nutrient-rich root vegetables. For carrots, the addition of oil helps to increase the percentage of carotene available for absorption during digestion.

Making ahead

Clean, trim and slice the carrots. Vacuum seal and sous vide then chill in an ice bath before refrigerating. Proceed with step 5 when ready to serve.

There are many ways to purée. The best method depends on the amount you have to process. For small amounts, there is least waste if passing through a fine drum sieve. Lager volumes may be processed in a blender. The purée does not flow quickly, so it will be necessary to scrape down the sides of the blender regularly.

Nutrition

Serving size 93 g; calories 164 kcal, kilojoules 687.5 kJ, protein 0.8 g, carbohydrates 5.1 g, sugar 3.6 g, fat 15.2 g, saturated fat 1.1 g, unsaturated fat 19 g, trans fat 0.1 g, fiber 2.2 g, cholesterol 0 mg,

Type baby food

Author bhsimon

Yield

Servings

Serving size 93 g

Serve	Per serve
Energy (kcal)	164
Energy (kJ)	687.5
Protein (g)	0.8
Fat (g)	15.2
Carbs (g)	5.1
Sugars (g)	3.6
Fiber (g)	2.2
Sodium (mg)	51.9
Cholesterol (mg)	0

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