Bananas can definitely be your baby’s first food as it is incredibly nutritious and easy to eat and digest. There are so many ways to feed bananas to your babies. You can use them depending on where your baby is in their food journey.
Why Bananas Are Important for Babies?
Babies need energy as they are in the growing stage. Bananas are an excellent source of carbohydrates which keep your baby’s body energetic. Along with carbohydrates, bananas also have the essential nutrients for babies’ growth. These include Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, folate, and potassium.
Also bananas contain antioxidants which are important for babies’ stomachs.
Bananas have a good amount of fiber that helps in building a healthy digestive system for babies.
So don’t let your baby miss such healthy food. Here are five different ways to make bananas delicious for your baby and feed them easily.
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Mashed Banana
The easiest way to feed bananas to your baby is to feed it in mashed form. Follow the following steps to make a mashed banana for your baby.
- Peel the banana.
- Place it in a bowl.
- Take a fork.
- Mash the banana with the help of a fork.
You can give this mashed banana to your six-month-plus baby easily. No risk of choking and no difficulties in digesting. In fact, it’s a perfect way of taking off your baby from purees and introducing them to a chunky texture. Isn’t it great?
But what if your baby didn’t like it and spilled it out? Don’t worry! Try another way. Maybe he likes it in another form.
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Banana Porridge
Another interesting way to feed bananas to your baby is by making a banana porridge. Here is the recipe in simple steps.
- Take barley porridge(oats). Dry roast it in a pan.
- Pour the roasted porridge (oats) into the blender and make a fine powder of it. You can keep this powder for days and use it for your babies to make porridge instantly.
- Now add two tablespoons (or less depending on your baby’s diet) of the above powder in a pan.
- Add water to it and mix it with a spoon so that no lump is formed.
- Once you have mixed the porridge, start cooking it on the stove. This way, no lump will be formed. Otherwise, if you add the porridge powder in hot water, it will become lumpy.
- Cook it until the texture becomes a bit thick.
- You can also add milk instead of water if you have already introduced cow milk to your child.
- Once cooked to a fine texture, pour it into a bowl.
- Mash a banana and mix it with the poured porridge.
- Mix well and yummy banana porridge is ready.
This way, your baby will not only receive nutrients from bananas but also the benefits of porridge. This nutritious meal packed with a lot of benefits is a must-have for your baby.
And it is super easy to swallow and digest. So you can easily give it to six-month-plus babies.
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Banana Smoothie
Another easy way to give bananas to your baby is by making a smoothie with yogurt. Here are the simple steps you need to follow to make a banana smoothie for your baby that helps in healthy weight gain.
- Peel a banana and mash it well.
- Add yogurt to it.
- Mix well with the spoon.
- You can blend it as well if your baby is still on purpose.
This banana recipe is loved by babies, especially in summer. Don’t forget to try it with your baby.
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Banana Milkshake
Why don’t you combine bananas with nutrition booster milk to make a milkshake? Your baby will love this flavored milk for sure. Follow these steps to make a banana shake for your baby.
- Peel the banana and put it in the blender.
- Add milk. You can use formula milk if your baby is not yet introduced to cow milk.
- Adding sugar is your choice as some people don’t give sugar and salt to babies before they turn one year old.
- Blend and your milkshake is ready.
- Serve it to your baby.
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Banana Pancakes
Banana pancakes are best for your baby if your baby has already started taking finger foods. Here is this super easy-to-make banana recipe.
- Mash a banana in a bowl after peeling it.
- Take an egg in a separate bowl and whisk it with a fork.
- Now mix Hanan and egg.
- Heat the pan and add a small amount of oil or ghee.
- Pour the mixture little by little with the spoon to make small circles that will cook to pancake.
- Flip the side and cook pancakes well from both sides.
- Place the pancakes and serve them on a plate to your baby.
Your baby will love these two ingredients pancakes as they are super soft.
The plus point
The best part of giving bananas to your babies is, that bananas are travel-friendly. If you are on a road trip, you can use bananas as instant food for babies. No mess and easy to eat.
To sum it up
Banana is a nutritious food that your baby should eat in any form. We tried our best to make it easy for you to give bananas to your baby. Try making it delicious for your baby with the above-mentioned recipes and your baby will definitely fall in love with bananas.
Which recipe did your baby love? Let us know in the comment section!