18 Stage 2 Baby Food Purees (That Baby Will Actually Eat)
18 Amazing Stage 2 Baby Food Recipes that will rock your baby’s taste buds! These colorful homemade combination purees are full of flavor, nutrients and are a fun way for baby to experience the wonderful world of food, one which they will never forget. It’s going to be a foodie trip of a lifetime, so pack baby’s spoon and away we go! Great 6+ month baby food, or stage 2 baby food.
18 Stage 2 Baby Food Purees
Now that your baby has made their way through some or all of these delicious stage one purees, they can now move on to the more exciting world of combination purees (or stage two purees)!
This is the stage where you really get to have some fun!
Stage 2 Baby Food Recipes for #thewin
Because starting now almost all foods are on the table! They might end up on the floor, but we can at least start them on the table;).
With the exception of honey, processed foods and sugar, baby can now eat any whole foods and spices that is out there. Don’t let confusing charts like these scare you, as long as the ingredient list of a food is only at 1-ingredient, then it is good for baby to eat.
Curry, kale, mangos, raspberries, beef, vanilla beans, asparagus, tandoori and even salmon are for the taking (or eating in this case).
I mean it when I say, no real foods are off the table for baby.
So it’s time to tempt baby’s taste buds and start developing their palettes to love foods that are fresh, colorful and full of good-for-you nutrients.
PRO TIP: the more real food you feed your baby the more they will grow up loving it as a toddler, kid and even adult.
So let’s make baby some delicious food they will never forget!
All purees below are perfectly safe to introduce to baby after stage one purees or roughly between 6-8 months of age depending on your baby.
Apples, Butternut Squash and Carrots with Curry Baby Food Puree
Apple, Raspberry with Vanilla Baby Food Puree
Mango + Kale Baby Food Puree with Ginger
Pumpkin Chicken Baby Food Puree
Broccoli + Asparagus Baby Food Puree with Tarragon
Banana, Cherry + Beet Baby Food Puree
Cauliflower, Apple + Tandoori Baby Food Puree
Roasted Root Veggies + Thyme Baby Food
5-Minute Banana, Blueberry + Avocado Baby Food Puree
Fennel, Peach + Pea Baby Food Puree
Purple Carrots, Blueberries with Nutmeg Baby Food Puree
Blueberry Chickpea with Rosemary Baby Food Puree
Spiced Pear Oat Baby Food Puree
Sweet Potato, Mango with Ginger Baby Food Puree
Roasted Strawberry + Salmon Baby Food Puree
Blueberry, Mango + Avocado Baby Food Puree
3 Berry + Apple Baby Food Puree
Carrot, Corn & Pumpkin Baby Food Puree
Get the recipe: Blueberry Chickpea Puree & 17 More Stage 2 Baby Purees
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup chickpeas, strained and rinsed
- pinch fresh rosemary, coursely chopped
Instructions
- In a blender or food processor, add in the blueberries, chickpeas and rosemary.
- For a smooth stage 2 puree, puree on high for 1-2 minutes or until completely smooth, adding in 1 tbsp of water at a time to achieve this consistency.
- For a chunky stage 3 puree, pulse for 10 seconds at a time, scraping down sides every 30 seconds and stopping when you have desired consistency, adding in 1 tbsp of water at a time to achieve this consistency.
Notes
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16 Comments on “18 Stage 2 Baby Food Purees (That Baby Will Actually Eat)”
I can’t wait to try these! Thank you for the awesome recipes!
I can’t wait to try these! Thank you for the awesome recipes!
Have your recipes been taken down? When I click on any links for actual recipes, I keep getting page not found errors. I got almost all of my recipes from your page with my first baby and now I am ready to make all of the good recipes for my 2nd but can’t find any of them. Let me know if I am doing something wrong!
I just switched platforms for my site so we are having some technical challenges with some pages, but all the recipes are still there. I think we got them all figured out but let me know if you are still having troubles. Thanks for using my recipes with your two babes!
I have been looking for new exciting recipes to try for my little one. These sound so delicious I can’t wait to try them.
Hi! Love your site. Just have a quick question. Our pediatrician recommended trying new foods individually, but our baby is 8months! What would you recommend in terms of trying some of your stage two recipes but having a few ingredients she hasn’t tried mixed in with things she has tried?
Hello,
I love love love your site ! I tried posting questions I have concerning my child’s purée journey under another post but I’m not sure it posted. My child is 6 months and 4 days and about 3 weeks ago we started her on purées. She has had golden potatoe, carrots, green peas, sweet potatoe and bananas. She is currently on stage one but I wanted to know if it’s ok to sort of Combine one and two. Tomorrow for a week, I plan on introducing apples , broccoli, chicken with some carrots, avocados with bananas and pear. During stage one , can you combine two ingredients if u have tried them already ? I do stay on the items about 3-5 but at this rate she will be going into stage 3 by 10 1/2 months . I am using your recipes but I was and am a little delayed on moving forward because I’m not sure if I’m doing it correctly. I’m also going to try the quinoa but she doesn’t like the boxes oatmeal or rice cereal in her food. Another question, o feel like she may be losing weight during this purée process. She is fully breastfed but could it be that my combinations aren’t packing in calories?
Thanks for all your questions! Yes, you are doing it correctly. Once you can combine two ingredients once she has tried both of them, this doesn’t matter on the age. So if you tried bananas and avocados and they are good you can combine both of them together at any time. Once you have tried a good amount of different foods (I would say 10-15), you can skip the intro phase and just serve the combination purees. That is unless you or any immediate family has an allergy to a certain food – I would serve that separately. Weight – at this stage your baby will lose and gain weight in stages and depending on how much they are rolling over, crawling, etc. They usually gain weight and then grow taller, gain weight then grow taller. So as long as you are still serving breastmilk or formula and some purees or finger foods, you are good to go. Of course, if you are concerned, you should talk to your pediatrician. You got this mama!
Ok great I’ll try about 10-15 foods and then I’ll go into the combination of stage 2. If it looks like a child doesn’t like the taste of a food (broccoli purée ) should I skip it, or follow the 21 days rule ? I’ll speak to the doctor on weight gain . Thanks so much !
Hi,
Your stage 2 recipes are not displaying again. When I go to print the page is empty and only shows the image of the 18 recipes.
Hello,
I’ve tried a ton of your recipes and my baby girl loves them! I do on the other hand have issues with the recipes pertaining to meat. She just turned 7 months and we are trying to introduce her to protein. Is that normal for babies to like the meat options less than the fruits or veggies? and if so, is it ok to use the recipes that have other sources of protein in the mean time like your bluberry rosemary and chickpea? I know you aren’t a doctor but what is the importance of protein at this point? I’m also weighing out that the problem may be that she likes the initial taste of the meat once its prepped and pre storage(she ate all of it that day) but not when its reheated the next day. That was a beef dish but she hated the chicken and the cod and the beef after the second day. I just want to know if maybe i should try later down the line or start baby led-weening when it comes to the meat. I’m just desperate lol
Meat and plant based items like beans and lentils are an important source of protein for baby. At this point, feeding baby is all about exposure to new tastes, textures and smells as well as teaching them how to actually eat real food. So while they don’t actually need any of the nutrients from the food, they do need to learn how to eat the foods. You can certainly hold off on the pureed meat dishes until a little later (9 months is a good age) or try some baby-led weaning meat and bean items. You can serve roasted chicken chopped pieces or a drumstick, a chunk of cooked salmon, strips of beef, etc. Think either small “pea” size piece or large hand holding strips. You can continue to do purees as well as baby-led weaning. Let me know if you have any more questions. Happy to help:)
Thanks for your comprehensive article on everything one needs to know about baby food! I’ve been capturing screenshots from so many websites all night that I doubt I’ll remember everything. Now I can simply refer to your stage-by-stage guide to kickstart my baby food journey! Love your recipes~ Colorful and nutritious!
Would like to ask if these Stage 2 combination purees can be made in bulk and kept frozen?
So glad you found this post informative! You can definitely make these purees in bulk and freeze for later!