I've decided to cook for my daughter?

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ann.vant

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I've decided to cook dinner for my daughter, she is 6 months old. I cooked carrots last night, but I couldn't get them finely mashed up, so she has cereal for dinner. I didn't want her to chock on the small pieces.
So what I'm asking is, what can I use to mash her food up to a fine pulp. I've tried a fork and a potato masher- with no luck. Also I don't want to buy a big bulky machine that is in the way and difficult to clean.
What would you suggest? Please, nothing really expensive!
Thank you
Thank you for sharing your tips, now I've got some shopping and cooking to do!
 
a blender will do the trick! also try adding a little formular to the carrots when you mash them this helps puree them better its what i did! you can buy a baby food blender its small and easy to clean and you dont cook too much as you can get it in the pot!!!
 
Hi I cook for my daughter and all I use is a hand blender you can pick them up for around $20 (aus), I paid $40 for mine and it is very strong, makes a very fine puree and can appparently crush ice (it screams this out on the box so I assume this is a good thing lol). I haven't needed to use anything else once or twice early on if I was concerned that something was too lumpy still I'd push it through a mesh strainer but it wasn't necessary anyway.
 
You could try to steam them a little longer so that they are mushier.

Also, what do you use to blend your mashed potatoes? Do you have a hand mixer? You could try that.

You could also try softer foods, avocadoes, bananas, chick peas.
 
Just steam them a little longer, this makes them softer and easier to swallow.

My trick is I add a little bit of formula or full fat milk to my sons vegetables and use a fork to mix them vigorously. Usually this makes the vegetables even finer and easier to eat.
 
They sell very small food processors that are usually not to pricey. They are easty to store, but you can't do much food at once.

They also sell baby food mills, usually under $15. I have found these messy to use and the food comes out looking more riced than pureed, so I for one don't really like using them, but many people do.

You can also try taking the food you mash and pressing it through a sieve with the back of a spoon. This works well for soft foods - its a bit of a pain, but you probably won't be doing it for long.

But mostly, at 6 months, I would just try giving your daughter food with some chunks in it. Add some liquid and whip it as well as you can to make a smooth base, but if there are some chunks in it many babies won't mind - certainly not once she is a few weeks older. Because she will quickly move to being able to eat more chunky foods, you might even want to ask a friend if you could borrow a food processor for a few weeks - that might be as long as you need it.
 
you can get a hand blender...not expensive and it mashes the food fairly well...any other bits you can just smooth out with your fork.
 
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