USER GUIDE AND CAPACITY CHART

The following chart is a guideline for the types of food to feed your baby, how to prepare it, and how much it will serve. Other types of food not in this chart would follow similar instructions. Always consult with your pediatrician regarding questions about solid foods. This recipe book is meant as a general guide, not as medical advice.

Food

Starting

Preparation

Water for

Process

Approximate

Approximate

Nutritional Highlights

 

Age

 

Steaming

 

Steaming

Yields

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRUITS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apples

6 months

2 medium apples (about 10 to

125 ml

Pulse 3 to 4 times to break up

20 minutes

1¼ cups or

High in fiber. Contains

 

 

12 oz.) peeled, cored and cut

 

ingredients and then process until

 

ten 1-ounce

vitamins A & C, as well

 

 

into ½ to 1-inch pieces

 

completely smooth, about 15 to 20

 

portions

as trace minerals

 

 

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apricots/

6 to 8

10 ounces

225 ml

Pulse about 8 times to break up

25 minutes

1¼ cups or

High in vitamin A and

Prunes (dried)

months

 

 

ingredients and then process until

 

ten 1-ounce

B vitamins and fiber.

and pitted

 

 

 

completely smooth, about 30 sec-

 

portions

Also contains potassium

 

 

 

 

onds, scraping bowl if necessary.

 

 

and fiber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avocado

6 months

1 ripe avocado (about 7 to

N/A

Scoop flesh into work bowl fitted

N/A

¾ cup or

High in B vitamins,

 

 

8 oz.)

 

with the steam blade. Pulse 4 to

 

six 1-ounce

folate, magnesium

 

 

 

 

5 times and then process until

 

portions

and fiber

 

 

 

 

completely smooth, about 20 to 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bananas

6 months

1 medium ripe banana (5 to

N/A

Pulse 2 to 3 times and then blend

N/A

1∕3 cup or

High in potassium,

 

 

6 oz.) peeled and broken into

 

until completely smooth, about 15 to

 

three 1-ounce

fiber, B vitamins and

 

 

3 pieces

 

20 seconds.

 

portions

folate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papaya

8 to 10

2 cups RIPE papaya, cut into ½

N/A

Pulse about 4 times and then pro-

N/A

1¼ cups or

High in vitamin A and

 

months

to 1-inch pieces

 

cess on for 25 to 30 seconds until

 

ten 1-ounce

C and beta carotene.

 

 

 

 

completely smooth.

 

portions

Also contains calcium,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

folate and fiber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peaches

6 to 8

3 medium peaches (about 12 to

100 to

Pulse about 6 times and then pro-

15 minutes

11∕3 cups

Vitamin A, C and

 

months

13 ounces), peeled and pitted

125ml

cess until completely smooth, about

 

or eleven

potassium

 

 

and cut into ½ to 1-inch pieces

 

20 to 30 seconds.

 

1-ounce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

portions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pears

6 months

2 medium to large pears (10

100 to

Pulse 3 to 4 times and then process

15 minutes

1½ cups

Vitamin C, fiber,

 

 

ounces), peeled and cored and

125ml

until completely smooth, about 15 to

 

or twelve

calcium and folate

 

 

cut into ½ to 1-inch pieces

 

20 seconds.

 

1-ounce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

portions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cuisinart BFM-1000 Series manual User Guide and Capacity Chart, Fruits
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BFM-1000 Series specifications

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