Parents Zone

Apple

Avocado

Banana

Ingredients

2 lrg (400g) apples

2 tbsp water

Method

1. Peel, core and roughly chop apples.

2. Mix fruit and water in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil.

3. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until tender. Approx. 10 minutes in total.

4. Blend/process until smooth.

Ingredients

2 sm (400g) avocados

Method

1. Peel, seed and roughly chop avocado.

2. Blend/process until smooth.

Ingredients

2 med. (400g) bananas

Avoid bananas with too much green on them as some kids are allergic.

Method

1. Peel and roughly chop bananas.

2. Blend/process until smooth.

Custard Apple

Pear

Rockmelon

Ingredients

400g Avocado

Method

1. Peel, seed and roughly chop custard apple.

2. Blend/process until smooth.

Ingredients

1 lrg (330g) pear

2 tbsp water

Method

1. Peel, core and roughly chop pear.

2. Mix fruit and water in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil.

3. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until tender. Approx. 20 minutes in total.

4. Blend/process until smooth.

Ingredients

500g rockmelon

Method

1. Peel, seed and roughly chop rockmelon – ensuring all green areas are removed.

2. Blend/process until smooth.

Broccoli

Carrot

Cauliflower

Ingredients

250g broccoli

2 tbsp water

Method

1. Cut into florets and roughly chop.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 8 minutes), then drain.

3. Blend/process with liquid until smooth.

Ingredients

2 lrg (360g) carrots

2 tbsp water

Method

1. Trim ends, peel and chop carrots roughly.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 15 minutes), then drain.

3. Blend/process with liquid until smooth.

Ingredients

250g cauliflower

Method

1. Trim stem and cut into florets.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 8 minutes), drain.

3. Blend/process until smooth.

Kumara/Sweet Potato

Potato

Pumpkin

Ingredients

1 medium (400g) kumara/sweet potato.

1 tbsp water

Method

1. Peel and chop kumara roughly.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 20 minutes), drain.

3. Blend/process with liquid until smooth.

Ingredients

2 med. (400g) potatoes

2 tbsp water

Method

1. Peel and chop potato roughly.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 20 minutes), drain.

3. Push potato through a sieve.

4. Blend/process with liquid until smooth.

Ingredients

400g pumpkin

Method

1. Peel, remove seeds, and chop pumpkin roughly.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 12 minutes), drain.

3. Push pumpkin through sieve.

4. Blend/process until smooth.

Spinach

Squash

Zucchini

Ingredients

250g spinach

1 tbsp water

Method

1. Trim ends and chop spinach roughly.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 8 minutes), drain.

3. Blend/process with liquid until smooth.

Ingredients

300g squash

Method

1. Trim ends and chop squash roughly.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 12 minutes), drain.

3. Blend/process until smooth.

Ingredients

2 lrg (300g) zucchini

Method

1. Trim ends, peel and chop.

2. Steam until tender (approx. 7 minutes), drain.

3. Blend/process until smooth.