Baked Carrots

Babyment

Suitable for: 6 months to 8 months old baby

Ingredients: Any amount of fresh carrots you desire

Preparation and Cooking Method:

Step 1: Peel carrots and cut length-wise into thick slivers.

Step 2: Oil a glass casserole dish with Olive Oil and then place the carrots into the glass casserole dish.

You may add some spices over the carrots if your baby is 8 months+ and eating spices.

Step 3: Bake carrots at 350 F for approximately 45 minutes or until carrots have turned fork tender and have changed to a dark orange.

Step 4: Puree, adding water as needed, and serve or freeze. You can also cut the carrots into little bits and serve as finger food.

Nutritional Value of 100g of Carrots:

Benefits of Baked Carrots:

Carrots are very high in beta carotene, which is a Carotenoid. Carotenoid are a set of darkly colored pigments called pro vitamin A carotenoids that can be converted to Vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential in a developing infant’s diet.

Carrots are also easy to digest and packed full of nutrients such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Calcium.