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This mix of mango and cantaloupe serves as a serious power homemade baby food. Both fruits are dense with nurients per serving. The mango and cantaloupe combination packs a wallop of Vitamin C and Beta Carotene, and serves as a wonderful antioxident. It is great served as is, and is well-loved by babies. It also can be mixed with cereal to add the benefits of iron and other nutrients. As a bonus, it is a way to serve your baby two healthy fruits that are rarely seen in store-bought baby food jars. Subscribe to Type-A Mom articles

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The amounts of this mango cantaloupe baby food recipe can be doubled or even tripled for a large batch to freeze for later. Also, keep in mind you should follow certain precautions when introducing new baby food. If your baby has not had either of these fruits, start first with a simple puree of one before offering this combination.

Ingredients

• One mango
• Half a small cantaloupe
• Approximately two tablespoons of liquid. Breast milk is best, or you can use formula or water.

Preparation

• Peel and core your mango, then dice it.
• Peel your cantaloupe and remove all seeds. Dice the fruit.
• Rinse the fruit thoroughly.
• Boil fruit in water or, to preserve more of the nutrients, steam the fruit. You want the fruit to be mushy to the touch.
• Puree in a baby food grinder, food processor or blender.
• Serve fresh and freeze the extra to use later.
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