Baby vs. Sweet Potato

I decided to go ahead and try introducing a baby food staple; the much loved sweet potato. It's yummy and was easier then I thought it would be to make into a smooth puree. However, if you decided to feed your child nothing but sweet potatoes for a couple of days please be ready for sweet potato diapers. I was surprised by the fact that they look about the same coming out as they do going in.  The huge difference being the smell. (Maybe I shouldn't have said that) This lovable root is easy to make and very cheap. I bought a 3 lb. bag of the tasty tators at Aldi for $1.99! 


The Recipe 
1)  2-3 Small Sweet Potatoes or 1 large Tator, Washed & Peeled
2) 1TS Water
3) A Dash of Pumpkin Pie Spice (completely and utterly optional) 


Wash and peel your sweet potatoes and put them into a saucepan. Fill with water until the spuds are covered. Bring to boil. Boil for about 10 mins or until the potatoes are very soft when you stab them with a fork. Drain. Place the Potatoes into a bowl and puree them with your electric mixer. If you have a blender or food processor you can use that too. The mixture will look just like mashed potatoes -- because it is mashed potatoes. Scoop about a tablespoon of your mashed potatoes into a small bowl. Add about a Tablespoon of water. I also added Pumpkin Pie Spice to make it taste good. Just a dash.
The rest of the mixture I saved and put in the fridge*. It's easy to make little quick mixes from you fridge.  Just scoop out a tablespoon of sweet potatoes boil some water (you will only need about a tablespoon) and mix it together. The hot water along with the cold mashed potatoes will make the food ready to eat. Norah sang while she ate it!


*You can also freeze for later if you want.

Baby Wins!