This is an excellent first food baby recipe combining two popular vegetables. The consistency of mashed vegetables make it a great food to introduce to baby early on. I love this recipe because it strays from the standard potato-based mash and favours a mixture of veggies and herbs (which means more nutrients!) to create a delicious mash that mums can enjoy too!

Ingredients

1 cob sweet corn
1⁄2 butternut pumpkin or 1 sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 tbsp. ghee or grass-fed butter
1⁄2 cup chicken bone broth
Optional:

1 carrot
Any herbs or spices you like such as ground cumin, coriander, paprika, fresh parsley, etc.

Delicious Pumpkin Mash

Tear off the husks of the corn and place the corn cob into a pot of boiling water and cook for 5-7 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan to a boil and steam the pumpkin or sweet potato (and carrot) for 10 - 15 minutes, or until tender.
Once the corn has cooked, remove from the water and let it cool down. Use a knife to cut the kernels from the cob.
Place the corn kernels and pumpkin or sweet potato into a bowl with the butter/ghee, broth and any herbs or spices. Mash until you have your desired consistency, add additional broth or water if needed.
Alternatively, place all ingredients into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth.

This also goes well served with some finely shredded or finely chopped poached chicken pieces mixed through or blended in. I hope you enjoy!

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Nutritional Value of Pumpkin

Highly Nutritious and Particularly Rich in Vitamin A

Pumpkin is high in vitamins A and C, which can help boost your immune system. Its supply of vitamin E, iron and folate may strengthen your immunity as well.

Pumpkin is a good source of potassium, vitamin C, fibre and antioxidants, which have been linked to heart health benefits.

Nutritional Value of Sweet Corn

One of the main nutritional benefits of sweetcorn is its high fibre content. And as we know, dietary fibre is important for our health: it aids digestion, it can decrease the risk of heart disease, strokes, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer. On top of that, fibre helps you stay fuller for longer. Sweetcorn does have high amounts of insoluble fibre – which is why the husks of the corn kernels don’t get broken down – but apparently that’s good for your gut, as it feeds the good bacteria in your tummy.

is rich in nutrients, including the antioxidants beta-carotene and lutein, the carotenoids which give the vegetables their distinctive colour.