Starting solids with your baby? Welcome to the wonderfully messy world of first foods!

If you're searching for easy baby food ideas, baby puree recipes or simple snacks you can make at home, this homemade baby yoghurt pouch is one to save.

It only needs two basic ingredients: plain yoghurt and fruit.

Blend your fruit into a puree, mix it through the yoghurt and pop it into a reusable Sinchies pouch.

That's it!

It's an easy way to make your own baby yoghurt pouches at home, choose exactly what goes into them and turn a big tub of yoghurt into convenient little serves for your baby.

Can babies have yoghurt when starting solids?

Yes. Yoghurt is one of the dairy foods that can be introduced when your baby starts solids at around 6 months.

Australian guidance recommends introducing solids at around six months when your baby is developmentally ready. Iron-rich foods are particularly important at this stage, followed by a variety of foods from the different food groups, including fruit, vegetables, grains and dairy foods such as yoghurt. Breastmilk or infant formula remains your baby's main source of nutrition while they're learning to eat solids.

When choosing yoghurt for a baby, look for a plain, full-fat yoghurt without added sugar.

Remember that cow's milk is also a common allergen, so follow current advice for introducing allergenic foods and speak with your healthcare professional if you have concerns about introducing dairy.

Why make homemade yoghurt for your baby?

Walk down the baby food aisle and you'll find plenty of convenient yoghurt and baby food pouches.

But you can create that same grab-and-go convenience at home.

Making your own means you can:

• choose the yoghurt you want to use

• flavour it with real fruit

• control exactly what ingredients go into it

• use fruit you already have at home

• buy yoghurt in larger tubs rather than individual serves

• prepare several serves at once

• use a reusable pouch instead of another single-use food pouch

And once you realise how easy homemade baby food can be, you'll probably start thinking about everything else you could put in a reusable pouch!

Easy Homemade Baby Yoghurt Recipe

This is a great recipe for mums looking for easy starting solids recipes because you don't need any fancy ingredients.

Ingredients

• Plain full-fat Greek or natural yoghurt

• Your baby's favourite fruit

• A Sinchies reusable food pouch

How to make it

1. Make your baby fruit puree

Blend your chosen fruit until you have a smooth puree suitable for your baby's stage of eating.

Depending on the fruit, you may need to cook it first to make it soft enough to blend.

2. Add the yoghurt

Once cooked fruit has completely cooled, stir the fruit puree through your plain yoghurt.

You can add a little or a lot depending on the flavour and consistency you want.

3. Fill your Sinchies

Transfer your homemade baby yoghurt into a clean Sinchies reusable food pouch.

And you're done!

You have an easy homemade yoghurt pouch ready for your little one.

Fruit Puree Ideas for Baby Yoghurt

One of the best things about making your own baby yoghurt is changing the flavour depending on what you have at home.

Try these simple fruit puree combinations for babies:

Strawberry yoghurt
Blend ripe strawberries and mix with plain yoghurt.

Banana yoghurt
Mash or blend ripe banana and stir through yoghurt.

Mango yoghurt
Puree fresh or defrosted mango and mix through yoghurt.

Apple yoghurt
Cook peeled apple until soft, puree, cool and mix with yoghurt.

Pear yoghurt
Steam or poach pear until soft, blend, cool and stir through yoghurt.

Blueberry yoghurt
Cook or blend blueberries to an age-appropriate consistency before mixing through yoghurt.

Or start creating combinations such as:

• strawberry + banana

• mango + pear

• apple + blueberry

• peach + banana

• pear + strawberry

It's an easy way to introduce your baby to different flavours while making the most of whatever fruit is already in your fridge or freezer.

Starting Solids? Don't Forget About Texture

When you're starting solids, it's easy to get caught up wondering exactly which foods your baby should eat.

Texture is important too.

Babies can begin with smooth purees and soft foods, but as their eating skills develop, they should gradually experience thicker, mashed, lumpy and finger-food textures rather than staying exclusively on smooth purees.

So while reusable Sinchies pouches can be incredibly handy for storing and transporting homemade baby food, they don't have to be the only way you serve it.

You can put the yoghurt into a bowl and let your baby practise eating with a spoon, too.

Think of your Sinchies as another handy tool in your starting solids toolkit — especially when you need something portable.

Homemade Baby Food for On the Go

One of the trickiest parts about starting solids isn't necessarily making the food.

It's taking it with you!

You're suddenly packing bibs, spoons, wipes, snacks, spare clothes and half the kitchen every time you leave the house.

Reusable food pouches can make homemade baby food much easier to transport.

Depending on your baby's age and stage, you can use Sinchies for foods such as:

• homemade baby purees

• fruit puree

• yoghurt

• yoghurt and fruit combinations

• smoothies for older babies and toddlers

• other age-appropriate blended foods

Prepare your food at home, fill your Sinchies and you've got a convenient option ready for busy days.

Can You Make Baby Yoghurt Pouches Ahead of Time?

Yes, but always follow safe food storage practices for the ingredients you're using.

One easy option is to prepare a batch of fruit puree at once and use it in different ways throughout the week.

You might serve some with yoghurt, add some to another meal and freeze suitable portions for later.

Sinchies reusable pouches are also freezer safe, which makes them handy for batch-prepping suitable homemade baby food.

Mum hack: Got fruit that's getting a little too ripe?

Before it ends up in the bin, turn suitable fruit into puree.

You can mix it through yoghurt, add it to other baby meals or portion suitable puree into your Sinchies for later.

Less food waste and one less thing to buy!

An Easy Starting Solids Idea to Save

Starting solids doesn't have to mean spending hours making complicated baby food recipes.

Sometimes the simplest combinations are the best.

Fruit puree + plain yoghurt + Sinchies.

Two simple ingredients and one reusable pouch.

So next time you're reaching for individual baby yoghurt pouches at the supermarket, try making a batch at home instead.

You'll know exactly what you've put inside, you can experiment with different fruit combinations and you'll have another easy homemade baby food option ready for those busy days.

Ready to make your own baby yoghurt pouches? Shop reusable Sinchies pouches and make starting solids a little easier.

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