Actually Delicious Spinach Baby Food
- February 27, 2021
- Last Updated: May 5, 2025
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- Baby Led Weaning
This spinach baby food recipe blends spinach, sweetpotatoes, yogurt and peanut butter for a balanced and nutritious introduction for homemade baby food or baby led weaning. They can even be frozen as baby teething popsicles.ย
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I know what you’re thinking…a baby food spinach recipe?
If you’re buying a baby food with spinach from the store, I imagine it wouldn’t taste too good. It’s probably just spinach, and maybe some seasonings.
But, this sweet potato food recipe incorporates spinach and DOES taste good because we have some other secret ingredients in there as well.
Adding sweetpotato to spinach baby food is the way to go since it imparts a natural sweetness.
There are several sweetpotato baby food combinations that work and this spinach recipe for baby food is one of them!
Introducing solid foods can be scary (and exciting). If you need the nudge, here’s the guide for how to start baby led weaning.
Spinach puree or spinach baby food is probably not the first thing you think of when introducing solids. However, it’s incredibly nutrient-dense (and high in healthy fats, which is important!) so as a Registered Dietitian, I am here to convince you otherwise.
Spinach Nutrition for Baby
The fact of the matter is that spinach is very nutritious and works well in this sweetpotato spinach baby food mixture.
Spinach is high in:
- Vitamin C – Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps promote skin health and immune function
- Vitamin A – Spinach is full of carotenoids, which the body converts to Vitamin A
- Iron – Iron-rich foods are great for early introduction, as breastmilk iron stores begin to decrease around 6 months.
- Vitamin K– Essential for blood clotting.
- Carbohydrates and protein – Two of the macronutrients!
- Fiber – This can help with baby bowel movements and regularity.
Spinach is one of many sweet potato baby food combinations that are nutritious pair.
I prefer to mix spinach with another fruit or vegetable, such as sweet potato, when making a baby food spinach recipe.
Some other baby food combinations with spinach include:
- peas and spinach
- pears and spinach
- apple and spinach
- banana and spinach
- kiwi and spinach (or try this delicious kiwi puree!)
Why Make Homemade Baby Food with Spinach?
Making your own sweetpotato spinach baby food is very easy if you have a blender, nutribullet or other baby food maker.
Baby led weaning sweetpotato recipes are so easy because no matter how you serve them, they are very safe for baby and very nutritious.
See this whole post about sweet potatoes for baby led weaning.
And even as babies become toddlers, sweet potato recipes for toddlers are just as easy and fun!
Baby led weaning with sweetpotato is one of our favorite introductions to solids. I talk more about our 6 month baby led weaning foods journey.
Sweetpotatoes mix well with many things because they have a natural sweetness and caramelized taste so the sweet potato puree combinations are nearly endless.
Skip the store-bought stuff and just make your own. Whether you’re spoon feeding, doing modified baby led weaning or full on blw, this homemade sweetpotato baby food can be an option.
You can preload it on a baby spoon for baby to feed himself, or you can spoon feed it to baby.
We also love blueberry baby food and parsnip puree for baby, as two other delicious and nutrient-dense options.
Ingredients For Spinach Baby Food Recipe
You probably have all or most of this stuff already and never thought of combining it until now.
- Sweetpotato – Sweetpotatoes are high in a slew of nutrients listed above, carbohydrates, and natural sweetness
- Spinach – good iron source and a versatile green high in micronutrients
- Peanut butter – healthy fats and a great way to introduce allergens. Fat is necessary for babies’ and growing kiddos’ brains! If you don’t want to use peanut butter, you can also use this baby friendly peanut powder. Or leave it out completely.
- Full fat yogurt – healthy fats, protein, calcium, probiotics, great way to introduce allergens
- Breastmilk or formula – You can also use breastmilk, formula or whole milk to blend the baby food further
- Salt – optional, for flavor
- Cinnamon – optional, for flavor
Optional Add In’s– You could also add in breastmilk or formula, or substitute that for the yogurt, although I like the consistency that full fat greek yogurt adds.
I get it: baby food recipes with peanut butter can be scary. It can be scary to introduce nuts, especially if you have a family history of allergies.
However, introducing peanut butter to baby at an early age is SO important to reduce the risk of allergens down the road – check out these other peanut butter recipes for babies.
I would definitely recommend consulting with your pediatrician before serving a peanut butter baby food combination.
While avocado and peanut butter baby food may be more common, I love the combination of spinach, sweet potatoes and peanut butter. I find it nutritious and delicious.
How to Make This Spinach Baby Food Recipe
To make this sweetpotato baby spinach baby food, you’ll need a blender!
First, you need to cook your sweetpotato. I would recommend microwaving the sweet potato, since it cooks in 6-7 minutes.
It cooks evenly all around, it cooks quickly, and there are no hard or crisp spots. Allow a few minutes to cool.
Then, you’ll just add it to the blender along with everything else and blend. It couldn’t be easier.
Since this baby food recipe with spinach is high in healthy brain-boosting fats for baby, it also makes for a great dipping sauce for babies and kids alike!
Use it any way you would a dipping sauce – for fries, veggies, fruits, oatmeal, bread and more.
How to Make Sweetpotato for Baby
Sweetpotato is a great first food for babies because it’s soft. It’s also high in Vitamin C, which is great since it aids in the iron absorption from this spinach baby food.
It can be mashed, or served in “fry” shape. You can also puree it, use it in meatballs or burgers, pasta sauces and more.
Some of my favorite ways to include sweet potatoes in baby led weaning are:
- sweetpotato finger foods
- Sweetpotato Mac and cheese
- sweetpotato smoothie with beet
- sweetpotato zucchini muffins
- baked sweetpotato oatmeal
- sweetpotato veggie breakfast casserole
- spinach sweetpotato tater tots
How to Store Pureed Spinach Baby Food
To store this baby spinach food recipe, just keep in the fridge for 3-5 days. You can also store in freezer safe containers for up to 3 months.
If you wanted to serve these as frozen sweet potato spinach popsicles for baby, just add the pureed food (like a smoothie consistency) to popsicle molds.
These have worked really well for us as baby popsicles for teething.
Spinach baby food with sweetpotato
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato, cooked and peeled
- ยฝ cup full fat Greek yogurt
- ยฝ cup spinach
- 2 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- breastmilk or formula, for blending optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor or high-speed blender to get a smooth consistency. Add more milk if you want a more liquid consistency.
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Did you do baby led weaning? What were your babies’ favorite foods?
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