Banana Smoothie Recipe

Bananas are a very baby friendly fruit and one of the very few that babies can eat raw. Bananas when combined with curds and orange juice in this velvety concoction provide your baby with energy, carbohydrates, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C.

However, bananas can also cause constipation for your baby if she isn't getting enough liquids and fiber to balance his diet. According to University of California San Francisco, you should avoid giving your baby bananas when he is constipated. If you give your baby some bananas, be sure to also feed her other fruits that contain more fiber. (Read more about food that cause constipation in babies - http://bit.ly/WeYhGw)
 
While serving bananas to your babies, make sure that the bananas are soft, ripe and sweet (not tart or sour) and not black from inside. For this buy a dozen and leave them on your counter top or inside a plastic bag. Use them when they are ripe.

Ingredients

                                                ½ cup banana, chopped

                                                1 teaspoon fresh curds (yoghurt)

                                                2 tablespoons orange juice                         

Recipe

Combine all the ingredients in a blender and liquidize into a smooth puree. Serve immediately.

TIP 

• All the ingredients for this drink should be at room temperature.
• Bananas should be soft, ripe and sweet.
• Avoid giving bananas when your baby is constipated.

Nutritive values for 1/2 cup: